تأملات فى آيــة اليوم...
لا يعد التواضع أكثر الصفات تقييما في مجتمعنا او أكثر الميزات الشخصية المرغوبة. ولكن، التواضع هو ما طلب مننا — ليس فقط لأنه أمر (رغم ان ذلك كافي)، لكن لأن الحاجة اليه هو امر "مستحق". كل عام يأتى بموجات تدهور جديدة قوية فى الاخلاق والشخصية والروحانية. حتى فى افضل ايامنا، نحن نفشل في تحقيق القداسة التي يطلبها منا الله. فعوضا عن التقدم ثقافيا، نجد انفسنا ننزلق. ان حاجتنا للتقرب من الله باتضاع امر "مستحق"! لذا فلنكن متضعين وندعو الرب، متخلصين من الخطية ساعين وراءه!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Humility is not our culture's most valued asset or most desired character quality. However, humility is what is needed — not so much because it's commanded (though that would be enough), but because we've "earned" our need for humility through our arrogance and abandonment of God and his character, compassion, and faithful lovingkindness. Every year brings another wave of major failures in morality, character, and spirituality among our leaders, both political and religious. Even on our best days, we all fall short of God's holiness. Rather than progressing culturally, we find ourselves slipping, rebelling, and degrading ourselves. Our need to approach God with humility is "earned." So let's be humble ourselves and call upon the Lord, throwing off our sin and seeking after him. Only then will we begin to see our hope for a brighter future emerge and healing come to the people.
صلاتي
الهي القدير القدوس، اعمالك رائعه، امانتك غامرة و رحمتك ونعمك بركة كبيرة. اتى اليك وانا اعرف انك تسمعني، بالرغم من المسافة الشاهقة بيني وبينك، بين قداستك وبين فقري. اعترف انني، بثقافتي وبلدي من حولي، قد افسدنا ما انعمت علينا ز باركتنا به. اتي اليك باتضاع واسألك ان تعيد سلطانك و سيطرتك على امتنا في هذا الوقت بطرق واضحة. اسألك هذا بايمان في اسم يسوع. آمين.
My Prayer...
Holy and Almighty God, your deeds are awesome, your faithfulness is overwhelming, and your mercy and grace are such blessings. I come to you knowing that you hear me, despite the incredible distance between you and me, between your worth and holiness and my lack of it. I confess that I, and my culture and country around me, have made a mess of what you so wonderfully blessed us with. We come humbly, asking that you reassert yourself in our churches, nations, and leaders in clearly recognizable ways. At the same time, we humbly acknowledge our personal failures, arrogance, and rebellion. We ask for your grace, in faith, through the power and loving mercy found in Jesus and his name. Amen.
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