灵命日粮 - 2005年4月11日
读经: 箴言3章19-26节

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金句: 「要谨守真智慧和谋略，不可使她离开你的眼目。……你就坦然行路，不至碰脚。」（箴言3章21、23节）

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全年读经: 诗篇1-3篇  

院子里有很多的鼹鼠，屋子的主人为此很心烦。他用尽了他所知道的方法和那地下的敌人奋战，但还是输了。最后有一位朋友告诉他，因他解决问题的方法不对。鼹鼠并非主要的症结，真正的问题是鼹鼠赖以维生的蛆虫。把蛆虫除去后，鼹鼠自然就不存在了。
箴言第3章也告诉我们类似的情况。这次我们的问题不是鼹鼠，而是恐惧－－－恐惧侵噬我们在白天的力量和夜晚的睡眠（箴言3章24-25节）。

这一章节中，我们看到的另外一个证据是，只有除去造成恐惧的「蛆虫」，才能根除我们的恐惧。我们必须克服个人的自满与无礼，也必须以从上帝而来的智慧与聪明来对付自己的邪恶与愚笨（箴言3章13-18节），如此一来，恐惧就不再威胁我们。

重点是要找出问题的症结，如此才能解决问题。当恐惧来临时，我们必须以「上帝的话」和「与耶稣基督建立起爱与信任的良好关系」为基础，做出智慧的选择。这就是除去「蛆虫」的方法。MRD II


当你受恐惧疑惑困扰，
赶快起身把上帝寻找；
尽力去做主喜悦的事，
祂就会一路将你引导。Lloyd


仰望上帝，恐惧和疑虑就烟消云散。
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Get Rid Of The Grubs


Read:Proverbs 3:19-26
Keep sound wisdom and discretion . . . . Then you will walk safely in your way. —Proverbs 3:21,23


Bible In One Year: Psalm 1-3

A frustrated homeowner had a yard full of moles. He tried everything he knew to defeat his underground enemy, but he was losing the battle. Finally a friend informed him that he was trying to solve his problem the wrong way. The moles weren't the true culprits. The real problem was the grubs that the moles were feeding on. Get rid of them and the moles would have no reason to stay.

The third chapter of Proverbs gives us a parallel situation. Instead of moles, the problem is fear—the kind of fear that robs us of strength during the day and sleep at night (vv.24-25).

What is also evident from this chapter is that we can eliminate our fears only by attacking the "grubs" that attract it. We must go after our self-sufficiency and irreverence (vv.5-8). We have to treat our evil and foolish ways with a strong application of divine wisdom and understanding (vv.13-18). Then and only then will fear lose its grip.

What's important is to know the real problem so that we can work on it. When it comes to fear, we must make wise decisions based on God's Word and build a love-trust relationship with Christ. That's what it takes to get rid of the "grubs." —Mart De Haan


When you are deeply troubled
By fear and inward doubt,
Strive to do what pleases God,
And He will lead you out. —Lloyd

Keep your eyes on God and you'll soon lose sight of your fears.