对今日诗句的想法
主耶稣告诉彼得，“那些靠刀剑生活的人必在刀剑中灭亡。”暴力能够激起暴力，几乎每个充满暴力的人都会尝到暴力的苦果。神的智者在这处经文中所说的正是这个道理，同时还包含着另一个重点——正直人得祝福！我们收获自己所栽种的因！
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Judas betrayed Jesus and Temple soldiers arrested him. Peter drew a sword to defend the Lord and used it against the servant of the high priest (Matthew 26:47-51). Jesus told Peter, "Put your sword back in its place... for all who draw the sword will die by the sword" (Matthew 26:52). Violence begets violence, and rarely do violent people not have to taste the bitter repayment of violence on their own heads. God's Wise Man essentially says the same thing in this verse but with one key addition. Blessings come to the righteous person. We reap what we sow, whether we sow righteousness or violence!
我的祷告
圣洁的神啊，请按着你的恩典与怜悯赐予我公义，同时也愿你的圣灵改变我的内心，使我得公义。奉主耶稣之名祈求，阿们！
My Prayer...
Holy God, please bless me with righteousness — not just by your grace and mercy, but by your Holy Spirit's transformation of my heart. And, dear Father, we close our prayer with the plea of King David:
Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure — you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts (Psalm 7:9).
We pray this in the name of Jesus our Lord. Amen.
