晨興聖言-挪亞、但以理和約伯...(W2-3)
第二週 • 週三
晨興餧養
林前十五10 然而因着神的恩，我成了我今天這個人，並且神的恩臨到我，不是徒然的；反而我比眾使徒格外勞苦，但這不是我，乃是神的恩與我同在。
加六18 弟兄們，願我們主耶穌基督的恩與你們的靈同在。阿們。
我們需要領會，創世記這卷書中所描繪的墮落乃是背景，為要襯托出一幅非常積極的圖畫，表明神對於墮落的人所作的。創世記的記載，主要的目的不是要表明墮落，乃是要表明神的恩典能為墮落的人作那麼多。…六章八節說，『但挪亞在耶和華眼前蒙恩。』（蒙恩，或作，得恩典。）在耶和華眼前蒙恩不是一件小事。『蒙恩』是甚麼意思？請注意這節不是說，神對挪亞有恩典，或說神施恩給挪亞。不，這裏是說挪亞蒙恩，得恩典。要記得創世記是一卷充滿屬靈種子的書。在八節這裏是聖經中第一次題到恩典。挪亞能以是他所是的，乃是因他在耶和華眼前得恩典（創世記生命讀經，四五三、四五五頁）。
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希伯來四章十六節告訴我們，只管坦然無懼的來到施恩的寶座前，為要受憐憫，得恩典，作應時的幫助。我年輕的時候幾乎每天都禱告說，『主，我來到施恩的寶座前。在你的施恩寶座前，我得着恩典作我應時的幫助。主，我每分鐘都需要你的恩典。我不僅每年、每週、每天、每小時需要你的恩典，更是每分鐘都需要你的恩典。沒有你的恩典，我簡直甚麼也不能承當。』今天我仍然…不斷的告訴主：『主，我每分鐘都需要你的恩典。我知道你是有恩典的，並且你為我豫備了恩典。主，
因為恩典需要我的合作，我跪在施恩的寶座前，要得恩典以應付我的需要。』很多時候我們簡直無法忍受我們的環境，並且不能面對將要遭遇的事。然而，有一個地方叫作施恩的寶座。你坦然無懼的來到施恩的寶座前，就能受憐憫，得恩典，作應時的幫助。
恩典不僅是神所給的某種東西，更是神自己為我們作事。恩典不僅是神所給我們客觀的東西，恩典乃是神自己臨到我們，為我們作事。你輭弱麼？神要來作你的力量，神那個來就是恩典。你不能面對你的處境麼？那不該是個問題，因為神要與你站在一起，為着你並在你裏面面對這處境。這是恩典。…神的同在乃是挪亞的力量和動力。挪亞不但在客觀方面享受神給他的事物，他更享受神自己。在一個彎曲、悖謬和淫亂的世代，這世代的試誘沒有人能抗拒，但挪亞在耶和華眼前蒙恩。
想想看現代社會的情形。我甚至不敢看報紙，它含有太多的試誘。當我沿街走着的時候，我不敢往廚窗裏面看。…你在收音機中、工作中並學校裏所聽到的談話，都是邪惡、敗壞並屬鬼的。…這個時代真是彎曲、悖謬並淫亂，滿了姦淫和邪蕩。人們毫無羞恥的談論不道德的事。誰能在這樣一個世代站住呢？我們沒有一個人能站立得住。我們裏面都有墮落的性情，所有的人都有同樣的邪惡性情。我們需要恩典。我們必須坦然無懼的來到施恩的寶座前，說，『主，我在這裏，我需要你的恩典。我來不是求你給我好東西，我來是要得恩典以應付我的需要。主，沒有你的同在，我不能去工作或上學。主，沒有你的同在，我不能去百貨公司。主，我需要你與我站在一起。請你來，作我的力量。主，托住我，支持我。』（創世記生命讀經，四五五至四五八頁）
參讀：創世記生命讀經，第二十八篇。
WEEK 2 — DAY 3
Morning Nourishment
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Cor. 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am; and His grace unto
me did not turn out to be in vain, but, on the contrary, I labored more
abundantly than all of them, yet not I but the grace of God which is
with me.
Gal. 6:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
We
need to realize that the falls portrayed in the book of Genesis are the
background of a very positive picture that shows what God has done with
the fallen human race. The main purpose of the record of Genesis is not
to show the fall but to show how much God’s grace can do for fallen
people. Genesis 6:8 says, “But Noah found favor in the sight of
Jehovah.” Favor can also be translated “grace.” Finding grace in the
sight of the Lord is not a small thing. What does “finding grace” mean?
Notice that this verse does not say that God was gracious to Noah or
that Jehovah granted grace to Noah. No, it says that Noah found grace.
Remember that Genesis is a book filled with spiritual seeds. Here, in
6:8, we have the first mention of grace in the Bible. Noah was able to
be what he was because he found grace in the sight of Jehovah.
(Lifestudy of Genesis, pp. 371-372)
Today’s Reading
Hebrews
4:16 tells us to come forward with boldness to the throne of grace that
we may receive mercy and find grace for timely help. When I was young,
nearly every day in my prayers I would say, “Lord, I am coming to the
throne of grace. At Your throne of grace I find grace for my timely
need. Lord, I need Your grace every minute. I not only need Your grace
every year, every week, every day, and every hour but every minute.
Without Your grace I simply cannot bear anything.” Today…I keep on
telling the Lord, “Lord, I need Your grace every minute. I know that You
are gracious and that You have grace ready for me. Lord, since grace
needs my cooperation, I kneel before the throne of grace to find grace
to meet my need.” Many times we simply cannot stand our situation, and
we cannot face what is happening to us. However, there is a place called
the throne of grace. Come forward with boldness to the throne of grace
that you may receive mercy and find grace for timely help.
Grace
is not only something given by God, but it is God Himself doing things
for us. Grace is not merely something objective that is given to us by
God. Grace is God Himself coming to us and doing things for us. Are you
weak? God will come to be your strength, and that coming of God is
grace. Are you unable to face your situation? That need not be a
problem, because God will come to stand with you and face that situation
for and in you. This is grace…God’s presence was Noah’s strength and
power. Noah not only enjoyed something given to him by God objectively,
but he enjoyed God Himself. In the midst of a crooked, perverted, and
adulterous generation, a generation whose temptations no one could withstand, Noah found grace in the sight of Jehovah.
Consider
the situation in modern society. I do not even dare to look at a
newspaper. It contains too many temptations…I do not dare to look into
the show windows…The talk you hear on the radio, at work, and at school
is evil, corrupt, and devilish…This age is truly crooked, perverted, and
adulterous; it is full of fornication and immorality. People talk about
immorality without one bit of shame. Who can stand in such a
generation? Not one of us is able to stand. We all have a fallen nature
within us, the same evil nature that all men have. We need grace. We
must come to the throne of grace boldly and say, “Lord, I am here. I
need Your grace. I am not coming to ask You to give me good things. I am
coming to find grace to meet my need. Lord, I cannot go to work or to
school without Your presence. Lord, I cannot go to a department store
without Your presence. Lord, I need You to stand with me. Come to be my
strength. Lord, uphold me and sustain me.” (Lifestudy of Genesis, pp.
372-375)
Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msg. 28
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