Category: 260灵修

第三十八章
1那時，希西家病得要死。亞摩斯的兒子先知以賽亞去見他，對他
說：“耶和華如此說：你當留遺命與你的家，因為你必死，不能活
了。”2希西家就轉臉朝牆，禱告耶和華說：3“耶和華啊，求你記
念我在你面前怎樣存完全的心，按誠實行事，又做你眼中所看為善
的。”希西家就痛哭了。4耶和華的話臨到以賽亞說：5“你去告訴
希西家說：‘耶和華你祖大衛的神如此說：我聽見了你的禱告，看
見了你的眼淚。我必加增你十五年的壽數；6 並且我要救你和這城
脫離亞述王的手，也要保護這城。

默想：
1.希西家王病得很嚴重，他憂傷至極的向神懇求多活幾年；他以
自己在神面前的忠貞與順服來向神祈求（3節），神答應他的
祈求，給他延長15年的壽數。

2.希西家王的禱告好像很自我中心，很利己；但是神仍然答應延
長他的年日。為什麼神要讓希西家多活十五年？神的應許必然
成就，你相信嗎？你的禱告是否出於對神的信心，相信神必定
成就？

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 38
1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The
prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the LORD
says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not
recover.”2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
3 “Remember, LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with
wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes. ” And
Hezekiah wept bitterly.4 Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: 5
“Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your father
David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen
years to your life. 6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand
of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.

Meditation
1.King Hezekiah is struggling with a fatal illness. The heartbroken
king begged God for added years of life. He appeals to God on
the basis of his faithfulness and obedience (v3). God answered his
prayer and promised Hezekiah 15 added years.

2.From a glance reading of Hezekiah’s prayer, it seems very selfserving,
but God still spared his life. Why do you think God let Hezekiah
live an additional fifteen years? How should this example
affect the way you pray?

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.

第三十七章
5希西家王的臣僕就去見以賽亞。6以賽亞對他們說：“要這樣對你
們的主人說：‘耶和華如此說：你聽見亞述王的僕人褻瀆我的話，
不要懼怕。7我必驚動（註：原文作“使靈進入”）他的心，他要
聽見風聲就歸回本地，我必使他在那裡倒在刀下。’”
14希西家從使者手裡接過書信來，看完了，就上耶和華的殿，將書
信在耶和華面前展開。15希西家向耶和華禱告說：16“坐在二基路
伯上萬軍之耶和華以色列的神啊，你，惟有你是天下萬國的神！你
曾創造天地。17耶和華啊，求你側耳而聽！耶和華啊，求你睜眼而
看！要聽西拿基立的一切話，他是打發使者來辱罵永生神的。
18耶和華啊！亞述諸王果然使列國和列國之地變為荒涼，19將列國
的神像都扔在火裡，因為它本不是神，乃是人手所造的，是木頭、
石頭的，所以滅絕它。20耶和華我們的神啊，現在求你救我們脫離
亞述王的手，使天下萬國都知道惟有你是耶和華！”

默想：
1.希西家王上到聖殿向神禱告，求神拯救他和百姓所面臨的極
難。亞述軍隊已經包圍耶路撒冷，希西家王禱告說：“你，惟
有你是天下萬國的神！……求你救我們……”。

2.想像一下當時的情況，希西家王會有什麼感受？留意希西家王
接到敵人的戰書之後，他怎樣回應？你最感動的是什麼？這與
你的現況有什麼關係？

3.思考一下，在你負責的各方面責任中，例如：小組長、經理，
或是有責任維繫一個友誼、關係等。你最近是否遇到什麼問
題，是你有責任來解決的？你怎樣處理（或是不去處理）這個
問題？希西家王的處理方式，能否給你一些榜樣或借鑒？

4.與神交談關於你在這件事上的責任，將你所想，所感受的，都
告訴神。

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 37
5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, 6 Isaiah said to
them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the LORD: Do not be afraid because
of the words that you have heard, with which the young men of the
king of Assyria have reviled me. 7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that
he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall
by the sword in his own land.’”14 Hezekiah received the letter from the
messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the LORD and
spread it out before the LORD. 15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:16
“LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you
alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven
and earth. 17 Give ear, LORD, and hear; open your eyes, LORD, and see;
listen to all the words Sennacherib has sent to ridiculethe living God.
18 “It is true, LORD, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these
peoples and their lands. 19 They have thrown their gods into the fire and
destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned
by human hands. 20 Now, LORD our God, deliver us from his hand,
so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, LORD, are the
only God. ”

Meditation
1.King Hezekiah went to the temple and prayed for God to intervene
in the desperate situation facing his people. The Assyrian army had
surrounded Jerusalem. The king prayed, “You alone are God over
all the kingdoms of the earth…. Deliver us.”

