2016年2月19日
信心的聲音 The Voice of Faith
读经: 哈巴谷書3章16-19節
Reading: Habakkuk 3:16-19
雖然無花果樹不發旺，……然而，我要因耶和華歡欣。-哈巴谷書3章17-18節
Though the fig tree does not bud . . . yet I will rejoice in the Lord.- Habakkuk 3:17-18
全年读经: 利未記25章;馬可福音1章23-45節
Bible in a Year: Leviticus 25; Mark 1: 23-45
她聽到了噩耗，猶如晴天霹靂，不禁悲從中來，眼淚奪眶而出。腦子裡盤旋著許多為什麼，恐懼好似鋪天蓋地而來。平靜的生活掀起了滔天巨浪，在毫無預警的情況下，生活已經永遠改變了。
失去摯愛、疾病折磨、破產或失業，都是人生悲劇，隨時都會發生在任何人身上。
然而，即使先知哈巴谷已預先知道會有災難發生，但他的內心仍然充滿恐懼。當他等待著巴比倫入侵猶大國的那一天到來，他極度不安，嘴唇發顫，雙腿顫抖 （哈巴谷書3章16節） 。
遇到患難，心生恐懼是很自然的反應，但卻不能因此而意志消沉、一蹶不振。即使不明白為何會面對試煉，我們仍然可以數算過去上帝的大能作為 （3-15節） ，這就是哈巴谷面對恐懼的方式。即使他心裡的害怕並未因此而煙消雲散，但是當他選擇讚美上帝，他就有勇氣繼續前進 （18節） 。
我們的上帝在過去的年日，已經向我們顯明了祂的信實，就是祂永遠與我們同在。上帝的屬性永不改變，因此即便是在懼怕當中，我們還是可以憑著信心，用堅定的聲音說：「主耶和華是我的力量！」 （19節）
親愛的主，當我的生活天翻地覆時，
求祢幫助我信靠祢。因祢對我永遠信實。
在試煉中，我們學習更信靠上帝。
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The news was numbing. The tears came so quickly that she couldn't fight them. Her mind raced with questions, and fear threatened to overwhelm her. Life had been going along so well, when it was abruptly interrupted and forever changed without warning.
Tragedy can come in many forms—the loss of a loved one, an illness, the loss of wealth or our livelihood. And it can happen to anyone at any time.
Our God who has proven Himself faithful throughout the years is always with us.
Although the prophet Habakkuk knew that tragedy was coming, it still struck fear in his heart. As he waited for the day when Babylon would invade the kingdom of Judah, his heart pounded, his lips quivered, and his legs trembled (Hab. 3:16).
Fear is a legitimate emotion in the face of tragedy, but it doesn't have to immobilize us. When we don't understand the trials we are going through, we can recount how God has worked in history (vv. 3-15). That's what Habakkuk did. It didn't dispel his fear, but it gave him the courage to move on by choosing to praise the Lord (v. 18).
Our God who has proven Himself faithful throughout the years is always with us. Because His character doesn't change, in our fear we can say with a confident voice of faith, "The Sovereign Lord is my strength!" (v. 19).
Dear Lord, when my world is turned upside down, help me to trust You. You have always been faithful to me.
We can learn the lesson of trust in the school of trial.