【双语灵修】超乎万名之上的名 Name Above All Names
“不可妄称耶和华你神的名,因为妄称耶和华名的,耶和华必不以他为无罪。” - 出 20:7
神创造了宇宙,并宣告我们是属祂的。神是圣洁而完美的,祂的名超乎万名之上。没有别的名当受如此崇高的尊荣。
神也是完全爱我们的那一位。祂关心我们,供应我们日用的饮食。神是信实的,始终持守祂的应许。
那么,我们为什么不尊重神,要妄称祂的名呢?
我有一个犹太学生,她在论文上只写“G_d”,这样她就不会使用神的全名。这种对神之名的尊重可能是极端的,但在我们今天的文化中,人们常常转向另一个极端。例如,OMG这几个字母已经成为一种社会流行语。这就像一个感叹号一样被用在俗套的、甚至是自恋的对话中。在那些场合使用神的名字,对那位超乎万名之上的神来说是一种亵渎。
有一天,当有人说:“哦,我的上帝!”我问他们:“如果上帝来了,叫你为此交代怎么办?那时你就有大麻烦了。”
让我们在我们所思、所言和所行的一切事上归荣耀给主我们的神。
祷告
主啊,如果我们妄称了你的名,请赦免我们。我们这样做的时候,请帮助我们提醒彼此务要警醒。帮助我们尊崇你的名,好使别人能看到我们爱你,尊崇你。阿们。
诗篇 20篇
1愿耶和华在你遭难的日子应允你,愿名为雅各神的高举你。
2愿他从圣所救助你,从锡安坚固你;
3记念你的一切供献,悦纳你的燔祭;(细拉)
4将你心所愿的赐给你,成就你的一切筹算。
5我们要因你的救恩夸胜,要奉我们神的名竖立旌旗。愿耶和华成就你一切所求的!
6现在我知道耶和华救护他的受膏者,必从他的圣天上应允他,用右手的能力救护他。
7有人靠车,有人靠马,但我们要提到耶和华我们神的名。
8他们都屈身仆倒,我们却起来,立得正直。
9求耶和华施行拯救,我们呼求的时候,愿王应允我们!
Name Above All Names
"You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." - Exodus 20:7
God created the universe and claims us as his own. God is the holy and perfect One whose name is above all names. No other name should be so highly honored.
God is also the one who loves us perfectly. God cares for us and provides for us each day. God is faithful and always keeps his promises.
Why, then, would we disrespect God by misusing his name?
I had a Jewish student who would write only “G_d” on her papers so that she would not use the full name for God. That kind of respect for the name of God may be extreme, but in our culture today people have often swerved to the other extreme. For example, the letters OMG have become a social meme. This is used like an exclamation point in conversations that are trite, even narcissistic. Using God’s name in such contexts is disgraceful to the one whose name is above all names.
One day when someone said, “Oh, my God!” I asked them, “What if God comes and calls you to account for that? You’ll be in a world of trouble then.”
Let’s give honor to the Lord our God in all we think, say, and do.
Prayer
Forgive us, Lord, if we have misused your name. Help us to call each other to account when we do. Help us to honor your name so that others can see that we love and honor you. Amen.