人生的高峰与低谷

“他们要...栽种葡萄园,吃其中的果子...我选民亲手劳碌得来的必长久享用。” - 赛 65:21-22

  几年前,在还未能收割和享受园中的出产时,我们需要出门,完成一个宣教的任务。所以,我们把园中出产全部留给家人和朋友享用。一方面我们很高兴这个安排,但另一方面,我们知道园子将无人料理,部分出产也将会腐烂掉,这令我感到有点惆怅。

  然而我这个经验,完全不能与先知以赛亚为神的子民当日失落凄凉的日子相比。诚然,照料园子有带来丰富出产的高峰时期,也有被敌人掠夺的低谷时期——也是神审判祂悖逆百姓的一个做法。

  今天经文中的这些应许,说明了神对祂百姓的安慰。祂渴望使他们回转,回到安全的家和丰盛的果园,并祝福忠心仆人手中所作的工。其中上下文提到一个更加惊人的事实——新天新地!这似乎超越了我们在这个满有瑕疵的世界中所求所想的。然而,这是神的应许,要指向当基督再来时,我们永远与神同在的境况。所以,当我照料我的园子,并享受其中的出产时,不禁令我联想起这个激动人心、终将到来的日子,我的心因而感到安慰。

  今天,祢也盼望基督再来的日子吗?

祷告

神啊,感谢祢以祢的话语、圣灵,以及今生来世一切所需的祝福来养育我的生命。奉耶稣的名祷告。阿们。

 

以赛亚书 65:17-25

17看哪!我造新天新地; 从前的事不再被记念,也不再追想。
18你们当因我所造的永远欢喜快乐; 因我造耶路撒冷为人所喜, 造其中的居民为人所乐。
19我必因耶路撒冷欢喜, 因我的百姓快乐; 其中必不再听见哭泣的声音和哀号的声音。
20其中必没有数日夭亡的婴孩, 也没有寿数不满的老者; 因为百岁死的仍算孩童, 有百岁死的罪人算被咒诅。
21他们要建造房屋,自己居住; 栽种葡萄园,吃其中的果子。
22他们建造的,别人不得住; 他们栽种的,别人不得吃; 因为我民的日子必像树木的日子; 我选民亲手劳碌得来的必长久享用。
23他们必不徒然劳碌, 所生产的,也不遭灾害, 因为都是蒙耶和华赐福的后裔; 他们的子孙也是如此。
24他们尚未求告,我就应允; 正说话的时候,我就垂听。
25豺狼必与羊羔同食; 狮子必吃草与牛一样; 尘土必作蛇的食物。 在我圣山的遍处, 这一切都不伤人,不害物。 这是耶和华说的。

The Lows And Highs Of Gardening

"They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit... My chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands." — Isaiah 65:21-22

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A few years ago, we had to leave for a ministry assignment before we were able to reap and enjoy the harvest from our garden. We left it for family and friends to enjoy. While we were happy to do this, we knew that the garden would be untended and some of the harvest would be left to rot. That left me feeling a bit hollow.

My experience cannot begin to compare with the bygone days recalled for God's people by the prophet Isaiah. While there had been highs of tending gardens that yielded bountiful harvests, there had also been lows of being plundered by enemies—an aspect of the Lord's judgment on his unfaithful people.

The promise of today's verses is an aspect of the Lord's comfort for his people. He yearns to restore them to safe homes and bountiful gardens—to bless the work of faithful servants. A more amazing reality is mentioned in the surrounding verses—a new heaven and a new earth. That might seem to be beyond our asking or imagining in this flawed world. Nonetheless, it is God's promise pointing to life forever with him, when Christ comes again. Tending my garden and enjoying its harvest reminds and comforts me with this mindboggling reality that will come someday.

Are you looking forward to the time of Christ's return?

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for tending my life with your Word, Spirit, and blessings of all that is needed for this life and the life to come. In Jesus I pray. Amen.

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