【双语灵修】醒悟神的同在AWAKENING TO GOD’S PRESENCE
利未记 23:23-25
耶和华对摩西说： “你晓谕以色列人说：七月初一，你们要守为圣安息日，要吹角做纪念，当有圣会。 什么劳碌的工都不可做，要将火祭献给耶和华。”
星期六
十一月二十二日
醒悟神的同在
“‘你们要守为圣安息日，要吹角作记念，当有圣会。’” - 利 23:24
你曾否觉得离开神很远？忙碌的生活有时会令我们忘记抽时间来祈祷和敬拜神。吹角节的设立，就是为了要重新唤醒神的子民，记着有神同在的荣美。
吹角节是在农业年度的尾端。在过去的几个月，人们在烈日下种植农作物，松土、栽种、修剪和最后收成。在经历冗长的工作日，高的要求和天天劳苦，但感到对成果没有把握，神的子民很容易会忽略了那位活在他们当中的神。吹角节标志宗教年度的开始，在新的一年，角声会传遍神子民的群体，宣告神的临近。用公羊角吹出来的声音，清楚呼召以色列民复兴和更新。
有一天，我们也会清楚听到一个号角声，宣告耶稣再来，使祂的国度成为完美的时刻！在我们忙碌的工作、学业和这个世界的忧虑和烦恼中，我们会忽略了耶稣是肯定会再回来的。
然而，我们被呼召去为那一天做好准备！在我们过每一天时，让我们热切地期待和预备迎接主的号角胜利之声吧。
祷告
主耶稣，我们很容易分心，甚至对祢的再来也漠不关心。在等待祢再来的那一天时，求祢今天再次唤醒我们，看见祢同在的荣耀和伟大。阿们。
Leviticus 23:23-25
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22
AWAKENING TO GOD’S PRESENCE
“You are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts.” —Leviticus 23:24
Do you ever feel distant from God? Sometimes busyness can crowd out so much of our lives that we forget to spend time with God in prayer or worship. The Feast of Trumpets was designed to reawaken God’s people to the beauty of his presence among them.
The Feast of Trumpets occurred toward the end of the agricultural year. For months the people labored under a hot sun to grow food—tilling, planting, pruning, and finally harvesting. But through long days, heavy demands, and the uncertainties of their daily work, it could be easy to lose sight of the God who had come to live among his people. The Feast of Trumpets marked the beginning of the religious year. On this first day of a new year, trumpets blasted throughout the community of God’s people, announcing the nearness of God. The unmistakable sound of the ram’s horn called Israel to revival and renewal.
One day we too will hear the unmistakable sound of a trumpet, announcing that Jesus is returning to make his kingdom complete! Amid the busyness of our work, our schooling, or the worries and cares of this world, we can lose sight of the certainty of Jesus’ return.
But we are called to be ready for that day! Let us live each day eagerly awaiting and preparing for the clear, triumphant note of the Lord’s trumpet call.
Lord Jesus, we are easily distracted, and we can even become apathetic about your return. Wake us again today to the glory and greatness of your presence, while we await that day when you will return. Amen.