需要第二次凭据

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士师记 6:39 CCB

基甸又对上帝说：“求你不要发怒，容许我再试一次，这次让羊毛是干的，地面有露水。”

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米甸人（敌人）前来攻打以色列人，于是神指示基甸将以色列人从米甸人手中拯救出来。在《士师记》6章16节中，神还向基甸保证，必使他成功击败敌人。


士师记 6:16 CCB

耶和华说：“我必与你同在，你必如击打一人一样击打米甸人。”



尽管得到了神的保证，基甸仍然需要迹象来证实他对这项任务的信心。他已经从之前的测试中得到了答案。然而，他要求进行第二次测试，并谦虚地恳求神道：“让我测试一下……再用羊毛进行一次测试。


圣经教导我们不可试探主（路加福音 4:12），因为那是不当之举。



路加福音 4:12 CCB

耶稣回答说：“圣经上说，‘不可试探主——你的上帝。’”


然而，神深知人的软弱（诗篇 103:14）。由此可见，当基甸一再要求神显明凭据时，主对他何等宽容。神体恤他的软弱，也理解他需要凭据来确证自己的呼召、目标与方向。


诗篇 103:14 CCB

因为祂知道我们的本源，顾念我们不过是尘土。



“ 看神是何等体恤真正的信徒，尽管他们软弱。” - Matthew Henry



每当疑惑或不信涌上心头时——就像基甸那样——我们要感谢神向我们施予的恩典与慈爱！


祷告，

亲爱的主耶稣，每当我们心存疑惑或不信时，求祢提升我们的信心，使我们能单纯地信靠祢的话语。



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