2007-01-23 22:39:59Jacky
從抱怨到信靠
讀 經：約伯記23章
金 句：「他試煉我之後，我必如精金。」（約伯記23：10）
全年讀經：約伯記25－27章
約伯是個義人。他敬畏上帝，扶助弱者，遠離惡事。然而他犯了一個錯誤，就是太看重自己的好品格。我們可以在他的哀告中看出這一點（約伯記23：2）。約伯說，如果上帝願意像法官和陪審團聆聽被告律師一樣的來聽他陳明，他必會判定約伯純如精金（2－10節）。
我們常會認為10節是指上帝試煉約伯，為要除去罪的殘渣。但是以利法指控約伯「罪孽沒有窮盡」（22：5），而這位族長卻對這項指控提出辯白。約伯說，上帝對他的試驗將顯出他純如精金，所以他繼續證明自己的正直。最後，全能者與約伯對質。他說：「我問你，你可以指示我。」（38：3）。當上帝說完後，約伯無話可說而且謙卑下來。他每一絲委屈都消失了。他承認自己說的是無知的言語（42：1－5），然後他說：「因此我厭惡自己，在塵土和爐灰中懊悔。」（6節）
每當我們認為上帝應當對我們更好的時候，要記得他無罪的兒子已為我們捨去生命。這將平息我們的抱怨，使我們重新信靠上帝的愛、智慧和美善。HVL
主啊，為什麼我要失去這些？
我的心沒有偏離，但是這痛苦是何等的大！
然而你仁慈的引我到基督的十架前，
讓我看見我的信心並非虛空。DJD
大試煉造就堅強的信心。
金 句：「他試煉我之後，我必如精金。」（約伯記23：10）
全年讀經：約伯記25－27章
約伯是個義人。他敬畏上帝，扶助弱者，遠離惡事。然而他犯了一個錯誤，就是太看重自己的好品格。我們可以在他的哀告中看出這一點（約伯記23：2）。約伯說，如果上帝願意像法官和陪審團聆聽被告律師一樣的來聽他陳明，他必會判定約伯純如精金（2－10節）。
我們常會認為10節是指上帝試煉約伯，為要除去罪的殘渣。但是以利法指控約伯「罪孽沒有窮盡」（22：5），而這位族長卻對這項指控提出辯白。約伯說，上帝對他的試驗將顯出他純如精金，所以他繼續證明自己的正直。最後，全能者與約伯對質。他說：「我問你，你可以指示我。」（38：3）。當上帝說完後，約伯無話可說而且謙卑下來。他每一絲委屈都消失了。他承認自己說的是無知的言語（42：1－5），然後他說：「因此我厭惡自己，在塵土和爐灰中懊悔。」（6節）
每當我們認為上帝應當對我們更好的時候，要記得他無罪的兒子已為我們捨去生命。這將平息我們的抱怨，使我們重新信靠上帝的愛、智慧和美善。HVL
主啊，為什麼我要失去這些？
我的心沒有偏離，但是這痛苦是何等的大！
然而你仁慈的引我到基督的十架前，
讓我看見我的信心並非虛空。DJD
大試煉造就堅強的信心。
From Complaining To Trusting
Read: Job 23
When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. --Job 23:10
Job was a good man. He feared God, helped the needy, and opposed the wicked. Yet he made the mistake of placing too much emphasis on his own good character. We see this in his bitter complaint (23:2). Job claimed that if God would only listen to him the way a judge and jury listen to a defense attorney, He would conclude that Job is pure gold (vv.2-10).
We usually take verse 10 to mean that God was testing Job to burn away the dross of sin. But Eliphaz had accused him of "iniquity without end" (22:5), and the patriarch's reply was his defense against that charge. Job said that God's testing of him would eventually reveal that he was already pure gold. So he kept on affirming his uprightness. Finally, the Almighty confronted Job. "I will question you, and you shall answer Me," He said (38:3). When God had finished, Job was silenced and humbled. Every trace of self-righteousness was gone. He admitted that he had spoken ignorantly (42:1-5). Then he said, "Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes" (v.6).
Whenever we think we deserve better from God, we need to remember that His sinless Son gave His life for us. This will silence our complaint and renew our trust in God's love, wisdom, and goodness. --HVL
O Lord, what is the meaning of my loss?
My heart is right, and yet how great the pain!
Then graciously You draw me to Christ's cross
And show me that my faith is not in vain. --DJD
Strong trials build strong faith.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
Why Would A Good God Allow Suffering?
How Much Does God Control?
Read: Job 23
When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. --Job 23:10
Job was a good man. He feared God, helped the needy, and opposed the wicked. Yet he made the mistake of placing too much emphasis on his own good character. We see this in his bitter complaint (23:2). Job claimed that if God would only listen to him the way a judge and jury listen to a defense attorney, He would conclude that Job is pure gold (vv.2-10).
We usually take verse 10 to mean that God was testing Job to burn away the dross of sin. But Eliphaz had accused him of "iniquity without end" (22:5), and the patriarch's reply was his defense against that charge. Job said that God's testing of him would eventually reveal that he was already pure gold. So he kept on affirming his uprightness. Finally, the Almighty confronted Job. "I will question you, and you shall answer Me," He said (38:3). When God had finished, Job was silenced and humbled. Every trace of self-righteousness was gone. He admitted that he had spoken ignorantly (42:1-5). Then he said, "Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes" (v.6).
Whenever we think we deserve better from God, we need to remember that His sinless Son gave His life for us. This will silence our complaint and renew our trust in God's love, wisdom, and goodness. --HVL
O Lord, what is the meaning of my loss?
My heart is right, and yet how great the pain!
Then graciously You draw me to Christ's cross
And show me that my faith is not in vain. --DJD
Strong trials build strong faith.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
Why Would A Good God Allow Suffering?
How Much Does God Control?
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