靈命日糧 - 2005年3月29日
讀經: 創世記3章17-24節

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金句: 「忍受試探的人是有福的。」（雅各書1章12節）

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全年讀經: 撒母耳記上11-13章  

當我們被誘惑強烈的吸引時，我們會陷入當事者迷的境地。它可能是一些小事，像傳播一些謠言，我們明知不該這樣做，但是一股談論是非的衝動，使我們喪失愛的感覺和良好的判斷力。
亞當和夏娃曾面對一個這樣類似問題，他們只盯著樂園裏的某一棵樹，卻看不到整片樹林。

只要看看他們付出的代價，伊甸園特別為他們而造。在那裏他們不知善惡、沒有試煉、沒有疾病、沒有死亡。他們享受著造物者的陪伴。然而他們卻放棄了擁有的一切－－－只為了吃那棵樹的禁果。

他們犯的錯依舊咒詛我們，有多少時候，我們只為了一棵樹，而錯過了上帝的整片森林？在誘惑來臨的那一刻似乎很刺激，很令人無法抗拒，我們歪曲的邏輯很理所當然。

想想所有被亞當、夏娃拋在園子的東西，將你的心思充滿上帝話語的真理，並倚靠聖靈隨時的引導和力量，那麼你將經歷上帝祝福的永恆喜樂而非短暫的快意。MRD II


如何處理試探：
全心尋求上帝（詩篇119篇9-16節）。
聆聽智慧（箴言8章1-11節）。
抵擋魔鬼，親近上帝（雅各書4章7-8節）。


誘惑如水，能載舟也能覆舟。
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The Forest And The Tree



Read:Genesis 3:17-24
Blessed is the man who endures temptation. —James 1:12


Bible In One Year: 1 Samuel 11-13

All of us have been so close to a temptation that we've lost our perspective. It may have involved something as small as a rumor that we knew shouldn't be passed along, but the urge to gossip blocked out our sense of love and good judgment.

Adam and Eve faced a similar problem. They became so preoccupied with one plant in their garden paradise that they couldn't see the forest for the tree.

Just look at what it cost them. The Garden of Eden had been created especially for them. In it they knew no evil, no trials, no sickness, no death. They enjoyed the company of the Creator Himself. Yet they gave up everything they had—just to eat the fruit of that one forbidden tree.

Their mistake still plagues us. How often do we miss the whole forest of God's goodness for a single tree of testing? The moment of temptation seems so overwhelming, the idea so irresistible, our twisted logic so justifiable.

Think about all that Adam and Eve left behind in the Garden. Fill your mind with the truths of God's Word and rely on the Holy Spirit's moment-by-moment guidance and strength. Then you'll experience the lasting joy of God's blessing rather than temporary pleasure. —Mart De Haan


How To Handle Temptation
Seek God with your whole heart (Psalm 119:9-16).
Listen to wisdom (Proverbs 8:1-11).
Resist the devil; draw near to God (James 4:7-8).

Your response to temptation will make you or break you.