【双语灵修】圆满结束一生!FINISH WELL!
申命记 34:12
又在以色列众人眼前显大能的手,行一切大而可畏的事。
「〔再没有像摩西〕,又在以色列众人眼前显大能的手,行一切大而可畏的事。」-申 34:12
直到他生命完结时,摩西始终如一地忠心于神。他是属神的儿女,是神的子民勤奋的领袖,是先知和很多其他角色。在《申命记》的最后几章,摩西被形容为「神人」和「神的仆人」。他知道自己是谁和属于谁,这对一个人的生命有很大的影响。摩西一生忠心耿耿,虽然他肯定不是完美的,但他却能圆满地结束一生。
当我们想到圆满结束一生时,我们意识到这不是最后一刻的委身。纵使我们要改变路向,或改变计划,我们仍然可以保持集中。当我们跌倒,我们可以靠着主的帮助站起来。当事情的发展不符合我们的想象时,我们不可以让自己的感受和思想妨碍我们遵行神的旨意。我们知道在任何事上,都可以倚靠主,可以靠祂的力量站立得稳。
当我们要离开这个世界的家,往天堂永恒的家时(除非耶稣在这之前回来了),我们希望能这样说:「那美好的仗我已经打过了…,所信的道我已经守住了」(提摩太后书 4:7)。我们也希望能听到我们的主说:「好,你这良善又忠心的仆人!」(马太福音 25:21)。
祷告
圣父,圣子,圣灵,求祢帮助我直到我的生命完结时,仍然能全心全意去遵行祢的旨意。愿祢得着荣耀!阿们。
FINISH WELL!
No one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel. —Deuteronomy 34:12
Moses remained committed to the Lord until the very end of his life. He was a child of God, a diligent leader of God’s people, a prophet, and much more. Moses is described as a “man of God” and a “servant of the Lord” in the closing chapters of Deuteronomy. He knew who he was and whose he was. That makes a difference in one’s life. Moses was faithful. Though he was certainly not perfect, Moses finished well.
When we think about finishing well, we realize it is not a last-minute commitment. We can stay focused even when we must take detours and alter our plans. When we fall, we get up with the Lord’s help. When things do not go the way we thought they would, we cannot allow our feelings and thoughts to get in the way of doing God's will. We know we depend on the Lord in all things, and we stand firm in his strength.
When our time comes to leave our home on earth to go to our eternal home in heaven (unless Jesus returns before then), we want to say, “I have fought the good fight . . . I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7). And we want to hear our Lord say, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” (Matthew 25:21).
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, help me to be fully committed to doing your will until the very end of my life. May you be glorified! Amen.