597 中翻英 (297) Don't be a ungraceful man. 不要作忘恩負義的人. 11/30/2023

597 中翻英 (297)            Don't be a ungraceful man.    不要作忘恩負義的人.       11/30/2023

十一月三十日晨曦默思給予有基督信仰者一盤苦菜,   叫我們沉思對主耶穌基督真正的認識.     否則我們信徒的所作所為不實在.    

「耶和華阿，我向來等候你的救恩。」（創   49:18 新國際版）

創世記四十九章，顯示雅各是一位先知。從他對神心意的真實認識，他能發表那極其偉大的預言。但上面那節經文（18節）卻只是夾在中間的一句個人呼喊，并不是預言。這句話的由來，是因為在這些神的曉諭中，有罪惡的預示和患難，同時也有良善的果效和喜樂。當雅各出于不得已，要勉強去描寫一幅非常暗淡的圖畫，形容「但」如同一條在道路上的毒蛇時，就在這里，雅各表現了他的真相。這位先知舉目望天，將他的所是流露了出來。講道并不難的。但當一個人在講道時，我們立刻可以知道神到底有沒有抓著他。如果是那位老舊的雅各，他就必策謀一個對付但（蛇）的方法。因他從前是有本事可以常占他人上風的，但現在卻不再這樣了，如今他已經學習了認識神：「耶和華阿，我向來等候你的救恩！」

November 30

“I have waited for your salvation, O Lord.” (Genesis 49:18 NIV)

Genesis chapter 49 reveals Jacob was a prophet. Out of a real understanding of God's heart, he could utter its trmentous forecast. But this verse(Genesis 49:18), set right in the middle, is not a prophecy; it is a cry of Jecob himself.  For there was sorrow and a foreboding of sin as well as joy and good in these oracles, and he had just been compelled to paint a very dark picture of Dan as a serpent in the pathway.  Then, just here, Jacob showed himself.  Lifting his eyes to heaven he revealed what he,  prophet raised his eyes to heaven and revealed who he, was.  It is easy to preach; but when a man preaches we know at once if God has hold of him or not. The old Jacob would have begun to think up a scheme for dealing with Dan (the snake). He could always get the better of people; but not now.  Now he had learned to know God.  "I have waited for your salvation, O Lord, !"