我们能明白神是我们的产业，因为当我们接受基督时，我们就成了神大爱的受益者。这本身就是奇异恩典！
但圣经所说我们是神的产业——这让人难以置信！神拥有宇宙万物，竟然因我们是祂的产业而欢欣！申命记32:9重申了这个不可思议的真理：“耶和华的分本是他的百姓。他的产业本是雅各。”
申命记32:10描述了以色列对神来说是多么宝贵：“耶和华遇见他在旷野荒凉野兽吼叫之地，就环绕他，看顾他，保护他，如同保护眼中的瞳人。”这个短语的字面意思是“他眼中的小人”，指的是某人眼中的瞳孔，你可以从瞳孔中看到自己的影子。
在以赛亚书5章中，神为祂的百姓唱了一首情歌：“我要为我所亲爱的唱歌，是我所爱者的歌，论他葡萄园的事。我所亲爱的有葡萄园，在肥美的山冈上....万军之耶和华的葡萄园，就是以色列家，他所喜爱的树，就是犹大人。”这为另一句经文提供了丰富的背景：“神爱世人....”(约 3:16)。
主的产业不只是金银，还有祂所爱的、从基督里赎回的人。而神喜悦招聚我们在祂的膝前，来庆祝丰盛生命的一切美善！
神啊，你爱何其美好，其深无法测度。感谢你因我们而欢欣。奉耶稣的名，阿们。
申命记 4:15-20
15所以你们要分外谨慎，因为耶和华在何烈山，从火中对你们说话的那日，你们没有看见什么形象。
16唯恐你们败坏自己，雕刻偶像，仿佛什么男像女像，
17或地上走兽的像，或空中飞鸟的像，
18或地上爬物的像，或地底下水中鱼的像。
19又恐怕你向天举目观看，见耶和华你的神为天下万民所摆列的日、月、星，就是天上的万象，自己便被勾引，敬拜侍奉它。
20耶和华将你们从埃及领出来，脱离铁炉，要特做自己产业的子民，像今日一样。
“The LORD took you and brought you . . . out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are.” — Deuteronomy 4:20
We can understand how God is our inheritance, because when we receive Christ, we become the beneficiaries of his great love. That, in itself, is amazing grace!
But for the Bible to say that we are God’s inheritance—that is almost beyond belief! God, who owns everything in the universe, is thrilled that we are his possession! Deuteronomy 32:9 repeats this incredible truth: “The Lord’s portion is his people, Jacob his allotted inheritance.”
Deuteronomy 32:10 describes how precious Israel was to God: “In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye.” This phrase literally means “the little man of his eye,” referring to the pupil in someone’s eye, in which you can see your reflection.
In Isaiah 5 God sings a love song about his people: “I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside. .. The vineyard of the LORD Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in.” This provides a rich background for another verse: “For God so loved the world . . .” (John 3:16).
The Lord’s inheritance is not simply gold and silver but the people whom he loves and has redeemed in Christ, and God delights in gathering us around him to celebrate all the goodness of full life!
How wonderful is your love, O God, how deep beyond fathoming! Thank you for making us your delight. In Jesus, Amen.
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