02月15日 一年的第046天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:利20-23章
第20章主要在講:「禁止將兒女獻摩洛、禁行淫亂,當遵守律例典章」。
神說:1.不可將兒女獻給邪神摩洛,A.人偏向交鬼、行邪術、行邪淫,我要向他變臉v.1-6,B.謹守律例成聖,C.咒罵父母的,總要治死他v7-9,2.姦夫淫婦、亂倫、人與獸有性關係,都必治死v10-21,3.要謹守遵行一切的律例典章分別為聖v22-27。
◎心得分享:在這一章中,我們看到神對道德標準是很高的,祂不希望人交鬼行邪術,也不要人有淫亂,神希望祝福祂的百姓,但是祝福源自於:敬畏神、遠離惡事,謹守遵行神的律例典章,一旦我們對於道德的要求妥協,整個人就混亂,在不知不覺中,就失去上帝的祝福,接著就有神的審判臨到。
第21章主要在講:「祭司禁行淫亂,有殘缺不可作祭司」。
神說:「作祭司的要聖潔:1.不可摸死人,沾染自己,2.不可從俗,沾染自己,不可使頭光禿,用刀劃身,不可褻瀆神的名,3.不可娶妓女、非處女、離過婚的人,4.大祭司穿了聖衣,不可蓬頭散髮,撕裂衣服,5.有殘疾的人,不可作祭司。
◎心得分享:神不只對祂的百姓,要求聖潔,神對祂的僕人祭司,要求更高,更是要有好見證,要求更高,特別是「大祭司穿了聖衣,不可蓬頭散髮,撕裂衣服」,這一點特別提醒我,這個不重視「外表」的傳道人,更要小心謹慎,自己的穿著。
第22章主要在講:「祭司與祭物條例」。
神說:「1.祭司要慎重處理以色列人獻給我的聖物,2.祭司要分別為聖:A.要潔淨才可以服事,B.不可吃自然死去或被野獸咬死的動物,C.只有祭司家的人才可以吃神聖的祭物;其他的人都不可吃,祭司的女兒若嫁給非祭司的平民就不可吃神聖的祭物,3. 一般人若在無意中吃了神聖的祭物,要按照原價加上五分之一償還給祭司,3.祭物:A.要甘心樂意獻,B.獻沒有殘疾,4.感謝祭要當天吃,不可留到早晨,5.謹守遵行我的誡命」。
◎心得分享:神不只重視神的僕人祭司的外表,也重視祂百姓所獻的聖物,神希望祂的僕人祭司能「善盡職責」為獻的聖物「把關」,禁止神的百姓獻上有暇疵的聖物給神,甚至獻的人有正確的態度,「甘心樂意的奉獻」,這在教導我們,神渴望的其實不是祭物,而是獻祭人對上帝敬畏與感恩的心。
第23章主要在講:「當守安息日、無酵節、五旬節、贖罪日、住棚節」。
神說:「1.要守安息日,2.也要守逾越節和無酵節:正月14日逾越節,之前有7天的無酵節,要獻燔祭、素祭,守初熟節:收割莊稼的時候,把初熟莊稼的一捆帶到祭司那裏,3.守五旬節:逾越節後的第50天,要獻素祭、奠祭、燔祭、平安祭,4. 7月1日為吹角節,7月10日為贖罪日,要刻苦己心,獻火祭給耶和華,5.住棚節:7月15日是住棚節,守節7日,第8天為聖安息日,是記念神領以色列出來,他們住在帳棚的日子。
◎心得分享:「守節期」的目的,不是為了「守節期」而守節期,更重要的是「更深的建立與神的關係」,在當中我們可以悔改、心思可以沈澱,並且領受上帝的恩膏,也透過慶典,弟兄姐妹可以建立更深的相愛的關係。
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"God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world."(Gal. 6:14)
THEY were living to themselves; self with its hopes, and promises and dreams, still had hold of them; but the Lord began to fulfill their prayers. They had asked for contrition, and had surrendered for it to be given them at any cost, and He sent them sorrow; they had asked for purity, and He sent them thrilling anguish; they had asked to be meek, and He had broken their hearts; they had asked to be dead to the world, and He slew all their living hopes; they had asked to be made like unto Him, and He placed them in the furnace, sitting by "as a refiner and purifier of silver," until they should reflect His image; they had asked to lay hold of His cross, and when He had reached it to them it lacerated their hands.
They had asked they knew not what, nor how, but He had taken them at their word, and granted them all their petitions. They were hardly willing to follow Him so far, or to draw so night to Him. They had upon them an awe and fear, as Jacob at Bethel, or Eliphaz in the night visions, or as the apostles when they thought that they had seen a spirit, and knew not that it was Jesus. They could almost pray Him to depart from them, or to hide His awfulness. They found it easier to obey than to suffer, to do than to give up, to bear the cross than to hang upon it. But they cannot to back, for they have come too near the unseen cross, and its virtues have pierced too deeply within them. He is fulfilling to them His promise, "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me" (John 12:32).
