第三十章
15主耶和華以色列的聖者曾如此說：“你們得救在乎歸回安息，你
們得力在乎平靜安穩，你們竟自不肯。16你們卻說：‘不然，我們
要騎馬奔走。’所以你們必然奔走。又說：‘我們要騎飛快的牲
口。’所以追趕你們的也必飛快。17一人叱喝，必令千人逃跑；五
人叱喝，你們都必逃跑。以致剩下的，好像山頂的旗杆，岡上的大
旗。”18耶和華必然等候，要施恩給你們；必然興起，好憐憫你
們。因為耶和華是公平的神，凡等候他的都是有福的！
默想：
1.15節督促猶大要完全依賴神，而不要急亂不安地依靠軍事政治
手段。以賽亞相信相信耶和華神是一切安全的根基。相信軍備
與聯盟，其實就是不相信神，拜偶像的行為，只會引致滅亡。
2.信心的確據就是深信在真實的世界中，焦慮地尋找自我安全是
沒用的。神呼召我們悔改，平靜安穩，才能在世上得到平安穩
妥。
3.你是否曾經有過如15節所述的“安息，平靜，安穩”？為神所
賜的安穩等恩賜來感謝神，並求神更新你心中的知足感。
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 30
15 This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says:
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your
strength, but you would have none of it.16 You said, ‘No, we will flee
on horses.’ Therefore you will flee! You said, ‘We will ride off on swift
horses.’ Therefore your pursuers will be swift!17 A thousand will flee at
the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee away, till you are
left like a flagstaff on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.”18 Yet the
LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you
compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait
for him!
Meditation
1.Verse 15 urges Judah to rely on God completely as the alternative
to frantic, anxious military and political manoeuvrings. Isaiah believes
that trust in Jehovah God is the foundation of security. All
trust in armaments and alliances, is an act of mistrust and idolatry
that will only lead to destruction.
2.The assurance of faith is the conviction that anxious self-securing
does not work in the real world. God is calling us to “repent and
rest, be quiet and trust” in order to be safe and well in the world.
3.Recall a time when you have experienced the kind of contentment
verse 15 promises. Thank God for that gift, and pray that he will
renew contentment in 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.