《一切從你「願意」開始》Day02

《一切由你「有願景」開始》

亞達薛西王二十年尼散月,在王面前擺酒,我拿起酒來奉給王。我素來在王面前沒有愁容。2 王對我說:「你既沒有病,為甚麼面帶愁容呢?這不是別的,必是你心中愁煩。」於是我甚懼怕。3我對王說:「願王萬歲!我列祖墳墓所在的那城荒涼,城門被火焚燒,我豈能面無愁容嗎?」王問我說:「你要求甚麼?」於是我默禱天上的神。我對王說:「僕人若在王眼前蒙恩,王若喜歡,求王差遣我往猶大,到我列祖墳墓所在的那城去,我好重新建造。」6 那時王后坐在王的旁邊。王問我說:「你去要多少日子?幾時回來?」我就定了日期。於是王喜歡差遣我去。7 我又對王說:「王若喜歡,求王賜我詔書,通知大河西的省長准我經過,直到猶大;8 又賜詔書,通知管理王園林的亞薩,使他給我木料,做屬殿營樓之門的橫樑和城牆,與我自己房屋使用的。」王就允准我,因我神施恩的手幫助我。(尼希米記二1-8) 

1 In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before, 2 so the king asked me, “Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.”I was very much afraid, 3 but I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”4 The king said to me, “What is it you want?”Then I prayed to the God of heaven, 5 and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it.”6 Then the king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you get back?” It pleased the king to send me; so I set a time. 7 I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may I have letters to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, so that they will provide me safe-conduct until I arrive in Judah? 8 And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the royal park, so he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple and for the city wall and for the residence I will occupy?” And because the gracious hand of my God was on me, the king granted my requests. (Nehemiah 2:1-8)

分享:昨天提到尼希米因聽到同伴講述耶路撒冷的光景而悲傷萬分,這份「著緊」持續影響他的生活和工作,讓他在工作時也面帶愁容。王便問他發生何事?尼希米就直言為著故鄉的事而愁煩。然而,這樣的問答也開啓了一個重要的機會:尼希米默默禱告神後,便向王祈求讓他能回到故鄉作重建工作。這樣,神藉著王的批准並支援所需用的一切來回應了尼希米的禱告。

讓我們再細心留意尼希米的祈求:王問我說:「你要求甚麼?」於是我默禱天上的神。5 我對王說:僕人若在王眼前蒙恩,王若喜歡,求王差遣我往猶大,到我列祖墳墓所在的那城去,我好重新建造。」(尼希米記二4-5) 尼希米的祈求是希望王讓他回去重建耶路撒冷,而不是交給別人。這個祈求也意味著他為神甘願放下現在擁有的安穩生活和職權,先為耶路撒冷作一點事。對尼希米來說,這是一個不容易的決定,要知道這必定是一個滿途荊棘的旅程,甚至不知道何時才能回到王身邊繼續作酒政工作。同時,縱使心裡有感動要承擔重建耶路撒冷的責任,他並不胡亂按己意而行,而是先向神禱告,並順服神一步步的引領,領受重建耶路撒冷的異象。

各位,究竟有什麼驅動力能使一個人甘願放下安定的生活,跳出安舒區呢? 我相信唯有清楚自己的目標和願景,才能義無反顧地向前走。如保羅提醒:「所以,我奔跑不像無定向的;我鬥拳不像打空氣的。」(哥林多前書九26) 當尼希米為此城著緊開始,就塑造他的願景,神也讓他看見重建耶路撒冷的異象,生命從此也不再一樣。

各位,你是一個有願景的人嗎?或許,你仍在掙扎當中,那麼你即管向神祈求,就像尼希米一樣,先有一顆著緊的心,然後向神祈求,並順服神的引領。然後神就賜你一對看見異象的眼睛,它亦成為你的驅動力,令生命變得豐盛無比;一切就由你「有願景」開始。

反思:今天,神的靈是否正在感動我要為祂作某些事、為某些人作服事或傳福音呢?而我又要怎樣回應呢?

禱告:親愛的天父,求祢賜我們有一對看見異象的眼睛、一顆甘心樂意的心、一份跳出安舒區的勇氣,去領受祢所賜給我們的異象。求聖靈不斷向我們作出提醒,使我們心中的火焰繼續燃燒,作好準備,聽候差遣。奉主名求,阿們。

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