【双语灵修】为蜜蜂预备的家

诗篇 104:10-18

10 耶和华使泉源涌在山谷，流在山间， 11 使野地的走兽有水喝，野驴得解其渴。 12 天上的飞鸟在水旁住宿，在树枝上啼叫。 13 他从楼阁中浇灌山岭，因他作为的功效地就丰足。 14 他使草生长给六畜吃，使菜蔬发长供给人用，使人从地里能得食物。 15 又得酒能悦人心，得油能润人面，得粮能养人心。 16 佳美的树木，就是黎巴嫩的香柏树，是耶和华所栽种的，都满了汁浆。 17 雀鸟在其上搭窝，至于鹤，松树是它的房屋。 18 高山为野山羊的住所，岩石为沙番的藏处。

2026-07-02

为蜜蜂预备的家

“他从一本造出万族的人，住在全地上，并且预先定准他们的年限，和所住的疆界。” - 使徒行传 17:26

《诗篇》104篇的经文中的图画，描绘神为祂奇妙的创造物的一切供应。可是，环顾四周时，我们不难找到没有居所或饥饿的群众和其他生物。“无家可归”—对陷入困境的人，以及栖息地被剥夺的生物，甚至是没有巢的蜜蜂，这都不应该的。

随着时间的推移，蜜蜂曾经有不同的栖息地方。一根位于隐蔽地方的空树干能为蜜蜂提供一个理想的住处；人们也为它们提供例如蜂巢的家园；在以前，一个锅或篮子也行得通。在今天，制造蜂蜜的蜂，大多数是里面有可拆卸蜂框架的组合箱。

去年春天，儿子和我在我们的蜜蜂箱子里安放了两个小蜂群，安放过程颇为简单。我们把蜂框架从两个“蜂群”（nucs，核式蜂群）搬到我们的箱子里。蜜蜂们很快便在它们的新居安顿下来了。

我的妻子、子女和我一家曾经住在很多不同的地方，神都供应我们一切所需的。我们住在神呼召我们前往的地方，知道神一直都与我们同在，是我们得力的原因。

基于神丰盛的赐与，愿我们打开心灵和双手，去帮助那些今天需要一个家的人。

祷告

主啊，感谢你赐我们家园和很多其他的东西。求你以感恩和慷慨充满我们的心，好让我们能与有需要的人分享你的恩典。阿们。

Psalm 104:10-18

THURSDAY, JULY 2

A HOME FOR BEES

“From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.” —Acts 17:26

Our reading from Psalm 104 paints a picture of all God’s provisions for the creatures in his wonderful world. But when we look around us, it’s easy to find hungry people and other creatures without shelter or food. Homelessness—for beleaguered people, habitat-deprived creatures, or even hiveless bees—is not the way it’s supposed to be.

Honeybees have lived in a variety of homes over the course of time. A hollow log in a sheltered area can provide a great home for bees. People have also provided homes or hives for them. In earlier times a pot or basket would work well. Beehives for producing honey today are commonly made of stackable boxes with removable frames.

Last spring, my son and I installed two small colonies of honeybees in our bee boxes. The process is fairly simple. We transferred frames from a couple of “nucs” (nucleus colonies of bees) into our boxes. The bees quickly settled into their new home.

As a family, my wife and children and I have lived in many different places, and God has supplied all that we have needed. We find strength in knowing that God has been with us in all the places where we have been called to live.

From the abundance God has given, may we open our hearts and hands to help people who need a home today.

Lord, thank you for providing us with homes and so much more. Fill us with gratitude and generosity, that we may share with people in need. Amen.