03月04日 一年的第064天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:申13-16章
第13章主要在講:「顯神蹟的先知、親人、匪類,引誘你們去事奉別神,不可依從」。
1.你們中間若有先知、作夢顯神蹟奇事應驗了,說:「去隨從不認識的別神,事奉它」,A.不可聽他的話,B.要順從、敬畏、謹守、聽從神的誡命,C.專靠神、事奉神,D.先知、作夢的,若用言語叛逆神、勾引你離開神所吩咐的道,要將他治死,2.你的同胞弟兄、兒女、懷中的妻、性命的朋友,若引誘你去事奉別神,A.不可依從聽從他,B.眼不可顧惜憐恤遮庇他,C.總要殺他,將他治死,3.若有匪類,從一座城出來,勾引本城的人去事奉別神,A.要探聽查究訪問,若真有行可憎惡的事,在你們中間,B.要用刀殺那城裡的居民,所奪財物要用火燒盡,在當毀滅之物,一點都不可粘你手。
◎心得分享:人們的信仰,總是以靈不靈驗,來作為信仰的依歸,在這章特別提醒那些比較容易受到引誘的人注意,不是先知、作夢的人,神蹟奇事應驗了,這個信仰就是「對的」,而是要追根究底,去問這信仰,是不是我們「離開真神」,去拜別的神。
第14章主要在講:「你們是上帝的兒女,要歸耶和華為聖潔的民」。
你們是上帝的兒女,是聖潔的子民:1.不可為死人劃身,也不可將額上剃光,2.不可吃不潔的動物 也不可用山羊羔母的奶煮山羊羔,3.要將田地所出十分之一,五穀新酒和油的十分之與利未人,一起吃喝快樂,4.每逢三年的末一年,要將本年十分一,與無分無業的利未人、寄居的、孤兒寡婦,都可以來吃飽,這樣神必賜福與你。
◎心得分享:神的選民,是要聖潔的,要避開「為死人劃身」的習俗,也不可「剃光頭」,真正的聖潔,是要照顧神的僕人祭司,和弱勢的孤兒寡婦。
第15章主要在講:「禧年:要豁免欠債、幫補窮乏的、釋放奴婢」。
每逢7年的末一年,就是禧年,1.要施行豁免,就是凡借給鄰居的要豁免,若借給外邦人,就可以向他追討,2.你弟兄中若有窮人,要借給他,幫補他的不足,3.希伯來男人或女人,賣給你服事6年,第7年就要任他自由,自願永作奴僕的,工價也比雇工,多加一倍,4.牛群羊群中頭生的,凡是公的,都要分別為聖歸給耶和華。
◎心得分享:神不只關心人信仰的需要,神也關心祂的兒女,是否彼此相愛,互相幫補,關心窮人的需要,連「奴僕」神也關心,要求以色列人要在禧年,還奴僕的自由,。
第16章主要在講:「要守逾越節、五旬節、住棚節」。
1.要守逾越節:在亞筆月(就是正月),要記念神領你出埃及,吃逾越節的羊羔,之後要吃無酵餅7天,第7天要守嚴肅會,2.要守七七節,也就是五旬節,要與兒女、僕婢、利未人、寄居的、孤兒寡婦,在神面前歡樂,也要記念你在埃及作過奴僕,3.要守住棚節,守節時要與兒女、僕婢、利未人、寄居的、孤兒寡婦,在神面前歡樂,4.要在各城、各支派設立審判官和官長,要按公義審判,判斷百姓、不屈枉正直收受賄賂,要追求公義。
◎心得分享:守節是為了記念主,過去的恩典,也是與神交通的機會,人與神有好的關係,人與人才會有好關係,人與事才會和諧,這也是上帝要祝福人的條件,就是要守節期,關心孤兒寡婦。
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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。