But now at last their turn has come. Before, they had only heard of the mystery, but now they feel it. He has fastened on them His look of love, as He did on Mary and Peter, and they can but choose to follow.
Little by little, from time to time, by fitting gleams, the mystery of His cross shines out upon them. They behold Him lifted up, they gaze on the glory which rays from the wounds of His holy passion; and as they gaze they advance, and are changed into His likeness, and His name shines out throught them, for He dwells in them. They live alone with Him above, in unspeakable fellowship; willing to lack what others own (and what they might have had), and to be unlike all, so that they are only like Him.
Such, are they in all ages, "who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth."
Had they chosen for themselves, or their friends chosen for them, they would have chosen otherwise. They would have been brighter here, but less glorious in His Kingdom. They would have had Lot's portion, not Abraham's. If they had halted anywhere-if God had taken off His hand and let them stray back-what would they not have lost? What forfeits in the resurrection?
But He stayed them up, even against themselves. Many a time their foot had well night slipped; but He in mercy held them up. Now, even in this life, they know that all He did was done well. It was good to suffer here, that they might reign hereafter; to bear the cross below, for they shall wear the crown above; and that not their will but His was done on them and in them.
-Anonymous.
基督曾說過:「我心柔和謙卑,你們當學我的樣式,這樣你們心裏就必得享安息。」這兒有雙重的真理,有忍耐、溫柔、謙卑和與神和好的美德,這與傚法基督或信靠祂有相同的意義;同時因著你有這些美德,可以完全脫離亞當墮落的本性而有信靠主高尚的行為。
連帶而有的福份,是因著脫離罪惡和對基督初步信仰、期望,受基督忍耐、溫柔、謙卑和與神和好的靈引導並管理;當你具有這些德性,你的生命就有目的,是真理和生命的基督才會在你裏面,你不再掌權,而是基督在你裏面活著。除非你願在忍耐、溫柔、謙卑和與神和好裏治死老我,否則神聖愛的靈,因無立足之地而不能在你裏面產生;而當你又為不忍耐、驕傲所困擾之際,馬上完全捨己,求神施恩幫助。當你遇到難處就促使與神親近,最能使你忍耐接受神的幫助,我們對神有多少信心和期望就可得多少的啟示。
「這些雖然很簡短,但是真正確的教義,使我們因賜下的救恩而真正完全順服神的啟示下,也真正宣告承認三而一的真神。」現在願你有個思想:完全將我的心靈獻上,單單尋求救恩,直接藉著溫柔、謙卑、忍耐和與神和好的力量,使我的生命有屬天的德性。
「並且要作這更大的事,因為我往父那裡去。」約翰福音十四章12節
祈禱不是叫我們適於那偉大的工作;祈禱本身就是偉大的工作。我們以為祈禱,是叫我們得到較高的能力,去應付神的工作。但按照耶穌基督的眼光看,祈禱是我本已救贖的奇蹟,藉著神的能力,同時也是別人救贖的奇蹟。結果子之方法,是祈禱,但須記取的,這種祈禱是建立在救贖的痛苦,不是建立於我的痛苦。一個小孩能獲得祈禱的答覆,一個聰明人反而得不著。
你無論在那裡祈禱總是一種戰爭。不管神製造環境的方法怎樣,本分就是祈禱。切不可如此作想──「我所在的地方,不見得有用;」因為你不在的地方,你必沒有有用。無論神安排你在那裡,祈禱,常常向祂祈禱。「你們若奉我的名求甚麼,我必成就。」(約十四13)我們不肯祈禱,我們得不著奮興,就不肯祈禱,那就是靈性自私的極度形態。我們要依照神的指導而勞動,但祂指導我們的是祈禱,「所以你們當求莊稼的主,打發工人出去,收祂的莊稼。
通常的工人對於工作,是沒有興奮的,但是成功通常是工作勞作出來的;同樣基督的概念,沒有那些勞苦的聖徒是不會發現的。你慇勤祈禱,從神的立場看,是無時不發生效果的。當帕子揭開,一種說不出的驚奇必然發現,你可以看出你是慣於接受耶穌基督的命令的,已經為祂收穫了不少的靈魂。
「……亞伯拉罕信神……」羅馬書四章3節
亞伯拉罕的信心是向著神本身的,他認識帶領他的神,所以他對神有絕對的信心。
亞伯拉罕一生的秘訣在於他與神的友誼。他所認識的神是一位偉大、良善、信實的朋友。無怪乎他能聽神的話,從他自身所愛的本家本族出來,走向一條未知的道路。
除了信靠神的話語,我們是否已學會把自己全然交給神呢?神有無限的愛及力量,祂是與我們立約的主並永遠的好朋友。
經上告訴我們,亞伯拉罕因著信心而榮耀了神。最能榮耀神的辦法,乃是讓世人看見神是誰,以及祂的大能力。神並不希望藉著我們所能做的事,讓世人知道祂能做什麼;神也不用那些有乖謬性格的器皿。相反的,祂一直在找尋那些謙卑的人,並用這些人在世世代代中榮耀祂。