6月9日

標 題：像我們一樣受試探

經節：祂自己既然被試探而受苦，就能搭救被試探的人。（希伯來書二章18節）

你永遠不會遇見一個試探，是超過神所能幫助你克服的試探。即使在面臨試探的時候，神因著祂自己的愛，已經為你作了必要的準備，好叫你能夠得勝。祂在聖經中清晰地向你啟示祂的旨意，好叫你不會困惑前面所當行的路。祂將聖靈安置在你的心中，指引你作決定，並且當你作有害的決定時，會讓你知罪。在你受試探的時候，神必為你開一條出路，叫你能夠忍受得住，不致犯罪（哥林多前書十：13）。每件事早已安排妥當，讓你在每個試探中能夠經驗勝利。

然而，因著神自己無限的大愛，祂甚至付出更多代價，好叫你能夠安全地勝過試探。祂曾忍受各樣尖刻的試探。神的兒子謙卑自己，受所有人類軟弱肉體的限制，忍受每樣我們會遇見的試探。耶穌知道甚麼是疲憊不堪、甚麼是饑餓，祂也經歷人類所有的限制，但祂並沒有犯罪。當我們面對試探時，要轉向神。我們的神並不是一位沒有憐憫心、不在乎我們努力要過公義生活的神，我們跟隨的是一位瞭解我們抵禦罪及忍受試探種種困難的神。我們可以放心來到基督的面前，因為祂瞭解我們的苦境。當我們受試探時，祂知道如何幫助我們。

Tempted As We Are

For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted. (Hebrews 2:18)

You will never face a temptation so strong that God has not made complete provision for you to overcome it. God, out of His love, has done everything necessary for you to be victorious whenever you face temptation. He has clearly revealed His will to you in Scripture so that you will not be confused about the right thing to do. He has placed the Holy Spirit within you to guide you in your decisions and to convict you when you make harmful choices. With every temptation God also provides a way of escape so that you never have to yield to it (1 Cor. 10:13). Everything is in place for you to experience victory over every temptation.

God in His infinite love, however, has done even more to safeguard you from temptation. He has allowed Himself to suffer the full brunt of temptation. The very Son of God humbled Himself, taking on all the limitations of frail human flesh, and was tempted in every way that we are. Jesus knew what it was like to grow tired, to be hungry, to experience the same limitations we have; yet He was without sin. It is to this One that we turn when we are facing temptation. Ours is not an unsympathetic God who is unconcerned with our struggle to live righteously, but we follow a God who knows how difficult it is to resist sin and withstand temptation. We can approach Christ with confidence, knowing that He understands our plight. He knows how to aid us when we are tempted.