2021年1月18日 星期一

列王紀上19:9-18

 


19:9 他在那裡進了一個洞,就住在洞中。耶和華的話臨到他說:「以利亞啊,你在這裡做甚麼?」
19:10
他說:「我為耶和華萬軍之上帝大發熱心;因為以色列人背棄了你的約,毀壞了你的壇,用刀殺了你的先知,只剩下我一個人,他們還要尋索我的命。」
19:11
耶和華說:「你出來站在山上,在我面前。」那時耶和華從那裡經過,在他面前有烈風大作,崩山碎石,耶和華卻不在風中;風後地震,耶和華卻不在其中;
19:12
地震後有火,耶和華也不在火中;火後有微小的聲音。
19:13
以利亞聽見,就用外衣蒙上臉,出來站在洞口。有聲音向他說:「以利亞啊,你在這裡做甚麼?」
19:14
他說:「我為耶和華萬軍之上帝大發熱心;因為以色列人背棄了你的約,毀壞了你的壇,用刀殺了你的先知,只剩下我一個人,他們還要尋索我的命。」
19:15
耶和華對他說:「你回去,從曠野往大馬士革去。到了那裡,就要膏哈薛作亞蘭王,
19:16
又膏寧示的孫子耶戶作以色列王,並膏亞伯米何拉人沙法的兒子以利沙作先知接續你。
19:17
將來躲避哈薛之刀的,必被耶戶所殺;躲避耶戶之刀的,必被以利沙所殺。
19:18
但我在以色列人中為自己留下七千人,是未曾向巴力屈膝的,未曾與巴力親嘴的。」

 

There he went into a cave and spent the night.

And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

10 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”

11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”

Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.

Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

14 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”

15 The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. 17 Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. 18 Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”

 

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    以利亞與上帝相遇的經歷十分奇妙正如聖經所說:「那時耶和華從那裡經過,在他面前有烈風大作,崩山碎石,耶和華卻不在風中;風後地震,耶和華卻不在其中;地震後有火,耶和華也不在火中;火後有微小的聲音。」

 

    讓我們感到很驚訝的是,上帝竟然用微小的聲音來說話!然而聲音卻是十分威嚴,讓以利亞的反應是:「以利亞聽見,就用外衣蒙上臉,出來站在洞口。」正如以賽亞看見的異象,天使用翅膀遮眼,不敢見上帝的榮光!

 

    在這榮光之中上帝問以利亞:「以利亞啊,你在這裡做甚麼?」

 

    以利亞就勇敢地回覆上帝:「我為耶和華─萬軍之上帝大發熱心;因為以色列人背棄了你的約,毀壞了你的壇,用刀殺了你的先知,只剩下我一個人,他們還要尋索我的命。」

 

   然而上帝並不責備他,對他說:「你回去,從曠野往大馬士革去。到了那裡,就要膏哈薛作亞蘭王,又膏寧示的孫子耶戶作以色列王,並膏亞伯‧米何拉人沙法的兒子以利沙作先知接續你。將來躲避哈薛之刀的,必被耶戶所殺;躲避耶戶之刀的,必被以利沙所殺。但我在以色列人中為自己留下七千人,是未曾向巴力屈膝的,未曾與巴力親嘴的。」

 

    而以利亞雖經歷軟弱,上帝仍然沒有放棄他,仍然要他繼續為主工作,不過也撿選了以利沙來接續先知的事奉,並安慰以利亞:「我在以色列人中為自己留下七千人,是未曾向巴力屈膝的,未曾與巴力親嘴的。」

 

    這也提醒我們,在這個世代雖然充斥著邪說和異端,但是上帝仍然為自己保留一群屬於自己擁有純正信仰的兒女,因為聖靈在今日仍然居住在教會中,主依然在掌權中,上帝的國必定完全實現!

 

 

列王紀上19:1-8

 


19:1 亞哈將以利亞一切所行的和他用刀殺眾先知的事都告訴耶洗別。
19:2
耶洗別就差遣人去見以利亞,告訴他說:「明日約在這時候,我若不使你的性命像那些人的性命一樣,願神明重重地降罰與我。」
19:3
以利亞見這光景就起來逃命,到了猶大的別是巴,將僕人留在那裡,
19:4
自己在曠野走了一日的路程,來到一棵羅騰樹下(小樹名,松類;下同),就坐在那裡求死,說:「耶和華啊,罷了!求你取我的性命,因為我不勝於我的列祖。」
19:5
他就躺在羅騰樹下,睡著了。有一個天使拍他,說:「起來吃吧!」
19:6
他觀看,見頭旁有一瓶水與炭火燒的餅,他就吃了喝了,仍然躺下。
19:7
耶和華的使者第二次來拍他,說:「起來吃吧!因為你當走的路甚遠。」
19:8
他就起來吃了喝了,仗著這飲食的力,走了四十晝夜,到了上帝的山,就是何烈山。

 

Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”

Elijah was afraid[a] and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.

