Tuesday, 26th April 2022
Rev Daniel Xi An Poon
Section One V1-8 The Lord will Prepare
Do we know who our spiritual father and mother in this world are? God has given us a new life when we reborn and accept Jesus as our personal saviour, then God will appoint spiritual authorities over us to lead us on this world. We must know who we are, what are our identities, and who are our spiritual leaders. God does not want His people to be in confusion, He has prepared for us to show people that we belong to Him.
V1-2 ‘The burden against Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. Lift up a banner on the high mountain, raise your voice to them; wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.’ As a prophet, Isaiah was not afraid to speak, because the words coming out from the prophet’s mouth may not necessary be good to hear. God wants to destroy Babylon because it uplifted people more than God. Do not think that everything we have today is because of our own strength and ability, if God does not allow a certain to happen, then it will never happen to us.
V4 ‘The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like that of many people! A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts musters the army for battle.’ People saw the trees growing lavishly on the mountain, but did they see God behind all the prosperity? Do we allow people to see God in our lives? We must not let people only see ourselves, but to see the God behind us and to see the church of God supporting us. We must believe that the Word of God and the noise of the Army of God can break into the confusion of this world. When we are willing to uplift God in our lives, then the world can see His Mighty Power.
Section Two V9-16 The Day of the Lord will come
V9-10 ‘Behold, the day of the Lord comes, cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate; and He will destroy its sinners from it. For the stars of heaven and their constellations wWill not give their light; the sun will be darkened in its going forth, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.’ When the day of the Lord comes, all wickedness and sins will fade away. God will burn down everything and there will be nothing left of them.
Section Three V17-22 The Result of the Lord
God will rise up at the end, He will use the people and things we have never imagined coming and resolve all the issues of the world. The end of the people is the beginning of God, at the end of the days, there is nothing we can do with our strength, but to pray and seek the Lord. At the end of the confusion, God will destroy all wickedness, and He will restore His order. We must know where we stand, God does not want us to live in confusion. The devil continues to spread confusion that lies to us and tricks us. If we listened to the voice of the devil, then we can no longer feel the love of God and the love of our authorities.
Do we live in confusion? Are we being influenced by the darkness of the world? Let us see the love of God every day.
以赛亚书 13 – 混乱之终
2022年4月26日 星期二
潘锡安牧师
以赛亚书前面几章都是在对神百姓说话，今天这一章是对外邦人说话。巴比伦这个名字代表混乱，神对巴比伦说的话也是对我们说的，因为我们里面也充满混乱。巴比伦是一个不相信神的国家，然而神使用他去完成神的旨意，只是巴比伦不愿相信神。很多国家和个人被神使用，却没有看到神的作为，只沉醉在自己的思维、习惯、信念里。我们也是如此，虽然相信神了，但心里仍有混乱，因为没有看到神的作为，也没有将我们所见所闻与我们的心相连接，只当做看了一场电影。借着今天第13章的经文神让我们看见他会如何处理混乱。
一、v.1-8 神所预备
V1 神在谈混乱之前，他提醒我们，他不会混乱。当我们在混乱中，我们不知道自己的身份。我们蒙召信主后就是重生的人。我们借着地上教会的洗礼重生后，不仅有天上的阿爸父，在地上也有属灵的父母。一个孩子从出生后总会受自己而父母影响。若我们不看重这一点，就不能从属灵父母身上学到有用的东西。他们虽然不是神，但他们有这个位份，就会在我们信主的道路上帮助我们成长。世上有很多属灵的“孤儿”在成长过程中没有被人带领，只是在网络上到处找自己想要的信息。我们是否有自己属灵的父母，还是以为靠自己就行了？当我们谈到混乱的时候，神首先讲的是“亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚”。使徒保罗看提摩太不是一个普通弟兄，而是属灵儿子。我们是否能从自己属灵父母身上被影响，在我们的生命中呈现出来神在他们身上所重用的特质？我们要看重属灵的遗产，就是从上而下神给我们美好的产业。“亚摩斯”意思是强壮，一个先知不能害怕，因为他所讲的从神而来的话可能不好听。神让以赛亚讲巴比伦的混乱，但神不允许混乱存在，因为混乱会拦阻人认识神，因此，神要毁灭巴比伦。
V2-3 “净光的山”- 一般的山都是有树木的，然而神不要人看到树木，而是单单看到那座光秃秃的山，神要在那里树立旌旗。神要将那些让我们混乱、看不清次序的树木拿走，让人看清楚山，所树立的旌旗不会被树木遮挡。人手上拿的旌旗代表自己的身份，神要他们向群众招手 – 神要世界看到我们是属神的。我们能走到如今，不是因为自己有本事，而是神的恩典。我们不要被这个世界或者我们的情欲影响。神呼召我们，要我们从混乱中出来。混乱的可怕就是我们没有意识到自己在混乱中，我们若骄傲，神就要将骄傲如同山上的树木一样除掉。神会有怒气，因为树木一直在成长，让人无法看到是山在供应这些树。我们的生命中，是否彰显神的能力、权能、还有神的爱？人看到的是我们自己的付出，还是看到我们背后的神和支持我们的教会？我们是将人带到我们这里，还是神那里？
V4 这树林中有人发声回应，他们的声音被喧嚣的声音包围。很多时候我们好像讲很多但别人都听不到，我们不要放弃，反要相信，神的声音大过周围这一切的声音，可以冲破混乱，让人看到神的作为。
V5 我们要去传福音的对象不知道是从哪里来的，但当神带他们到我们身边时，我们就要去关怀牧养他们，让他们有一个属灵的家，也有属灵的父母。
二、v.9-16 神必出手
耶和华的日子来到时，这些混乱、邪恶、罪孽、骄傲都会过去。当神出手，这些恶人的婴孩、房屋、妻子都会消失，再没有下一代、没有藏身的地方、没有帮助者。
三、v.17-22 神的颠覆
神会兴起、使用我们想不到的人或事来处理我们生命的混乱，人的尽头就是神的开始。当人始终不听福音，觉得靠自己就可以，我们要祷告这些人可以看到他们的生命需要神。
V19 在创世纪19:27讲到所多玛、蛾摩拉的结局是被消灭、被火烧直到烟消云散。神不要我们生命中有混乱，而撒旦不断在我们生命中散播混乱。当负面的事情发生在我们身上、当我们的权柄提升、帮助我们的时候，我们不觉得神和我们的权柄爱我们。我们是否被这个世界的黑暗影响而没有看到神给我们的爱？