1月2日 以色列必得胜

撒上7:7-10
非利士人听见以色列人聚集在米斯巴、非利士的首领就上来要攻击以色列人．以色列人听见就惧怕非利士人。以色列人对撒母耳说、愿你不住的为我们呼求耶和华我们的神、救我们脱离非利士人的手。撒母耳就把一只吃奶的羊羔、献与耶和华作全牲的燔祭、为以色列人呼求耶和华．耶和华就应允他。撒母耳正献燔祭的时候、非利士人前来要与以色列人争战．当日耶和华大发雷声、惊乱非利士人、他们就败在以色列人面前。
When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. The children of Israel said to Samuel, "Don't cease to cry to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines." Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh: and Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel; and Yahweh answered him.
As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.
主耶稣！以色列面对敌人的攻击威吓，因惧怕发出呼求，撒母耳听见百姓的呼求向耶和华神献祭，耶和华神就向敌人发声，这样的事今天仍然正在发生。主啊！我深信，当国际列强威吓以色列，信徒向神献上祷告和敬拜的时候，耶和华神必然向敌人发声，败坏一切仇敌，以色列必得胜。