Hebrews 3 –Walk with God in the End Time 希伯來書 3 – 末世与主同行
Thursday, 30th March 2023
星期四 2023年3月30日
Rev Daniel Xi An Poon
潘锡安牧师
This is the end times, the darkness has covered the earth, we must walk with God. As Christians, can people see it in our lives? A lot of times, we told people we are followers of Christ, but there is no Christ in our lives, and people cannot see God in us.
末日近了，黑暗遮盖大地，我们必须与神同行。作为基督徒，人们能在我们的生活中看到吗？很多时候，我们告诉人们我们是跟随神的人，但我们的生活中没有基督，人们在我们身上看不到神。
Section One V1-6 To Really Know Jesus 要真认识耶稣
Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house. For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honour than the house. For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God. And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward, but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
同蒙天召的聖潔弟兄啊，你們應當思想我們所認為使者、為大祭司的耶穌。 他為那設立他的盡忠，如同摩西在神的全家盡忠一樣。 他比摩西算是更配多得榮耀，好像建造房屋的比房屋更尊榮。 因為房屋都必有人建造，但建造萬物的就是神。 摩西為僕人，在神的全家誠然盡忠，為要證明將來必傳說的事； 但基督為兒子，治理神的家。我們若將可誇的盼望和膽量堅持到底，便是他的家了。
We have a calling, not from ourselves and not from this world, but from the Heaven. We know our calling is from above, but our mind are often focusing on this world more than focusing on God. Do we really know Jesus? Does the authority and power of Jesus reveal in our daily lives? We are the holy people called by God, this is the identity God gave us, and this is how God sees us. Therefore we must always examine ourselves, do we rally live out the calling with God in our lives? Do we really live a life of holiness? We must always meditate on the Jesus we know. Do we really know Jesus as the High Priest and do we see His faithfulness? What is Jesus’ status in our lives? Do we put Him first or do we put others things before Him? Do we really know Jesus? This is a question we must always ask.
我们的呼召，不是来自我们自己，也不是来自这个世界，而是来自天上。我们知道我们的呼召是从上头来的，但我们的思想往往更关注这个世界而不是神。我们真的认识耶稣吗？耶稣的权柄和能力是否在我们的日常生活中彰显出来？我们是神所呼召的子民，这是神给我们的身份，也是神看我们的方式。所以我们要时常省察自己，我们有没有活出神对我们的呼召？我们真的过圣洁的生活吗？我们必须始终默想我们所认识的耶稣。我们真的知道耶稣是大祭司吗？我们是否看到祂的信实？耶稣在我们生命中的地位如何？我们是把祂放在第一位，还是把别人的事放在祂面前？我们真的认识耶稣吗？这是我们必须经常问的问题。
Moses was the servant of God, he was faithful in the House of God. But do we see Moses greater than Jesus? Jesus is not a servant but the Son of God, who rules over the House of God. Do we also know that as the children of God, we can take up the authority given by Jesus to manage the House of God. Too often we set our minds and hearts in this world, because we want to receive this world, instead of focusing on the Heavenly things. Furthermore, Jesus lives within us, He wants to live within us and to walk with us, but do we prepare ourselves to be a place for Jesus to live? We are always thinking about the things of this world, our work, our finance, our health, even our enjoyment and we put Jesus last in our list.
摩西是神的仆人，他忠于神的殿。但我们看到摩西比耶稣更伟大吗？耶稣不是仆人，而是神的儿子，祂掌管着神的家。我们是否也知道，作为神的儿女，我们可以拿起耶稣所赐的权柄来管理神的家。我们常常将思想和心灵放在这个世界上，因为我们想要接受这个世界，而不是专注于天上的事。再者，耶稣住在我们里面，祂要住在我们里面，与我们同行，但我们有没有预备好自己成为耶稣居住的地方？我们总是想着这个世界的事情，我们的工作，我们的金钱，我们的健康，甚至我们的享受，我们把耶稣放在我们名单的最后。
Jesus came for us to be restored to the identity as the children of God. When we have this identity, then we will have the authority, and when we take up this authority then we will not be covered by darkness in the end times. We must know we are the children of God, and we can take up the authority of God.
