3 月 15 日 预苦期第一周 星期六
(林良敏牧师 谢恩堂)
经文- 申命记 11：18-28
18 “你们要将我这话存在心内，留在意中，系在手上为记号，戴在额上为经文， 19 也要教训你们的儿女，无论坐在家里、行在路上，躺下、起来，都要谈论， 20 又要写在房屋的门框上，并城门上， 21 使你们和你们子孙的日子，在耶和华向你们列祖起誓应许给他们的地上得以增多，如天覆地的日子那样多。 22 你们若留意谨守遵行我所吩咐这一切的诫命，爱耶和华你们的神，行他的道，专靠他， 23 他必从你们面前赶出这一切国民，就是比你们更大更强的国民，你们也要得他们的地。 24 凡你们脚掌所踏之地都必归你们，从旷野和黎巴嫩，并伯拉大河，直到西海，都要做你们的境界。 25 必无一人能在你们面前站立得住，耶和华你们的神必照他所说的，使惧怕惊恐临到你们所踏之地的居民。26 “看哪，我今日将祝福与咒诅的话都陈明在你们面前。 27 你们若听从耶和华你们神的诫命，就是我今日所吩咐你们的，就必蒙福。 28 你们若不听从耶和华你们神的诫命，偏离我今日所吩咐你们的道，去侍奉你们素来所不认识的别神，就必受祸。
经文反思
“主啊，我们转向祢！” 转向神是持续的旅程，而非一次性的决定。
在以色列人进入应许之地前，神在申命记 11:18-28 中吩咐他们牢记并遵行祂的诫命。顺服带来祝福，悖逆则招致咒诅和审判（22-28）。
整个旧约见证了以色列人的反复偏离与归回。每当他们远离神，便遭受压迫；但当他们悔改，神就拯救、供应并保护他们（26）。
他们的故事成为今天我们的警戒。神呼召我们将祂的话语铭记在心，昼夜思想，并在每日的生活中践行。当我们的心转向祂，就能进入基督所应许的丰盛生命。
祷告
主啊，我们承认自己常忽略祢的话，远离祢便失去真正的平安与喜乐，灵里软弱、容易迷失。今天，我们谦卑求祢赐圣灵帮助我们，使祢的话语深深植入我们的心，引导我们走向顺服祢的
道路，成为祢的子民，并经历基督里的丰盛生命。阿们。
应用
• 立志让神的话语每天引导你的生活。
• 坚持研读并默想圣经，使其成为你信仰的根基。
• 寻找实际的方法，使神的话语成为你生命的核心。
15 March 2025 The Saturday in the First Week of Lent
(Rev Shirley Ling Camberwell Methodist Church)
Scripture- Deuteronomy 11:18–28
18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 20 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, 21 so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth. 22 If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow—to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him and to hold fast to him— 23 then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and stronger than you. 24 Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea. 25 No one will be able to stand against you. The LORD your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go. 26 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse— 27 the blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today; 28 the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.
Reflections on the Scripture
"Oh Lord, we turn to You!" Turning our hearts to God is not a one-time event but a continual
journey. Before the Israelites entered the Promised Land, God gave them clear instructions in Deuteronomy 11:18-28—they were to remember His teachings, live by them, and keep them close to their hearts.
God’s promise was straightforward: if they faithfully obeyed His commands, He would bless them (vv. 22-25). But if they turned away and lived in disobedience, they would face consequences—curses and judgment (v. 28).
This pattern repeats throughout the Old Testament. Time and again, the Israelites drifted from God, turning to idol worship and suffering oppression from their enemies as a result. Yet, every time they repented and returned to Him, God empowered them, protected them, and provided for them through the land. They were always presented with a choice: blessing or curse (v. 26).
Their story serves as a powerful reminder for us today. God calls us to keep His Word in our hearts, meditate on it, and live by it daily. When we turn our hearts to Him, we step into the abundant life that is promised in Jesus.
Prayer
Lord, we confess that we have not always kept Your Word close to our hearts. When we turn away from You, we lose the peace and joy found in Christ. Our spirits grow weak, we become vulnerable to deception, and our discernment falters. We drift from Your voice and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Today, we humbly ask for Your Spirit’s help. Fix Your Word in our hearts and minds so that we may walk in obedience as Your people. As we choose to follow You, may we continually experience the fullness of life You have promised in Jesus.
Application
• Commit to letting God’s Word guide you daily.
• Remain steadfast in studying and meditating on Scripture.
• Find practical ways to keep His Word at the centre of your life.