梦游圣经66本书

2026年8月10日｜梦境灵修

经文

「这以斯拉从巴比伦上来，他是敏捷的文士，通达耶和华以色列神所赐摩西的律法书……是因耶和华他神的手帮助他。」
——以斯拉记 7:6

「以斯拉定志考究遵行耶和华的律法，又将律例典章教训以色列人。」
——以斯拉记 7:10

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梦境

梦中，我在一部电梯里，遇见几位专门卖打字机的营业员。

我心里很好奇：

这个年代，还有人用打字机吗？

现在电脑、打印机这么方便，老式打字机似乎早已被时代淘汰了。

其中一位营业员却对我说：

「打字机可以很有力地打在纸上，打印机却不能。」

这句话让我印象很深。

后来，我们彼此交换名片，希望以后可以互相帮助、彼此合作。

醒来以后，我一直思想：

为什么在打印机的时代，梦里偏偏出现一台打字机？

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有些话只是经过，有些话却留下痕迹

老式打字机有一个特点。

它不是快速地把整页文字印出来，而是一个字、一个字地敲下去。

一下，又一下。

每一次敲击都有力量，
每一个字都会留下痕迹。

这让我想到神的话。

今天，我们其实从来不缺神的话。

每天可以读圣经，
听信息，
看灵修，
收到许多经文和金句。

我们也很容易读到一句感动自己的话，就马上分享给别人。

但这个梦让我问自己：

神的话只是经过我，还是进入了我？

很多时候，一句话我已经分享出去了，却发现自己仍然在学习怎样活出来。

于是我开始明白：

神的话不只是要经过我的眼睛，
经过我的头脑，
再经过我的口传出去。

祂的话也要在我的生命里留下痕迹。

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以斯拉的三个动作

《以斯拉记》第七章介绍了一个特别的人——以斯拉。

圣经称他为：

「敏捷的文士，通达耶和华……所赐摩西的律法书。」
——以斯拉记 7:6

但以斯拉最宝贵的地方，不只是他懂得神的话。

《以斯拉记》7:10特别记下：

「以斯拉定志考究遵行耶和华的律法，又将律例典章教训以色列人。」

这里有三个很重要的动作：

考究 → 遵行 → 教导

认真明白，
愿意活出来，
再把所领受的传递出去。

过去读这节经文，我很容易把注意力放在「教导」。

但现在再看，才发现「遵行」就在「教导」之前。

这也成为对我自己的提醒。

很多时候，我也会在还没有完全活出来的时候，就已经把所领受的话分享出去。

这并不是说，我们必须等到自己完全做到，才可以分享神的话。

而是当我把一句话分享给别人时，我也要记得：

这句话首先也是对我说的。

我不只是神话语的传递者，

我也是神话语正在塑造的人。

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一边传递，一边被改变

这让我重新理解梦里的「打字机」。

也许神不是只要借着我把祂的话「打出去」。

祂也在一下一下地，把祂的话「打进来」。

有些话，我已经分享了，
却还需要继续学习；

有些经文，我已经告诉别人，
自己却仍然需要经历；

有些真理，我已经明白，
却需要很多时间才能真正成为生命。

属灵生命并不是：

「我已经完全做到了，所以现在来教你。」

更多时候是：

「这是神正在教导我的，我们一起学习怎样活出来。」

这样，分享就不只是知识的传递，

而成为生命同行。

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从上面领受，再带下来

整个梦发生在一部电梯里。

电梯上下运行，让我想到一个画面：

从上面领受，再带到下面。

《以斯拉记》7:12称以斯拉为：

「通达天上神律法……的文士。」

以斯拉不是制造自己的信息。

他领受神的话，
考究神的话，
遵行神的话，
再把神的话带给百姓。

真正能够触摸生命的话，不一定是最漂亮、最聪明的话。

往往是一个人自己先被那句话触摸过。

所以这幅图画越来越清楚：

从上面领受，
在里面留下痕迹，
在生活中学习遵行，
再从生命传递出去。

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「交换名片」——不要一个人走

梦的最后，我们彼此交换名片。

为什么？

因为以后要互相帮助、彼此合作。

这也让我想到，以斯拉从来不是一个人完成使命。

他说：

「因耶和华我神的手帮助我，我就得以坚强，从以色列中招聚首领，与我一同上来。」
——以斯拉记 7:28

我很喜欢这句话：

「与我一同上来。」

神的工作从来不只是寻找一个很有能力的人。

祂也在连接一群愿意同行的人。

有人领受，
有人分享；

有人祷告，
有人教导；

有人提醒别人，
自己也愿意接受提醒。

我们彼此分享神的话，也彼此帮助把神的话活出来。

所以梦里的「交换名片」仿佛在提醒：

不要一个人走，要彼此连接。

我们每个人都像神手中的一个字。

一个字能表达的有限，

但当一个字连接另一个字，
一个生命连接另一个生命，

就可以写出更完整的故事。

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谁是「天上的打字机」？

梦开始的时候，我的问题是：

「这个年代，还有人用打字机吗？」

现在回头看，我觉得更值得问的是：

「这个时代，神的话在我的生命里留下痕迹了吗？」

我们活在一个资讯很多的时代。

经文可以很快复制，
信息可以很快转发，
一句话几秒钟就可以传给很多人。

可是神似乎在提醒我：

不要只求传得快，也要让祂的话进得深。

不是只有我的手在「转发」，

我的生命也要被祂的话触摸。

不是只有我的口在「教导」，

我的心也仍然需要被祂教导。

不是因为我已经完全活出来，所以才分享；

而是我愿意在分享的同时，继续让神的话改变我。

一下，又一下；
一句，又一句。

祂的话进入我，
也借着我流出去；

我领受，
我学习遵行，
我分享，

然后继续被祂的话塑造。

也许这就是「天上的打字机」给我的提醒：

不要只成为传递神话语的人，