2.Picture what’s going on, and imagine what Hezekiah, the king of
Judah, might be feeling in this situation. Notice how does Hezekiah
react to the message his enemy sends him? What stands out to
you? How do they relate to you?

3.Think about an area in which you hold responsibility, such as being
a group leader, or a manager, or having responsibility to uphold
your end of a friendship. What are some recent problems that you
are responsible to help resolve? In what ways are you dealing (or
not dealing) with them?

4.Talk with God about what it’s like for you to have responsibility in
this area; share your heart and mind with him.

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.

第三十六章
13於是，拉伯沙基站著，用猶大言語大聲喊著說：“你們當聽亞述
大王的話！14王如此說：你們不要被希西家欺哄了，因他不能拯救
你們。15也不要聽希西家使你們倚靠耶和華說：‘耶和華必要拯救
我們，這城必不交在亞述王的手中。’16不要聽希西家的話。因亞
述王如此說：你們要與我和好，出來投降我，各人就可以吃自己葡
萄樹和無花果樹的果子，喝自己井裡的水。17等我來領你們到一個
地方，與你們本地一樣，就是有五穀和新酒之地，有糧食和葡萄園
之地。18你們要謹防，恐怕希西家勸導你們說：‘耶和華必拯救我
們。列國的神有哪一個救他本國脫離亞述王的手呢？19哈馬和亞珥
拔的神在哪裡呢？西法瓦音的神在哪裡呢？他們曾救撒馬利亞脫離
我的手嗎？20這些國的神有誰曾救自己的國脫離我的手呢？難道耶
和華能救耶路撒冷脫離我的手嗎？’”21百姓靜默不言，並不回答
一句，因為王曾吩咐說：“不要回答他。”22當下希勒家的兒子家
宰以利亞敬和書記舍伯那，並亞薩的兒子史官約亞，都撕裂衣服，
來到希西家那裡，將拉伯沙基的話告訴了他。

默想：
1.亞述將軍吆喝著耶路撒冷投降，他不斷挑戰希西家王：他們去
投靠埃及嗎？或是依靠神？周圍列邦那一個神明能夠保佑他的
邦國抵抗亞述的雄大軍事武力（18-19節）？

2.拉伯沙基嘲諷猶大的神：神可能在別處，祂可能很重要；但祂
現在卻與我們無關，祂根本無能為力。他繼續諷刺他們，你們
憑什麼相信？事實的發展證明了以賽亞及希西家的信心是有確
實的根基——在神身上。沒有任何我們可以想像的情況，是會
限制神拯救的能力。

3.你曾否因為自己的信心而遭遇到他人的嘲諷？或是你也曾覺
得，神好像與你無關，無能為力了？回想當時的情況，以及自
己的回應及心情；與神對話，並求神加添你的信心，不論環境
如何，都能“永不回頭”。

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 36
13 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language
of Judah: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria! 14
Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be
able to deliver you. 15 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD by
saying, “The LORD will surely deliver us. This city will not be given into
the hand of the king of Assyria.” 16 Do not listen to Hezekiah. For thus
says the king of Assyria: Make your peace with me and come out to me.
Then each one of you will eat of his own vine, and each one of his own fig
tree, and each one of you will drink the water of his own cistern,17 until I
come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and
wine, a land of bread and vineyards. 18 Beware lest Hezekiah mislead you
by saying, “The LORD will deliver us.” Has any of the gods of the nations
delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the
gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they
delivered Samaria out of my hand? 20 Who among all the gods of these
lands have delivered their lands out of my hand, that the LORD should
deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’”21 But they were silent and answered
him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.” 22
Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna
the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah
with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

Meditation
1.Sennacherib’s field commander called for Jerusalem’s surrender.
He repeatedly challenged Hezekiah: did they depend on Egypt? or
on God? None of the gods of other peoples were able to protect
their lands against Assyria’s military might.

2.The Assyrian commander scoffs Judah’s God. God may exist
somewhere, he may be important to us. But he is irrelevant now,
for he is powerless to act. He continued to taunt them, “On what
are you basing this confidence of yours?” As events unfolded, it
became clear that Isaiah’s and King Hezekiah’s confidence was
rightly placed – in God. There are no circumstances we can imagine
which can limit God’s power to save.

