经过四十年的旷野生活，摩西要预备神的百姓进入应许之地，他挑战他们跟从神，选择生命。“我今日吩咐你们”他说，“要爱耶和华你的神，遵行他的道....使你可以存活，人数增多，耶和华你神就必....赐福与你。”摩西又说：“听从他的话，专靠他。”
这些命令看似很简单，但百姓们却不断地在罪和不顺服中挣扎。他们以悖逆的态度和行为，一代又一代地违背了他们对神的承诺。
但神从始至终都是信实的。人不能紧紧地倚靠祂，但神紧紧地抓住他们。最终祂差遣自己的爱子成为他们中的一员，成为以色列的一个婴孩，亚伯拉罕的一个后裔。祂不会犯罪，祂将牧养神的百姓，使他们靠神的话而活。
耶稣来的时候，祂教导人，医治人，祂向一切愿意聆听的人显明，祂就是那位信实的牧人。“我的羊听我的声音，” 祂说，“我又赐给他们永生。他们永不灭亡，谁也不能从我手里把他们夺去” （约 10:27-28）。
你听到祂的声音了吗？听从祂的话吧。祂爱你，绝不丢下你。
主耶稣，求祢教导我们选择生命之路。引导我们倾听、顺服，并常常信靠祢的话语。奉祢的名祷告，阿们。
申命记 30:11-20
11 “我今日所吩咐你的诫命不是你难行的，也不是离你远的。
12 不是在天上，使你说：‘谁替我们上天取下来，使我们听见可以遵行呢？’
13 也不是在海外，使你说：‘谁替我们过海取了来，使我们听见可以遵行呢？’
14 这话却离你甚近，就在你口中，在你心里，使你可以遵行。
15 “看哪，我今日将生与福、死与祸，陈明在你面前。
16 吩咐你爱耶和华你的神，遵行他的道，谨守他的诫命、律例、典章，使你可以存活，人数增多，耶和华你神就必在你所要进去得为业的地上，赐福于你。
17 倘若你心里偏离，不肯听从，却被勾引去敬拜侍奉别神，
18 我今日明明告诉你们：你们必要灭亡！在你过约旦河进去得为业的地上，你的日子必不长久。
19 我今日呼天唤地向你作见证，我将生死祸福陈明在你面前，所以你要拣选生命，使你和你的后裔都得存活。
20 且爱耶和华你的神，听从他的话，专靠他，因为他是你的生命，你的日子长久也在乎他。这样，你就可以在耶和华向你列祖亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各起誓应许所赐的地上居住。”
"Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him." — Deuteronomy 30:19-20
As Moses prepared God’s people to enter the promised land after more than forty years in the desert, he challenged them to follow God and choose life. “I command you today,” he said, “to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him... then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you.” Further, Moses said, “Listen to his voice, and hold fast to him.”
The instructions seemed simple enough, and yet the people struggled constantly with sin and disobedience. With rebellious attitudes and actions they broke their promises to God generation after generation.
But throughout all that time God remained faithful. The people couldn’t hold on to him, but God held on to them. And eventually he sent his own Son to become one of them, a child of Israel, a son of Abraham. He would live without sin, and he would shepherd the people to live by God’s Word.
When Jesus came, he taught and healed people, and he showed that he is the faithful shepherd for all who will listen. “My sheep listen to my voice,” he said. “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand” (John 10:27-28).
Do you hear his voice? Listen to him. He loves you and will never let you go.
Lord Jesus, teach us to walk in the way of life. Guide us to listen, obey, and trust your Word always. In your name, Amen.
诵读: 楚云
片头: 张妙阳
