【双语灵修】美满的生活THE GOOD LIFE

利未记 26:1-13

“你们不可做什么虚无的神像，不可立雕刻的偶像或是柱像，也不可在你们的地上安什么錾成的石像，向它跪拜，因为我是耶和华你们的神。 你们要守我的安息日，敬我的圣所。我是耶和华。

“你们若遵行我的律例，谨守我的诫命， 我就给你们降下时雨，叫地生出土产，田野的树木结果子。 你们打粮食要打到摘葡萄的时候，摘葡萄要摘到撒种的时候，并且要吃得饱足，在你们的地上安然居住。 我要赐平安在你们的地上，你们躺卧无人惊吓。我要叫恶兽从你们的地上熄灭，刀剑也必不经过你们的地。 你们要追赶仇敌，他们必倒在你们刀下。 你们五个人要追赶一百人，一百人要追赶一万人，仇敌必倒在你们刀下。 我要眷顾你们，使你们生养众多，也要与你们坚定所立的约。 你们要吃陈粮，又因新粮挪开陈粮。 我要在你们中间立我的帐幕，我的心也不厌恶你们。 我要在你们中间行走，我要做你们的神，你们要做我的子民。 我是耶和华你们的神，曾将你们从埃及地领出来，使你们不做埃及人的奴仆；我也折断你们所负的轭，叫你们挺身而走。

星期六

十一月二十九日

美满的生活

“‘你们若遵行我的律例，谨守我的诫命，我就给你们降下时雨，叫地生出土产…。’” - 利 26:3

我们若过着与神有恰当关系的生活，便保证能得到祂的祝福和恩典。今天这段利未记的经文，描述当神的子民过着与祂有恰当关系的生活时，祂便赐给他们在物质上、社交上和经济上的恩典。

我们当中很多人都经历到这样的恩典。我们的厨柜堆满了可以享用的食物；我们享有成功的事业和稳定的家庭生活。尽管不是这样，我们仍可以依赖神对我们灵命的看顾。神必持守对我们的应许的，祂常常都与我们同在（参看马太福音 28:20）。

然而最好的做法，就是常常记着，神吩咐我们要顺服祂。这样做纵然不能赚取神对我们的爱或救恩，但当我们努力行在祂的道路上时，我们便能够更完全地享受神。我们若与神同行，祂的同在就使我们充满喜乐和欢欣。

没有任何福气比天天与主一起活着更大的了，祂对我们的爱超过我们能够想像得到的（以弗所书 3:16-21）。神在利未记中提醒祂的子民，祂救赎他们，是为了要住在他们中间。在今天，祂所说的对我们也是真确的！在十字架上，耶稣把我们从罪疚中释放出来，好让我们能够与祂同行，以祂的同在为乐，并怀着感恩的心天天为祂而活。

祷告

父啊，祢已救赎了我们，让我们成为属祢的珍宝。求祢帮助我们怀着感恩的心过每一天，又叫我们看见顺服祢带来的喜乐！奉基督名祈求，阿们。

Leviticus 26:1-13

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29

THE GOOD LIFE

“If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops. . . .” —Leviticus 26:3

When we are living in a right relationship with God, we can be assured of his blessing and favor. Our text in Leviticus today describes material, social, and economic favor that God gave his people as they lived in a right relationship with him.

Many of us experience similar blessings. Our cupboards are filled with plenty for us to eat. We enjoy success in our work and stability in our homes and families. But even when that isn’t the case, we can count on God’s spiritual care. God keeps his promises to us and is always with us (see Matthew 28:20).

We do well to remember always, though, that we are called to walk in obedience to God. While this cannot earn God’s love for us or earn us salvation, we experience more fully our enjoyment of God when we strive to walk in his ways. Walking with God fills us with joy and delight in his presence.

There is no greater blessing than to live each day with the Lord, who loves us more than we can imagine (Ephesians 3:16-21). In Leviticus, God reminds his people that he redeemed them in order to live among them. This is true for us today as well! At the cross, Jesus freed us from our slavery and guilt in sin so that we can walk with him, delighting in his presence and living with thankfulness each day for him.

Father, you have redeemed us to be your treasured possession. Help us to live in gratitude to you each day. Show us the joy of obedience to you! In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.