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世 代 交 替   --    熊天牧牧師

8/16/2020

 
        撒母耳擔任士師的角色要結束了,以色列的王國時代也即將開始,在撒母耳記12章裡我們看到世代的交替。在撒母耳的信息之中,我們也看到以色列在立王的事上,犯下致命的錯誤。因為以色列看不見無法看見的上帝,所以按照自己能看見的人、事、物做了錯誤的決定。他們要像外邦人一樣,有看得見的王帶領他們打仗,也有看得見的偶像可以膜拜,而離棄了看不見的上帝。真的,人須要的是一個能夠掌控的制度,須要一個能夠用自己的想法和邏輯推斷出來,能夠展現出領導能力的人做他們的領領袖。人因為自己不能沒有掌握,要去信任一個看不見的上帝,實在太困難了。

        但在這世代交替的過程裡,上帝的處理方式讓我們看見一個令人意外的好消息。上帝沒有使用嚴厲的懲罰,卻在不該下雨的季節打雷降雨,是讓以色列人嚇得要死的打雷降雨喔!使得他們看見上帝並且覺醒、承認自己的過犯。上帝要使以色列人在即將來臨的世代裡重新敬畏上帝,要把看不見的上帝當上帝看。人雖然做錯了,但上帝仍然給機會。上帝給以色列百姓一個提醒:雖然人看不見祂,祂卻永遠在我們當中。不是為了監視我們,隨時在我們做錯事的時候懲罰,而是要成為我們的生活中心,使我們能做正確的決定和選擇。

        也就如12章21節所說,若偏離耶和華去順從那不能救人的虛神,是無益的。因為上帝知道若不聽從祂的話,下場就會很糟糕,就一定會造成致命的後果。所以上帝也不斷地叮嚀我們,不要害怕在過去世代當中做錯了,但要從現在開始,不要偏離耶和華、只要​盡心事奉祂。22節又說:「耶和華既喜悅選你們作祂的子民、就必因祂的大名不撇棄你們。」這是何等的好消息!上帝明明知道以色列會不斷地背棄祂,卻還喜悅選他們做子民,並且保證永遠不撇棄他們。誰說舊約裡面沒有福音?若我們在福音中展望新的世代,我們就能敬畏耶和華,誠誠實實的盡心事奉祂,記念祂向我們所行的事何等大!

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