Asa : Good King with Bad Feet
W3 2010-08-04 (代下15:1-16:14)
經文: 歷代志下 16:10 亞撒因此惱恨先見,將他囚在監裡。那時亞撒也虐待一些人民。
默想: 亞撒王一生聽從先知的勸告,去除偶像,專一順從耶和華。可惜的是在年老時,卻依賴亞蘭王,而不是仰望耶和華,來解決他與以色列王間之爭執。當先知前來指責他時,他又不謙卑受教,竟然惱恨先知,將先知囚在監裡,甚至虐待人民。求主保守我,能夠一生遵行主道,不要晚節不保。
題目: 你對於亞撒王一生之功與過,有何感想呢?
Asa, king of Judah’s faith in the Lord waned in his last few years. Even in his illness, he did not seek help from the Lord, but only from the physicians (2Ch 16:12).
回覆刪除Man is vulnerable to Satan. It’s much more difficult to retain our confidence in the Lord than to be away from Him. “…the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him…” (16:9). May I be wise enough not to do too many foolish things and get myself into trouble!
大家平安
回覆刪除亞撒王面對強大的古實及路比時,因仰賴耶和華而得勝;面對以色列王巴沙的攻擊時,卻求助於亞蘭王?
行為是果,心先變了。亞撒王倚靠神時,把金銀器皿送進聖殿,離棄神時把金銀拿出聖殿、送給他所倚靠的"人"。
亞撒王的心,是在哪兒轉錯彎了呢?
「你們若尋求他(耶和華),就必尋見;你們若離棄他,他必離棄你們。」15:2
看似再簡單不過的法則,但要一生持守,真是要步步為營。
求主幫助我,認清「主是葡萄樹,我們是枝子,若是離了主我們什麼都不能,枝子不能作什麼。」
Dear All, Peng An,
回覆刪除Someone told me the race of Christian faith is not a 100-meter dash, it is a marathon. If you want to win the race, you cannot only do well in the first 100 meters. You have to keep running in your lane even you felt down. However, you are not alone in this race. God will assign Angel to help you keep running unless you leave your lane totally.
Stephen
亞撒可能因為國中太平數十年,而漸漸失去儆醒、注重物質世界可見的東西、驕傲起來。
回覆刪除1. 他高舉世界、倚靠世界用立約求和的得勝方法
2. 他看低聖殿的意義、從聖殿中拿出金銀
而從世界暫時與表面司角度的結果看起來,亞撒是成功讓以色列王撤退了。
但從屬靈永恆的角度而言,他製造了一個真正能主宰奴役他的仇敵!!「代下 16:7 因你仰賴亞蘭王、沒有仰賴耶和華你的 神、所以亞蘭王的軍兵脫離了你的手。」
3. 日後重病時,只求醫生。
因此,求主幫助我們,單單倚靠耶和華!看中教會的價值!遇到問題時,先求告上帝!
感謝上帝,聖經依然說「代下 15:17 只是邱壇還沒有從以色列中廢去‧然而亞撒的心一生誠實。」感謝上帝的恩典與慈愛!求上帝憐憫我們!