3.Have you been taunted by others because of your faith? Or have
you ever felt that God was not relevant in your situation? Recall the
circumstances, your response and feelings. Continue to converse
with God. Ask for strengthened faith and whatever the situation
there is “no turning back”.

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.

第三十五章
4對膽怯的人說：“你們要剛強，不要懼怕。看哪！你們的神必來
報仇，必來施行極大的報應；他必來拯救你們。”5那時，瞎子的
眼必睜開，聾子的耳必開通。6那時，瘸子必跳躍像鹿，啞巴的舌
頭必能歌唱。在曠野必有水發出，在沙漠必有河湧流。7發光的沙
（註：或作“蜃樓”）要變為水池，乾渴之地要變為泉源；在野
狗躺臥之處，必有青草、蘆葦和蒲草。8在那裡必有一條大道，稱
為“聖路”。污穢人不得經過，必專為贖民行走。行路的人雖愚
昧，也不至失迷。9在那裡必沒有獅子，猛獸也不登這路，在那裡
都遇不見，只有贖民在那裡行走。

默想：
1.安靜地讀這段經文，留意其中所強調的恢復與醫治。
2.下列哪幅圖你最喜愛？
神把事物歸正
瞎眼得看見
聾子得聽見
瘸腿得跳躍
啞巴能歌唱
曠野湧泉源
熱沙變涼爽
你最喜愛這條“聖路”（聖潔之路）的是什麼？
沒有粗莽、叛逆的駕車者
再不會走迷
路上不再有危險的野獸侵襲

3.告訴神，這些圖像中，最觸動你的是什麼？也告訴神原因是什
麼？為你及其他人所需要的重整及醫治，來向神祈求。

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 35
4 say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will
come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come
to save you.”5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of
the deaf unstopped.6 Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute
tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams
in the desert.7 The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground
bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds
and papyrus will grow.8 And a highway will be there; it will be called the
Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way.The unclean
will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it.9 No lion will
be there, nor any ravenous beast; they will not be found there.But only the
redeemed will walk there

Meditation
1.Read the passage silently, watching for its emphasis on restoration
and healing.

2.What pictures of healing speak to you?
○ God putting things right
○ blind eyes opening
○ deaf ears hearing
○ disabled people leaping
○ voiceless people singing
○ water flowing in the desert
○ hot sands suddenly becoming cool
What do you like best about the “Way of Holiness”?
○ no rude or rebellious drivers
○ can’t get lost on it
○ no dangerous animals to stop you in your tracks

3.Tell God about the images you most resonate with. Tell him why.
Ask God for the restoration or healing that you or others need.

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.

第三十四章
1列國啊，要近前來聽！眾民哪，要側耳而聽！地和其上所充滿
的，世界和其中一切所出的，都應當聽！2因為耶和華向萬國發忿
恨，向他們的全軍發烈怒，將他們滅盡，交出他們受殺戮。3被殺
的必然拋棄，屍首臭氣上騰，諸山被他們的血融化。4天上的萬象
都要消沒；天被捲起，好像書卷。其上的萬象要殘敗，像葡萄樹的
葉子殘敗，又像無花果樹的葉子殘敗一樣。5因為我的刀在天上已
經喝足。這刀必臨到以東和我所咒詛的民，要施行審判。6耶和華
的刀滿了血，用脂油和羊羔、公山羊的血，並公綿羊腰子的脂油滋
潤的。因為耶和華在波斯拉有獻祭的事；在以東地大行殺戮。7野
牛、牛犢和公牛要一同下來。他們的地喝醉了血；他們的塵土因脂
油肥潤。

默想：
1.這章預言是不容易讀下去的，其中描述到神因為全地的悖逆而
施展的懲罰、與破壞。那些悖逆的國家不肯轉向神，因此，神
要將他們的土地歸給鳥類與野獸。而神所命定的，必然要成就。
2.讀完這段經文，或是整章聖經後，你對神有怎樣的看法？若是
你換一個角色，從被壓迫者的觀點來讀，特別讀到將來神要
為你伸張公義，推翻壓逼你的人，這時， 你對神會有什麼感受？
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 34
1 Come near, you nations, and listen; pay attention, you peoples! Let the
earth hear, and all that is in it, the world, and all that comes out of it!
2 The LORD is angry with all nations; his wrath is on all their armies.
He will totally destroy them, he will give them over to slaughter.3 Their
slain will be thrown out, their dead bodies will stink; the mountains will
be soaked with their blood.4 All the stars in the sky will be dissolved and
the heavens rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered
leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree.5 My sword
has drunk its fill in the heavens; see, it descends in judgment on Edom,
the people I have totally destroyed.6 The sword of the LORD is bathed
in blood, it is covered with fat—the blood of lambs and goats, fat from
the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great
slaughter in the land of Edom. 7 And the wild oxen will fall with them,
the bull calves and the great bulls. Their land will be drenched with blood,
and the dust will be soaked with fat.

