Feb13 恳切祈祷,等候 SHEN 的回应

撒母耳记上 1:9~18

9他们在示罗吃喝完了,哈拿就站起来。祭司以利在耶/和/华殿的门框旁边,坐在自己的位上。
10哈拿心里愁苦,就痛痛哭泣,祈祷耶/和/华,
11许愿说:「万军之耶/和/华啊,你若垂顾婢女的苦情,眷念不忘婢女,赐我一个儿子,我必使他终身归与耶/和/华,不用剃头刀剃他的头。」
12 哈拿在耶/和/华面前不住地祈祷,以利定睛看她的嘴。
( 13原来哈拿心中默祷,只动嘴唇,不出声音,因此以利以为她喝醉了。)
 14以利对她说:「你要醉到几时呢?你不应该喝酒。」
 15哈拿回答说:「主啊,不是这样。我是心里愁苦的妇人,清酒浓酒都没有喝,但在耶/和/华面前倾心吐意。 
16不要将婢女看作不正经的女子。我因被人激动,愁苦太多,所以祈求到如今。」
17以利说:「你可以平平安安地回去。愿以色列的  SHEN 允准你向他所求的!」
18哈拿说:「愿婢女在你眼前蒙恩。」于是妇人走去吃饭,面上再不带愁容了。
9Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house.
10In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.
11And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”
12As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
13Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk
14and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.”
15“Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord.
16Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”
17Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”
18She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.
 

内容观察

1.面对使自己愁苦的问题,哈拿作何反应? (10一11节)

2..在听了哈拿愁苦的心声后,以利对哈拿说了什么?(17节)

 

思考与默想

 

3.哈拿不再面带愁容的原因是什么?
 

个人感受

4.看到哈拿长久以来的担忧一扫而空,我有什么感想?
 

决心与应用

5.我虽然放在祈祷中,但仍感到担忧的事情是什么?

6.为了恳切祈祷,并全然交托,等候 SHEN 的回应,享受平安,我决定要怎么做?

垂顾你使女的苦情,眷念不忘你的使女(11节):哈拿许愿的dao告,是渴望整体以色列在信/仰和道德上恢复的dao告。哈拿的三重期盼,顾念、眷念、不忘,不是为彰显自己,而是呼求 SHEN 的怜悯。帖前5:17“不住地dao告。”

灵/修指南

哈拿因着自己无法生育感到愁苦,因此来到 SHEN 的殿前祈祷(10节)。然而,祭司以利误以为流泪默祷的哈拿是喝酒醉,并因此斥责她。当时,以色列人的dao告都是出声dao告,但哈拿只想将她没有生育的羞耻让 SHEN 知道,所以在心中默祷。因祭司以利的误会,哈拿便对其阐明自己的苦情。以利听了她的说明之后,祝福她的祈求能蒙 SHEN 应允,可以平安的回去。哈拿就回去吃饭,不再面带愁容(18节)。哈拿脸上不再带愁容,不单是因为祭司所说安慰和祝福的话,更是因为她确信 SHEN 已经听见了她的祈求。有时,我们祈求可能不会立刻得到回应,但我们仍要相信 SHEN 是垂听dao告的 SHEN ,持续按着 TA 的心意祈求(参帖前5:17)。当我们相信 SHEN 正在作工,并且不住地dao告,就会在 SHEN 所定意的时间,经历 SHEN 的应允。所以,我们要将蒙应允的时间交托给 SHEN ,才是真正的信心。
 

内室祷/告

愿我不住地祷/告,并全然交托、等候 SHEN 的回应。

 

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