“To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, and choose what pleases Me, and hold fast My covenant, even to them I will give in My house and within My walls, a place and a name better than…

以赛亚书55章谈到神对他的选民以色列民的爱与怜悯。在另一个层面，也是在谈神愿意将他的救恩白白赐给恩典时代的众人。祂在普世救恩的工作上是先主动的的那方。在以赛亚书55章1-3节说祂已经预备好了水，酒，奶和美物要赏赐给我们。 这里的水可指着维持属灵生命的圣灵。人喝了这水，从他腹中要流出活水的江河（约7：37-39）。酒，象主耶稣说的新酒在新酒囊里（太9：16-17），和奶，如彼得说的纯净的灵奶（彼前2：2），和美物（赛55：2）可指着神的话，神宝贵的真理。神愿将祂的圣灵和真理赐给我们，不用任何银钱来买。 虽然如此，要得到祂所预备的美好救恩，我们原是被动的一方,也必须对神做出回应。1-3节里说“来”，“就近神”。我们必须到主的跟前来寻求祂。我们应当把握时机“离弃”过去所奔的罪恶道路，“除掉不义的意念”（55：7）来归向神，必得神的赦免与接纳。 来到神面前后，55章2-3节也说要“留意听”和“侧耳而听”神的话。神的话就是生命的法则，引领着我们的脚步，使我们在通往天国的路上不致走偏。我们或许已经养成了每日读经的习惯，但或许有时因为忙碌或疲劳，只有略略，速速，机械化地读经。“留意”和“侧耳”却是需要用心，认真的去领受其中的信息。就是要从中学习，明白。愿“主提醒我们的耳朵，使我们能听，象受教这一样。”(赛50：4下）。 接下来，我们要将主的话吃下去（55：1，2）。意思听了道里后要消化并吸收：将它记在心里，然后实行在我们的生活上。雅各长老勉励信徒不要单单听道，乃要将听的道理行出来。不然就是欺哄自己，使自己处在安逸，自满的情况下。殊不知自己就象法利赛人一样。 以赛亚书55章继续谈论神如何设立基督,成为万人的恩典,作万民的见证(55:3-5)。人要把握机会,如55：7所说的“趁耶和华可寻找的时候寻找祂”;并且趁“相近的时候求告他”。在人还有一口气的时候,在还有宗教自由的环境中,我们要把握机会带领我们的亲朋好友来寻求神。 55:8-9 说神的意念远超过人的意念。在基本层面,这里可指着当神要将救恩普及以色列人以外的外邦人,选民是无法接受及明白这是神的旨意的。彼得要经过神给他看见特别的异象和启示后,才能接受救恩是要开放给外邦人的这件事。现今,人们对于神的救恩的想法未必与神的意思相符。 人的眼光短浅,并带有偏见;神却是参透一切,穿越时空的(传3:11)。就像真耶稣教会在世人的眼中是不起眼的基督教派,却是神所拣选,同在的教会。同样,我们在传福音给人的时候不可偏待人,我们未必知道神的拣选,神的指意。因为我们不能参透人心,不知道谁会接受福音(传11:6)。但愿我们无论得时不得时都能传福音(提后4:2),来完成神的旨意。  

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