安慰之歌

作者:每日箴言   来源:普世佳音

“你们的神说,你们要安慰,安慰我的百姓。” - 赛 40:1

  在不同的情况下,人人都同样需要适当的安慰。玩耍中的孩子绊倒了,膝盖严重破损,需要父母或保姆的安慰。刚进大学的年轻男和女面对陌生的环境,需要有个可以倾吐的同伴。再想想,一对年轻夫妇的第一个孩子胎死腹中,一对中年夫妇的儿子死于交通意外,一位老人相伴了60年的妻子因为老年痴呆而悄悄离去。谁来安慰他们呢?

  感谢神,先知以赛亚的诗歌带给我们好消息。神自己说:“要安慰,安慰我的百姓。要...... 说安慰的话 ...... ”

  而当我们需要安慰时,必须记住两点。第一,神是掌权的主。祂会在每一个境遇中以祂大能的膀臂扶持我们。正如一首古老的诗歌唱道:“求主叫我不忘,罪恶虽然好像得胜,天父却仍掌管。”切莫忘记!这是我们天父的世界。

  第二,我们的天父是满有慈爱和怜悯的神。今天,无论你身处何种逆境,都能够从祂那里得到安慰。神必像牧人牧养自己的羊一样,将我们抱在怀中。要记住耶稣临别的话:“我就常与你们同在,直到世界的末了。”(马太福音 28:20)

祷告

主啊,感谢祢,因祢是赐给我们安慰的大能的神。祢将我们抱在怀中,愿我们也为祢而活,欢喜快乐地分担彼此的重担。奉耶稣的名祷告,阿们。

 

以赛亚书 40:1-11

1你们的神说: 你们要安慰,安慰我的百姓。
2要对耶路撒冷说安慰的话, 又向她宣告说, 她争战的日子已满了; 她的罪孽赦免了; 她为自己的一切罪, 从耶和华手中加倍受罚。
3有人声喊着说: 在旷野预备耶和华的路, 在沙漠地修平我们神的道。
4一切山洼都要填满, 大小山冈都要削平; 高高低低的要改为平坦, 崎崎岖岖的必成为平原。
5耶和华的荣耀必然显现; 凡有血气的必一同看见; 因为这是耶和华亲口说的。
6有人声说:你喊叫吧! 有一个说:我喊叫什么呢? 说:凡有血气的尽都如草; 他的美容都像野地的花。
7草必枯干,花必凋残, 因为耶和华的气吹在其上; 百姓诚然是草。
8草必枯干,花必凋残, 惟有我们神的话必永远立定。
9报好信息给锡安的啊, 你要登高山; 报好信息给耶路撒冷的啊, 你要极力扬声。 扬声不要惧怕, 对犹大的城邑说: 看哪,你们的神!
10主耶和华必像大能者临到; 他的膀臂必为他掌权。 他的赏赐在他那里; 他的报应在他面前。
11他必像牧人牧养自己的羊群, 用膀臂聚集羊羔抱在怀中, 慢慢引导那乳养小羊的。  

A Song Of Comfort

"Comfort, comfort my people, says your God." — Isaiah 40:1

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Each of us needs a healthy dose of comfort from time to time. The child at play who trips and scrapes her knee badly needs comfort from a parent or other caregiver. The young man or woman at college with its unfamiliar surroundings needs someone to talk to. Consider also the young couple whose first child was stillborn, the middle-aged couple whose son died in an accident, and the elderly man whose wife of 60 years is slipping away because of Alzheimer's. Who will comfort them?

Thank God that there is good news in Isaiah's song. God himself says, "Comfort, comfort my people. . . . Speak tenderly. . . ."

When we need comfort, we must remember, first, that God is the Sovereign Lord. He will meet us in every situation with his powerful arm. As an old hymn puts it, "Oh, let me not forget that, though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet." Never forget it! This is our Father's world.

Second, our Father is a loving, compassionate God. No matter what adversities you may be going through today, you can take comfort. Like a shepherd with his sheep, God carries us close to his heart. Remember Jesus' parting words: "I am with you always, to the very end of the age" (Matthew 28:20).

Prayer

Thank you, Lord, that you are our powerful God of comfort. Even as you carry us close to your heart, so too may we joyfully carry each other's burdens as we live for you. In Jesus' name, Amen.

诵读: 楚云
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发布日期:2017-08-07