《遇見神》Day02

《在義中遇見神》
9 挪亞的後代記在下面。挪亞是個義人,在當時的世代是個完全人。挪亞與神同行。10 挪亞生了三個兒子,就是閃、含、雅弗。11 世界在神面前敗壞,地上滿了強暴。12 神觀看世界,見是敗壞了;凡有血氣的人在地上都敗壞了行為。13 神就對挪亞說:「凡有血氣的人,他的盡頭已經來到我面前;因為地上滿了他們的強暴,我要把他們和地一併毀滅。14 你要用歌斐木造一隻方舟,分一間一間地造,裏外抹上松香。15 方舟的造法乃是這樣:要長三百肘,寬五十肘,高三十肘。16 方舟上邊要留透光處,高一肘。方舟的門要開在旁邊。方舟要分上、中、下三層。17 看哪,我要使洪水氾濫在地上,毀滅天下;凡地上有血肉、有氣息的活物,無一不死。18 我卻要與你立約;你同你的妻,與兒子兒婦,都要進入方舟。19 凡有血肉的活物,每樣兩個,一公一母,你要帶進方舟,好在你那裏保全生命。20 飛鳥各從其類,牲畜各從其類,地上的昆蟲各從其類,每樣兩個,要到你那裏,好保全生命。21 你要拿各樣食物積蓄起來,好作你和牠們的食物。」 22 挪亞就這樣行。凡神所吩咐的,他都照樣行了。(創世記六9-22)
挪亞因著信,既蒙神指示他未見的事,動了敬畏的心,預備了一隻方舟,使他全家得救。因此就定了那世代的罪,自己也承受了那從信而來的義。(希伯來書十一7)
9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. 10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. 11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. 15 This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high. 16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit high all around. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. 17 I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. 18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. 19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. 20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. 21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.” 22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him. (Genesis 6:9-22)
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith. (Hebrews 11:7)
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith. (Hebrews 11:7)
分享:你有沒有想過,在一個世界敗壞、道德沉淪、人心剛硬的世代中,人是否還有可能遇見神?《創世記》第六章提到:當時大地滿了強暴,世人盡都敗壞時,神為此憂傷。然而,在這樣的時代,仍有一個人與神同行 —— 挪亞。聖經形容他是「義人」、「在當時的世代是個完全人」,並且「與神同行」(參v.9) 於是,神向挪亞顯現,不但啟示即將臨到的審判,也把一個龐大的使命交在他手上 —— 建造方舟。
我們常聽人問:「為什麼神不向所有人顯現?如果神真的存在,為何祂不一併向世人說話、向壞人彰顯祂自己,叫他們悔改呢?」如果你還記得昨天的分享,你也許同樣會問:「神為什麼只向挪亞顯現?祂不是全人類的神嗎?難道祂只愛義人?」
聖經並沒有說挪亞是完全無罪的人;經文說的是:他在當世代中是「義人」、「完全人」,並且「與神同行」(參v.9) 。這強調:挪亞願意聽從並順服神的聲音。他最後的見證是:「凡神所吩咐的,他都照樣行了」(參v.22) 。這種順服,正是他能夠「遇見」神的關鍵。
反觀其他人 —— 「終日所思想的盡都是惡」(參v.5),「地上滿了強暴」(參v.11) 。即使神給了充足的時間 (挪亞建方舟的一百二十年,不正是公開、持續的提醒嗎?) ,他們仍選擇漠視與拒絕。不是神不願顯現,而是人不願聆聽、也不願回應。
《彼得後書三9》 清楚指出,神是「不願有一人沉淪,乃願人人都悔改」。神的啟示不是因為某人「表現好」而得到的獎賞,而是恩典裡的邀請、約中的呼召 (參v.18) 。挪亞不是靠行為取悅神,而是用信心領受神的話,並以行動回應;這信心使他成為義人 (參希伯來書十一7)。
今天我們也常感到困惑:神好像沉默了;為什麼我禱告沒有聲音?為何沒能遇見神?或許我們要先問:我們是否願意像挪亞一樣,照神所說的去做嗎?我們是否也在等神給我們顯現、證據、神蹟,才願相信?還是願意像挪亞,在「未見之事」上,因敬畏而相信?如果我們只想「看見才信」,我們就錯過了信仰的本質,因為神希望我們是「先信而順服」的人。
反思:你現在在哪個領域最需要「先信而順服」,而不是「看見才相信」?你有沒有把「神的沉默」當成藉口,而忽略了自己不願意順服的現實?
禱告:親愛的天父,祢從來都不是不願顯現的神!祢是願意對人說話、並且願萬人得救的主。求祢光照我,使我不再以懷疑來拖延回應祢的呼召。求祢賜我挪亞的信心與敬畏,讓我在「未見之事」上仍願意順服,並在這彎曲悖謬的世代中,為我與我一家建造屬靈的「方舟」。願我的生命因信而行,成為世代中的見證。以上禱告,奉主耶穌得勝的名求,阿們。
Posted in 2025-07