من البطن إلى الشيخوخة
From The Womb to Old Age
اسمعوا لي يا بيت يعقوب و كل بقية بيت اسرائيل المحملين علي من البطن المحمولين من الرحم. و الى الشيخوخة انا هو و الى الشيبة انا احمل قد فعلت و انا ارفع و انا احمل و انجي. بمن تشبهونني و تسوونني و تمثلونني لنتشابه. (إش 46 : 3 – 5)
" Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, Who have been upheld [by Me] from birth, Who have been carried from the womb:. Even to [your] old age, I [am] He, And [even] to gray hairs I will carry [you!] I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver [you]. " To whom will you liken Me, and make [Me] equal And compare Me, that we should be alike?. (Isa 46 : 3 – 5)
تحت التينة (البداية)
Under the Fig Tree (The Beginning)
قال له نثنائيل من اين تعرفني اجاب يسوع و قال له قبل ان دعاك فيلبس و انت تحت التينة رايتك (يو 1 : 48)
Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you" (Joh 1 : 48)
و لكن لما سر الله الذي افرزني من بطن امي و دعاني بنعمته (غل 1 : 15)
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called [me] through His grace, (Gal 1 : 15)
قبلما صورتك في البطن عرفتك و قبلما خرجت من الرحم قدستك جعلتك نبيا للشعوب (ار 1 : 5)
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations" (Jer 1 : 5)
تحت التينة (البداية)
Under the Fig Tree (The Beginning)
عجيبة هذه المعرفة
Wonderful is this Knowledge
رات عيناك اعضائي و في سفرك كلها كتبت يوم تصورت اذ لم يكن واحد منها. ما اكرم افكارك يا الله عندي ما اكثر جملتها. ان احصها فهي اكثر من الرمل استيقظت و انا بعد معك. (مز 139 : 16 – 18)
Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When [as yet there were] none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!. [If] I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You. (Psa 139 : 16 – 18)
فقال لها الرب في بطنك امتان و من احشائك يفترق شعبان شعب يقوى على شعب و كبير يستعبد لصغير (تك 25 : 23)
And the LORD said to her:"Two nations [are] in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; [One] people shall be stronger than the other, And the older shall serve the younger" (Gen 25 : 23)
عجيبة هذه المعرفة
Wonderful is this Knowledge
فاجاب ذاك و قال اخاطئ هو لست اعلم انما اعلم شيئا واحدا اني كنت اعمى و الان ابصر (يو 9 : 25)
He answered and said, "Whether He is a sinner [or not] I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see" (Joh 9 : 25)
عجيبة هذه المعرفة
Wonderful is this Knowledge
ما حدث وما يحدث
What has Happened and What is Happening
و نحن نعلم ان كل الاشياء تعمل معا للخير للذين يحبون الله الذين هم مدعوون حسب قصده (رو 8 : 28)
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to [His] purpose (Rom 8 : 28)
و الان يا سيدي حي هو الرب و حية هي نفسك ان الرب قد منعك عن اتيان الدماء و انتقام يدك لنفسك و الان فليكن كنابال اعداؤك و الذين يطلبون الشر لسيدي (1صم 25 : 26)
"Now therefore, my lord, [as] the LORD lives and [as] your soul lives, since the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now then, let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal (1Sa 25 : 26)
ما حدث وما يحدث
What has Happened and What is Happening
فقالت مرثا ليسوع يا سيد لو كنت ههنا لم يمت اخي (يو 11 : 21)
Then Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died (Joh 11 : 21)
ما حدث وما يحدث
What has Happened and What is Happening
فقال له الرب اذهب لان هذا لي اناء مختار ليحمل اسمي امام امم و ملوك و بني اسرائيل (اع 9 : 15)
But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel (Act 9 : 15)
هذا لي إناء مختار
He is a Chosen Vessel for Mine
قم انزل الى بيت الفخاري و هناك اسمعك كلامي (ار 18 : 2)
"Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words" (Jer 18 : 2)
و لكن في بيت كبير ليس انية من ذهب و فضة فقط بل من خشب و خزف ايضا و تلك للكرامة و هذه للهوان . فان طهر احد نفسه من هذه يكون اناء للكرامة مقدسا نافعا للسيد مستعدا لكل عمل صالح. (2تي 2 : 20 – 21)
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. (2Ti 2 : 20 – 21)
هذا لي إناء مختار
He is a Chosen Vessel for Mine
اللوحة والمراحل
The Canvas and the Stages
انتم قصدتم لي شرا اما الله فقصد به خيرا لكي يفعل كما اليوم ليحيي شعبا كثيرا
(تك 50 : 20)
"But as for you, you meant evil against me; [but] God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as [it is] this day, to save many people alive (Gen 50 : 20)
ليس لها قيمة في البداية
Has no value at the beginning
لن تعجب كثيرين .. ولن يفهمها الغالبية
It will not please many… and the majority will not understand it
الحق الحق اقول لك لما كنت اكثر حداثة كنت تمنطق ذاتك و تمشي حيث تشاء و لكن متى شخت فانك تمد يديك و اخر يمنطقك و يحملك حيث لا تشاء. قال هذا مشيرا الى اية ميتة كان مزمعا ان يمجد الله بها و لما قال هذا قال له اتبعني. (يو 21 : 18 – 19)
"Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry [you] where you do not wish“This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me". (Joh 21 : 18 – 19)
لما كنت أكثر حداثة
When You Were Younger
اجاب يسوع و قال له لست تعلم انت الان ما انا اصنع و لكنك ستفهم فيما بعد
(يو 13 : 7)
Jesus answered and said to him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this" (Joh 13 : 7)
لما كنت أكثر حداثة
When You Were Younger
و انا اقول لك ايضا انت بطرس و على هذه الصخرة ابني كنيستي و ابواب الجحيم لن تقوى عليها (مت 16 : 18)
"And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it (Mat 16 : 18)
حاول
Try
تنظر للحاضر من نظرة المستقبل (إرادة الله قداستكم)
To look at the present through the eyes of the future�(God’s will, Your Sanctification)
أن تفهم الحاضر من منظور الماضي
To understand the present from the perspective of the past
أن ترى ما يحدث من حولك يحمل جمالاً وترتيبًا إلهيًا
To see what is happening around you as carrying beauty and divine order
أن تشجع مَن حولك أن هناك إرادة صالحة كاملة في كل ما يحدث
To encourage those around you that there is a good and perfect will in everything that happens
حاول
Try
لاننا نحن عمله مخلوقين في المسيح يسوع لاعمال صالحة قد سبق الله فاعدها لكي نسلك فيها (اف 2 : 10)
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them (Eph 2 : 10)
حاول
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