2月7日

標　　題： 沒有信心

經　　節： 若有疑心而吃的，就必有罪，因為他吃不是出於信心。凡不出於信心的都是罪。（羅馬書十四章23節）

希伯來書的作者提醒我們，人若沒有信心，就不能得神的喜悅〈希伯來書十一：6〉。每當神給我們某些啟示，祂期望我們能相信祂，並且照著祂的啟示調整我們的生活。這裡所謂的生活調整是什麼意思？生活調整就是相信祂必供應所有的需要，這是祂所應許的〈腓立比書四：19〉。生活調整就是遭遇危機時，仍相信神必使萬事互相效力，叫我們得益處〈羅馬書八：28〉。生活調整就是身處急迫緊張的重壓下，能克服憂慮，因為神教導我們要藉著禱告，將自己所需帶到神的面前求〈腓立比書四：6〉。生活調整就是永遠不用擔心自己是孤獨的，因為神說祂永不撇下我們、永不丟棄我們〈申命記卅一：6〉。生活調整就是不管生命發生任何事故，永遠不懷疑神的愛，因為祂告訴我們，祂以永遠的愛愛我們〈耶利米書卅一：3〉。有時候我們為自己缺乏信心辯護！明知神已經應許我們，卻仍懷疑神是否真會改變我們的處境。我們滿心憂慮，給自己找藉口：「我就是愛操心嘛！」我們在危難中變得苦毒，辯稱：「神不可能把這苦境轉變成好事的！」於是，我們一有需要，就急忙地四處請求周圍人們的幫助。我們為自己辯解說：「我知道神可以果的需要，但我想我也該盡力而為，以防萬一。」神認為這是沒有信心。沒有信心是罪。「人非有信，就不能得神的喜悅。」〈希伯來書十一： 6〉

Without Faith

But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin. (Romans 14:23)

The writer of Hebrews reminds us that without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6). Whenever God reveals something, He expects us to believe Him and adjust our lives accordingly. What does this mean? It means we trust Him implicitly for all of our needs because He says He will provide (Phil. 4:19). It means we approach crises with the assurance that God will bring good from them (Rom. 8:28). It means we overcome anxiety during stressful situations because God instructs us to bring our requests to Him (Phil. 4:6). It means that we never worry that we are alone because God said He would never leave us or forsake us (Deut. 31:6). It means that, despite what happens in our lives, we will never doubt God’s love because He has told us that He loves us with an everlasting love (Jer. 31:3).

At times we try to justify our lack of faith! We know what God has promised, but we doubt that He will make a practical difference in our life. We are filled with anxiety and excuse ourselves by saying: “I am just a worrier!” We become bitter during a crisis and reason that “God could not possibly bring anything good out of this pain!” We appeal for help from everyone around us when we have a need; then we explain: “I know God can provide for my needs, but I think I should do everything I can, just in case.” God calls this faithlessness. Faithlessness is sin. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him” (Heb. 11:6).