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Job 3 – The Shocking Power of Curse 咒詛的震撼力

Thursday 14th December 2023

Rev Daniel Xi An Poon

V1-10 Curse Own Birth 咒詛自己的出身

God knew Job well, after the attack from Satan again and again, after not being understood by his wife and his friends, Job continued to trust in God. So often we may ask, why are we following God? Is it only because He will bless us? This is how Job’s wife thinks, her response did not really help Job, she was not being supportive and understanding for Job. Furthermore, Job’s friends cried with him, but they also didn’t give Job the support he needed. When we see someone in need, do we really know what they need? We must spend more time praying for them, because only God can truely help all the problems in our lives.

神很了解約伯，在撒但一次次的攻擊、妻子和朋友的不理解之後，約伯仍然信靠神。我們常常會問，為什麼要跟隨神？只是因為祂會祝福我們嗎？約伯的妻子是這樣想的，她的回應並沒有真正幫助到約伯，她並不是在支持和理解約伯。此外，約伯的朋友也和他一起哭泣，但他們也沒有給予約伯所需的支持。當我們看到有人需要幫助時，我們真的知道他們需要什麼嗎？我們必須花更多的時間為他們禱告，因為只有神才能真正幫助我們生活中的所有問題。

God called Job blameless and upright, but the response of his wife and his friends discouraged him and changed him. Job started to curse his own birth, but actually no one on this earth has the authority to curse anything or anyone. Only God has the authority to curse, and He promised in Genesis that He would not curse this earth. Only God can curse, not anyone else on this earth. He creates everything, He gives and takes away. A upright man like Job was defeated because his wife and his friends responded him.

神稱約伯是無可指摘、正直的，但他妻子和朋友的反應卻讓他灰心喪氣，並改變了他。約伯開始咒罵自己的出身，但其實這個世界上沒有人有權利咒罵任何事物或任何人。只有神有咒詛的權柄，他在創世記中應許他不會咒詛這地。神創造了一切，祂給予祂也收取，像約伯這樣正直的人，因為他的妻子和朋友回應而被擊敗。

No one is completely righteous, we are all human, we all have weaknesses, and we don’t have the authority to curse ourselves. When we cannot face the problems in our lives, when we cannot face the darkness within us, we may want to curse our lives and we may seek to die. Job was an upright and blameless man, but when he left the presence of God, his attitude changed. Job allowed Satan came to his heart. As Christians, we have authority to cast out demon and to rebuke Satan, but when we are discouraged, we may welcome the darkness and let it fill our lives.

沒有人是完全正直的，我們都是人，都有軟弱，我們沒有權力詛咒自己。當我們無法面對生活中的問題時，當我們無法面對內心的黑暗時，我們可能會想要詛咒我們的生活，我們可能會尋求死亡。約伯是個正直、無可指摘的人，但當他離開神的面前時，他的態度就改變了。約伯允許撒旦進入他的內心。身為基督徒，我們有權力趕鬼、斥責撒但，但當我們灰心喪志時，我們可能會歡迎黑暗，讓它充滿我們的生活。

V11-19 Curse Own Childhood 咒詛自己的童年

A lot of problems in life are from childhood, from birth, the world may hurt us and that we may grow up with pains. Job cursed his birth, he refused the protection of God and he chose to live in darkness. We need the light, we need to fight for the night. When we see ourselves as god, we cannot see light.

人生的許多問題都是從童年開始的，從出生開始，這個世界可能會傷害我們，我們可能會在痛苦中成長。約伯詛咒了自己的出身，拒絕了神的保護，選擇了生活在黑暗之中。我們需要光明，我們需要為黑夜而戰。當我們將自己視為神時，我們就看不見光。

V20-36 Curse Own Upbringing 咒詛自己的成長

Job couldn’t see God in his life anymore, he forgot all the things God did for him in his upbringing. Job cursed his upbringing and he continued to complain and become fearful. He only saw negative things, he couldn’t see hope. When we start to curse, darkness will cover us more, when we start to complain about our birth, our upbringing, and our lives, we cannot give thanks and we cannot see the blessings of God.

約伯在他的生命中看不見神了，他忘記了神在他的成長過程中為他所做的一切。約伯詛咒他的成長經歷，他不斷抱怨並變得恐懼。他只看到消極的事物，看不到希望。當我們開始咒罵時，黑暗就會更遮蓋我們，當我們開始抱怨我們的出身、我們的成長、我們的生活時，我們就無法感恩，也看不見神的祝福。

What is the life we want to live in? In light or in darkness? We are weak, and we need God. There may be times we are upright and blameless, but can we continue to live in the light? We must not boast about ourselves, everything comes from God, only by Him and through Him, we can continue to stay in the light. We must know this, to hold tightly onto God, this is the only way to continue living a blameless and upright life. It’s never about what we can do, but a humble attitude to connect with God and hold onto God.

我們想要過的生活是什麼樣的？在光明中還是在黑暗中？我們是軟弱的，我們需要神也許我們有時是正直無過的，但我們能持繼續活在光明中嗎？我們不要自誇，一切都是從神來的，只有靠著神，我們才能繼續活在光明中。我們必須知道，只有緊緊抓住神，才能繼續過著無可指責、正直的生活。重要的不是我們能做什麼，而是以謙卑的態度與神連結並抓住神。