11月29日 一年的第334天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:林後07-09章
哥林多後書第07章主要在講:「過去:未曾虧負誰請接納我」。
我們有作上帝兒女的應許:1.就當潔淨自己、除去身體靈魂的污穢,敬畏上帝得以成聖,2.你們要心地寬大收納我們,我們未曾虧負誰?佔誰的便宜?情願與你們同生同死,3.你們依上帝的意思憂愁,就生出沒有後悔的懊悔來,就殷勤、自訴、自恨、恐懼、想念、念自責表明自己是潔淨的人以致得救,4.你們顧念我們的熱心,與眾人順服恐懼戰競接待待提多,我如今歡喜,在凡事上為你們放心。
◎心得分享:。
哥林多後書第08章主要在講:「教導:務要顯明愛心的憑據」。
我把馬其頓腓立比教會的恩告訴你們:1.他們在患難受大試煉時,仍有滿足的快樂,2.在極窮之間,還格顯出樂捐的厚恩,3.我可以證明他們是按著力量,而且過了力量,自己甘心樂意捐助,4.再三的求我們,准他們在這供給聖徒的恩情上有分,5.他們所作是照我們想望的,更照上帝的旨意,先把自己獻給主,又歸附我們。我勸你們:1.既然開辦慈惠的事,就當辦成這事,2.在慈惠的信心、口才、知識、熱心和愛心上,格外顯出滿足來,3.你們知道主耶穌的恩典:祂本是富足,卻為我們成了貧窮,叫我們因祂貧窮,我們可以成為富足,你們起此心意已經一年,就當辦成這事,4.人若有願作的心,必蒙悅納,並不是照他所無的,乃是照他所有的人,原不是要你們受累別人輕省,乃要均平,多收沒有餘,少收沒有缺,5.我打發提多往你們那裡去,你們務要在眾教會面前,顯明你們愛心的憑據,並我所誇獎你們的憑據。
◎心得分享:。
哥林多後書第09章主要在講:「教導:顯出所捐是出於樂意」。
論到供給聖徒的事:1.要把從前所應許的捐款預備妥當,顯出你們所捐的是出於樂意,不是出於勉強,2.少種少收、多種多收,各人要隨本心所酌定的,不要作難,不要勉強,捐得樂意的人,是神所喜愛的,3.上帝能將各樣恩惠加給你們,使你們常常充足,多行各樣的善事,叫你們凡事富足,可以多多施捨,4.辦這供給的事,不但補聖徒的缺乏,也是叫許多人越發感謝上帝,歸榮耀與上帝,5.他們因上帝極大恩賜,就切切想念你們,為你們祈禱,感謝上帝。
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July 14
"Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar." (Psalm 118:27.)
IS not this altar inviting thee? Shall we not ask to be bound to it, the we may never be able to start back from our attitude of consecration? There are times when life is full of roseate light, and we choose the Cross; at other times, when the sky is grey, we shrink from it. It is well to be bound.
Wilt Thou bind us, most blessed Spirit, and enamor us with the Cross, and let us never leave it? Bind us with the scarlet cord of redemption, and the golden cord of love, and the silver cord of Advent-hope, so we will not go back from it, or wish for another lot than to be the humble partners with our Lord in His pain and sorrow!
The horns of the altar invite thee. Wilt thou come? Wilt thou dwell ever in a spirit of resigned humility, and give thyself wholly to the Lord?
─Selected.
The story is told of a colored brother who, at a camp meeting, tried to give himself to God. Every night at the altar he consecrated himself; but every night before he left the meeting, the devil would come to him and convince him that he did not feel any different and therefore he was not consecrated.
Again and again he was beaten back by the adversary. Finally, one evening he came to the meeting with an axe and a big stake. After consecrating himself, he drove the stake into the ground just where he had knelt. As he was leaving the building, the devil came to him as usual and tried to make him believe that it was all a farce.
At once he went back to the stake and, pointing to it, said, "Look here, Mr. Devil, do you see the stake? Well, that's my witness that God has forever accepted me." Immediately the devil left him, and he had no further doubts on the subject.─The Still Small Voice.
Beloved, if you are tempted to doubt the finality of your consecration, drive a stake down somewhere and let it be your witness before God and even the devil that you have settled the question forever.
Are you groping for a blessing,
Never getting there?
Listen to a word in season,
Get somewhere.