Meditation
1.This whole chapter is almost too tough to hear. It describes God’s
undoing of those parts of creation that refuse to accept the sovereignty
of God. The nations that God would judge refused to respond
to the Lord. Therefore, their lands would be returned to the
birds and the beasts. What God has ordained is certain to pass.

2.How do you feel about God after reading this passage? How might
you feel if you read it from the viewpoint of an oppressed person
reflecting on the fact that justice would one day overtake your oppressor?

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.

第三十三章
1禍哉！你這毀滅人的，自己倒不被毀滅；行事詭詐的，人倒不以
詭詐待你。你毀滅罷休了，自己必被毀滅；你行完了詭詐，人必以
詭詐待你。2耶和華啊，求你施恩於我們，我們等候你。求你每早
晨作我們的膀臂，遭難的時候為我們的拯救。3喧嚷的響聲一發，
眾民奔逃；你一興起，列國四散。4你們所擄的必被斂盡，好像螞
蚱吃（註：原文作“斂”）盡禾稼；人要蹦在其上，好像蝗蟲一
樣。5耶和華被尊崇，因他居在高處，他以公平公義充滿錫安。
6你一生一世必得安穩，有豐盛的救恩並智慧和知識，你以敬畏耶
和華為至寶。

默想：
1.神永遠都是我們穩妥的保障，“他永遠保護他的子民，賜給他
們智慧和見識。”（現中譯本）。但是我們必須用鑰匙來開啟
這個寶藏，來享受其中的豐富；第6節接著說“敬畏上主就是
他們最大的財產”，NIV譯本作：“敬畏耶和華就是這寶藏的
鑰匙”。

2.“敬畏”耶和華是對神的虔敬而生尊重的態度，這使得我們隨
時都察覺祂的臨在。我們意識到神的能力與權柄，使我們在最
不安的情況下，仍然有信心。

3.你“敬畏”神嗎？近來，你對神的態度如何影響你的生活？

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 33
1 Woe to you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you,
betrayer, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you
will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.
2 LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning,
our salvation in time of distress.3 At the uproar of your army, the peoples
flee; when you rise up, the nations scatter. 4 Your plunder, O nations,
is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts people pounce on
it.5 The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with his
justice and righteousness.6 He will be the sure foundation for your times,
a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD
is the key to this treasure.

Meditation
1.God is a sure foundation for every time, “a rich store of salvation
and wisdom and knowledge”. But we must use a key to open that
storehouse, to enjoy its bounty. Verse 6 says, “The fear of the Lord
is the key to this treasure”.

2.The “fear” of God is a reverential awe that keeps us aware of him at
all times. Our awareness that God is, and that he is sovereign, gives
us confidence even in the most uncertain of times.

3.Do you “fear” God? How has your attitude of God impacted your
life lately?

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.

第三十二章
15等到聖靈從上澆灌我們，曠野就變為肥田，肥田看如樹林。
16那時，公平要居在曠野，公義要居在肥田。17公義的果效必是平
安；公義的效驗必是平穩，直到永遠。18我的百姓必住在平安的居
所，安穩的住處，平靜的安歇所。19但要降冰雹打倒樹林，城必全
然拆平。20你們在各水邊撒種、牧放牛驢的有福了。

默想：
1.在宣佈了許多審判與刑罰之後，神再次應許神的子民最終會得
到公義、和平。神的子民需要有信心來等候神將來必要賜下的
福氣。

2.“公義的果效必是平安，公義的效驗必是平穩”這是什麼意
思？閉上眼睛，想像你的靈魂完全的安靜。感受平安進入你的
全身，就好像你能一窺將要降臨的神的國度。你怎樣更好地培
養“安靜”這個屬靈的操練？

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。

第三十一章
1禍哉！那些下埃及求幫助的，是因仗賴馬匹，倚靠甚多的車輛，
並倚靠強壯的馬兵，卻不仰望以色列的聖者，也不求問耶和華。
2其實耶和華有智慧，他必降災禍，並不反悔自己的話，卻要興起
攻擊那作惡之家，又攻擊那作孽幫助人的。3埃及人不過是人，並
不是神；他們的馬不過是血肉，並不是靈。耶和華一伸手，那幫助
人的必絆跌；那受幫助的也必跌倒，都一同滅亡。

