Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》
Text: Luke 12: 57-59
A QUARRELSOME PEOPLE
1. The Lord Jesus knew what the people were like:
a. Quarrelsome
b. Hypocritical
c. Self-centred
2. He wanted them to learn basic lessons of life.
a. How to get along with each other.
b. How to live more harmoniously.
PRACTICAL ADVICE
“Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right? When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite.”
Luke 12:57-59
1. “Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?”
a. A good sense of judgment is important to cultivate.
b. Do the people really not know what is right?
2. Going to the Magistrate/ the Judge:
a. Many use the Law Courts frequently.
b. Some imagine that they will win their case.
c. The reality was that there was no guarantee of winning a case.
3. Things can turn awry.
a. The court case may not turn out favourably.
b. One may end up in jail for a debt not paid.
4. Exercising prudence:
a. To speak to each other humbly.
b. If possible, come to a conclusion that is equitable to both sides.
c. Problems may be better resolved without resorting to suing one another.
经文：路加福音 12：57-59
爱吵架的人们
1. 主耶稣知道人们是什么样的：
a. 爱吵架
b. 虚伪
c. 以自我为中心
2. 祂希望他们学习基本的生活课程
a. 如何相处
b. 如何和谐地一起生活
实用的建议
“你们又为何不自己审量什么是合理的呢？你同告你的对头去见官，还在路上，务要尽力地和他了结，恐怕他拉你到官面前，官交付差役，差役把你下在监里。我告诉你：若有半文钱没有还清，你断不能从那里出来。”
《路加福音 12:57-59》