【双语灵修】你忘了我吗？WHAT ABOUT ME?

创世记 40

这事以后，埃及王的酒政和膳长得罪了他们的主埃及王。 法老就恼怒酒政和膳长这二臣， 把他们下在护卫长府内的监里，就是约瑟被囚的地方。 护卫长把他们交给约瑟，约瑟便伺候他们。他们有些日子在监里。 被囚在监之埃及王的酒政和膳长二人同夜各做一梦，各梦都有讲解。 到了早晨，约瑟进到他们那里，见他们有愁闷的样子。 他便问法老的二臣，就是与他同囚在他主人府里的，说：“你们今日为什么面带愁容呢？” 他们对他说：“我们各人做了一梦，没有人能解。”约瑟说：“解梦不是出于神吗？请你们将梦告诉我。”

酒政便将他的梦告诉约瑟说：“我梦见在我面前有一棵葡萄树， 树上有三根枝子，好像发了芽，开了花，上头的葡萄都成熟了。 法老的杯在我手中，我就拿葡萄挤在法老的杯里，将杯递在他手中。” 约瑟对他说：“你所做的梦是这样解：三根枝子就是三天， 三天之内，法老必提你出监，叫你官复原职，你仍要递杯在法老的手中，和先前做他的酒政一样。 但你得好处的时候，求你记念我，施恩于我，在法老面前提说我，救我出这监牢。 我实在是从希伯来人之地被拐来的，我在这里也没有做过什么，叫他们把我下在监里。”

膳长见梦解得好，就对约瑟说：“我在梦中见我头上顶着三筐白饼， 极上的筐子里有为法老烤的各样食物，有飞鸟来吃我头上筐子里的食物。” 约瑟说：“你的梦是这样解：三个筐子就是三天， 三天之内，法老必斩断你的头，把你挂在木头上，必有飞鸟来吃你身上的肉。” 到了第三天，是法老的生日，他为众臣仆设摆筵席，把酒政和膳长提出监来， 使酒政官复原职，他仍旧递杯在法老手中， 但把膳长挂起来，正如约瑟向他们所解的话。 酒政却不记念约瑟，竟忘了他。

星期五

三月十三日

你忘了我吗？

“酒政却不记念约瑟，竟忘了他。” - 创 40:23

约瑟在埃及的经历可说是峰回路转。前一刻他还得到王的官员波提乏信任，但下一刻他却因被波提乏的妻子诬告而入狱（《创世记》 39章）。

约瑟坐牢时，在狱长眼前蒙恩。然而，他有没有办法离开监狱呢？

有一天，约瑟在狱中遇到王的酒政和膳长，他们因得罪王被下在监里。某天晚上，他们二人都同时做了奇怪的梦，第二天，酒政和膳长因他们的梦感到困扰和愁闷，约瑟问他们为什么面带愁容。当他们把梦境告诉约瑟时，约瑟帮助他们，他向他们解释说：“解梦是出于神的。”约瑟这个做梦者，现在已经比前明智了，他看到神时常都在帮助他（《创世记》 39:23）。

那两个梦有好消息也有坏消息。正如约瑟在解梦时所说的，酒政很快便被召回法老的宫殿。约瑟可能思忖事情会有什么下文，但酒政竟忘了他，而且忘了一段很长的时间。

然而，在监狱中，神仍然看顾约瑟和供应他的需要。就如我们时常在自己的、和别人的生命中看到，神将要成就的，往往比眼前所见的更为美好。

祷告

亲爱的神，我们虽然面对挣扎、很难看到或明白你在做什么，但你仍在我们的生命中作工，我们感谢你。求你帮助我们看到，纵使在我们等候的时候，你仍然在作工。阿们。

Genesis 40

FRIDAY, MARCH 13

WHAT ABOUT ME?

The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him. —Genesis 40:23

Joseph’s experience in Egypt took many twists and turns. One moment he was trusted by Potiphar, one of the king’s officials, and the next moment he was imprisoned because of false accusations from Potiphar’s wife (Genesis 39).

In prison Joseph found favor with the warden. But would there ever be a way out?

One day Joseph met the king’s cupbearer and baker, who were sent to prison for making the king angry, and one night both of those men had strange dreams. The next day, the cupbearer and the baker were confused and burdened by their dreams, and Joseph asked why they looked so sad. When they shared their dreams with him, Joseph was able to help, explaining that “interpretations belong to God.” Joseph the dreamer was now wiser, recognizing that God was always helping him (Genesis 39:23).

Both good news and bad news were in those dreams. Soon the cupbearer was restored to Pharaoh’s court, just as Joseph had said in his interpretation, and Joseph likely wondered what would happen next. But the cupbearer forgot about Joseph— for quite a while.

In that prison, however, God was still watching over Joseph and providing for him. As we often find in our own and others’ lives, there is always more to the story that God is working out.

Dear God, thank you for working in our lives even when we face struggles and it’s hard for us to see or understand what you are doing. Help us to know that even in our times of waiting you are still at work. Amen.