Jun 13【每日活水】不要让自己的计划走在 SHEN 的前面

 

以斯帖记5:1~8

以斯帖为王和哈曼设筵席

1 第三日,以斯帖穿上朝服,进王宫的内院,对殿站立。王在殿里坐在宝座上,对着殿门。

2 王见王后以斯帖站在院内,就施恩于她,向她伸出手中的金杖;以斯帖便向前摸杖头。

3 王对她说:「王后以斯帖啊,你要什么?你求什么,就是国的一半也必赐给你。」

4 以斯帖说:「王若以为美,就请王带着哈曼今日赴我所预备的筵席。」

5 王说:「叫哈曼速速照以斯帖的话去行。」于是王带着哈曼赴以斯帖所预备的筵席。

6 在酒席筵前,王又问以斯帖说:「你要什么,我必赐给你;你求什么,就是国的一半也必为你成就。」

7 以斯帖回答说:「我有所要,我有所求。

8 我若在王眼前蒙恩,王若愿意赐我所要的,准我所求的,就请王带着哈曼再赴我所要预备的筵席。明日我必照王所问的说明。」

Esther’s Request to the King

1 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance.

2 When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

3 Then the king asked, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given you.”

4 “If it pleases the king,” replied Esther, “let the king, together with Haman, come today to a banquet I have prepared for him.”

5 “Bring Haman at once,” the king said, “so that we may do what Esther asks.”So the king and Haman went to the banquet Esther had prepared.

6 As they were drinking wine, the king again asked Esther, “Now what is your petition? It will be given you. And what is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.”

7 Esther replied, “My petition and my request is this:

8 If the king regards me with favor and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”

 

内容观察

1.亚哈随鲁王看到以斯帖站在内院,有什么反应?(2~3节)

2.亚哈随鲁王问以斯帖想要什么,以斯帖如何回答?(7~8节)

 

思考与默想

 

3.以斯帖为什么没有立即向王说出自己的需求?
 

个人感受

4.看到以斯帖在自己的位置上尽最大的努力去影响亚哈随鲁王,我有什么感想?
 

决心与应用

5.我何时曾因急于求成,导致结果不尽如人意?

6.重要的决定面前,为了不让自己的计划走在 SHEN 的前面,我决定要怎么做?

向她伸出手中的金杖(2节):这意味着王不仅原谅了以斯帖擅自见王的冒失举动,甚至表示欢迎。就是国的一半也必隔给你(3节):这话凸显了古代君王所拥有的绝对权威。

灵/修指南

以斯帖在禁食dao告三天之后,站到了亚哈随鲁王的面前。亚哈随鲁王看到以斯帖站在院内,便心生欢喜,向她伸出金杖,又询问以斯帖的心愿,表示就是国的一半也愿意给她(1~3节)。以斯帖知道自己的请求关乎全体犹太人的性命,于是小心应对这件事情。以斯帖请求王带着哈曼一同参加自己所预备的宴席,又在宴席中请求王和哈曼再次参加自己预备的第二场宴席。尽管问题迫在眉睫,但以斯帖并不急于求成。她把握住了机会,为了拯救全体犹太人的性命而沉着应对。因为这样的事情,若是急于求成,反而有可能把事情搞砸。我们要铭记,在实践 SHEN 的旨意时,我们需要竭尽全力,同时也要小心谨慎,尤其不可让自己的计划走在 SHEN 的前面,这才是一个爱灵魂之人所当拥有的态度。
 

内室dao告

求 SHEN 赐给我智慧和热心,能够竭尽全力又小心谨慎地把握 SHEN 所赐的机会。

 

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