Friday, 2nd September 2022
Rev Daniel Xi An Poon
Section One V1-6 God’s Judgement is Coming
When we return from the land of slavery, we receive the plan and destiny from God, then what is next? God has already told us to get ready for what is going to happen next, but what is our attitude towards God’s reminders and teachings? We must really see the mercy and love of God, to really return to God and be glorified with Him.
V1 Do not think that God will save us to the end, because when people decide not to follow God then they will fall into the traps of this world. Do not think that we will never sin, do not think that if we stay home then we will not sin. God wants us to preach the Gospel to the nations, but when we don’t walk out then we also sin against God.
V3 We often just think about ourselves, and we don’t see the needs of others. We thought by having a good relationship with God then it would be enough. But God wants us to walk out and disciple the nations.
V4 God is looking at us, the day of vengeance he come, but no one is there to respond. We are focusing too much on our own problems, we are not seeing the needs of the world, then we are not responding to God’s calling. The judgement is coming, it’s time for us to go out.
Section Two V7-14
V7-8 God is full of love and mercy. He also wants His people to be honest and truthful. We must let go of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and embrace the Tree of Life.
V9 God didn’t abandon us in our sufferings, we must seek God, seek the treasures in the waste. God is with us in our sufferings. God loves us, God wants to embrace us, but can we really see Him?
V10 When we are rebellious, we do not know God’s blessings for us, we do not have a thankful heart, we cannot give thanks, instead of rebel against Him. When the Israelites left Babylon, they still had the values of Babylon, they were unwilling to draw a line between God and the world, and continued to live in their old ways.
V13 We thought we can do it without God, we thought we can leave Babylon by our own strength, we see ourselves more than we should. God is reminding us how He has led us this far.
V14 God loves us and blesses us, He is full of love and mercy but we are unwilling to follow.
Section Three V15-19 Cry Out for Mercy, Hearts Returned
V15 God is always full of mercy and grace, but our rebellious makes us unable to receive His blessings for us.
V16 What is our relationship with God? When we are weak and when we face difficulties, we don’t see God in our lives and we continue to strive with our own hands. We use the environment to determine if God is with us or not. God is always there, He never changes, but our hearts change.
Let us cry out to the Holy Spirit, let Him convict ourselves for sin, for righteousness, and for judgement.
以赛亚书 63 – 末世的大觉醒
2022年9月2日 星期五
潘锡安牧师
神借着本章经文提醒每一个他所呼召、所爱的人，当我们从被掳之地归回，领受神给我们的命定、进入神的计划之后，我们要如何面对接下来的事？我们知道自己是会归回、会重修圣殿的，但我们的生命如何？是否会觉得这些事情的发生理所当然？还是看见神的真实、怜悯和慈爱？要真实回转，才能经历神的荣耀。
一、v.1-6 神的审判要到来
我们很容易会觉得既然神是拯救到底的，我们就以为这些事是必然会发生的，以致迷失在救恩中。
V1-2 神本是穿着洁白的外袍，但神的到来让人看到就问他为何穿红色的衣服，好像染了踹葡萄时榨出来的酒一样。
V3 神回答说因为他是“独自踹酒榨”，所以他“发怒将他们踹下，发烈怒将他们践踏，他们的血溅在我衣服上，并且污染了我一切的衣裳”。很多时候我们以为自己没有好像别人那样作恶，以为自己是分别为圣的，然而神却说“众民中无一人与我同在”。我们很容易有跟别人切割的心，只祈求自己一生不犯罪，但神呼召我们跟从他不是为了跟人切割，而是将福音传给万民、门训列国。我们若以为只要在家做好自己的事就可以上天堂，这就是活在分辨善恶树下了。我们要如耶稣所说的，尽心尽力去爱神，也要爱人如己。我们若只跟神建立好的关系，却对人不感兴趣，就无法广传福音、门训列国，完成主的大使命。
V4-5 救赎的日子已经来了，为何没有人帮助？个人单顾自己的事，所以神诧异“没有人扶持”。
V6 神跟每一人说，神的审判要来了，所以不要再个人单顾自己，不要只是把自己分别出来却忘了那些贫穷、有需要的人。
二、v.7-14 叛逆忘掉主恩
V7 神跟我们述说他的大恩，他是有怜悯有丰盛慈爱的神。
V8 神要的是他的百姓不行虚假。我们是否愿意放下自己、放下分辨善恶树、活在生命树的气息下跟从神？当我们愿意这样行，神就做我们的救主。
V9a 在苦难中神没有丢弃我们，他一直都在。我们习惯祈求离开苦难，却忘记在苦难中寻求神。我们在“大便”中是否能寻找黄金，还是整天在粪堆中滚来滚去，让别人闻到的都是臭味，而没有看到黄金本该有的光芒？
V9b-10 神是如此爱他的子民，但神也一句话就刺穿了这些百姓的虚假。 人没有感恩的心，反而在神的拯救、慈爱中叛逆，“使主的圣灵担忧”。在以色列人出埃及的时候，神曾吩咐他们不要沾染迦南人的恶习，但他们不听；犹大国从巴比伦出来回归故土后，也没有放下过去的思维模式和习惯。我们不愿意与世界划清界限、不靠主得胜，因为我们叛逆、不相信神，只想倚靠自己，不愿意承认我们能走到如今其实是靠着神。我们看自己大过当看的，还以为靠自己的力量走出巴比伦。
V11-14 神让他的百姓看到当初他是如何带领他们出埃及。神爱我们，赐恩给我们，他充满了慈爱怜悯，但是我们叛逆，不愿意跟从神，忘记主的恩典。
三、v.15-19 哀求怜悯 神回转
V15 在末后的日子我们很容易迷失，因为当我们面对困境的时候，我们就失去对神的信心。越到末后的日子，就是神的审判来临，我们越是要哀求神的怜悯、慈爱，求神帮助我们，求神”从天上垂顾，从你圣洁荣耀的居所观看”。
V16 我们跟神的关系是什么？在困难、软弱中，我们可能会觉得神只是牧师师母或其他人的神，以为神没有听我们的祷告，用环境来判断神是否与我们同在。然而，改变的是我们的心，神是爱我们的神，他永不改变。
V17 求神帮助我们每一个在末世中的人，当我们前路迷茫的时候，不要自顾自向前冲，而是让圣灵帮助我们为罪为义为审判自己责备自己，呼求神的慈爱，求神回转，让我们能在末世为他发光，救回失丧的灵魂。