All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

 

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    以利亞雖然為上帝大發熱心不畏懼巴力先知的挑戰卻為皇后耶洗別的話而懼怕讓人覺得不可思議但是聖經卻不忌諱將先知的軟弱記載下來讓我們知道服事上帝的人也會有軟弱

 

    然而以利亞在軟弱的時候走一天的路奔向曠野之中找到一棵羅騰樹就在那裏求死:「耶和華啊,罷了!求你取我的性命,因為我不勝於我的列祖。」

 

    以利亞這樣做的意思就是說:寧可死在上帝的手下,也不要死在耶洗別的手下!因為生命是出於耶和華,收取也應該是耶和華。他之所以求死,也是感受到自己的軟弱,只能處理那些被惡者所利用的人,卻無法處理真正的惡者!

 

    以利亞這樣的經歷,讓我們想到羅所說的:「因我們並不是與屬血氣的爭戰(原文是摔跤;下同),乃是與那些執政的、掌權的、管轄這幽暗世界的,以及天空屬靈氣的惡魔爭戰。」(以弗所書612節)

 

    因此,我們不可以用血氣來行事,保羅更進一步說:「因為我們雖然在血氣中行事,卻不憑著血氣爭戰。我們爭戰的兵器本不是屬血氣的,乃是在上帝面前有能力,可以攻破堅固的營壘,將各樣的計謀,各樣攔阻人認識上帝的那些自高之事,一概攻破了,又將人所有的心意奪回,使他都順服基督。」(哥林多後書10:3-5

 

    而以利亞之後也是得著上帝的能力不再憑血氣」,他吃了天使預備的餅並且也喝了水就起來行走,走了四十晝夜,到了上帝的山,就是何烈山。這不僅是身體的復甦,更是得著復活的大能,重新位上帝爭戰!

 

 

2021年1月17日 星期日

馬太福音14:22-36

 


14:22 耶穌隨即催門徒上船,先渡到那邊去,等他叫眾人散開。
14:23
散了眾人以後,他就獨自上山去禱告。到了晚上,只有他一人在那裡。
14:24
那時船在海中,因風不順,被浪搖撼。
14:25
夜裡四更天,耶穌在海面上走,往門徒那裡去。
14:26
門徒看見他在海面上走,就驚慌了,說:「是個鬼怪!」便害怕,喊叫起來。
14:27
耶穌連忙對他們說:「你們放心,是我,不要怕!」
14:28
彼得說:「主,如果是你,請叫我從水面上走到你那裡去。」
14:29
耶穌說:「你來吧。」彼得就從船上下去,在水面上走,要到耶穌那裡去;
14:30
只因見風甚大,就害怕,將要沉下去,便喊著說:「主啊,救我!」
14:31
耶穌趕緊伸手拉住他,說:「你這小信的人哪,為甚麼疑惑呢?」
14:32
他們上了船,風就住了。
14:33
在船上的人都拜他,說:「你真是上帝的兒子了。」
14:34
他們過了海,來到革尼撒勒地方。
14:35
那裡的人一認出是耶穌,就打發人到周圍地方去,把所有的病人帶到他那裡,
14:36
只求耶穌准他們摸他的衣裳繸子;摸著的人就都好了。

 

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

29 “Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

34 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36 and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

 

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    主耶穌在此展現自己的權能讓門徒認識祂的身分,因為祂可以在水面上行走,是人所做不到的,唯有是上帝的權能的作為!而主耶穌為了讓門徒認識祂是有上帝的權能的,所以在門徒驚惶的時候,祂宣告:「你們放心,是我,不要怕!」

 

    只有上帝有絕對的主權說:「是我」或是「我是」!因為這是上帝的名,所以主耶穌在這裡展現祂不只是人,更是上帝!也唯有主耶穌可以這樣對人宣告,而這宣告的結果,門徒相信:「你真是上帝的兒子了。」

 

    弟兄姊妹,你是不是有這樣的確信呢?你是否確信:耶穌基督是完全的人,也是完全的上帝呢?你若有這樣的確信,自己就有永生的把握了!正如使徒約翰所說:「論到從起初原有的生命之道,就是我們所聽見、所看見、親眼看過、親手摸過的。(這生命已經顯現出來,我們也看見過,現在又作見證,將原與父同在、且顯現與我們那永遠的生命傳給你們。)我們將所看見、所聽見的傳給你們,使你們與我們相交。我們乃是與父並他兒子耶穌基督相交的。我們將這些話寫給你們,使你們(有古卷:我們)的喜樂充足。」(約翰一書1:1-4)

 

    而主耶穌既是那永生之道,也就是上帝本身,祂就有權柄使我們成為上帝的兒女,享受上帝所賜永生的福樂!這樣的恩典在人的角度是開放的,好像是人可以決志得著這樣的身分,其實這是上帝在創世以先早為我們預備好的,這是何等的恩典啊!

 

 

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