耶稣来是为了让我们恢复神儿女的身份。有了这个身份，我们就有了权柄，有了这个权柄，在这个末世我们就不会被黑暗笼罩。我们必须知道我们是神的儿女，并且我们可以拿起神的权柄。
Section Two V7-11 To Know God’s Work 要晓得神的作为
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, and saw My works forty years. Therefore I was angry with that generation, and said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, and they have not known My ways.’ So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
聖靈有話說：「你們今日若聽他的話，就不可硬著心，像在曠野惹他發怒、試探他的時候一樣。 在那裡，你們的祖宗試我探我，並且觀看我的作為有四十年之久。 所以，我厭煩那世代的人，說：『他們心裡常常迷糊，竟不曉得我的作為。』 我就在怒中起誓說：『他們斷不可進入我的安息。』」
So many years God has blessed us, protected us, provided for us, and helped us, do we see God’s great works in our lives? Even we can wake up in the morning is due to God’s great works, we are in the positions we are today is never because of how good we are, how hardworking we are, how talented we are, how wealthy we are, or how skilful we are, but it’s all because of God’s Work in us. God has prepared the perfect place for each one of us to be, but we must recognise God’s work, otherwise we will never enter the Promised Land God prepares for us.
神这么多年祝福我们、保守我们、供应我们、帮助我们，但是我们在生活中看到神的大作为了吗？即使我们能在早上醒来也是神的伟大作为，我们能有今天的地位绝不是因为我们有多好、多勤奋、多有才华、多富有、多有技巧，但这全是因为神在我们里面的工作。神为我们每个人预备了完美的地方，但我们必须承认神在我们身上的作为，否则我们永远无法进入神为我们预备的应许之地。
God created the Garden of Eden for people to live together with Him, when men sinned, they were casted out of the Garden. But God wants to restore our relationship with Him, and therefore He has prepared a better place for us, but when we don’t recognise God’s Work, when we continue to be prideful and rebellious, then we can never enter the rest of God. God does not want the history to repeat itself, but the people continued to sin against God. God loves us, just like how He loved the Israelites, He wanted them to enter the Promised Land, but they chose to stay rebellious, they chose to grumble, and they chose not to see God’s Work in their lives. Let us walk with God, don’t repeat the mistakes of the Israelites.
神创造伊甸园是为了让人与祂一起生活，人犯罪被赶出伊甸园。但神要恢复我们与祂的关系，所以祂为我们预备了一个更好的地方，但当我们不认识神的作为，继续骄傲悖逆时，我们就永远无法进入神的安息。神不希望历史重演，但人们继续犯罪得罪神。神爱我们，就像祂爱以色列人一样，希望他们进入应许之地，但他们选择保持叛逆，他们选择抱怨，他们选择不在生活中看到神的工作。让我们与神同行，不要重蹈以色列人的覆辙。
Section Three V 12-19 Beware and Listen要谨慎要听话
Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
弟兄們，你們要謹慎，免得你們中間或有人存著不信的惡心，把永生神離棄了。總要趁著還有今日，天天彼此相勸，免得你們中間有人被罪迷惑，心裡就剛硬了。我們若將起初確實的信心堅持到底，就在基督裡有份了。經上說：「你們今日若聽他的話，就不可硬著心，像惹他發怒的日子一樣。」那時聽見他話惹他發怒的是誰呢？豈不是跟著摩西從埃及出來的眾人嗎？神四十年之久又厭煩誰呢？豈不是那些犯罪屍首倒在曠野的人嗎？ 又向誰起誓，不容他們進入他的安息呢？豈不是向那些不信從的人嗎？這樣看來，他們不能進入安息是因為不信的緣故了。
When we don’t beware, then we will live an unhealthy life, there will be wicked thoughts coming out from us. When we really admit that we are not healthy, then through His Word, He can restore us. On the other hand, when we don’t want to face our lives, when we don’t admit that we are unhealthy, then we can never change. When we chose not to change our wicked ways, then we will be cast out at the end. Are we willing to listen to the teaching of our authority and are we willing to give teaching to others? Don’t give nametags to ourselves or to others, don’t give up on ourselves or others, but to exhort each other every day.
如果我们不注意，那么我们就会过着不健康的生活，会有邪恶的思想从我们身上冒出来。当我们真的承认我们不健康时，通过神的话语可以恢复我们。另一方面，当我们不想面对自己的生活，当我们不承认自己不健康时，我们就永远无法改变。当我们选择不改变我们恶行时，我们最终会被弃绝。我们是否愿意听取权柄的教导，也是否愿意教导别人？不给自己标签，也不给别人标签，不放弃自己，也不放弃别人，而是每天互相劝勉。
When people give us teaching and exhort us, do we have the heart of repentance? Or do we have the harden hearts and refuse to change our ways? Do we feel ashamed when people discipline us and give us teaching? It’s a blessing when others are willing to help us and to point out our transgression, do not be proud but be humble to receive. Then we can enter the rest of God, which He prepared for us.
当人给我们教训、劝勉的时候，我们有没有悔改的心？还是我们有刚硬的心，拒绝改变我们的方式？当人们管教我们并教导我们时，我们会感到羞耻吗？当别人愿意帮助我们并指出我们的过犯时，这是一种祝福，所以不要骄傲，而要谦虚地接受。然后我们就可以进入神为我们预备的安息。