Are you struggling for salvation,
By your anxious prayer?
Stop your struggling, simply trust, and-
Get somewhere.
Does the answer seem to linger,
To your earnest prayer?
Turn your praying into praise, and-
Get somewhere.
You will never know His fulness,
Till you boldly dare
To commit your all to Him, and-
Get somewhere.
─Songs of the Spirit.
「並新約的中保耶穌,以及所灑的血。」希伯來書十二章24節
中保有責任促使立約雙方完全信守其義務,耶穌對我們保證神必定履行祂的應許,祂也向神保證我們會忠心地完成祂對我們的要求,祂幫助我們謹守此約。
就如中保,在最後的晚餐裏,祂賜給門徒立新約的偉大應許,也要給他們以西結所預言聖靈的恩賜。
祂也負責完成應許,「我要幫助你們遵我的命令而行,你們要謹守遵行我所說的。」應許的應驗在於祂如此明確地指示門徒遵守祂的命令、完成父神的計劃。「你們若愛我就必遵守我的命令,我要求父,父就另外賜給你們一位保惠師。」「有了我的命令又遵守的,這人就是愛我的;愛我的必蒙我父愛他;我也要愛他,並要向他顯現。」「人若愛我,就必遵守我的道,我父也必愛他,並且我們要到他那裏去與他同住。」「我的話若常在你們裏面,凡你們所願意的,祈求就必給你們成就。」「你們若遵守我的命令,就常在我的愛裏。」「你們若遵守我所吩咐的,就是我的門徒了。」
如果門徒無法遵守,難道主會明確指出,謹守祂的命令是蒙福的途徑嗎?當然不會。祂會賜下聖靈當作為憑據幫助他們,使他們能遵行主的命令,祂居間調停使你感到有把握,基督才希望祂的門徒愛祂,靠著聖靈的能力遵行祂的吩咐,由於祂住在他們心中,使他們不斷謹守祂的命令。
「只是我告訴你們,不要與惡人作對;有人打你的右臉,連左臉也轉過來由他打。」馬太福音五章39節
這數節經文,是表現作基督徒的恥辱。由常情而看,如果一個人不還擊,那是因為他是一個懦夫;但是在靈性方面,如果一個人不還擊,那是表現神兒子在他裡頭。當你受凌辱的時候,你不但不憤恨,並要把它視為表顯神兒子的機會。你不能摹仿耶穌的性情;畫虎不成反類犬。至於聖徒之身受凌辱,反是表示主耶穌無限溫雅的機會。
山上寶訓的教訓,不是──做你的本分,就是──不是你的本分也得做。陪走二里,轉過那邊臉,都不是你的本分,但是耶穌說如果我們是祂的門徒,我們總得要做。「唉,我不能再做,我是被人誤會了」這種精神和語氣不必有。無論何時我堅持我的權利,我就損傷了神的兒子;如果我自己忍受打擊,便可免掉耶穌之損傷。那也是完成基督受苦的意思。門徒們在生命裡所感覺的是主的尊榮發生危險,並不是自己的尊榮發生危險。
不要責求別人正直不正直,但自己絕不可不正直。我們老是尋求公義;但山上的寶訓絕不是如此。
「……要人常常禱告……」路加福音十八章1節
願今天成為一個禱告的日子,願我們瞭解最高的事奉和力量,乃是為人在神的面前祈求。願我們順服聖靈在我們裡面的禱告聲音。當挑戰壓力來臨時,願我們視這些為禱告事項。願我們培養不住禱告的靈,並且常與基督交通。
願我們學習禱告事奉的意義,能藉著代求,幫助一些不在我們身邊的人。讓我們勇敢地求,大大的張口。如果我們把每一個困難當作另一個禱告事項,神就會以又大又奇妙的事充滿我們,甚至超過我們的想像。
願今天也是喜樂和讚美的日子,願我們住在神的應許中,期待祂的釋放和祝福。願我們不要老想著試煉,而是思想擺在前頭的勝利;願我們不要再住在黑暗的墳墓中,倒要住在約瑟的花園裡,生活在復活的光明中。願我們保持向面容朝上升的太陽,奮起、為主發光、更加喜樂、凡事感謝、凡事讚美。
啊!願您以喜樂充滿我們的心,使我們得到激勵,也能鼓舞他人。願您以祝福充滿我們的生命,使我們的福杯滿溢,也成為他人的祝福。