第六十六章
19我要顯神蹟(註:或作“記號”)在他們中間,逃脫的我要差到
列國去,就是到他施、普勒、拉弓的路德和土巴、雅完,並素來沒
有聽見我名聲、沒有看見我榮耀遼遠的海島,他們必將我的榮耀傳
揚在列國中。20他們必將你們的弟兄從列國中送回,使他們或騎
馬,或坐車,坐轎,騎騾子,騎獨峰駝,到我的聖山耶路撒冷,作
為供物獻給耶和華,好像以色列人用潔淨的器皿盛供物奉到耶和華
的殿中。”這是耶和華說的。21耶和華說:“我也必從他們中間取
人為祭司,為利未人。”22耶和華說:“我所要造的新天新地,怎
樣在我面前長存,你們的後裔和你們的名字也必照樣長存!
23每逢月朔、安息日,凡有血氣的必來在我面前下拜。”這是耶和
華說的。24“他們必出去觀看那些違背我人的屍首,因為他們的蟲
是不死的,他們的火是不滅的。凡有血氣的都必憎惡他們。”
默想:
1.安靜——閱讀/聆聽——默想——禱告——默觀/安歇主懷
2.這一段是以賽亞書最後的一段經文,重申以色列的盼望,就是
將來的新天新地(啟21:1-2);也清楚地區分神的真僕人及
與神為敵的人。
3.在閱讀默想今天的經文時,有哪個字或詞句特別觸動你的?當
你讀到新天新地時,你有什麼感受?對於那些悖逆神的人的最
終結局,你覺得如何?
4.這與你的現況有什麼關連沒有?神想要你做什麼?
5.以賽亞書最重要的功課可以綜合為三個提醒:(1)有一位
神,(2)祂要再來,(3)我們永恆的結局將決定於我們今生
對神的回應。
6.若是你至今對於自己與神的關係仍然不清楚,或不確定的話,
請盡快與牧師或小組長聯絡,向他們請教並請他們為你禱告。
禱告與筆錄:繼續安靜在神面前,與神對話,並聆聽祂對我說的
話。將心中的思想(心得),或是與神的禱告,記錄在「靈程筆記
簿」上面。
Chapter 66
18 “And I, because of what they have planned and done, am about to come
and gather the people of all nations and languages, and they will come and
see my glory.19 “I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of
those who survive to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians
(famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that
have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory
among the nations. 20 And they will bring all your people, from all the
nations, to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD—
on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,” says the
LORD. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings,
to the temple of the LORD in ceremonially clean vessels. 21 And I will
select some of them also to be priests and Levites,” says the LORD.22 “As
the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,”
declares theLORD, “so will your name and descendants endure. 23 From
one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind
will come and bow down before me,” says theLORD. 24 “And they will
go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me;
the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be
quenched,and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”
Meditation
1. Silence – Read/Listen – Meditate – Pray – Contemplate
2. This last passage ends on the hope of Israel’s future which points to
the ultimate new heavens and new earth (Rev 21:1-2). It also clarifies
the difference between a true servant of the Lord and one of his
enemies.
3. How do you feel about the new heavens and new earth? What
about the final destiny of those rebelled against God to the end?
4. The most important lessons from the book of Isaiah can be summed
up in the three reminders that (a) there is a God, (b) he is coming
back, and (c) our eternal destiny is determined by our response to
Him in this life.
5. If, by this time, you are still confused or not certain about God’s
will and your eternal destiny, speak to a pastor, a group leader or
some mature Christian and ask for them to pray for you.
Prayer & Journaling: Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse
with God and listen to what he wants to tell me. Then write down
any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.