Wednesday, 8 March 2017

玛利亚的习惯:思想神的话语

《路加福音》第2章:当牧羊人看见马利亚和约瑟,又有那婴孩卧在马槽里,就把天使议论这孩子的话传开了。凡听见的都很诧异。然而,马利亚的反应却与众不同:她把这一切的事存在心里,反复思想。

另一个例子,还是在《路加福音》第2章:耶稣和父母去耶路撒冷过逾越节,在回家的路上,马利亚和约瑟发现耶稣不见了,他们只好回到耶路撒冷去找他。当他们在殿里找到耶稣时,马利亚问他你为什么向我们这样行呢?看哪,你父亲和我伤心来找你。耶稣说为什么找我呢?岂不知我应当以我父的事为念吗?虽是这么说,耶稣还是顺从父母的。《圣经》上说:马利亚把这一切的事都存在心里。马利亚习惯于把关于神的话存在心中,且反复思想。

《路加福音》第1章记载:当马利亚听到天使加百列的奇怪的问安后,尽管一开始她有些惊慌,但她没有忘记反复思想这问安是什么意思。当天使说她将要怀孕圣子,起名叫耶稣。他要为大,称为至高者的儿子。马利亚并没有盲从,或是立刻做决定。她提了一个很敏感的问题:我没有出嫁,怎么会有这事?听明白了天使的解释后,她回答说:我是主的使女,情愿照你的话成就在我身上。

弟兄姐妹们,我们有没有思想神的话语的习惯?也许我们能腾出点时间来读读《圣经》,但很少有习惯去思想神的话语。食物只有通过反复咀嚼才能知道它的味道,同样,神的话语也需要反复思想,才能明白其中的道理,成为我们灵命的养分

玛利亚的蒙福,因为思想神的话语
马利亚是个蒙福的女子,因为她喜欢思想神的话语。因为喜欢思想神的话语,所以,在遇到问题时,玛利亚能够跳出自我,定睛于神。作为童女,玛利亚要怀孕生子,她难道没有考虑约瑟的感受吗?《马太福音》1:19写道: 我们看到约瑟当然不愿接受这个事实。他想要取消婚约,暗暗地把她休了。如果约瑟真的这样做了,也许马利亚的家人会因她未婚怀孕而把她赶出家门。不仅如此,根据犹太律法,她还会被人们用石头砸死。如果我们是马利亚,面对这样可以预见的结局还会感到高兴吗?我们可能会异常郁闷,终日叹息。也许还会埋怨为什么这事会落到到我身上?!但是马利亚的反应是出人意料的。她赞美神。她说我心尊主为大,我灵以我神我的救主为乐。身处困境的时候,她没有定睛于自己,而是定睛于神,她看到了神的权柄,神的大能。马利亚知道上帝是谁。她称神为有权能的。大卫说耶和华是我性命的保障,我还怕谁呢?(诗篇271神的同在意味着力量、权能和性命的保障。神同在就是保罗所说的我靠着那加给我力量的,凡事都能做。(腓立比书4:13)身处困境时,请坚信神是位怜悯又慈爱的父亲。《耶利米书》29:11 说:我向你们所怀的意念,是赐平安的意念,不是降灾祸的意念。耶稣也应许说,即使你的头发都被神数过。所以,在任何境况中都不要惧怕,我们是神的孩子,祂珍爱我们。耶稣来到世上就是为了救我们,不是给我们带来麻烦,增添负担。在艰难的时候,马利亚记得赞美神。赞美神能改变我们的心境,能增强我们的灵命。如果玛利亚不是一个把神的话语存于心并认真思想的人,相信她绝对不会如此淡定、如此心甘情愿地接受一场突如其来的身孕。因为这对于一个处女来说,真的是太不可思议了。如果不是从神的话语中汲取力量,相信她根本不可能有勇气去面对世俗的猜测、鄙夷、甚至惩罚。

马利亚是个有福的女子,因为她善于思想神的话语,顺服、爱神、信神,她不仅得到了神的赐福,还使世上的人因她而得到赐福,包括你和我。福分需要分享和传递。如果我们自己和神的关系不够亲近,灵命贫乏,怎么可能成为祝福他人的管道?如果我们想让自己的灵命丰富起来,那就要向玛利亚学习,将神的话语时时存于心底,并日夜思想

文章摘自:http://m.weixindou.com/p/20151231MQVSE105Y4.html

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

圣诞节的焦点



圣诞节的故事是众所皆知。根据教外人的理解,马利亚是骑着毛驴来到伯利恒,即将分娩时,客栈住满了,两夫妇逼不得已要住在马槽。天上天使歌唱,还有位博士和牧羊人来到马槽,朝拜摇篮中的圣婴。当耶稣诞生的那一天,一位天使将基督降生的好消息告诉附近的牧羊人。如今众教会也在圣诞节把福音传给教会附近的居民。例如:花车游行,舞台剧,布道会,到会友家唱诗歌等等活动。

