2020-01-26

读圣经感悟:忧患中有平安

【耶稣转身私下对门徒说:“看见你们所看见的,那眼睛有福了。我告诉你们,从前有许多先知和君王要看你们所看的,却没有看见,要听你们所听的,却没有听见。”
(路加福音 10:23-24 和合本2010)

Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
(Luke 10:23-24 NIV)

感悟: 那些先知和君王(代表如大卫王),且不说他们如此大的、远超我等的信,就是在普通意义上的勇气、忍力或智慧上,都碾压我辈,却只因出生在基督道成肉身之前,身前就无从得见、得听他们所缺失所盼望的恩典福音,而只能在一个朦胧未显明的应许中挣扎仰望,直到与后世的我们同得听、得看、得感基督的恩典,方得灵命完全。
我辈是何等的不配却蒙福!仅仅因为自己那一点点小信,就得此随求随得的平安,得赎永在的盼望!
唯有感恩!

再对照《希伯来书》11章,试体会..

【...本是世界不配有的人。
这些人都是因信得了美好的证据,
却仍未得着所应许的;
因为 神给我们预备了更美的事,
叫他们若不与我们同得,就不能完全。
(希伯来书 11:38-40 和合本)

the world was not worthy of them. 
They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground. 
These were all commended for their faith, 
yet none of them received what had been promised, 
since God had planned something better for us 
so that only together with us would they be made perfect. 
(Hebrews 11:38-40 NIV)

而此中的深意,为什么我等平凡人反比那些精明高位者更蒙平安之福,耶稣基督亲口指明:

正当那时,耶稣被圣灵感动而欢喜快乐,说:“父啊,天地的主,我感谢你!因为你把这些事向聪明智慧的人隐藏起来,而向婴孩启示出来。父啊,是的,因为你的美意本是如此。
(路加福音 10:21 和合本2010)

At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
(Luke 10:21 NIV)

当此新非非典肺炎疫情的国难忧患,回顾上周读圣经而得的感动心安,越发体会到在基督里忧患中有平安。且
【也必使你们这受患难的人与我们同得平安。
(帖撒罗尼迦后书 1:7 和合本)