3月16日
标 题： 站在你的守望所！
经 节： 我要站在守望所，立在望楼上观看，看耶和华对我说什么话，我可用什么话向祂诉冤。（哈巴谷书二章1节）
守望者的工作十分重要。敌军正渐渐迫近，古老城市的居民只剩下一点宝贵的时间，可以逃命或预备战事。每一个人的生命系于守望者的警觉心，他凝视远方水平线上，要尽早瞥见迫近的威胁。在这危急的局势，尽快告知人们战事的来临，是非常重要的。
身为一个基督徒，神给你一个守望者的使命，就是为你自己、你的朋友、你的家人和你的教会肢体守望。留心倾听神的话是非常重要的。也许有个朋友正面临危机，需要神的话语。当你读经时，神也许选择给你一些鼓励的话，分享给你的朋友。也许你的孩子正面临艰难的挑战，神会在你祷告的时候对你说话，光照你该如何帮助他。如果灵性警醒，你可能会收到神的警告，指示你周围的朋友正面对何种危险。
相反地，倘若粗心大意，你的家人可能陷入困境，而听不到神的解答。如果你不把神的信息放在心里，你周围的人可能就失去机会，听到神要你分享、鼓励他们的应许。神要守望者为自己的警醒负责任（以西结书卅三：6）。竭力留心聆听神每一句的话语。当你留心听神的警告，并顺服祂的旨意，你的警醒不懈将会使你与你周围的人得益。
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.
