圣灵的叹息

作者:每日箴言   来源:普世佳音

“我们本不晓得当怎样祷告,只是圣灵亲自用说不出来的叹息,替我们祷告。” - 罗 8:26

罗马书第8章提到我们的世界有三重叹息。

受造之物像分娩的妇人一样叹息呻吟着渴望脱离败坏。地震和飓风肆虐大地。我们的许多河流都被污染,无法垂钓。我们对碳燃料的使用正在破坏保护我们免受太阳过度辐射的臭氧层。你能听到受造世界中的万物那不安和痛苦的叹息吗?

同样,圣灵内驻的信徒也在叹息。癌症摧毁了我们的身体。种族不公伤害着我们的社区。新冠病毒的大流行使我们的国家备受摧残,许许多多的人因此丧命,同时家暴率上升。你能听到神的子民悲痛的哭泣和呼喊吗?

圣灵也和我们在一起,祂一边叹息,一边以只有神才能知晓的奥秘方式为我们代求。而圣灵的叹息能改变所目睹的一切,因为它使受造物和我们都心怀盼望,并耐心地等候救赎来到。

保罗总结说,受造之物切望等候神的众子显出来。届时它将从必朽坏的捆绑中得到释放(罗 8:19-21)。同样,作为圣灵内驻的基督徒,我们若盼望那所不见的,就必忍耐等候。(罗 8:25)。

你面对世上所有罪的影响所发出的叹息,是怎样的呢?你是否听见圣灵与你一同叹息?叹息而又充满希望——这就是我们作为神的儿女在这世上的生活写照。

祷告

圣灵,为我们代求,使我们在等待你的国度完全降临时,也能为他人带来盼望。阿们。

罗马书 8:18-30

18我想,现在的苦楚若比起将来要显于我们的荣耀,就不足介意了。
19受造之物切望等候神的众子显出来。
20因为受造之物服在虚空之下,不是自己愿意,乃是因那叫他如此的;
21但受造之物仍然指望脱离败坏的辖制,得享神儿女自由的荣耀。
22我们知道,一切受造之物一同叹息、劳苦,直到如今。
23不但如此,就是我们这有圣灵初结果子的,也是自己心里叹息,等候得着儿子的名分,乃是我们的身体得赎。
24我们得救是在乎盼望。只是所见的盼望不是盼望。谁还盼望他所见的呢?
25但我们若盼望那所不见的,就必忍耐等候。
26况且,我们的软弱有圣灵帮助。我们本不晓得当怎样祷告,只是圣灵亲自用说不出来的叹息替我们祷告。
27鉴察人心的,晓得圣灵的意思,因为圣灵照着神的旨意替圣徒祈求。
28我们晓得万事都互相效力,叫爱神的人得益处,就是按他旨意被召的人。
29因为他预先所知道的人,就预先定下效法他儿子的模样,使他儿子在许多弟兄中做长子;
30预先所定下的人又召他们来,所召来的人又称他们为义,所称为义的人又叫他们得荣耀。

The Groaning Of The Spirit

"We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans." - Romans 8:26

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Romans 8 speaks of a threefold groaning in our world.

The creation is groaning like a woman in childbirth to be set free from decay. Earthquakes and hurricanes ravage the earth. We cannot fish in many rivers because they are polluted. Our use of fossil fuels is ruining the ozone layer that protects us from excessive radiation from the sun. Can you hear the restless and anguished groans of creation?

Likewise, Spirit-filled believers are groaning. Cancer devastates our bodies. Racial injustice attacks our communities. The COVID-19 pandemic has disabled our nations and killed many, many people while increasing opportunities for abuse. Can you hear the grief-stricken sobs and cries of God's people?

Along with us, the Holy Spirit is also groaning while interceding for us in ways that only God can understand. And the Spirit's groaning changes everything, because it enables both creation and us to have hope and to wait patiently.

Paul concludes that the creation waits expectantly for the children of God to be revealed, when it will be freed from its bondage to decay (Romans 8:19-21). Likewise, as Spirit-filled Christians, we hope for what we do not see and therefore wait patiently (8:25).

How are you doing as you groan over all the effects of sin in this world? Do you hear the Spirit groaning along with you? Groaning yet hopeful—that's the life we have as God's children on this earth.

Prayer

Holy Spirit, intercede for us, that we may help to bring others hope as we await the full coming of your kingdom. Amen.

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发布日期:2021-06-13