灵命日粮 - 2005年3月29日
读经: 创世记3章17-24节

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金句: 「忍受试探的人是有福的。」（雅各书1章12节）

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全年读经: 撒母耳记上11-13章  

当我们被诱惑强烈的吸引时，我们会陷入当事者迷的境地。它可能是一些小事，像传播一些谣言，我们明知不该这样做，但是一股谈论是非的冲动，使我们丧失爱的感觉和良好的判断力。
亚当和夏娃曾面对一个这样类似问题，他们只盯着乐园里的某一棵树，却看不到整片树林。

只要看看他们付出的代价，伊甸园特别为他们而造。在那里他们不知善恶、没有试炼、没有疾病、没有死亡。他们享受着造物者的陪伴。然而他们却放弃了拥有的一切－－－只为了吃那棵树的禁果。

他们犯的错依旧咒诅我们，有多少时候，我们只为了一棵树，而错过了上帝的整片森林？在诱惑来临的那一刻似乎很刺激，很令人无法抗拒，我们歪曲的逻辑很理所当然。

想想所有被亚当、夏娃抛在园子的东西，将你的心思充满上帝话语的真理，并倚靠圣灵随时的引导和力量，那么你将经历上帝祝福的永恒喜乐而非短暂的快意。MRD II


如何处理试探：
全心寻求上帝（诗篇119篇9-16节）。
聆听智慧（箴言8章1-11节）。
抵挡魔鬼，亲近上帝（雅各书4章7-8节）。


诱惑如水，能载舟也能覆舟。
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The Forest And The Tree



Read:Genesis 3:17-24
Blessed is the man who endures temptation. —James 1:12


Bible In One Year: 1 Samuel 11-13

All of us have been so close to a temptation that we've lost our perspective. It may have involved something as small as a rumor that we knew shouldn't be passed along, but the urge to gossip blocked out our sense of love and good judgment.

Adam and Eve faced a similar problem. They became so preoccupied with one plant in their garden paradise that they couldn't see the forest for the tree.

Just look at what it cost them. The Garden of Eden had been created especially for them. In it they knew no evil, no trials, no sickness, no death. They enjoyed the company of the Creator Himself. Yet they gave up everything they had—just to eat the fruit of that one forbidden tree.

Their mistake still plagues us. How often do we miss the whole forest of God's goodness for a single tree of testing? The moment of temptation seems so overwhelming, the idea so irresistible, our twisted logic so justifiable.

Think about all that Adam and Eve left behind in the Garden. Fill your mind with the truths of God's Word and rely on the Holy Spirit's moment-by-moment guidance and strength. Then you'll experience the lasting joy of God's blessing rather than temporary pleasure. —Mart De Haan


How To Handle Temptation
Seek God with your whole heart (Psalm 119:9-16).
Listen to wisdom (Proverbs 8:1-11).
Resist the devil; draw near to God (James 4:7-8).

Your response to temptation will make you or break you.