04月17日 一年的第108天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:詩019-021篇
第19章主要在講:「大衛對上帝言語讚美詩」。一.耶和華的言語從榮耀穹蒼傳揚 v1-6,二.耶和華的律法、法度甦醒人心,使愚人有智慧,v7,三.耶和華的訓詞命令,快活人心,明亮人的眼目v8,四.耶和華的道理典章,存到永遠全然公義,1.比金子可羨慕,比蜜甘甜,2.僕人受神的話警戒,守著神的話便有大賞,3.願你赦免我隱而未現的過錯,攔阻僕人不犯任意妄為的罪,不容罪轄制我,我便完全,4.願我口中的言語,心裡的意念,在你面前蒙悅納。
◎心得分享:「神的話」是我們腳前的燈、路上的光,在這一篇中,神的話是包括「律法、法度、訓詞、命令、道理、典章」,大衛的對於神的話的態度是,「羡慕、願意受警戒、守著、遵行」,所以他向神禱告,求神赦免他「隱而未現的過錯」,甚至求神保守他不犯任意妄為被罪轄制,口中的言語、心裡的意念,能在神面前蒙悅納,我們應該學習像大衛,求神幫我們羨慕神的話,並且去實行神的話。
第20章主要在講:「大衛在遭難時的祈禱詩」。一.願耶和華在你遭難:1.應允你,2.高舉你,3.從聖所救助你,4.從錫安堅固你,5.紀念悅納賞賜成就你一切籌算,二.我們要:1.因你救恩誇勝,2.奉神的名豎立旌旗,3.我們要提到耶和華神的名,4.求耶和華施行拯救。
◎心得分享:這一篇是為別人祝福的詩篇,從應允、舉起、救助、堅固,到成就,整個過程讓我們看到,禱告要具體,而大衛對神的具體回應是,誇勝、豎立旌旗、提到耶和華的名,向禱告,求神拯救,因為除祂以外,別無拯救,因為天下人間,沒有賜下別的名,使我們可以靠著得救。
第21章主要在講:「大衛王面對仇敵祈禱詩」。一.王因神的能力救恩歡喜快樂:1.心裡所願的神賜給,嘴唇所求神應允,2.神以美福迎接他,把精金戴他頭上,3.他求壽神賜給,4.他大有榮耀尊榮威嚴,因神的救恩,5.他有洪福,在神面前歡喜快樂,二.王因至高者慈愛,倚靠耶和華不搖動:1.神的手要搜出仇敵和恨神的人,2.發怒要使仇敵在火爐中,用震怒吞滅燒盡他們,3.神要滅絕仇敵子孫後裔,因他們有意加害人,4.神使仇敵轉背逃跑,5.我們要唱詩歌頌神的大能。
◎心得分享:這一篇是大衛,作王的禱告,雖然他已經是作王,但是他的依靠不是從人來,不是以「民意為依歸」,仍是以上帝為依歸,他求神來滅絕仇敵,與仇敵的子孫,在我們現實生活中,總是看到一個人還沒有得到「權力」,總是十分謙卑,一旦得到了以後,就忘了自己是誰?大衛不是,他知道上帝才是祂惟一的依靠,求神幫助我們,學習像大衛一樣,無論是處卑賤,或是處富足,總是一心依靠神。
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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。