Action—Not Distraction 行动，不分心
Dexu Xia
Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you. Joshua 1:7
Today's Scripture Joshua 1:1-9
Today's Insights Joshua first appeared as the military commander who “overcame the Amalekite army with the sword” (Exodus 17:13), and he was one of the twelve spies Moses sent to survey the promised land (Numbers 13:1-16). His name was changed from Hoshea, meaning “salvation,” to Joshua, meaning “Yah [Yahweh] saves” (vv. 8, 16). In Acts 7:45 and Hebrews 4:8, the Greek equivalent for Joshua is Iēsous or Jesus (Matthew 1:21). Joshua succeeded Moses as national leader when he was already an octogenarian (Joshua 14:10). He died at age 110, some 25 years after he entered the promised land. His epitaph reads, “The servant of the Lord” (24:29)—a servant who clearly kept his eyes on God.
Today's Devotional
A school bus driver passed out at the wheel, and his large vehicle loaded with sixty students was careening out of control. Seventh grader Dillon Reeves burst from his seat, rushed to the front of the bus, and slowly stepped on the brake in the nick of time. While most students were busy texting or playing games on their phones, Dillon—who didn’t have a phone—had his head up and reacted. He knew to depress the brake slowly as he’d seen the driver do many times. Remaining alert and not distracted helped him save the lives of all aboard, including the driver who later revived. Joshua had to step up courageously after his leader, Moses, was no longer “in the driver’s seat”—leading the people of Israel. God said to him, “Moses my servant is dead. Now . . . get ready” (Joshua 1:2). What’s more, He instructed, “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to . . . not turn from [the Book of the Law] to the right or to the left” (v. 7). God was telling Joshua not to get distracted and to keep his focus, and to keep his eyes on the instructions He’d given—meditating on them “day and night” (v. 8). We can be distracted by screens and other things that cause us to take our eyes off God and the wisdom found in Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Instead, as we remain alert “by keeping our eyes on Jesus” (Hebrews 12:2 nlt), we can spring into action when God calls..
Reflect & Pray Why is it vital to keep your eyes on Christ? How can you be ready for His call today?
Dear Jesus, please help me to avoid distractions as I follow You.
By Tom Felten
“要刚强壮胆。要谨慎遵行我仆人摩西吩咐你的一切律法。”(约书亚记 1:7)
今日经文：约书亚记 1:1-9
今日心得：约书亚最初是以“用刀剑杀了亚玛力军队”的军事统帅的身份出现（出埃及记 17:13），也是摩西派去窥探应许之地的十二个探子之一（民数记 13:1-16）。他的名字从何细亚（意为“拯救”）改为约书亚，意为“耶和华拯救”（第8、16节）。在使徒行传 7章45节 和希伯来书 4章8节 中，约书亚的希腊文对应词是 Iēsous 或耶稣（马太福音 1:21）。约书亚接替摩西成为国家领袖时，已经八十多岁了（约书亚记 14:10）。他以110岁高龄辞世，此时距离他进入应许之地已过去约25年。他的墓志铭上写着，“耶和华的仆人”（24:29），一位显然始终注视着上帝的仆人。
今日灵修 一辆校车司机晕倒在方向盘上，载着六十名学生的大车失控冲出。七年级学生狄龙·里夫斯猛地从座位上跳起，冲到校车前部，在千钧一发之际缓缓踩下刹车。当大多数学生忙着发短信或玩手机游戏时，狄龙，他没有手机，却抬起头，迅速做出反应。他知道要缓慢踩下刹车，因为他见过司机多次这样做。保持警惕，没有分心，帮助他挽救了车上所有乘客的生命，包括后来苏醒过来的司机。
约书亚不得不勇敢地挺身而出，因为他的领袖摩西不再“坐在驾驶座上”，不再领导以色列人民了。上帝对他说：“我的仆人摩西死了，现在……你要预备”（约书亚记 1:2）。此外，祂还吩咐约书亚：“你当刚强壮胆，谨慎……不可偏离律法书的左右”（第7节）。上帝告诉约书亚不要分心，要保持专注，定睛在祂所赐的指示上，“昼夜”默想（第8节）。
我们可能会被屏幕和其他事物分散注意力，使我们的目光离开上帝和圣经中的智慧（提摩太后书 3:16-17）。相反，当我们保持警醒，“定睛仰望耶稣”（希伯来书 12:2 新译本），当上帝的呼召来临时，我们就能立即采取行动。
反思与祷告 为什么定睛仰望基督至关重要？你今天如何准备好迎接祂的呼召？ 亲爱的耶稣，求祢帮助我不分心地跟随祢。汤姆·费尔滕