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

The goal of parenting is to work yourself out of a job. The goal of parenting is to send young adults out into the world who are prepared to live as God’s children and as salt and light in a corrupt and broken world.
Paul David Tripp

How can Satan in a subtle way get people to disregard the truth on Sunday morning? How about getting people to think the sermon is entertainment or sitting through an entire sermon for a need to uphold a religious duty? Yeah, nothing about coming prepared to hear God’s Word. According to Satan - I’ll keep them out late on Saturday night. I’ll distract them with Sunday afternoon plans. I’ll have them put way more time into looking good physically than preparing their hearts spiritually before coming to church. I’ll have them arrive late so they can miss the singing to prepare their hearts to receive the truth and then distract others trying to worship when they stroll in. I’ll get them to believe the message is more intended for someone else. I’ll get them to listen for the 1% they disagree with as compared to the 99% they need to know. I’ll convince them that applying what they just heard is optional. And then I’ll get them to forget about what they heard before they even reach their cars.
Randy Smith

Bible – chinese – 新标点和合本 撒迦利亚书 2

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准绳的异象
我又举目观看,见一人手拿准绳。
我说:「你往哪里去?」他对我说:「要去量耶路撒冷,看有多宽多长。」
与我说话的天使去的时候,又有一位天使迎着他来,
对他说:「你跑去告诉那少年人说,耶路撒冷必有人居住,好像无城墙的乡村,因为人民和牲畜甚多。
耶和华说:我要作耶路撒冷四围的火城,并要作其中的荣耀。」
呼唤被掳者归回
耶和华说:「我从前分散你们在天的四方+,现在你们要从北方之地逃回。这是耶和华说的。
巴比伦人同住的锡安民哪,应当逃脱。
万军之耶和华说,在显出荣耀之后,差遣我去惩罚那掳掠你们的列国,摸你们的就是摸他眼中的瞳人。
看哪,我+要向他们抡手,他们就必作服事他们之人的掳物,你们便知道万军之耶和华差遣我了。
10  锡安城啊,应当欢乐歌唱,因为我来要住在你中间。这是耶和华说的。」
11 那时,必有许多国归附耶和华,作他+要住在你中间,你就知道万军之耶和华差遣我到你那里去了。
12 耶和华必收回犹大作他圣地的分,也必再拣选耶路撒冷
13 凡有血气的都当在耶和华面前静默无声;因为他兴起,从圣所出来了。

+ 2:6 原文是犹如天的四风
+ 2:9 或译:他
+ 2:11 原文是我
+ 2:11 原文是我