前進與止步
作者:查思博牧師
義人的腳步被耶和華立定。
詩篇37:23
最 近,填寫「因耶和華之名蒙福」這首詩歌的音樂創作人克林頓‧厄特拜赫對我說:「我或前進或止步,都是主所掌管的!」他解釋:「在音樂世界裡,休止符的作用 絕不比音符少,更在整首樂章中佔重要的位置。」請深思。大衛說:「他使我躺臥在青草地上」(詩篇23:2),為甚麼呢?就是為了使我們的靈魂甦醒,以及藉 著青草和河水恢復並加力給我們,好叫我們不致因耗盡體力而失腳跌倒。神要你止步,只因祂知道前面有甚麼危險,且要你為征途作好準備,別焦急,神拖延你的步 伐不等於祂否定你的去向,就如以賽亞說:「那等候耶和華的必從新得力」(以賽亞書40:31)。
如果門已關上,就不要勉強打開;如果神把紅燈亮起,就要把車子煞住,因為違法駕駛只會使你受傷。無論藏在門後的東西有多吸引,只有祂知道這些東西是否存在 危險性,大衛說:「他必按公平引領謙卑人,將他的道教訓他們」(詩篇25:9)。如果你仍心存好奇,請細讀:「因為這神永永遠遠為我們的神;他必作我們引 路的,直到死時」(詩篇48:14),耶穌指出聖靈會引領我們 (約翰福音16:13),而底線就是一個「信」字。
你相信祂會引領你走每一步以及叫你止步嗎?
Thank you so much, my Lord, for giving me these words, when I am so tired from office and need them so much. Yes, I really wish to lie on the green pasture and regain strength from you, as I have been lacking for so long. I don't have any energy to forsee any danger ahead, and I just take it day by day. Yeap, I truly believe you know it through, the danger ahead or the fruits I am going to gain. If it's really the time for me to pause and wait for you, I really pray that you grant me the faith and trust in YOU. However, if I may go ahead, pls really show me the signs or the way, as I have been so bad at discerning your way, or I have been blind to your blessings and directions. Let me trust in you deeply, 「因為這神永永遠遠為我們的神;他必作我們引 路的,直到死時」!

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