双语灵修（葛培理牧师） ：2月2日 天使营救

2月2日

天使营救

“耶和华的使者在敬畏他的人四围安营，搭救他们。”

诗篇34:7

第二次世界大战期间，埃迪·里肯巴克机长和他驾驶的B-17飞机的机组人员耗尽燃料后在太平洋“迫降”。好几个星期都没有他的任何消息。报纸报道了他的失踪，全国各地成千上万的人为此祈祷。拉瓜迪亚市长请求全纽约市为他祈祷。终于，他回来了。星期天报纸都头版头条报道了这条新闻。在一篇文章中，里肯巴克机长亲自讲述了所发生的事情。“若不是有六位见证人与我在一起，我真不愿意提到这个部分。”他写道，一只海鸥不知从哪里飞来，落在我的头上——我轻轻地伸出手抓住它——我把它杀了，然后我们把他平分。我们吃得一干二净，甚至连小骨头也吃掉了。从来没有吃过这么好吃的东西。”这只海鸥拯救了里肯巴克和他同伴们的生命。多年后，我请他亲自讲述这个故事，因为正是通过这次经历，他认识了基督。他说：“除了上帝派了一位天使来营救之外，我找不到任何解释。”

在我的事奉期间，我听过也读过数以千计类似这样的故事。难道这一切都是幻觉，或是意外，或是命运，或者是侥幸？还是真的有上帝派遣的天使来执行任务呢？我更愿意相信后者。

今日祷告：

天父，感谢您派遣天使在我们周围扎营，保护我们。我们何等需要你。奉耶稣的名，阿门。

February 2

A GULL FROM GOD

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him,and delivereth them.Psalm 34:7

During World War II,Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and the rest of the crew of the B-17 in which he was flying ran out of fuel and“ditched”in the Pacific Ocean.For weeks nothing was heard of him.The newspapers reported his disappearance,and across the country thousands of people prayed.Mayor LaGuardia asked the whole city of New York to pray for him.Then he returned.The Sunday papers headlined the news,and in an article,Captain Rickenbacker himself told what had happened.“And this part I would hesitate to tell,”he wrote,“except that there were six witnesses who saw it with me.A gull came out of nowhere,and lighted on my head-I reached up my hand very gently-I killed him and then we divided him equally among us.We ate every bit,even the little bones.Nothing ever tasted so good.”This gull saved the lives of Rickenbacker and his companions.Years later I asked him to tell me the story personally,because it was through this experience that he came to know Christ.He said,“I have no explanation except that God sent one of His angels to rescue is.”

During my ministry I have heard or read literally thousands of similar stories.Could it be that these were all hallucinations or accidents or fate or luck?Or were real angels sent from God to perform certain tasks?I prefer to believe the latter.

Pray for the Day:

Father,thank You that You have sent angels to camp around us,to protect us.We need you,in Jesus’Name,Amen.