圣诞节对基督徒来说是伸伟大的救恩计划。因神的爱而差他的独生子耶稣来到世上成为人类的救世主。但对非基督徒来说,圣诞节是打扮成圣诞老人把礼物送给亲戚朋友,商场大促销活动。根据历史书的记载,耶稣极可能在山边的洞穴里出生而不是在槽,因为马槽是饲养动物的地方,有几位博士既是“星象家”而不只是三位博士而已。圣诞节的故事如果没有以耶稣基督为中心,就失去了它的意义。

圣诞节对我来说是一个机会把福音传给身边的亲戚朋友。希望能借止机会把他们的点转向耶稣,因为耶稣才能添满人们的空虚,胜过在商场物质上所得短暂的喜乐

同学:#4#

圣诞带来了恩典时代


对于圣灵感孕一事,超乎了人类的认知,从古至今无人能明白这奥秘。如果没有天使的应证,玛利亚和约瑟也难于接受这个“圣诞”的使命,同时也证实了在神没有难成的事。这感受到原来天使也有怜悯之心,它可以使用印证来帮助我们提升对上帝的信心。

耶稣由童贞女所生,见证了上帝的大能 ,约瑟怀疑玛利亚所告知的并产生惧怕也在情理之中,但两人选择顺服,为人类开启了新的恩典旅程,平安的福音掀开了普世同庆的圣诞。玛利亚尊主为大、以主为乐的心志令人敬佩,反观约瑟想暗暗地休了她和低调处理此事,这让我看到在信仰里似乎男人与女人与主建立关系之间是有差距的。无论如何信心与顺服是成为合用器皿的基础。

来自天使的应证是多么的奇妙,给了我一个新的思维角度来看待上帝行的神迹奇事。“圣诞”的到来,为新约开启了恩典时代!救主的降生给人类带来新的盼望。我爱圣诞节因有耶稣承担了我的过犯,赐予我新的生命、为我在天家预备永生,并再来接我回家。

同学:#2#

Thursday, 2 March 2017

WHO IS JESUS?



In chemistry, He turned water to wine.
In biology, He was born without the normal conception.
In physics, He disapproved the law of gravity when He ascended into heaven.
In economics, He disapproved the law of diminishing return by feeding 5,000 men with two fishes and 5 loaves of bread.
In medicine, He cured the sick and the blind without administering a single dose of drugs.
In history, He is the beginning and the end.
In government, He said that he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace.
In religion, He said no one comes to the Father except through him;
So. Who is He? He is Jesus! The greatest man in history.
Jesus had no servants, yet they called Him Master.
He had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher.
He had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer.
He had no army, yet kings feared Him.
He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world.
He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him.
He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.
~Author Unknown

Tuesday, 28 February 2017

我的英雄耶稣

耶稣是一位神也是一位平凡的特别人物。在福音书里有记载,耶稣的母亲玛利亚以圣灵感孕生了他。他在年幼时已经满有智慧。耶稣在成长时常以教师们辩论有关属天国的事。当时在三十岁充满前途的耶稣,常常帮助人间的需求,行医治,赶鬼,接纳被弃绝的妓女,税吏,麻风病人等,并在他所行的事上显明了他是神的儿子。

当我认识耶稣时,常常记得他为世人的罪和软弱被钉上十字架 ,十字架是世界上最残酷的刑罚,给我知道神接纳我们的软弱。因此,我常祷告,把我的问题交托 。我曾经经历了不少危险和面临死亡 ,但当我呼求他,我却经历神的能力和神迹。


我经历的耶稣,与其他的宗教不一样,不是单单进去庙堂拜一拜或教堂里听听道理就回去,生命依然一样没改变,只是一个寄托。耶稣不单单成了如父亲的“英雄”,还成了我真诚的最好朋友。人往往会难以相信祂是神,因为与人间拜拜的仪式不一样。耶稣是我的一切,如圣经说:要将一切交托给神,他必顾念我。所以耶稣不再是我宗教的一部分,祂是我的全部。

同学:#5#

Thursday, 23 February 2017

耶穌為何潔淨聖殿?

