2013-02-25 Devotionals Today

知信行網上團契為各主內肢體提供的每日靈糧，歡迎訂閱，推介及奉獻支持。 《網絡天糧》查詢，請電郵：ccf@ccfellow.org 訂閱天糧 | 轉介天糧 | 修訂訂閱 | 奉獻支持   簡介／操練須知     詩篇139經文 歸心禱告操練     粵語  國語      第131天 受罪惡籠罩的「心靈黑暗」 「我若說：黑暗必定遮蔽我，我周圍的亮光必成為黑夜；黑暗也不能遮蔽我使你不見，黑夜卻如白晝發亮。黑暗和光明，在你看都是一樣。」（11-12節） 詩人再用另一個意象來形容神是不會與人分離的。這個意象的含義很深。他說，縱使我們在黑暗中，神仍然看見我們，神仍然在那裡與我們同在。 如果我們陷於邪惡的思想或行為而不能自拔，好像路加福音十五章所說的那個離家的小兒子一樣的話，心靈就真是黑暗一片。一些明顯地違反道德的事情，是容易察覺的，也比較容易避免。沉溺的情感、強制的思想卻不容易辨識及轉化，使人在不由自主之苦上，加上沉重的罪疚，無法活出神子女的喜悅和自由。如果我們真的在這種光景裡，我們一定以為神早已經遠離我們，神必然放棄我們了。但是，超乎人所能理解的，連我們自己的罪惡所造成的黑暗，也不能遮蔽我們使神不見。是的，任何的黑暗都沒有遮蔽神，使神不見我們；在我們過著黑暗日子的時候，神仍然同在、等待。 神的同在是超越我們所能想像的，讓我們放心，信賴神一直同在。不管我在那裡，神就在那裡。請你現在就放鬆，慢慢呼吸，心裡默念：「黑暗也不能遮蔽我使你不見」；把你的意識放在與神共融的當下。請開始。…… 請你在靜禱中體認，在你之內，是神聖超越的神的居所；不管你在那裡，神就在那裡。每當你察覺自己在想其他東西，或有任何思念把你的意識帶離神同在的當下，便再次在心中默念：「黑暗也不能遮蔽我使你不見」；然後返回當下這一刻。……   文章及錄音版權屬譚沛泉博士及國證網絡所有。 音樂版權屬譚邱瑞珍女士所有，承蒙允許使用。     右手相交之禮 粵語 國語 第25天 讀經：    加拉太書二章1至10節 1過了十四年，我同巴拿巴又上耶路撒冷去，並帶著提多同去。 2我是奉啟示上去的，把我在外邦人中所傳的福音，對弟兄們陳說；卻是背地裡對那有名望之人說的，惟恐我現在，或是從前，徒然奔跑。 3但與我同去的提多，雖是希利尼人，也沒有勉強他受割禮； 4因為有偷著引進來的假弟兄，私下窺探我們在基督耶穌裡的自由，要叫我們作奴僕。 5我們就是一刻的工夫也沒有容讓順服他們，為要叫福音的真理仍存在你們中間。 6至於那些有名望的，不論他是何等人，都與我無干。神不以外貌取人。那些有名望的，並沒有加增我甚麼， 7反倒看見了主託我傳福音給那未受割禮的人，正如託彼得傳福音給那受割禮的人。 8（那感動彼得、叫他為受割禮之人作使徒的，也感動我，叫我為外邦人作使徒；） 9又知道所賜給我的恩典，那稱為教會柱石的雅各、磯法、約翰，就向我和巴拿巴用右手行相交之禮，叫我們往外邦人那裡去，他們往受割禮的人那裡去。 10只是願意我們記念窮人；這也是我本來熱心去行的。 當我們在一個基督徒群體中，感受到被其他信徒接納，我們必然感到很喜樂。相信我們各人都曾有過這種被接納的感覺，它會給我們帶來多方面的意義。 當保羅回想昔日，他和巴拿巴到耶路撒冷教會參加一個重要會議時，眾使徒與他們用右手行相交之禮，他就感到非常喜樂。對他而言，這並非一個簡單的握手，而是代表著一種認可：認可他所傳講的信息，以及認可神差派他作外邦人使徒的職份。 我們可以在使徒行傳第十五章找到這次教會會議的背景。但保羅在這裡卻指出，他是在一個特別的啟示引導之下，去到那裡開會的（2節）。 那是一次極為重要的教會會議。保羅不單與巴拿巴同去，而且還帶同一位年輕的希臘信徒提多同行（3節）。當時的提多還沒有受割禮。他們會接納提多嗎？律法主義者出言批評他，可是，當日的會議議決卻最終讓福音的恩典得勝。眾使徒與保羅站在同一陣線，堅拒律法主義者的立場。會議最終圓滿結束（9、10節），讓保羅再無後顧之憂，以後可以放心在外邦人中間傳揚真正的福音。 讓我們反問自己，我們會不會變成律法主義者呢？定立規則很容易，建牆也比造橋容易得多。然而，我們卻絕不該要求福音妥協，也絕不該在福音以外加添甚麼，以致把某些人摒除在救恩門外──基督正是甘願為他們而受死的！我們有沒有製造任何障礙，去攔阻我們的鄰舍信主呢？我們對人的「接納程度」究竟如何？ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP Day 25 Bible Reading:    Galatians 2:1-10 1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me. 2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain. 3 Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. 4 And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage), 5 to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. 6 But from those who seemed to be something—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man—for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me. 