也要成为不断被神话语改变的人。

愿我们成为这个时代的「以斯拉」——

认真考究祂的话，
谦卑学习遵行祂的话，
忠实传递祂的话。

我们不需要等到自己完全，
却要一直保持一颗愿意被祂改变的心。

让神的话不只是从我们这里经过，

而是在我们的生命里，留下痕迹。

The Typewriter from Heaven

August 10, 2026 | Dream Devotional

Scripture

“Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given… for the hand of the LORD his God was on him.”
— Ezra 7:6

“For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.”
— Ezra 7:10

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The Dream

In the dream, I was in an elevator when I met several salespeople who specialized in selling typewriters.

I was curious and wondered:

Does anyone still use typewriters these days?

With computers and printers making everything so convenient, old-fashioned typewriters seem to have long been left behind by the times.

But one of the salespeople said to me:

“A typewriter can strike the paper with force, but a printer cannot.”

Those words left a deep impression on me.

Later, we exchanged business cards, hoping that we could help one another and work together in the future.

After waking up, I kept thinking:

Why, in the age of printers, did a typewriter appear in my dream?

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Some Words Simply Pass By; Others Leave a Mark

An old-fashioned typewriter has a unique quality.

It does not quickly print an entire page at once. Instead, each letter is struck onto the paper, one at a time.

One strike after another.

Every keystroke carries force.
Every letter leaves a mark.

It made me think about the Word of God.

Today, we certainly do not lack access to God’s Word.

We can read the Bible every day,
listen to sermons,
read devotionals,
and receive countless Scriptures and inspirational verses.

It is also easy for us to read something that touches us and immediately share it with others.

But this dream made me ask myself:

Does God’s Word simply pass through me, or has it entered into me?

Many times, I have already shared a word with others, only to realize that I am still learning how to live it out myself.

And I began to understand:

God’s Word is not meant merely to pass through my eyes,
through my mind,
and then through my mouth to others.

His Word is also meant to leave a mark on my life.

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Ezra’s Three Actions

Ezra chapter 7 introduces us to a remarkable man—Ezra.

Scripture describes him as:

“a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the LORD… had given.”
— Ezra 7:6

But what was most precious about Ezra was not simply that he understood God’s Word.

Ezra 7:10 specifically says:

“For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.”

