05月31日 一年的第152天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:箴01-03章
第01章主要在講:「智慧之門=敬畏神.箴1:7」。
一.箴言的目的:
1.使人曉得智慧分辨通達的言語,v2
2.處事領受智慧、仁義、公平、正直的訓誨v3
3.使人靈明有知識和謀略,v4
4.使人聽見增長學問智謀,v5
5.使人明白箴言譬喻,懂言詞和謎語。V6
二.如何得著智慧?
1.敬畏耶和華。V7
2.要聽不可離棄你,父親、母親訓誨法則,好使你有華冠金鍊的尊榮.v.8-9
3.不可隨從惡人引誘,要埋伏流人之血,搶奪別人寶物,同分贓物.v10-15
A.惡人流人血是自害己命.1:15-18
B.凡貪戀財利的,這貪戀之心乃奪去得財者之命。1:19
4.要聽智慧在街市上、熱鬧街頭、寬闊處呼喊、喊叫、發聲,V20-21
5.你們當因責備回轉;神的靈澆灌你們,將神的話指示你們。22-23
A.不肯聽從、不理會、輕棄勸戒,遭災難急難臨到,神必嗤笑;1:24-27
B.不聽勸戒,藐視責備,遭災難呼求,我卻不答應上。切地尋找我,卻尋不見。28
C.恨惡知識,不喜愛敬畏耶和華,必吃自結的果子,背道必殺己身,安逸必害己命29-32。
D.聽從我的,必安然居住,得享安靜,不怕災禍。33
◎心得分享:本篇的作者是以色列王大衛兒子所羅門。「智慧」的智是指有知識與常識的人,慧是指是指白宇宙的真理、真相,特性的人,知識是指對一件事的了解,而智慧是指對一件事能加以應用,有知識不一定有智慧,但是有智慧一定有知識。本篇就「智慧」而言,有五個方面來論智慧,第一方面是「對神的智慧」是指敬畏神,第二方面是「對長輩的智慧」是指聽從父母訓誨法則,第三方面是「對人的智慧」是指不可隨從惡人引誘,第四方面是「對物的智慧」是指在街市街頭用心聽,第五方面是「對事的智慧」要能受責備回轉,讓聖靈澆灌,聽從神話語的指示。
第02章主要在講:「章智慧之路=尋求神.箴2:4」。
一.智慧是認識 神
1.領受我言語,存記命令,2:1
2.側耳聽智慧,專心求聰明,2:2
3.呼求明哲,揚聲求聰明,2:3
4.尋找它,如尋找銀子,搜求它,如搜求隱藏的珍寶,2:4
5.你就明白敬畏耶和華,得以認識 神。2:5
A.因為,耶和華賜人智慧;知識和聰明都由他口而出。2:6
B.他給正直人存留真智慧,給行為純正的人作盾牌,2:7
C.為要保守公平人的路,護庇虔敬人的道。2:8
二.智慧是明白仁義、公平、正直、一切的善道。2:9
1.智慧必入你心;你的靈要以知識為美。2:10
2.謀略必護衛你;聰明必保守你,2:11
三.智慧要救你脫離惡道,脫離說乖謬話的人。2:12
1.那等人捨棄正直的路,行走黑暗的道,2:13
2.歡喜作惡,喜愛惡人的乖僻,2:14
3.在他們的道中彎曲,在他們的路上偏僻。2:15
四.智慧要救你脫離淫婦,就是那油嘴滑舌的外女。2:16
1.她離棄幼年的配偶,忘了 神的盟約。2:17
2.她的家陷入死地;她的路偏向陰間。2:18
3.凡到她那裏去的,不得轉回,也得不著生命的路。2:19
五.智慧必使你行善人的道,守義人的路。2:20
1.正直人必在世上居住;完全人必在地上存留。2:21
2.惟有惡人必然剪除;奸詐的,必然拔出。2:22
◎心得分享:本篇論智慧也是五個方面,第一方面是「認識神」,第二方面是「明白善道」,第三方面是「遠離惡道與惡人」,第四方面是「遠離淫亂」,第五方面是「行善人的道守義人的路」。要智慧是要付代價的,就是領受存記神的話語、側耳聽專心禱告祈求、尋找搜求敬畏神。「智慧」不是只在單一方面,而是在各方面都能站立的住,不跌倒的人,求神賜給我們真智慧。
第03章主要在講:「智慧之鑰=仰賴神.箴3:5」。
一.心要謹守我的誡命;不要忘記我的法則;3:1
1.因為他必將長久的日子,生命的年數與平安,加給你。3:2
2.不可使慈愛、誠實離開你,要繫在你頸項上,刻在你心版上。3:3
3.這樣,你必在 神和世人眼前蒙恩寵,有聰明。3:4
二.要專心仰賴耶和華,不可倚靠自己的聰明,3:5
1.在你一切所行的事上都要認定他,他必指引你的路。3:6
2.不要自以為有智慧;要敬畏耶和華,遠離惡事。3:7
3.這便醫治你的肚臍,滋潤你的百骨。3:8
4.你要以財物和一切初熟的土產尊榮耶和華。3:9
這樣,你的倉房必充滿有餘;你的酒醡有新酒盈溢。3:10
三.不可輕看耶和華的管教,也不可厭煩他的責備;3:11
1.因為耶和華所愛的,他必責備,正如父親責備所喜愛的兒子。3:12
2.得智慧,得聰明的,這人便為有福。3:13
1.因為得智慧勝過得銀子,其利益強如精金,3:14
2.比珍珠寶貴;你一切所喜愛的,都不足與比較。3:15
3.她右手有長壽,左手有富貴。3:16
4.她的道是安樂;她的路全是平安。3:17
5.她與持守她的作生命樹;持定她的,俱各有福。3:18
3.耶和華以智慧立地,以聰明定天,3:19
以知識使深淵裂開,使天空滴下甘露。3:20
四.要謹守真智慧和謀略,不可使她離開你的眼目。3:21 我兒,
1.這樣,她必作你的生命,頸項的美飾。3:22
2.你就坦然行路,不致碰腳。3:23
3.你躺下,必不懼怕;你躺臥,睡得香甜。3:24
4.忽然來的驚恐,不要害怕;惡人遭毀滅,也不要恐懼。3:25
5.因為耶和華是你所倚靠的;他必保守你的腳不陷入網羅。3:26
五.你手若有行善的力量,不可推辭,就當向那應得的人施行。3:27
1.你那裏若有現成的,不可對鄰舍說:去吧,明天再來,我必給你。3:28
2.你的鄰舍既在你附近安居,你不可設計害他。3:29
人未曾加害與你,不可無故與他相爭。3:30
3.不可嫉妒強暴的人,也不可選擇他所行的路。3:31
A.因為,乖僻人為耶和華所憎惡;正直人為他所親密。3:32
B.耶和華咒詛惡人的家庭,賜福與義人的居所。3:33
C.他譏誚那好譏誚的人,賜恩給謙卑的人。3:34
4.智慧人必承受尊榮;愚昧人高升也成為羞辱。3:35
◎心得分享:本篇的智慧,只放在一個焦點上,那就是「上帝」,正如我們主耶穌說的,我們離了祂,我們就不能作什麼,所以一切的源頭都是在於神,因此在五個對上帝的方面上,我們要有智慧,第一就是謹守不忘記誡命法則,第二就是專心仰賴上帝不依靠自己小聰明,第三就是不可輕看厭煩神的管教,第四就是不可作惡事,使神的眼目離開我們,第五就是要去行道,不可推辭,求神幫助我們持守住這五個方面。
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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。