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閱讀: 尼希米記9章17、27-31節 | 全年讀經進度: 雅歌4-5章 ; 加拉太書3章
Todays Scripture & Insight:Nehemiah 9:17, 27–31
Bible in a Year:Song of Songs 4–5Galatians 3
恩典大於罪惡
但祢是樂意饒恕人……有豐盛慈愛的上帝。—尼希米記9章17節
我的社區大學英語教授說:「如果我觸摸聖經,它會在我手中起火。」我聽了有點難過。那天早上,我們閱讀的小說裡引用了一節聖經的經文,當教授注意到我拿出聖經查閱時,她說了這一番話。這位教授似乎認為自己的罪孽過於深重,以致無法被赦免。可惜我那時沒有勇氣去告訴她關於上帝的愛,以及聖經明確指出,我們隨時都能尋求上帝的寬恕。
在尼希米記就有一個悔改和寬恕的例子。以色列人雖然因為犯罪而被擄,但後來他們得到允許返回耶路撒冷。當他們安定下來後,文士以斯拉便向他們宣讀律法(尼希米記7章73節-8章3節)。百姓承認自己的罪,並且謹記縱然他們犯了罪,上帝仍沒有丟棄或離開他們(9章17、19節)。他們一呼求,上帝就從天上垂聽,並以憐憫和恩慈寬容他們(27-31節)。
同樣地,上帝也一直寬容我們。如果我們選擇承認自己的罪並求告祂,祂也不會離棄我們。但願我可以回去告訴這位教授,無論她過去如何,耶穌都愛她,並希望她能成為上帝家中的一分子。上帝對你對我也是如此!我們都能來到上帝面前尋求祂的赦免,祂必會饒恕我們!
你知道有誰自覺罪孽深重,無法得著耶穌的赦免?
在馬可福音2章17節,耶穌說:「我來本不是召義人,
乃是召罪人。」這句話對他會有什麼幫助呢?
親愛的天父,感謝祢赦免我的罪,並向我們保證:
沒有任何人會因罪孽過於深重而得不著祢的饒恕。
作者: 施竹俐 | 其他作者
尼希米記講述了重建耶路撒冷城牆的過程。被擄到巴比倫的以色列人回到猶大地時,發現耶路撒冷城牆被毀,他們無法抵禦敵人(1章1-3節)。第9章講到,重建城牆之後,以色列人聚集起來,聽人頌讀以色列的歷史。他們向上帝承認:「祢卻是公義的;因祢所行的是誠實,我們所作的是邪惡」(33節)。雖然他們悖逆,但上帝饒恕了他們,並與他們立下新的約(9章38節-10章39節)。
施竹俐
Never Too Sinful
You are a forgiving God . . . abounding in love.Nehemiah 9:17
“If I touched a Bible, it would catch fire in my hands,” said my community college English professor. My heart sank. The novel we’d been reading that morning referenced a Bible verse, and when I pulled out my Bible to look it up, she noticed and commented. My professor seemed to think she was too sinful to be forgiven. Yet I wasn’t bold enough to tell her about God’s love—and that the Bible tells us we can always seek God’s forgiveness.
There’s an example of repentance and forgiveness in Nehemiah. The Israelites had been exiled because of their sin, but now they were allowed to return to Jerusalem. When they’d “settled in,” Ezra the scribe read the law to them (Nehemiah 7:73–8:3). They confessed their sins, remembering that despite their sin God “did not desert” or “abandon them” (9:17, 19). He “heard them” when they cried out; and in compassion and mercy, He was patient with them (vv. 27–31).
In a similar way, God is patient with us. He won’t abandon us if we choose to confess our sin and turn to Him. I wish I could go back and tell my professor that, no matter her past, Jesus loves her and wants her to be part of His family. He feels the same way about you and me. We can approach Him seeking forgiveness—and He will give it!
By: Julie Schwab
Reflect & Pray
Do you know someone who feels they’re too sinful for Jesus to forgive them? How does the truth that Jesus has come not for “the righteous, but sinners” (Mark 2:17) speak to this way of thinking?
Dear Father, thank You for forgiving my sins and for Your assurance that no one is too sinful to be forgiven.
To learn more about forgiveness in the Christian life, visit ChristianUniversity.org/SF107.
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