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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

A believing man will be a humble man. He will think little and speak little about himself. True faith carries us above this pride, self-esteem, and vainglory… He will…refrain from giving prominence to self in any of his proceedings. His great object will be to hide self; and not only to forget it himself, but to make others forget it too. The man that is still proud, boastful, vainglorious, self-confident has good reason to suppose that he has never yet believed.
Horatius Bonar

If I were starting my family again, I would love my wife more in front of my children. I would laugh with my children more at our mistakes and our joys. I would listen to my children more, even to the littlest one. I would be more honest about my weaknesses and not pretend perfection. I would pray differently for my family. Rather than focusing on them, I’d focus on me. I would do more things with my children. I would do more encouraging. I would bestow more praise. I would pay more attention to little things. I would speak about God more intimately. Out of every ordinary thing of every ordinary day I would point them to God.
Unknown Author

Bible – chinese – 新标点和合本 阿摩司书 6

6
以色列的毁灭
国为列国之首,人最著名,
且为以色列家所归向,
锡安撒马利亚山安逸无虑的,有祸了!
你们要过到甲尼察看,
从那里往大哈马去,
又下到非利士人的迦特
看那些国比你们的国还强吗?
境界比你们的境界还宽吗?
你们以为降祸的日子还远,
坐在位上尽行强暴+
 
你们躺卧在象牙床上,舒身在榻上,
吃群中的羊羔,棚里的牛犊;
弹琴鼓瑟唱消闲的歌曲,
为自己制造乐器,如同大卫所造的;
以大碗喝酒,用上等的油抹身,
却不为约瑟的苦难担忧。
所以这些人必在被掳的人中首先被掳;
舒身的人荒宴之乐必消灭了。
 
主耶和华—万军之 神指着自己起誓说:
我憎恶雅各的荣华,厌弃他的宫殿;
因此,我必将城和其中所有的都交付敌人
那时,若在一房之内剩下十个人,也都必死。
10 死人的伯叔,就是烧他尸首的,要将这尸首搬到房外,问房屋内间的人说:「你那里还有人没有?」他必说:「没有」;又说:「不要作声,因为我们不可提耶和华的名。」
11 看哪,耶和华出令,
大房就被攻破,
小屋就被打裂。
12 马岂能在崖石上奔跑?
人岂能在那里用牛耕种呢?
你们却使公平变为苦胆,
使公义的果子变为茵 。
13 你们喜爱虚浮的事,自夸说:
我们不是凭自己的力量取了角吗?
14 耶和华、万军之 神说:
以色列家啊,我必兴起一国攻击你们;
他们必欺压你们,
哈马口直到亚拉巴的河。

+ 6:3 或译:行强暴使审判临近