2017年11月4日 星期六

以賽亞書35:1-10



35:1 曠野和乾旱之地必然歡喜;沙漠也必快樂;又像玫瑰開花,
35:2
必開花繁盛,樂上加樂,而且歡呼。黎巴嫩的榮耀,並迦密與沙崙的華美,必賜給它。人必看見耶和華的榮耀,我們上帝的華美。
35:3
你們要使軟弱的手堅壯,無力的膝穩固。
35:4
對膽怯的人說:你們要剛強,不要懼怕。看哪,你們的上帝必來報仇,必來施行極大的報應;他必來拯救你們。
35:5
那時,瞎子的眼必睜開;聾子的耳必開通。
35:6
那時,瘸子必跳躍像鹿;啞巴的舌頭必能歌唱。在曠野必有水發出;在沙漠必有河湧流。
35:7
發光的沙(或譯:蜃樓)要變為水池;乾渴之地要變為泉源。在野狗躺臥之處,必有青草、蘆葦,和蒲草。
35:8
在那裡必有一條大道,稱為聖路。污穢人不得經過,必專為贖民行走;行路的人雖愚昧,也不致失迷。
35:9
在那裡必沒有獅子,猛獸也不登這路;在那裡都遇不見,只有贖民在那裡行走。
35:10
並且耶和華救贖的民必歸回,歌唱來到錫安;永樂必歸到他們的頭上;他們必得著歡喜快樂,憂愁歎息盡都逃避。

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad,
the desert shall rejoice and blossom;
like the crocus 2it shall blossom abundantly,
and rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God.

3
Strengthen the weak hands,
and make firm the feeble knees.
4
Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.”

5
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
6
then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
7
the burning sand shall become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp,
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

8
A highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Holy Way;
the unclean shall not travel on it,
but it shall be for God’s people;
no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.
9
No lion shall be there,
nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
but the redeemed shall walk there.
10
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return,
and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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    喜樂是得上帝救贖的表現,正如先知所宣告:「在那裡必有一條大道,稱為聖路。污穢人不得經過,必專為贖民行走;行路的人雖愚昧,也不致失迷。在那裡必沒有獅子,猛獸也不登這路;在那裡都遇不見,只有贖民在那裡行走。並且耶和華救贖的民必歸回,歌唱來到錫安;永樂必歸到他們的頭上;他們必得著歡喜快樂,憂愁歎息盡都逃避。

    的確,被上帝所救贖的人,心中因為感謝上帝,就有喜樂完全在心中,就會感到滿足與幸福,就會受上帝的愛所充滿,於是對前程充滿信心與盼望!就感到安穩自在,心中沒有恐懼,一切黑影全部掃除了!

    親愛的弟兄姊妹,我們今天透過主耶穌,正走在這個充滿喜樂的救贖之路!我們可以勇敢的享受與歡呼,因為上帝在基督裡的應許永遠是「是」!不僅如此,透過「信」我們就領受了基督的一切了,基督有的,也是我們所有的!因為,在永恆裡,上帝以基督為我們的獎賞了!

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