【9.9】别处的草总是更绿?The Grass Is Always Greener?


“他们又藐视那美地,不信他的话。” – 诗 106:24

我的电脑每次启动时都会向我展示有趣的图片。当我准备用密码登录时,就会看到世界各地美丽地方的图片:热带岛屿、风景秀丽的山谷平原、迷人的风景、繁华的城市街道。当然,这些图片都是经过精心挑选的,以吸引我的注意力。毫不奇怪,我经常去搜索其中一些地方的信息,甚至想知道生活在那里会是什么样子。

你是否听过一句老话:“别处的草总是更绿……”?当然,我必须记住,生活在一个山地乐园会缺少许多我在家乡欣赏的东西。我的家人和朋友不住在那里,也没有我所拥有的社区连接和便利设施。但有时我还是会受到新地方的诱惑。

类似的事情也可能发生在我们的属灵生活中。诗人回顾了上帝如何给祂的子民一个家。上帝把他们带出埃及,保护他们,供养他们。但以色列人常常渴望不同的东西,认为他们可以做得更好。然而,他们在逃离上帝的同时,也是在逃离为他们提供真正家园的那位。

我们罪恶的心很容易忘记上帝与我们同在,这是真正的家。我们能认识到自己躁动不安的危险吗?

祷告

“我深知道我心软弱,容易离开我上帝”。上帝啊,求你提醒我们在你安置我们的地方事奉你是一份恩典,使我们在耶稣里靠近你。阿们。

诗篇 106:1-25

1你们要赞美耶和华!要称谢耶和华,因他本为善,他的慈爱永远长存!
2谁能传说耶和华的大能?谁能表明他一切的美德?
3凡遵守公平、常行公义的,这人便为有福!
4耶和华啊,你用恩惠待你的百姓,求你也用这恩惠记念我,开你的救恩眷顾我,
5使我见你选民的福,乐你国民的乐,与你的产业一同夸耀。
6我们与我们的祖宗一同犯罪,我们作了孽,行了恶。
7我们的祖宗在埃及不明白你的奇事,不记念你丰盛的慈爱,反倒在红海行了悖逆。
8然而他因自己的名拯救他们,为要彰显他的大能。
9并且斥责红海,海便干了;他带领他们经过深处,如同经过旷野。
10他拯救他们脱离恨他们人的手,从仇敌手中救赎他们。
11水淹没他们的敌人,没有一个存留。
12那时他们才信了他的话,歌唱赞美他。
13等不多时,他们就忘了他的作为,不仰望他的指教,
14反倒在旷野大起欲心,在荒地试探神。
15他将他们所求的赐给他们,却使他们的心灵软弱。
16他们又在营中嫉妒摩西和耶和华的圣者亚伦。
17地裂开,吞下大坍,掩盖亚比兰一党的人。
18有火在他们的党中发起,有火焰烧毁了恶人。
19他们在何烈山造了牛犊,叩拜铸成的像。
20如此,将他们荣耀的主换为吃草之牛的像,
21忘了神他们的救主——他曾在埃及行大事,
22在含地行奇事,在红海行可畏的事。
23所以他说要灭绝他们,若非有他所拣选的摩西站在当中,使他的愤怒转消,恐怕他就灭绝他们。
24他们又藐视那美地,不信他的话,
25在自己帐篷内发怨言,不听耶和华的声音。

The Grass Is Always Greener?

“Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise.” – Psalm 106:24

My computer shows me interesting pictures each time it starts up. As I prepare to log in with my password, I see images of beautiful places around the world: tropical islands, scenic mountain meadows, stunning landscapes, bustling city streets. These images, of course, are carefully selected to catch my attention. Not surprisingly, I often go searching for information about some of these places, even wondering what it would be like to live there.

Have you heard the old saying “The grass is always greener on the other side . . .”? Of course, I have to remember that living in a mountainous paradise would lack many of the things I appreciate at home. My family and friends don’t live there. The community connections and conveniences I have are not there. But at times I am still tempted by the lure of a new place.

Something like that can happen to us spiritually too. The psalmist recalls how God gave his people a home. God brought them out of Egypt and protected and provided for them. But Israel often longed for something different, thinking they could do better. Yet, in running from God, they ran from the One who provided their true home.

Our sinful hearts easily forget the gift of the home we have with God. Can we recognize the dangers of our restlessness?

Prayer

“Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it; prone to leave the God I love.” God, remind us of the grace of serving you where you place us, and keep us near you in Jesus. Amen.

诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳

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