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Monthly Archives: September 2013
約拿後記
溫正祥, 9/13/2013, 12/23 終於到了這一天, 約拿從墓中起來神氣活現的走進天門。他自許在地上作神的僕人、做先知, 人人都尊敬他, 國王也听他。有次還一天呼召了全城十二万多人信主, 這城可是極大的尼尼微城啊! 1何況自己敬虔度日, 神該要賞他個大獎吧。 走著走著, 他感受到了從神寶座發出來照到他身上的奇妙榮光,這光不刺眼但紮心, 叫他越發感到不配、無處遁形, 剛才閃爍在眼前的一堆丰功偉積在神的榮光中顯得好黯淡。他垂喪的走到神的審判院, 才進去就遇見了許多等待審判的人2。突然間,有一大群人向他衝來, 有老有幼、男男女女。哇! 他們都是那尼尼微的惡人, 卻都跑來歡迎他! 他反倒怕起來了, 因為他們這時都是神審判台前事奉的人2。 想當初,他死不肯救他們, 一心要看他們全都給神毀了, 而今他們卻要來審判他! 然而, 他們都在大大歡喜的頌讚神, 感謝祂當年憐憫他們陷在罪大惡極中, 派了約拿來警告他們悔改。他們听後醒悟過來,確實的悔改了,披上麻衣禁食四十天,但仍沒把握神是否會開恩放過他們那極大的罪惡。沒想到神竟施恩繞恕, 他們知道自已罪該万死, 只因神的滿有憐憫使他們得以立足天庭3。他們也知悉約拿情願投海,也不要向他們這些殘害以色列人的大仇敵宣告神的警告。他們之所以有今天在神的審判庭中事奉, 全是神憐憫的揀選, 都歸他奇異的恩典。 他們這時看出了約拿的擔憂: 他已不再怕他們, 怕的是如何面對神。那年他先是逃避神的交待去向尼尼微人宣道, 反而是躲到大海另一邊, 遠離尼尼微城的他施4。神起了大風浪, 使他被船上的入拋入海中,被大魚吞下。他在魚腹裡面發昏時禱告三天三夜。求神憐愛、仰望神的救恩時, 神就吩咐這大魚把他吐在旱地上, 再差派他去尼尼微宣道,叫人悔改5。那時,他可沒什麼愛, 只是很嚴酷的宣佈他們四十天後便完了!6 想不到的是,他們听後立刻向神悔改, … Continue reading