双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：11月20日 守护天使

11月20日

守护天使

不可忘记用爱心接待客旅；因为曾有接待客旅的，不知不觉就接待了天使。

希伯来书13:2

事件发生在1942年，当时日本人已经控制了中国的部分地区。有一天早上九点左右，一辆日本卡车停在书店外面，车上载着五名海军陆战队员，还有一半是书。当时只有一位基督徒华人店员，他惊愕地意识到，他们是来抢劫库存的。生性胆怯的他觉得这超出了他的承受能力。

士兵们从卡车上跳下来，冲向商店门口；但在他们进去之前，一位衣着整洁的中国绅士在他们前面进了店。虽然店员几乎认识在那里做生意的所有中国顾客，但这个人却完全是个陌生人。不知什么缘故，士兵们似乎无法跟着他，他们在周围徘徊，看着那四扇大窗户，但没进去。他们在那里站了两小时，直到晚上十一点多，但始终没有踏进那扇门。陌生人问他们想要什么，中国店员解释说，日本人正在抢劫城里许多书店的库存，现在轮到这家书店了。两人一起祷告，陌生人鼓励他，两小时就这样过去了。最后，士兵们爬上卡车，开走了。陌生人也离开了，没有买任何东西，甚至没有询问店里的任何东西。

当天晚些时候，店主克里斯托弗·威利斯先生（中文名字叫李）回来了。店员问他：“李先生，你相信有天使吗？”

“我相信，”威利斯先生说。

“我也相信，李先生，”店员说。这个陌生人可能是上帝的守护天使之一吗？我岳父贝尔博士一直这么认为。

今日祷告：

天父，我感谢祢！藉着天使和其他方式来保护我们。祢守护我们，眷顾我们。感谢祢！奉耶稣的名，阿们。

November 20

ANGELS UNAWARES

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2

The incident occurred in 1942, after the Japanese had won control of certain areas of China.One morning around nine o’clock, a Japanese truck stopped outside the bookroom. It was carrying five marines and was half-filled with books. The Christian Chinese shop assistant, who was alone at the time, realized with dismay that they had come to seize the stock. By nature timid, he felt this was more than he could endure.

Jumping from the truck, the marines made for the shop door; but before they could enter, a neatly dressed Chinese gentleman entered the shop ahead of them. Though the shop assistant knew practically all the Chinese customers who traded there, this man was a complete stranger. For some unknown reason the soldiers seemed unable to follow him, and loitered about, looking in at the four large windows, but not entering. For two hours they stood around, until after eleven, but never set foot inside the door. The stranger asked what the men wanted, and the Chinese shop assistant explained that the Japanese were seizing stocks from many of the bookshops in the city, and now this store’s turn had come.The two prayed together, the stranger encouraging him, and so the two hours passed.At last the soldiers climbed into their truck and drove away.The stranger also left, without making a single purchase or even inquiring about any items in the shop.

Later that day the shop owner, Mr.Christopher Willis(whose Chinese name was Lee), returned.The shop assistant said to him, “Mr. Lee, do you believe in angels?”

“I do,” said Mr. Willis.

‘So do I, Mr. Lee,” said the clerk.Could the stranger have been one of God’s protecting angels? Dr. Bell, my wife’s father, always thought so.

Pray for the Day:

Father, I thank You that through angels and other means, You protect us. You watch over us. You care for us. Thank You, in Jesus’Name, Amen.