《逆境中笑哈哈》Day05
《困苦中仍能讚美》
17 雖然無花果樹不發旺,葡萄樹不結果,橄欖樹也不效力,田地不出糧食,圈中絕了羊,棚內也沒有牛;18 然而,我要因耶和華歡欣,因救我的上帝喜樂。19 主耶和華是我的力量;祂使我的腳快如母鹿的蹄,又使我穩行在高處。這歌交與伶長,用絲弦的樂器。(哈巴谷書三17-19)
4 你們要靠主常常喜樂。我再說,你們要喜樂。 5 當叫眾人知道你們謙讓的心。主已經近了。 6 應當一無掛慮,只要凡事藉着禱告、祈求,和感謝,將你們所要的告訴上帝。 7 上帝所賜、出人意外的平安必在基督耶穌裏保守你們的心懷意念。(腓立比書四4-7)
上帝啊,祢是我的上帝,我要切切地尋求祢,在乾旱疲乏無水之地,我渴想你;我的心切慕你。(詩篇六十三1)
17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. 19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments. (Habakkuk 3:17-19)
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
(Philippians 4:4-7)
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek You; I thirst for You, my whole being longs for You, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. (Psalms 63:1)
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
(Philippians 4:4-7)
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek You; I thirst for You, my whole being longs for You, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. (Psalms 63:1)
分享:《哈巴谷書》的結尾是一首讚美詩,儘管先知面對的是饑荒、失落和困難,他卻選擇在這樣的環境中因耶和華而歡欣。哈巴谷明白,即使一切看似失敗,神依然掌權,神是他的力量,是他最終的依靠。
這段經文提醒我們:即使在最困難的時刻,我們也可以選擇因神而喜樂。這種喜樂不是基於外在因素,而是基於對神的認識和信靠。有人形容,一般人的快樂都是建基於外在因素,例如:想吃什麼、想買什麼⋯⋯ 獲得物慾的享受,大部分的人一生都在追求這樣的快樂。然而,基督徒的快樂卻是建基於內在因素,即是神的同在,因神而樂,因愛而樂,這是未信者比較難以想像的信仰體驗。當哈巴谷說「主耶和華是我的力量」,他正是表達這樣的信仰體驗:無論面對什麼樣的困境,神的同在和扶持都是真實的,是喜樂的泉源。
保羅在《腓立比書》中也強調了這種信靠主的喜樂,這喜樂超越了世間的憂愁和掛慮,是神所賜的平安。這樣的平安和喜樂讓我們能在生活中不被環境影響,而是穩定在神的愛中,從而能夠以喜樂的心面對一切挑戰。大衛也深明在困境中也要讚美及依靠神的重要,他說:「上帝啊,祢是我的上帝,我要切切地尋求祢,在乾旱疲乏無水之地,我渴想祢;我的心切慕祢。」(詩篇六十三1) 從第一到第八節,我們發現至少有16處的經文表達大衛對上帝的愛與信賴,顯示大衛對上帝的信心。
本週《ChatGOD》題目是《逆境中笑哈哈》,但願我們都能效法哈巴谷,在軟弱時坦然求問神、在不解時選擇順服等候、在困難時以喜樂面對。當有人問及我們心中盼望的緣由,我們能以溫柔、敬畏的心回答各人:靠主,我們能夠笑哈哈地面對逆境。
反思:你是否相信即使在困難中,神依然是你的力量和依靠?當你的生活中經歷失敗和挫折時,是否能像哈巴谷一樣選擇因神而喜樂?為什麼?
禱告:親愛的天父,感謝祢在一切困難中仍然與我們同在。求祢賜我們一顆喜樂的心,無論環境如何變化,都能因祢的同在而歡欣。求祢成為我們的力量,使我們在挑戰中不失去盼望。願我們每一天都能夠以感恩和讚美來回應祢的恩典。以上禱告,奉主耶穌得勝的名求,阿們。
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