Don’t Forget the Giver 勿忘送礼者

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Dec 14, 2019, 5:24:38 PM12/14/19

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Don’t Forget the Giver

Be careful that you do not forget the Lord. Deuteronomy 6:12

It was just before Christmas, and her kids were having a difficult time with gratitude. She knew how easy it was to slip into that kind of thinking, but she also knew she wanted something better for the hearts of her children. So she went through the house and placed red bows on light switches, the pantry and refrigerator doors, the washing machine and dryer, and the water faucets. With each bow there was a handwritten note: “Some of the gifts God gives us are easy to overlook, so I’ve put a bow on them. He is so good to our family. Let’s not forget where the gifts come from.”

In Deuteronomy 6, we see that the future of the nation of Israel involved the conquest of existing places. So they would move into large flourishing cities they did not build (v. 10), occupy houses filled with good things they didn’t provide, and benefit from wells and vineyardsolive groves they didn’t dig or plant (v. 11). All these blessings could be easily traced back to a single source—“the Lord your God” (v. 10). And while God lovingly provided these things and more, Moses wanted to make sure the people were careful not to forget (v. 12).

During certain seasons of life it’s easy to forget. But let’s not lose sight of God’s goodness, the source of all our blessings.

Name five blessings in your life. Why are you grateful for them? How will you thank God for them today?

Loving Father, You are the source of every blessing in our lives. In our pride we often imagine otherwise, but we know better. We do. Thank You for all Your gifts.

勿忘送礼者

你要谨慎，免得你忘记……耶和华。-申命记6章12节

圣诞节快到了，晓萍看见孩子们欠缺一颗感恩的心。她了解人常常不懂得饮水思源，她想要让自己的孩子们能学习感恩，因此她在家里的电灯开关、食物柜、冰箱门把、洗衣机、烘干机以及水龙头都贴上红色的蝴蝶结。每个蝴蝶结都附着一张手写的字条：“我们容易忽略有些上帝给我们的礼物，所以我为这些礼物绑上蝴蝶结。上帝赐下美好礼物给我们一家，让我们别忘了这些礼物是从哪里来的。”

在申命记第6章，我们看见以色列人将要进入应许之地，征服许多早已存在的美地。他们会迁移到又大又美的城邑，都不是他们建造的（10节）；住进装满各样美物的房屋，都不是他们积存的；水井、葡萄园与橄榄园会使他们得饱足，但都不是他们所凿、所栽种（11节）。所有的福分都出自唯一的源头──“耶和华你的上帝”（10节），一切都是上帝慈爱的供应，所以摩西叮嘱百姓要小心谨慎，不要忘了厚赐恩典的上帝（12节）。

在人生的某些时候，我们会很容易忘了上帝。期盼我们无论处在何种环境，都不会忽视上帝的美善，因为祂是一切福分的泉源！

慈爱的天父，我们生命中的每个福分都是从祢而来，
但内心的骄傲常让我们以为是自己的功劳。
求祢让我们谨记一切都是祢的赏赐，感谢祢所赐的福分。