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20-32節--災難有何目的？

出埃及記 第8章

你曾否到過某個地方，是四處佈滿蒼蠅的？你用盡一切方法，卻無法趕走牠們？蒼蠅不單滿佈你的食物，還不斷在你的面前飛動，停留在你的臉上和身上。你若然有過這種經歷，就必能深深體會到神把這第四個災禍降在埃及時，埃及人見到漫天蒼蠅，實在是何等厭惡。

神為何要在埃及地降災呢？因為摩西再三請求法老准許以色列百姓離去，但法老卻連番拒絕。法老這樣做，不單是與摩西作對，更是與神為敵。在這場無形的戰爭中，關鍵是在於：究竟是傲慢、自大和權傾一時的法老能夠取勝，抑或創造天地萬物的至高神能夠勝利？

神要向法老證明，他所擁有的力量實在是不值一顧。神隨著自己的心願，降下(或收回)一個接一個的災害；而這些災禍只有一個目的，就是要把這位埃及王的硬心徹底粉碎。

時至今天，神有時仍會以同樣方式，來對付那些剛愎自用，不肯承認祂的人。祂雖然不再降下蠅災或蛙災，甚或是黑暗之災，不過，祂卻會透過苦難和困難的境況，讓人認清自己的無能和承認祂的主權。

神會採用這種方式來拯救未信者。許多未得救的人，正是在人生中最憂傷、痛苦的時刻，才懂得回轉尋求神。但更重要的，是神有時也會讓祂的兒女經歷困苦，為的是要他們學會順服祂的帶領。聖經稱這是「神的管教」。請讀希伯來書十二章5至11節。神藉著管教，讓祂的兒女承認祂的主權和明白祂對他們的心意。此刻，你正在經歷神的管教嗎？你明白神的管教是要你順服祂的心意嗎？當你願意向神順服的時候，你必能從嶄新的角度去明白神的心意。

反思：

管教總是令人難受的；可是，只有接受管教的人，才能被神使用。

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FLIES, FLIES EVERYWHERE

Have you ever been in a place where flies were absolutely everywhere? You couldn’t get away from them no matter what you did. They got into your food, your eyes, your mouth, your nose and your ears. If you have been in a place like that, you can imagine what it was like during the fourth plague that God brought on Egypt.

Why did these plagues come? Moses had asked that the people of Israel be allowed to leave Egypt. But Pharaoh, the king had refused. In doing so he was not just fighting against Moses, but against the God of Moses. It was a question of who would win. Pharaoh, the proud, arrogant, mighty king, or God the creator of all?

God had to show Pharaoh that there was someone greater than he was. God sent these plagues (and removed them too) whenever he wanted to. They all had the same purpose of breaking down the hard heart of the Egyptian king.

God sometimes has to deal with people today in the same way. He doesn’t send plagues of flies or frogs, of darkness or distress, but he does allow suffering and hardship in order to break down the will of a person who has refused to recognise his Lordship.

God does this with unsaved people. Many have turned to him in time of sorrow or loss. But most of all he uses suffering or hardship to bring his own children to the place where he wants them to be. The Bible calls this ‘chastening’. Read about it in Hebrews 12:5-11. It is God’s way of bringing us to the place of recognising his right as our Lord to do what he wants in our lives. Has God been working in your life in this way recently? Why not surrender to his will in a fresh way today?

A THOUGHT:

Discipline is not easy to take, but a disciplined (trained) life is the life God can use.

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