03月02日 一年的第062天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:申07-09章
第07章主要在講:「你們進應許地:要趕出、擊殺、滅絕、迦南七國」。
你們在過去得業的地:1.要趕出比你強大的7國的國民:A.要滅絕淨盡,不可憐恤他們與他們立約,B.不可與他們結親,C.要拆毀他們祭壇、打碎他們的柱像、木偶、偶像,因為神揀選你們,為聖潔的民,是因為神愛你們。2.你們若聽從典章,神必愛你,賜福與你,你必蒙福勝過萬民,神交給你除滅的人民,你眼不可顧惜,3.不要懼怕,要牢牢記住,神向你們所行的神蹟奇事,神必將這些國,漸漸趕出,不可把他們速速滅盡,恐怕地的獸多起來害你,神必把他們交給你,直到他們滅絕,4.他們雕刻的神像,要用火焚燒,金銀不可貪圖、也不可收取,可憎的物不可帶進家。
◎心得分享:這章有講到四個重點,1.要滅盡敵人,2.聽從典章,3.要牢記神所行神蹟,4.不可貪圖金銀。「貪戀與拾不得」是「人類共通的毛病」,撒母耳記上15章記載,掃羅王就是因為貪戀亞瑪力王亞甲,也愛惜上好牛羊,不肯聽從神的話,滅盡這一切美物,導致他被神厭棄,求神幫助我們,聽從神的話,該丟就丟,不要捨不得。
第08章主要在講:「你們進應許地:要記念40年在曠野,神的引導」。
1.神引導與試驗:A.要顯明你內心肯不肯守誡命?B.要使你知道,人活著不單靠食物,仍是靠上帝的話,C.神的恩典,40年衣服沒破,腳沒腫,D.上帝管教你,像管教兒子,2.要謹守遵行敬畏稱頌耶和耶v6-10,3.要謹慎不要忘記:A.要小心吃飽,金銀加增,就心高氣傲,忘記神,B.要小心你自己心裡說:這貨財是我力量、我能力得來,要記念得貨財,力量是神給你的,C.要小心若忘記神,去事奉別神,必定滅亡。
◎心得分享:神所愛的,祂必管教,雖然「管教」的事,沒有人喜歡,但是神所愛的,神必會管教,像管教兒子,在管教的目的,1.是讓我們知道,自己是不是真的愛主,2.透過管教,叫我們真實只單單依靠祂,3.在管教仍然有神的恩典,因為我們在受試探的時候,神總是會為我們開路。
第09章主要在講:「你們進應許地:當知道迦南人被趕出,不是因你的義,仍是他們的罪」。
1.你當知道:神趕出亞衲族人,不是因你的義、正直,乃是因這些國民的惡,又因神堅定衪向你列祖亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各所應許的話,2.你當知道:你本是硬著頸項,3.你當記念不忘記:A.在曠野惹耶和華發怒,悖逆神,B.我上山40天,領受石版,百姓為自己鑄造偶像牛犢,我便摔碎石版,神發怒要滅絕,我禱告神應允我沒滅絕,C.自從我認識你們以來,你們常常悖逆耶和華v24。
◎心得分享:這一章是在告訴我們,要認清楚自己,神不是只會偏袒「以色列」,所以把迦南人趕出去,而是因為「迦南人」的惡,達到上帝的面前,另一方面也是因為神與亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的應許,摩西更進一步,跟以色列人講,你們也像外邦人背逆不聽神的話,拜偶像惹神的發怒,若不是摩西的代求,早就神減滅,摩西說的好:「自從我認識你們以來,你們常常悖逆耶和華」,真實我們也像是這樣,「得了便宜,還賣乖」,神救我們不是因為我們的好,而是因為神的恩典。
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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。