There are three important actions here:

Study → Obey → Teach

Understand it carefully.
Live it out willingly.
Then pass on what has been received.

In the past, when I read this verse, I often focused on the word “teach.”

But looking at it again, I realize that “obey” comes before “teach.”

This has become a personal reminder for me.

Many times, I too have shared what I have received before I have fully lived it out myself.

This does not mean that we must wait until we have perfectly practiced everything before we can share God’s Word.

Rather, whenever I share a word with someone else, I need to remember:

That word is first speaking to me as well.

I am not merely someone who passes on God’s Word.

I am also someone whom God’s Word is still shaping.

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Passing It On While Being Changed

This gave me a new understanding of the “typewriter” in my dream.

Perhaps God does not only want to use me to “type out” His Word to others.

He is also striking His Word into me—one stroke at a time.

Some words I have already shared,
yet I still need to keep learning them.

Some Scriptures I have already told others about,
yet I still need to experience them myself.

Some truths I already understand,
yet they may take a long time to truly become part of my life.

Spiritual life is not:

“I have already mastered this completely, so now I can teach you.”

More often, it is:

“This is what God is teaching me, and we are learning together how to live it out.”

Then sharing becomes more than the passing on of knowledge.

It becomes walking through life together.

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Receive from Above, Then Bring It Down

The entire dream took place inside an elevator.

As an elevator moves up and down, it gave me this picture:

Receive from above, then bring it down below.

Ezra 7:12 describes Ezra as:

“the teacher of the Law of the God of heaven.”

Ezra did not create his own message.

He received God’s Word,
studied God’s Word,
obeyed God’s Word,
and then brought God’s Word to the people.

Words that truly touch lives are not necessarily the most eloquent or clever words.

Often, they come through someone who has first been touched by those very words.

So the picture becomes increasingly clear:

Receive from above,
let it leave a mark within,
learn to live it out in daily life,
then pass it on through your life.

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“Exchanging Business Cards”—Don’t Walk Alone

At the end of the dream, we exchanged business cards.

Why?

Because we wanted to help one another and work together in the future.

This also reminded me that Ezra never fulfilled his calling alone.

He said:

“Because the hand of the LORD my God was on me, I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.”
— Ezra 7:28

I especially love these words:

“to go up with me.”

God’s work is never simply about finding one highly capable person.

He is also connecting a group of people who are willing to walk together.

Some receive,
some share;

some pray,
some teach;

some remind others,
while remaining willing to be reminded themselves.

We share God’s Word with one another, and we also help one another live it out.

So the “exchange of business cards” in the dream seems to carry this reminder:

Don’t walk alone. Stay connected to one another.

Each of us is like a letter in God’s hands.

One letter alone can express only so much.

But when one letter joins another,
when one life connects with another,

a fuller story can be written.

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Who Is the “Typewriter from Heaven”?

At the beginning of the dream, my question was:

“Does anyone still use typewriters these days?”

Looking back now, perhaps the more important question is:

“In this generation, has God’s Word left a mark on my life?”

We live in an age overflowing with information.

Scripture can be copied instantly.
Messages can be forwarded immediately.
A single sentence can reach many people within seconds.

Yet God seems to be reminding me:

Don’t only seek to pass it on quickly; allow His Word to enter deeply.

May it not only be my hands that are “forwarding” His Word;

may my life also be touched by it.

May it not only be my mouth that is “teaching”;

may my heart remain teachable before Him.

I do not share because I have already lived everything out perfectly.

I share while continuing to allow God’s Word to change me.

One stroke at a time.
One word at a time.

His Word enters into me,
and through me, it flows outward.

I receive.
I learn to obey.
I share.

And then I continue to be shaped by His Word.

Perhaps this is the reminder of “The Typewriter from Heaven”:

Don’t merely become someone who passes on God’s Word.
Become someone who is continually being transformed by God’s Word.

May we become the “Ezras” of our generation—

carefully studying His Word,
humbly learning to obey His Word,
and faithfully passing on His Word.

We do not need to wait until we are perfect,

but we do need to keep a heart that is willing to be changed by Him.

May God’s Word not simply pass through us,
but leave a lasting mark upon our lives.