耶穌搗亂完買賣的人之後,說了一句「經上不是記著說:『我的殿必稱為萬國禱告的殿嗎?你們倒使它成為賊窩了』。」(17節)這節才是耶穌潔淨聖殿的主因。「萬國禱告的殿」及「賊窩」是指什麼?這要從「經上記著說」的典故說起。「萬國禱告的殿」的典故來自以賽亞書五十六章1~8節:耶和華吩吩其子民要守公平,行公義,謹守安息日,禁止己手而不作惡,至於被以色列所排斥不許進入聖殿的外邦人及太監,他們不要以為不能進入聖殿,只要他們同樣謹守安息日,揀選神所喜悅的事,持守神的約(就是遵守耶和華所吩咐的誡命)的,都可以到祂的聖山獻祭,祂必使他們在禱告神的聖殿中喜樂,因為「我的殿必稱為萬民禱告的殿」(7節)。聖殿原本的核心意義就是遵守神的誡命、揀選祂所喜悅的事、守公平、行公義、不作惡、不排斥、要讓人生命得到安息。而「賊窩」的典故則記載在耶利米書七章1~11節:耶和華要求子民要在人和鄰舍中間誠然施行公平、不欺壓寄居的和孤兒寡婦、不流無辜人的血、不隨從別神陷害自己,但他們卻偷盜、殺害、姦淫、起假誓、向巴力燒香、隨從不認識的別神,雖然在耶和華的殿敬拜,但耶和華卻斥問他們「這稱為我名下的殿在你們眼中豈可看為賊窩嗎?」(11節)「賊窩」的意思就是在原本應該遵守上帝吩咐的聖殿中作出了種種不法的事情,逆反聖殿的核心精神。
宗教社會領袖應當是帶領及教導子民遵守神的心意,讓這聖殿及大地充滿公義公平,可是他們卻帶頭倒行逆施,讓聖殿及大地變成「賊窩」(參可十二38~40)。耶穌潔淨聖殿這激烈的象徵行動是要「反轉再反轉」,將被逆轉了的聖殿精神回復原初應有的狀況,讓人生活在幸福的「平安」當中。縱然耶穌明知這行動會為他帶來十字架的結果,但他仍堅持這樣行,甚至呼籲跟從他的人同樣行(可八34~35)。今天,作為耶穌的跟隨者,我們也有耶穌這回復大地「平安」的捨己心志,堅持走合神心意的道路嗎?


Thursday, 16 February 2017

Jesus Throughout the Bible

Jesus Throughout the Bible
 
In Genesis, Jesus Christ is the seed of the woman.
In Exodus, He is the passover lamb.
In Leviticus, He is our high priest.
In Numbers, He is the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.
In Deuteronomy, He is the prophet like unto Moses.
In Joshua, He is the captain of our salvation.
In Judges, He is our judge and lawgiver.
In Ruth, He is our kinsman redeemer.
In 1st and 2nd Samuel, He is our trusted prophet.
In Kings and Chronicles, He is our reigning king.
In Ezra, He is the rebuilder of the broken down walls of human life
(In Nehemiah,He is the Rebuilder of everything that is broken)
In Esther, He is our Mordecai.
In Job, He is our ever-living redeemer.
In Psalms, He is our shepherd.
In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, He is our wisdom.
In the Song of Solomon, He is our loving bridegroom.
In Isaiah, He is the prince of peace.
In Jeremiah, He is the righteous branch.
In Lamentations, He is our weeping prophet.
In Ezekiel, He is the wonderful four-faced man.
In Daniel, He is the fourth man in life's "fiery furnace."
In Hosea, He is the faithful husband, forever married to the backslider.
In Joel, He is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost and fire.
In Amos, He is our burden-bearer.
In Obadiah, He is the mighty to save.
In Jonah, He is our great foreign missionary.
In Micah, He is the messenger of beautiful feet.
In Nahum, He is the avenger of God's elect.
In Habakkuk, he is God's evangelist, crying, "revive thy work in the midst of the years."
In Zephaniah, He is our Saviour.
In Haggai, He is the restorer of God's lost heritage.
In Zechariah, He is the fountain opened up in the house of David for sin and uncleanness.
In Malachi, He is the Sun of Righteousness, rising with healing in His wings.
In Matthew, He is King of the Jews.
In Mark, He is the Servant.
In Luke, He is the Son of Man, feeling what you feel.
In John, He is the Son of God.
In Acts, He is the Savior of the world.
In Romans, He is the righteousness of God.
In I Corinthians, He is the Rock that followed Israel.
In II Corinthians, He is the Triumphant One, giving victory.
In Galatians, He is your liberty; He sets you free.
In Ephesians, He is the Head of the Church.
In Philippians, He is your joy.
In Colossians, He is your completeness.
In 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, He is your hope.
In I Timothy, He is your faith.
In II Timothy, He is your stability.
In Philemon, He is your Benefactor.
In Titus, He is truth.
In Hebrews, He is your perfection.
In James, he is the Power behind your faith.
In I Peter, He is your example.
In II Peter, He is your purity.
In I John, He is your life.
In II John, He is your pattern.
In III John, He is your motivation.
In Jude, He is the foundation of your faith.
In Revelation, He is your coming King.
 
He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End!
He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and the Manager of all times.
He always was, He always is, and He always will be...
Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone!
He was bruised and brought healing!
He was pierced and eased pain!
He was persecuted and brought freedom!
He was dead and brought life!
He is risen and brings power!
He reigns and brings Peace!
The world can't understand him,
The armies can't defeat Him,
The schools can't explain Him, and
The leaders can't ignore Him.
Herod couldn't kill Him,
The Pharisees couldn't confuse Him, and
The people couldn't hold Him!
Nero couldn't crush Him,
Hitler couldn't silence Him,
The New Age can't replace Him,
and Oprah... can't explain Him away!
He is light, love, longevity, and Lord.
He is goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.
His ways are right, His word is eternal,
His will is unchanging, and His mind is on me.
He is my Redeemer, He is my Savior,
He is my guide, and He is my peace!
He is my Joy, He is my comfort,
He is my Lord, and He rules my life!

Link from: http://www.jdtjy.org/html/jiejing/16/2016-08-13/6798.html