3月16日

標　　題： 站在你的守望所！

經　　節： 我要站在守望所，立在望樓上觀看，看耶和華對我說甚麼話，我可用甚麼話向祂訴冤。（哈巴谷書二章1節）

守望者的工作十分重要。敵軍正漸漸迫近，古老城市的居民只剩下一點寶貴的時間，可以逃命或預備戰事。每一個人的生命系於守望者的警覺心，他凝視遠方水平線上，要儘早瞥見迫近的威脅。在這危急的局勢，儘快告知人們戰事的來臨，是非常重要的。

身為一個基督徒，神給你一個守望者的使命，就是為你自己、你的朋友、你的家人和你的教會肢體守望。留心傾聽神的話是非常重要的。也許有個朋友正面臨危機，需要神的話語。當你讀經時，神也許選擇給你一些鼓勵的話，分享給你的朋友。也許你的孩子正面臨艱難的挑戰，神會在你禱告的時候對你說話，光照你該如何幫助他。如果靈性警醒，你可能會收到神的警告，指示你周圍的朋友正面對何種危險。

相反地，倘若粗心大意，你的家人可能陷入困境，而聽不到神的解答。如果你不把神的信息放在心裡，你周圍的人可能就失去機會，聽到神要你分享、鼓勵他們的應許。神要守望者為自己的警醒負責任（以西結書卅三：6）。竭力留心聆聽神每一句的話語。當你留心聽神的警告，並順服祂的旨意，你的警醒不懈將會使你與你周圍的人得益。

Stand Your Watch!

I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected. (Habakkuk 2:1)

The watchman’s job was vital. An approaching army left residents of an ancient city precious little time to flee or to prepare for battle. Everyone’s life depended on the alert watchman as he peered into the horizon for the earliest glimpse of an approaching threat. It was critical that the people be alerted as soon as possible to what was coming.

As a Christian, God places you as a watchman for yourself, your friends, your family, and your church family. It is essential that you be attentive to what God is saying. It may be that a friend is in crisis and needs God’s word. As you study your Bible, God may choose to give you words of encouragement to share with your friend. It may be that as your children face difficult challenges, God will speak to you as you pray and reveal how you can help them. If you are spiritually alert, you may receive a warning from God that addresses specific dangers that those around you are facing.

If you are careless, on the other hand, your family may be struggling, but the answers God has for them will go unheard. If you are oblivious to God’s message, those around you may miss the encouraging promise from God that He wanted to share through you. God holds His watchmen accountable for their diligence (Ezek 33:6). Strive to be attentive to every word that comes to you from God. Your diligence will benefit you and those around you as you heed God’s warnings and follow His commands.