第六十一章
1主耶和華的靈在我身上,因為耶和華用膏膏我,叫我傳好信息給
謙卑的人(註:或作“傳福音給貧窮的人”),差遣我醫好傷心
的人,報告被擄的得釋放,被囚的出監牢;2報告耶和華的恩年,
和我們神報仇的日子,安慰一切悲哀的人;3賜華冠與錫安悲哀的
人,代替灰塵,喜樂油代替悲哀,讚美衣代替憂傷之靈。使他們
稱為公義樹,是耶和華所栽的,叫他得榮耀。4他們必修造已久的
荒場,建立先前淒涼之處,重修歷代荒涼之城。5那時,外人必
起來牧放你們的羊群,外邦人必作你們耕種田地的、修理葡萄園
的。6你們倒要稱為耶和華的祭司,人必稱你們為我們神的僕役。
你們必吃用列國的財物,因得他們的榮耀自誇。7你們必得加倍的
好處,代替所受的羞辱;分中所得的喜樂,必代替所受的凌辱。
在境內必得加倍的產業,永遠之樂必歸與你們(註:原文作“他
們”)。8“因為我耶和華喜愛公平,恨惡搶奪和罪孽。我要憑誠
實施行報應,並要與我的百姓立永約。9他們的後裔必在列國中被
人認識,他們的子孫在眾民中也是如此。凡看見他們的,必認他們
是耶和華賜福的後裔。”10我因耶和華大大歡喜,我的心靠神快
樂。因他以拯救為衣給我穿上,以公義為袍給我披上。好像新郎戴
上華冠,又像新婦佩戴妝飾。11田地怎樣使百穀發芽,園子怎樣使
所種的發生,主耶和華必照樣使公義和讚美在萬民中發出。
默想:
1.安靜——閱讀/聆聽——默想——禱告——默觀/安歇主懷
2.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
你讀到你將被稱為神的祭司時(6節),你有什麼感受?你在
這個星期中,要怎樣來生活得像一個祭司?你是“以耶和華為
樂”的心態來事奉嗎?還是因著事奉的成果或成功之感而事
奉?這兩者有什麼分別?
3.求神指教你如何事奉,在今天你服事某人的時候,記得你是與
神的手一同作,並靠神的能力去作的。這是神的工作,而你竟
成為其中的一部份!
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 61
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,because the LORD has
anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to bind up
the brokenhearted,to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from
darkness for the prisoners,2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and
the day of vengeance of our God,to comfort all who mourn,3 and provide
for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,the oil of joy instead of mourning,and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.4 They will rebuild
the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated;they will renew
the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.5 Strangers will
shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
6 And you will be called priests of the LORD, you will be named ministers
of our God.You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you
will boast.7 Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion,
and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance.
And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy
will be yours.8 “For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing.
In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make an everlasting
covenant with them.9 Their descendants will be known among the nations
and their offspring among the peoples.All who see them will acknowledge
that they are a people the LORD has blessed.”10 I delight greatly in the
LORD; my soul rejoices in my God.For he has clothed me with garments
of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself
with her jewels.11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden
causes seeds to grow,so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and
praise spring up before all nations.
Meditation
1. Silence – Read/Listen – Meditate – Pray – Contemplate
2. What words or phrases stand out to you? How do you feel about
being called a priest? What would it mean for you to live like a
priest this week? Do you serve with “delight in the Lord” or with
joy in results or feelings of success? What’s the difference?
3. Ask God for guidance in how you serve. As you serve someone
today, be present to the reality that you are doing this with God’s
hand, under his power. This is his work and you get to be a part of
it!
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.