GLORIOUS WORD DEVOTIONALBY PASTOR BERNARD EFA OCTOBER 21, 2023DEAL WITH YOUR OPPOSERS あなたの敵対者に対処する

(Nehemiah 4:1) “And the Lord said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.” 
(ネヘミヤ4:1）「主はわたしに言われた。"立ち上がり、民の前に旅立ちなさい。

Not many in this life know that they have opposers. But, in truth, everyone has an opposer. Our number one opposer is satan. Other opposers are those who allow themselves to be used by the devil to disturb you. In Nehemiah 4:1-16, the Bible records that “But when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and in a great rage, and he ridiculed the Jews. And he said before his brethren and the army of Samaria, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore things [at will and by themselves]? Will they [try to bribe their God] with sacrifices? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned? Now Tobiah the Ammonite was near him, and he said, What they build—if a fox climbs upon it, he will break down their stone wall. 
この人生において、自分に敵対者がいることを知っている人は多くない。しかし実際には、誰にでも反対者がいる。私たちの一番の敵はサタンだ。他の反対者は、悪魔があなたを妨害するために自分を利用することを許す人たちだ。ネヘミヤ記4:1-16に、聖書はこう記している。「しかし、サンバラトは、私たちが城壁を築こうとしているのを聞いて怒り、大激怒して、ユダヤ人を嘲笑した。そして、自分の兄弟たちやサマリヤの軍隊の前で言った。自分たちの思いのままに〕物事を回復するのか。いけにえで神を買収しようとするのか。一日で終わるのか。燃やされたのを見て，彼らは瓦礫の山から石を復活させるだろうか。アモン人トビヤは彼の近くにいて言った，「彼らが建てたものは，もし狐がその上に登れば，彼らの石垣を壊してしまうだろう」。

[And Nehemiah prayed] Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their taunts upon their own heads, and give them for a prey in a land of their captivity. Cover not their iniquity and let not their sin be blotted out before You, for they have vexed [with alarm] the builders and provoked You. So we built the wall, and all [of it] was joined together to half its height, for the people had a heart and mind to work. But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were going up and that the breaches were being closed, they were very angry. And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem, to injure and cause confusion and failure in it.But because of them we made our prayer to our God and set a watch against them day and night. ….., 
[ネヘミヤは祈った〕わたしたちの神よ，聞いてください。彼らの嘲りを自分の頭に向け，彼らを捕囚の地の獲物としてください。 彼らの咎を覆い去らず，彼らの罪を御前に消し去らないでください． それでわたしたちは城壁を築き，その高さの半分まで全部をつなぎ合わせた。ところが，サンバラト，トビヤ，アラビア人，アンモン人，アシュドド人は，エルサレムの城壁が築かれ，裂け目がふさがれるのを聞いて，非常に怒った。しかし、彼らのために、私たちは私たちの神に祈り、昼も夜も彼らに対する見張りを置いた。......

Do not be afraid of the enemy; [earnestly] remember the Lord and imprint Him [on your minds], great and terrible, and [take from Him courage to] fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes. And when our enemies heard that their plot was known to us and that God had frustrated their purpose, we all returned to the wall, everyone to his work (Nehemiah 4:1-16). Amazing! So in Nehemiah 4:1-16, we see that a group of people named Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, Ammonites, and Ashdodites were clear opposers of God’s work. In prayer, destroy the work of opposers from your midst. Hallelujah! 
敵を恐れてはならない。主を思い起こし，偉大で恐ろしい主を心に刻みつけ，兄弟たち，息子たち，娘たち，妻たち，そして家々のために戦う勇気を，主から得なさい」。そして、敵が、彼らのたくらみが私たちに知られ、神が彼らの目的を挫かれたことを聞くと、私たちは皆、城壁に戻り、皆、自分の仕事に戻った（ネヘミヤ4:1-16）。驚くべきことだ！つまり、ネヘミヤ記4:1-16には、サンバラト、トビヤ、アラビア人、アンモン人、アシュドド人という一団が、明らかに神の業に反対していたことがわかる。祈りの中で、あなたの中から反対者の働きを滅ぼしてください。ハレルヤ！

Confession: My God has frustrated the plans of my opposers. Whatever my opposer's plan shall go nowhere for no weapon formed against me shall prosper and every tongue that rises against me is judged forever. Hallelujah!
告白しよう：私の神は、私の反対者たちの計画を挫かれた。わたしに敵対する者たちの計画は、どんなものであれ、どこでも行わることは無い。 ハレルヤ！

Say this if you have never been born again. I declare from today that Jesus Christ is my Lord and I believe that God raised Him from the dead. 
もしあなたがまだ一度も生まれ変わっていないなら、こう言ってください。私は今日から、イエス・キリストが私の主であり、神がイエス・キリストを死者の中からよみがえらせたことを信じます。

Congratulations
おめでとうございます
You can begin to attract God’s goodness into your life from today.
あなたは今日から、神のいつくしみを人生に引き寄せることができます。

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