灵命日粮  -  2007 年 12 月 30 日
拴绳者
读经: 帖撒罗尼迦后书2章13-17节
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金句: 「我们常为你们祷告……叫我们主耶稣的名在你们身上得荣耀。」（帖撒罗尼迦后书1章11-12节）
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全年读经: 撒迦利亚书13-14章；启示录21章

我非常敬佩那些攀登悬崖峭壁的人。他们在攀爬险峻的悬崖时，必须格外小心。他们有一项特别的安全措施，就是总有一条绳子连接着下面一个人。那人称为「拴绳者」，一旦登山者失去平衡或是跌落，拴绳者便会稳稳地把他固定住，直到他能再度站稳，继续上下。因此，「拴绳」即是牢固而安全地抓住，以保持安全。
靠近辛辛那提的盼望教会，有一个成人小组，就称为「拴绳者」。该小组的成员决志，他们每天与主同行要彼此帮忙扶持，并承诺在祷告中互相托住，有需要时他们会互相帮助，彼此激励；遭遇属灵的危险时，他们一起度过。他们为彼此「抓住绳子」。
我想使徒保罗是许多教会的拴绳者，包括帖撒罗尼迦教会。那里的信徒遭受逼迫艰难时，保罗提醒他们，他们是被拣选，依然蒙上帝所爱的人（帖撒罗尼迦后书2章13节）。保罗还激励他们继续信靠上帝，并为他们祷告（15-17节）。
现在，上帝激励你抓住谁的绳索？DCE

需要之时得人助，
心存感激让他知；
帮助之力多重要，
铭谢心中常亏欠。F. Hess

一句激励的话，能让即将放弃的人坚持下去。

December 30, 2007
The Belayers
READ: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
We also pray always for you . . . that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you. —2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
 
 I have high respect for brave men and women who climb rugged mountain peaks. They have to take serious precautions as they scale sheer cliffs. One safety feature is a line that’s always connected to a person below, who is called the “belayer.” If the climber loses his balance or falls, the belayer holds him securely until he can regain his footing and continue his ascent or descent. Thus, “to belay” is to anchor, to hold securely, to keep safe.
Hope Church, near Cincinnati, has an adult fellowship group called “The Belayers.” Its members are committed to giving one another help and support in their daily walk with Christ and promise to uphold one another in prayer. They provide assistance as needed, they encourage one another, and they come alongside in times of spiritual danger. They “hold the ropes” for each other.
I think that the apostle Paul was a belayer for many churches, including the Thessalonian church. The believers there were undergoing persecution and were troubled. He reminded them that they were chosen and still loved by God (2 Thess. 2:13). And he encouraged them to continue trusting the Lord, and prayed for them (vv.15-17).
Whose “rope” is God encouraging you to hold?
 —David C. Egner

When others help in time of need,
We then should let them know
How much their strength has meant to us;
To them our thanks we owe.  —F. Hess

A word of encouragement can make the difference between giving up or going on.

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