神会采用这种方式来拯救未信者。许多未得救的人，正是在人生中最忧伤、痛苦的时刻，才懂得回转寻求神。但更重要的，是神有时也会让祂的儿女经历困苦，为的是要他们学会顺服祂的带领。圣经称这是「神的管教」。请读希伯来书十二章5至11节。神借着管教，让祂的儿女承认祂的主权和明白祂对他们的心意。此刻，你正在经历神的管教吗？你明白神的管教是要你顺服祂的心意吗？当你愿意向神顺服的时候，你必能从崭新的角度去明白神的心意。

反思：

管教总是令人难受的；可是，只有接受管教的人，才能被神使用。

Day 20

FLIES, FLIES EVERYWHERE

Exodus 8: 20 - 32

20 And the LORD said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

21 Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.

22 And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the land.

23 I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.”’”

24 And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies.

25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”

26 And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not stone us?

27 We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He will command us.”

28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Intercede for me.”

29 Then Moses said, “Indeed I am going out from you, and I will entreat the LORD, that the swarms of flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. But let Pharaoh not deal deceitfully anymore in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.”

30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated the LORD.

31 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. Not one remained.

32 But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go.

Message

Have you ever been in a place where flies were absolutely everywhere? You couldn't get away from them no matter what you did. They got into your food, your eyes, your mouth, your nose and your ears. If you have been in a place like that, you can imagine what it was like during the fourth plague that God brought on Egypt.

Why did these plagues come? Moses had asked that the people of Israel be allowed to leave Egypt. But Pharaoh, the king had refused. In doing so he was not just fighting against Moses, but against the God of Moses. It was a question of who would win. Pharaoh, the proud, arrogant, mighty king, or God the creator of all?

God had to show Pharaoh that there was someone greater than he was. God sent these plagues (and removed them too) whenever he wanted to. They all had the same purpose of breaking down the hard heart of the Egyptian king.

God sometimes has to deal with people today in the same way. He doesn't send plagues of flies or frogs, of darkness or distress, but he does allow suffering and hardship in order to break down the will of a person who has refused to recognise his Lordship.

God does this with unsaved people. Many have turned to him in time of sorrow or loss. But most of all he uses suffering or hardship to bring his own children to the place where he wants them to be. The Bible calls this 'chastening'. Read about it in Hebrews 12:5-11. It is God's way of bringing us to the place of recognising his right as our Lord to do what he wants in our lives. Has God been working in your life in this way recently? Why not surrender to his will in a fresh way today?

A THOUGHT:

Discipline is not easy to take, but a disciplined (trained) life is the life God can use.

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第20天

灾难有何目的？

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出埃及记八章20至32节

20耶和华对摩西说：你清早起来，法老来到水边，你站在他面前，对他说：耶和华这样说：容我的百姓去，好事奉我。

21你若不容我的百姓去，我要叫成群的苍蝇到你和你臣仆并你百姓的身上，进你的房屋，并且埃及人的房屋和他们所住的地都要满了成群的苍蝇。

22当那日，我必分别我百姓所住的歌珊地，使那里没有成群的苍蝇，好叫你知道我是天下的耶和华。

23我要将我的百姓和你的百姓分别出来。明天必有这神迹。

24耶和华就这样行。苍蝇成了大群，进入法老的宫殿，和他臣仆的房屋；埃及遍地就因这成群的苍蝇败坏了。

25法老召了摩西、亚伦来，说：你们去，在这地祭祀你们的神罢！

27我们要往旷野去，走三天的路程，照着耶和华─我们神所要吩咐我们的祭祀他。

28法老说：我容你们去，在旷野祭祀耶和华─你们的神；只是不要走得很远。求你们为我祈祷。

29摩西说：我要出去求耶和华，使成群的苍蝇明天离开法老和法老的臣仆并法老的百姓；法老却不可再行诡诈，不容百姓去祭祀耶和华。

30于是摩西离开法老去求耶和华。

31耶和华就照摩西的话行，叫成群的苍蝇离开法老和他的臣仆并他的百姓，一个也没有留下。

32这一次法老又硬着心，不容百姓去。

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