默想：
1.重覆讀四、五遍這段經文。不要太快，讀熟這幾節經文。

2.今天我們已經不需要依靠馬匹，或馬車來保護我們；但是我們
的生活中，仍然依賴無數的東西。

3.思想一下，在你的生命中，曾經在哪些情況下，你去依靠某件
事或某個人，而沒有依靠神？若是神是唯一能夠給你最終的安
全與舒適，為什麼我們往往只有在別無他法時才轉向神呢？若
我們真的了解神的能力與權柄，我們當會怎樣改變我們生活的
方式呢？

4.花幾分鐘安靜獨處一下。用這個時間來檢視你生命中黑暗的
角落。輕聲自問：我究竟將我的信任放在哪裡？容讓聖靈來
做工，不要匆促結束，安靜地等候聖靈來向你顯示，究竟你
的“馬匹和馬車”是什麼？當你看清楚你的依靠時，向神承
認，並求赦免。確信神會聽你的禱告，並施恩赦免你不信的罪。

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 31
1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
who rely on horses,
who trust in the multitude of their chariots
and in the great strength of their horsemen,
but do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
or seek help from the LORD.
2 Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster;
he does not take back his words.
He will rise up against that wicked nation,
against those who help evildoers.
3 But the Egyptians are mere mortals and not God;
their horses are flesh and not spirit.
When the LORD stretches out his hand,
those who help will stumble,
those who are helped will fall;
all will perish together.

Meditation
1.Read the passages four or five times. Don’t rush through it. Get
familiar with it.

2.We don’t count on horses and chariots to protect us today like in
ancient times. But there are countless things we put our trust in.

3.Consider the circumstances in your life when you have depended
on something or someone other than God. If God and God alone
provides ultimate security and comfort, why do you think we turn
to him for help only as a last resort? If we truly understood God’s
power and control – his sovereignty – how might that change how
we live?

4.Spend a few minutes in quiet and solitude. Use the time to seek out
the dark corners of your life. Whisper, “What do I put my trust in”?
Allow the Spirit to do his work. Don’t rush the process, but simply
wait for him to reveal the horses and chariots you depend on. When
you see them clearly, confess them to God immediately. Be assured
that he hears your prayers and forgives you graciously.

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.

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.

第二十九章
13主說：“因為這百姓親近我，用嘴唇尊敬我，心卻遠離我；他們
敬畏我，不過是領受人的吩咐。14所以，我在這百姓中要行奇妙的
事，就是奇妙又奇妙的事。他們智慧人的智慧必然消滅；聰明人的
聰明必然隱藏。”15禍哉！那些向耶和華深藏謀略的，又在暗中行
事說：“誰看見我們呢？誰知道我們呢？”16你們把事顛倒了，
豈可看窯匠如泥嗎？被製作的物豈可論製作物的說“他沒有製作
我”？或是被創造的物論造物的說“他沒有聰明”？

默想：
1.13節的話語是帶有能力的！我們每個人都曾經坐在教會中，但
是心卻遠離神，或是以我們的唇舌來說出一些熟悉的禱詞，但
卻不是由心而發出的禱告。熟悉的文辭或是儀式是很重要的，
但是卻會帶來煩悶、甚或帶來藐視。

2.尊敬，或作敬拜，意思是對神表示恭敬，或是表示極大的愛與
忠誠。你的敬拜是否已經停滯不前了？怎樣可以更新你的敬
拜，使得有意義且真實？你可以在每次敬拜時，都求神賜你一
個嶄新的方式來經歷，並認識神。

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 29
13 The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor
me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is
based on merely human rules they have been taught.14 Therefore once more I
will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise
will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish. ”15 Woe to those
who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their
work in darkness and think, “Who sees us? Who will know?” 16 You turn
things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!
Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, “You did not make
me”? Can the pot say to the potter, “You know nothing”?

Meditation
1.The words in verse 13 are power. Each of us has sat in church with
our mind far from God or prayed a familiar prayer with our lips
and not our heart. Familiarity is important, but it can also lead to
boredom or, worse, contempt.

2.Worship means to pay honour to God or to show great love and
devotion. Has your worship routine grown stagnant? How can
you refresh it and make it meaningful and truthful? You may begin
by praying that each time you worship, you would experience and
know God in a new way.

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.