02月20日 一年的第051天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:民11-14章
第11章主要在講:「百姓起貪慾想吃肉,發怨言」。
1. 眾百姓想吃肉,發怨言達到耶和華的耳中,神就怒氣發作,火從中間燒到營的邊界,2.百姓哀求摩西,摩西祈求耶和華,火就熄了,3.摩西向神說:管理百姓責任太重大,我獨自擔但不了,神說:A.從長老中招聚70個長老,到會幕前,和你一同站立,B.我要將你身上的靈分賜給他們,C.應當自潔,預備明天吃肉,吃整個月。D.神的靈降臨在70位長老身上,他們就說預言。4.有風颳起,鵪鶉飛散在營的四圍,有一天路程的長度,離地面2肘的厚度,百姓終日終夜捕取,肉在他們牙齒之間,尚未吃爛,神的怒氣向他們發作,用最重的災擊殺他們,因為他們起貪慾的心。
◎心得分享:我們可以了解百姓想吃肉的心情,不是不喜歡嗎哪,而是40年每天吃,再好吃的東西,也會變得很膩,但是我們千萬不要學習「他們對神的態度」,就是只會埋葬,從來沒有感謝,也不好好禱告,我們需要的神都知道,只要凡事藉著禱告、祈求和感謝,將你們所要的告訴神,神必會為我們開一條路叫我們忍受得住。
第12章主要在講:「亞倫毀謗摩西娶古實人為妻」。
米利暗、亞倫因為嫉妒,神只對摩西說,不對他們說,毀謗摩西,娶了古實女子為娶,神就說:你們毀謗我的僕人,為何不懼怕,耶和華就向他們二人發怒而去,米利暗和亞倫,長大痲瘋,摩西向神禱告,被關在營外7天,百姓沒起行,直等到把米利暗領進來,再起行。
◎心得分享:摩西是「拙口笨舌」,論「講話演講」亞倫比他會講話,論「敬拜讚美」米利暗比他厲害,也因為這樣米利暗、亞倫嫉妒摩西,找一個理由,他娶的妻是外邦人古實人,這是不完美,既然是這樣神就不應該再使用他,但是這些話,神都聽到了,米利暗、亞倫都長大痲瘋,這在提醒我們,服事主的人,不應該有嫉妒和毀謗其他神所用的人,無論他好不好,讓神自己作就好。
第13章主要在講:「派12位探子,窺探迦南地」。
神說:每支派要打發一個人作首領,去窺探迦南地,過了40天,他們共同認為,那地正如神所說:是流奶與蜜之地,那地民強壯,城邑堅固寬大,迦勒說:我們立刻上去得那地罷,我們足能得勝,報惡信的人說:他們是身量高大,偉人後裔,據我們看自己就如蚱蜢。
◎心得分享:迦勒是個大有信心的人,我們應該學習這樣的信心,當我們雖到困難問題的時候,我們要學習迦勒的說話:「我們立刻上去得那地罷,我們足能得勝」。
第14章主要在講:「百姓發怨言,要拿石頭打約書亞、迦勒」。
就在10個探子,報惡信之後,眾人向摩西、亞倫發怨言,約書亞、迦勒撕裂衣服說:1.那地極美之地,神若喜悅就必將我們領進那地,2.你們不可背叛神,3.也不要怕他們,他們是我們的食物,會眾拿石頭要打死他們,神的榮光顯現,神要用瘟疫殺他們,叫摩西後裔成為大國,比他們強盛,摩西替以色列人代求,神說:20歲以上發怨言,必不得進迦南地,只有迦勒與約書亞可以進去,探地40日,一年抵一日。要在曠野40年,報惡信的都遭瘟疫死,會眾向摩西說:他們有罪了,情願上所應許地。摩西說:不要上去,恐怕你們被仇敵殺敗,他們卻擅敢上去,迦南人擊打他們,把們殺退。
◎心得分享:上帝的伸冤比人的伸冤好,約書亞、迦勒,差一點就會被用石頭打死,但是神的時間不耽誤,必會拯救信靠祂的人。
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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。