11月17日
标 题： 主的日子
经 节： 因为你们自己明明晓得，主的日子来到，好象夜间的贼一样。（帖撒罗尼迦前书五章2节）
在圣经中，要预备主的日子到来的劝勉，通常是给神的百姓，而不是给非信徒。基督徒一定要预备基督的再来，好叫自己可以正确地回应祂。关于主的日子，最重要的一件事已清楚记明，就是那日子的来到是不可预料的。
在圣经中，曾经几次提及主的日子。这个日子通常是指耶稣第一次或第二次的来到，然而，这也可以指神将来降临到祂的百姓当中，不是救赎就是审判的那个日子（以赛亚书十三：6；约珥书二：11；玛拉基书三：2）。阿摩司曾预言，那主的日子临到时，是超乎人们所期望的（阿摩司书五：18）。在阿摩司的时代，人们以为主的日子是充满欢乐与歌颂的，但阿摩司说，那是悲痛及审判罪恶的日子。耶稣第一次的降临出乎人们的意料，因为他们期待弥赛亚以不同的方式降临，许多人没有认出祂是弥赛亚。
基督第二次的降临是主最末的日子。到那个日子之前，神有时候会临到你身上、你的家人和你的朋友；你要警醒注意，神在你的儿女、朋友及工作伙伴身上，那使人悔改的作为。当神在你教会一些人的生命开始动工，你一定要注意这个时刻。你可能在敬拜时，特别感受到神的同在，你开始为在场的人代祷。现在就要预备自己，注意周围朋友的生命。你会发现，主的日子就在你手中。
The Day of the
Lord
For you
yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the
night. (1 Thessalonians 5:2)
In the Scriptures, the exhortation to prepare for the day of the Lord is
usually given to God’s people, rather than to unbelievers. Christians must be
prepared for Christ’s return, so that they can properly respond to Him. The
most important thing about the day of the Lord is clear: it comes unexpectedly.
In Scripture, there are several references to the day of the Lord. Often
this refers to Jesus’ first coming or His second coming, but it can also refer
to any time God comes to His people, either in salvation or judgment_(Isa.
13:6; Joel 2:11; Mal. 3:2). Amos had predicted that the day of the Lord would
be far different from what the people expected (Amos 5:18). The people of his
day thought it would come with joy and singing, yet Amos said there would be
grieving and judgment of sin. When Jesus came the first time, His coming caught
people by surprise. Because they were expecting the Messiah to come in a
different way, many did not recognize Him.
The final day of the Lord will be at Christ’s second coming. Meanwhile,
there will be times when God will come to you, your family, and friends. You
need to be watching for the signs of God’s convicting work in your children,
your friends, and your coworkers. You must take notice when God begins to do a
special work in the lives of the people in your church. It may be that you have
an unusual sense of God’s presence in a worship service and you begin to
intercede for those who are present. Prepare yourself now and pay attention to
what is happening in the lives of those around you. You may discover that the
day of the Lord is at hand.
