02月19日 一年的第050天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:民08-10章
第08章主要在講:「利未人點燈與潔淨任職條例」。
神說:「1.金燈台七盞燈都要點著,2.選出會幕任職的利未人:A.用潔淨水彈在身上,叫他們潔淨,B.用剃頭刀刮全身,洗衣服,潔淨自己,C.獻公牛犢作贖罪祭,D.要站在亞倫和他兒子面前,分別出來歸我,要辦會幕前,要潔淨他們,將他們當作搖祭奉上,E.廿歲任職,五十歲停工退任。
◎心得分享:利未人是服事的人,百姓犯罪,要獻贖罪祭和贖愆祭,是由利未人來作,但是當他們要服事之前,神要求他們要先獻上,為自己贖罪,之後他才能把人的禮物獻給神,這提醒我們為別人認罪代求之前,我們自己要先,為自己在神面前認罪代求。
第09章主要在講:「守逾越節、雲彩遮蓋會幕」。
出埃及以後的第二年正月14日守逾越節,因摸死屍不潔淨的人,也可以守逾越節,要用無酵餅、苦菜、羊羔同吃,立帳幕時,有雲彩,遮蓋會幕,雲彩幾時從帳幕收上去,以色列人就幾時起行;雲彩在哪裏停住,以色列人就在那裏安營,都是憑耶和華吩咐摩西。
◎心得分享:雲彩是神的榮耀,雲彩上升,他們就起行,在那裡停,他們就安營在那裡,這在告訴我們,神的兒女,要體貼聖靈,隨從聖靈的引導,不隨從肉體的引導。
第10章主要在講:「製號、招聚、行軍」。
神說:要用銀子作兩隻號,是用來招聚會眾,並叫眾營起行,由祭司吹,1.招聚會眾,要吹兩號,卻不要大聲,單吹號,是眾首領聚集,2.吹大聲東邊營起行,二次大聲,南邊營起行。3.與敵人打仗,就要用號吹出大聲,在神面前蒙紀念拯救,脫離仇敵,4.在快樂的日子和節期、月朔、獻燔祭和平安祭,也要吹號。第二年2月20日,雲彩從法櫃的帳幕收上去,以色列就按站起行,按軍隊首先往前行的是1.猶大營、以薩迦迦、西布倫,帳幕拆卸是革順、米拉利的子孫往前,2.流便營、西緬、迦得,哥轄人抬著聖物往前,3.以法蓮營、瑪拿西、便雅憫,4.但營、亞設、拿弗他利。5.約櫃往前行時,摩西就說:「耶和華啊,求你興起!願你的仇敵四散!願恨你的人從你面前逃跑」,約櫃停住的時候,他就說:「耶和華啊,求你回到以色列的千萬人中!」
◎心得分享:以色列起行,1.祭司要先吹號,2.摩西要說:「耶和華啊,求你興起!願你的仇敵四散!願恨你的人從你面前逃跑」,約櫃停住的時候,他就說:「耶和華啊,求你回到以色列的千萬人中!」,這在提醒我們,教會要有神的祝福,就要同心一意,聽從號角的聲音,也就是聽從領袖的引導,而領袖是聽從神的引導。
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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。