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter 8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), 9 and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. 10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do. THE RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP What a wonderful feeling it is when we are "accepted" especially by a group of fellow-believers in Christ. We all have that experience somewhere at some time. It has meant very much in every way. Paul's feelings were very deep as he remembered that tremendously important conference in Jerusalem when he and Barnabas were given the right hand of fellowship by the earlier apostles (v.9). It was more than a handshake. It was a recognition of the message and the ministry God had given to him as an apostle to the Gentiles. The background of this first church conference or council is found in Acts chapter 15 but Paul says here that he went (v.2) under the guidance of a special revelation (Williams translation). It was a remarkable council meeting. Paul had brought with him not only Barnabas, but also Titus (v.3), a Christian Greek who had never been circumcised. Would he be accepted? The legalists spoke against him but the grace of the gospel won the day. The apostles stood with Paul against the legalists and the council ended on a happy note (vv. 9,10), clearing the way for the spread of the true gospel among the Gentiles. Are we ourselves ever too legalistic? Am I? Isn't it easy to set rules? It is easier to build walls than to build bridges, isn't it? We must never compromise the gospel. We must never add to it but it is so easy to exclude from our friendship the very ones for whom Christ has died. Does that include our neighbours? How is our "acceptance" level today? 民數記廿八至廿九章 重點： 各種祭禮。 鑰節： 每月朔，你們要將兩隻公牛犢，一隻公綿羊，七隻沒有殘疾、一歲的公羊羔，獻給耶和華為燔祭。（廿八11） 內容：  神向摩西指示了繼續他工作的約書亞後，祂向摩西重申各樣獻祭之禮。在過往四十年的曠野旅程中，他們或許只有每日常獻的燔祭，至於安息日及月朔的燔祭，很少提及，節期的獻祭則從沒有實行；因此，神在他們定居迦南之先，再教導他們獻祭之事。 每日獻的燔祭是一歲的公羊羔，早晨要獻一隻，黃昏要獻一隻。每到安息日，在常獻的燔祭外，要再獻兩隻一歲的公羊羔。到了每月的初一，則要將兩隻公牛犢、一隻公綿羊和七隻一歲的公羊羔，獻給耶和華為燔祭。由此看見，神子民的獻祭是隨著日子的增長而增加。 一個基督徒在信主的時候，就當愛主，將自己奉獻給祂，求祂的喜悅。當日子漸長，我們的屬靈身量應隨時日增長，越來越愛主，奉獻更多，愛主的心更重。這是基督生命在我們裡面的正常現象。 若我們信主了一段日子，靈命仍是軟弱，愛主的心沒有增添，必是我們出了毛病，就當求大醫生耶穌基督醫治，好叫我們的靈性與日俱增，直至正午，沒有衰退。 默想： 我們愛主的心是否日增呢？有否天天將自己奉獻給祂？ 本文資料由福音團契書局提供，謹此致謝。 《讀經日引》每季一本，免費贈閱。請電郵biblepathway@yahoo.com.hk索取。 意見交通，請電郵：biblepathway@yahoo.com.hk

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