如何为恶人祷告？
你是否曾经感到困惑，想知道为什么坏人和恶人会很发达。你是否会认为像你这样的好人，若过着艰难的生活，或者在生活中有着很多的问题，是很不公平的？我不怀疑神的公正，我知道神是信实的，他在我们的生活中做工，一切最终都掌握在他的手中。我知道我遇到的有些问题是因为我犯了罪。我不知道你会怎么想，但我有时候也会感到有些不解，为什么别人造成的问题会临到我头上，这些人可能进入到我的国家，我的城市，甚至我的家中，而对于他们我根本无法控制。圣经旧约中有些祷告讲的是人们祈求神惩罚恶人。但是如今，如果我们祷告希望恶人受惩罚，这又似乎与耶稣的教导相违背，因为他教导我们要爱仇敌。这就是为什么我们需要祷告求神保佑我们，保护我们脱离恶人正在或者将要造成的伤害，我们要求神赐予你我力量去帮助我们周围任何一位需要我们帮助的人。在理解圣经中的祷告时，有时我们首先需要更深刻地了解神掌管这世界的原则是什么。我们不可能明白所有的事，不是吗？但是我们永远都可以信靠神。
作者: Andy Baker
译者: Wang Jing
播音: Edward Short
Sweet Hour of Prayer / 15
HOW TO PRAY FOR WICKED PEOPLE
Do you ever get confused and wonder why it is that wicked and some times evil people prosper? Have you ever thought that it is not fair for good people, like you, to have a difficult life and have many problems during their life? I do not doubt the justice of God. I know that God can be trusted and that He is working in our lives and He is in total control. I know that some problems are brought on me because I sin. I don’t know about you, but sometimes though, I wonder a little bit about troubles caused by people who come into my country, my town and even my home over whom I have no control. Some of the prayers in the Old Testament part of the Bible contain pleadings for wicked people to be punished. It might seem that when we pray for wicked people to be punished that this contradicts the teachings of Jesus about loving our enemies. That is why it is needful to pray that God bless you and protect you from the results of actions and decisions of evil people and ask his strength for you and me to help anyone around us that needs our help. Prayers of the Bible sometimes request greater understanding of what principles that God uses to govern the world. We can’t always understand can we? But we can always trust God.
Sweet Hour of Prayer /15
Author: Andy Baker
Translator: Wang Jing
Audio version: Edward Short