03月25日 一年的第085天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:得01-04章
第01章主要在講:「路得回到婆家」。
1.當士師秉政,國家遭饑荒,以利米勒往摩押地寄居,摩押女子嫁給以利米勒的兒子「基倫」,後來以利米勒和他兩個兒子都死了,2.以利米勒的妻子,就打發兩個媳婦回去,但是路得執意要跟著拿俄米,3.他們就從摩押地,回到伯利恆,他們回來的時候,正是動手割大麥的時候。
◎心得分享:以利米勒,因為國家遭饑荒「怕死」,而逃到摩押地,但是卻「死在摩押地」,有一點諷刺,逃避問題,反而遇到更嚴問題,不只是他死了,他兩個兒子也死了,這在提醒我們,遇到問題,要勇於面對,不要逃避,逃避問題的結果是非常可怕的。
第02章主要在講:「路得拾取麥穗」。
1.以利米勒的親族中,有一個大財主,名叫波阿斯,路得恰巧到了波阿斯的田裡很勤勞的拾麥穗,就遇到波阿斯,波阿斯知道路得的遭遇,就祝福路得,跟她一起吃飯,之後路得就把麥穗帶回去給婆婆,2.路得把遇到波阿斯的事情告訴她的婆婆拿俄米,3.拿俄米吩咐路得,只能在波阿斯田裡,不可以在別人田裡拾麥穗。
◎心得分享:路得遇到波阿斯,聖經形容是「恰巧」,這是含蓄的說法,事實上沒有一件事是「恰巧」,「恰巧」的背後,都是上帝刻意的安排,當「拿俄米」回轉歸向神,路得定意跟隨婆婆,也跟著婆婆的信仰,順從婆婆的話,上帝就把她的不幸,變成一種祝福,這在提醒我們,只要順服神,臨到我們身上,每一個危機,都會有轉機。
第03章主要在講:「路得與波阿斯」。
1.拿俄米要為媳婦路得找個安身之處,就吩咐她在晚上,到波阿斯睡的地方,掀開他腳上的被,躺臥在那裡,路得照婆婆吩咐行,2.波阿斯在了夜裡,忽然驚醒,路得對他說:「A.我是你的婢女路得,B.求你用衣襟遮蓋我,C.我是你你至近的親屬」,波阿斯說:「A.願神賜福與你,因為少年人無論貧富,你都沒有跟從,B.你說的,我必照著行,你至近親屬,還有一個比我更近,C.他若肯我就由他,他若不肯,我必為你盡本份」,3.到天快亮的時,波阿斯給了路得六畚箕大麥回去,4.回到家後告訴她婆婆,她婆婆叫她只管安坐等候,看這事成就。
◎心得分享:路得不是一個隨隨便便的人,按著猶太人的律法,波阿斯有責任與義務要娶路得為妻,使「以利米勒」家族不要斷後,因為她是他的「至近親屬」,拿俄米要路得主動爭取這個機會,是愛她的媳婦,想要為她找個安息之處,雖然這樣有可能使路得「名譽掃地」,但是事實上,証明拿俄米的直覺判斷是對的,波阿斯是個可靠的人,會作最好的安排,這在提醒我們上帝要給我祝福,背後都要「付上冒險」的代價。
第04章主要在講:「路得嫁波阿斯」。
1.波阿斯到城門口,遇到那至近親屬經過,就找10個長老作証,2.問他要不要買贖以利米勒的那地,他說:「他肯買贖」,波阿斯說:「你買地,也要娶路得為妻,為死人以利米勒存留他的名,那人不肯買贖,因為這有礙他的產業,3.那人將鞋子脫下為証據,讓波阿斯可以買那個地與娶路得,長老和眾民作見證,祝福波阿斯,4.波阿斯娶路得為妻,生了俄備得,是大衛的祖父。
◎心得分享:「至近的親屬」,想買地,但不想要娶路得,因為這有礙他的產業,那「至近的親屬」就好比是我們最親近的好朋友,他的幫忙是有限的,真正遇到「有礙他的產業」,他可能就放棄我們了,波阿斯就預表了我們的「主耶穌」,祂不只是我們的好朋友,祂也願意為我們付上代價,祂不怕與我們分享,祂的產業。
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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。