September 26, 2011
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Genesis - 35
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there:
and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
2 Then Jacob said unto hsi household, and to all that were with him,
Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garment:
3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel;
and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears;
and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
當我們犯罪的時候
什麼才是最佳的反應？
恐懼？遠離？
當我們得罪神時
其實，會不會，是神先主動來
對我們說話？
祂對雅各說什麼？
「你要往伯特利去，為我築壇，就是在你逃避你哥哥以掃的時候，我向你顯現的地方。」
我們覺得自己不能夠，已經不能離開罪和刑罰；
但是神對雅各說的是要 -
記得當日神怎樣保全他；
為祂築壇，好使神可以悅納人；
你要去那神顯祂自己為聖的地方(這是我的強解)。
雅各願意自潔；
放下罪中所得；
並獻上燔祭，擺上祭物。
當我們自覺犯罪時
我們該怎樣？
我們為何要放棄自己呢？
為何要想：「自己的罪太大」呢？
神都要來主動找尋得罪祂的我們！
為何要忘記祂的愛呢？
為何還要合理化自己的罪，強稱自己不能再變呢？
這是在強人所難嗎？這是單純的理想主義者嗎？
我想
真正造就其中分別的
就是一個人究竟是敬畏神多於敬畏血氣
還是敬畏血氣多於敬畏神。
希望我們都可以敬畏、尊重創造的主，並一個愛護人類的主。
Just a friendly reminder, afterall.
