389  中翻英  (109)            To learn English is not difficult, but to use it is much difficult.                                                                             學習英文不難, 但要運用它得體却非易事.             5/17/2023      

讀恩師徐世大教授所著的 "回憶與感想" 一書, 他述說他在五十年中涉及有關水利工程的建樹的事.  編輯者記得對的話, 應是他在設計 "石門水庫" 完工後, 快要建造完工引退後時, 全心用在台灣大學土木系培植水利工程後輩, 抽空寫下他一生的回憶及當時在建造石門水庫工程的感想. 他在書中寫下 "學習不難, 但要運用它得體却非易事. "  恩師享年83歲, 求上帝接納他在天的靈.

五月十七日

「但我們已經相信的人，得以進入那安息， ....」（來   4:3 新國際版）

安息是在工作之后。當工作達到滿意的地步而完成時，安息才有可能，這就是安息最完滿的意義。當神在六日創造完畢之后，祂就安息了，這不是一件小事。我們也許要問，這位滿有計划和丰盛生命的神，祂怎樣能去安息呢？創世記一章三十一節，就給我們看見了那原因：「神看著一切所造的都甚好！」祂已完成了一些使祂心里歡喜的事工，祂極美的旨意已經實現，祂的目標也已達到了，為此祂在安息中，便宣布了那稱許的話。

今天神邀請我們一同有分于祂在基督里的安息，由于另一善工也已完成，那就是神對于新的創造已經得著了，祂的美意已經實現，從此再無需要，也無可能有更完滿的實現了！所以當我們停止自己的掙扎和努力，且在基督里獲得我們的滿足，我們便進入安息了。

May 17

"Now we who have believed enter into that rest, ....." (Hebrews 4:3 NIV)

To rest is coming after working. Resting is possible when the work has been satisfactorily done. Then, it will come the fullest meaning of rest.  When God finished His creating of world in six days, afterward, He was resting.  It was not a small thing. We wonder how God can plan and  have abundant life, finally going to rest? Genesis chapter 1, verse 31, shows us the answer : "God saw that everything He had made was very good!" He has completed some works that let His heart being happy, and His will has been fulfilled, His object was attained, for which He pronounced the word of approval of His work  "in God's rest".

Today God invites us to share His rest in Christ, because another good work has been  done, that is, God’s new creation has been completed, His good will has been fulfilled, and there is no more work need or possibile to be done! So we can share His rest when we cease our own struggling and striving to find our satisfaction in Christ.