03月03日 一年的第063天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:申10-12章
第10章主要在講:「你們進應許地:要敬畏神、遵行祂的道事奉神,憐愛寄居的」。
1.你當記念不忘記:神吩咐我鑿兩塊石版,和先前一樣,神要從火中傳十誡,照先前所寫,寫在這版交給我,我在山上40畫夜,那次耶和華也應充我,不忍將你滅絕,2.要敬畏神、遵行他的道、盡心、盡性愛神事奉神,3.要將心裡的污穢除掉,不可再硬著頸項,4.要憐愛寄居的,因為你們在埃及也作過寄居。
◎心得分享:這章有四個重點:1.要記念不忘記神的話,2.要敬畏神、愛神、事奉神,3.謙卑除掉自己的犯罪的本性與犯罪的行為,4.愛憐舍如同自己。當中提醒我們,一旦我們忘記神的話,間接的我們對神的態度就改變,不再那麼愛上帝與敬畏事奉上帝,接著我們就「硬著頸項」犯罪,之後我們就可能傷害憐舍,憐舍也就成為我為的仇敵,求神幫助我們最重要的是記念上帝的話。
第11章主要在講:「你們進應許地:我今日將祝福與咒詛的話陳明在你們面前」。
1.要愛上帝,守吩咐、律例、典章、誡命,因為:A.你們看見上帝的管教、威嚴、大能和伸出來的膀臂,B.行神蹟奇事,紅海水淹沒埃及軍兵車馬,C.也看見地開口呑了大坍、亞比蘭,D.你們要去的地是有山有谷,雨水滋潤流奶與蜜之地,2.要留心聽從、愛神盡心、盡性事奉神,神必降秋雨春雨,你們若去事奉別神,必速速滅亡,3.你們要將上帝的話存在心內,留在意中,無論坐下行路躺下都要談論,A.凡你腳掌所踏之地,必歸你,B.必無一人能在你們面前站立得住,C.神必使懼怕臨到所踏之民,4.看哪!我今日將祝福與咒詛的話,都陳明在你們面前。
◎心得分享:這章讓我們看到摩西用一種比較柔和性的勸誡,把「事情結果的選擇權」交給「會眾」自己作決定,該講的都講了,不是講了大家就都會照著作,若不講大家也一定不會作,所以最後總還是要回歸「基本面」,個人的選擇與決定,神的話是我們生命的糧,若是我們不去吃這生命糧,這個生命糧,永遠就不是我們生命糧,求神幫助我們下決心,立志順服神的話。
第12章主要在講:「你們進應許地:要在神所選擇支派的地方求問神、獻燔祭」。
1.要把他們的祭壇拆毀、柱像打碎用火焚燒,將神像的名,從那地方除滅,2.要在神所選擇支派的地方:A.求問神,B.獻燔祭,C.可隨心所欲吃肉,獻十分之一,只是不可吃血,3.要謹慎在所住的地方,永不可丟棄利未人,4.要謹慎,不可在除滅敵人之後,隨從他們的惡俗,也不可訪問他們的神,照他們方式,事奉他們的神,甚至將自己兒女用火焚燒,獻給他們的神,這是神所憎惡的。
◎心得分享:這章主要在講以色列人進迦南地後,應該如何「獻祭」禮拜,當然首先是按著上帝的方式獻祭,絕對不是「入境隨俗」的獻祭禮拜,而是要依從上帝吩咐的方式禮拜,也不是你高興在那裡禮拜,就那裡禮拜,這章一直在強調的一句話,就是「神所選擇支派的地方」,也就是按著奉主名聚集的教會來禮拜,而且一定要有「利未人」神的僕人,這才是真正合乎神的「獻祭」與禮拜,換句話說,就是不要隨便更改上帝對禮拜的要求,「拜拜與禮拜」最大的不同是,拜拜是以人的需要為中心,而禮拜是以神的需要為中心,求神幫助我們放下「世俗」的禮拜,也放下「自我為中心」的禮拜,單單以神為中心的禮拜。
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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。