1月4日

標 題：因神的話而戰兢

經 節：但我所看顧的，就是虛心痛悔、因我話而戰兢的人。（以賽亞書六十六章2節下）

當上帝說話的時候，你是否戰兢？上回是哪個時候因為神向你說話而全身戰兢﹖約翰一聽見神說話，就僕倒像死了一樣（啟示錄一：17）。當保羅在往大馬士革的途中遇見基督，就僕倒在地（使徒行傳九：4）。摩西一聽到神的聲音，就戰戰兢兢（使徒行傳七：32）。西門彼得領悟到耶穌的身分，「就俯伏在耶穌膝前，說：『主啊，離開我，我是個罪人！』」（路加福音五：8）

你是否已經對神失去敬畏感，不認為那宇宙創造者今日仍然願意向你這受造者說話？當你讀經時，你是否擁有神聖的期待，期待聆聽神當日要給你──那能改變你生命──的指示。聖經上說：「敬畏耶和華是智慧的開端。」（箴言九：10）敬畏耶和華是讓你看見並聽見一些事的唯一方式，這是無法藉著其他方法經歷到的。

讀經時，你可能感受到上帝正藉著所讀的經文直接向你說話。讓我們停下來仔細想想，那命立並且創造宇宙的真神居然正對你說話，這是多麼真實！多令人肅然起敬！如果耶穌過去能以祂的話叫死人復活、斥責平靜風浪、逐出惡鬼、治癒那不能醫治的，那麼祂的話語在你身上的影響將是何其可觀？這可能性應當讓你全身戰兢！下回你打開聖經時千萬要懷著神聖的期待──期待聆聽上帝的恩言。

Trembling at God’s Word

But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word. (Isaiah 66:2)

Do you tremble when God speaks? When was the last time you were physically affected by the reality that almighty God just spoke directly to you? John lost all physical strength when God spoke to him (Rev. 1:17); Paul fell to the ground when Christ met him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:4); Moses trembled when God spoke to him (Acts 7:32); and Peter, when he realized who Jesus was, “fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!’” (Luke 5:8).

Have you lost your sense of awe that the Creator still chooses to speak to you, His creation? Do you approach the reading of your Bible with a holy expectation, listening for the life-changing words that God has for you that day? Scripture says that “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Prov. 9:10). There are things you will see and hear out of your fear and reverence for God that you will not experience in any other way.

As you study your Bible, you may sense that God has something to say directly to you through the verses you are reading. Take a moment to consider the awesome reality that the God who spoke and created a universe is now speaking to you. If Jesus could speak and raise the dead, calm a storm, cast out demons, and heal the incurable, then what effect might a word from Him have upon your_life? The possibilities should cause you to tremble! The next time you open God’s Word, do so with a sense of_holy expectation.