【双语灵修】穷尽万有亦不足INSUFFICIENT RESOURCES

以赛亚书 40:16；弥迦书 6:6-8

16 黎巴嫩的树林不够当柴烧，其中的走兽也不够做燔祭。 6 我朝见耶和华，在至高神面前跪拜，当献上什么呢？岂可献一岁的牛犊为燔祭吗？ 7 耶和华岂喜悦千千的公羊，或是万万的油河吗？我岂可为自己的罪过献我的长子吗？为心中的罪恶献我身所生的吗？ 8 世人哪！耶和华已指示你何为善。他向你所要的是什么呢？只要你行公义，好怜悯，存谦卑的心，与你的神同行。

6月16日

穷尽万有亦不足

“黎巴嫩的树林不够当柴烧；其中的走兽也不够作燔祭。” - 以赛亚书 40:16

讨论了神那无可比拟的至高主权之后，以赛亚强调了人类在讨主喜悦这件事上的“不足”。在旧约中，黎巴嫩以拥有广袤而美丽的森林闻名，那里出产最上乘的木材。黎巴嫩的香柏木和松木曾被用于建造神的圣殿和君王的宫殿（《列王纪上》5-7章）。

然而，即便黎巴嫩拥有如此巨大的林木资源，也不足以在神的祭坛上焚烧；黎巴嫩所有的走兽，也不够作献给主的燔祭。先知弥迦也曾同样询问神的子民：“耶和华岂喜悦千千的公羊，或是万万的油河吗？”数量无法打动神。丰盛的祭物并不能买到主的恩宠。人类的资源在宇宙至高的主宰面前显得太过渺小和有限，根本无法以此取悦祂。

弥迦进一步问道：“我朝见耶和华……当献上什么呢？”

在圣灵的引导下，先知给出了答案：“世人哪，耶和华已指示你何为善。祂向你所要的是什么呢？只要你行公义，好怜悯，存谦卑的心，与你的神同行。”（《弥迦书》6:8）

祷告

主啊，你比我们所能想像的要伟大得多，你远超我们所能献上的一切。求你教导我们，使我们能通过每日行公义、好怜悯、并存谦卑的心与你同行，来尊崇你。奉耶稣的名祷告祈求，阿们。

Isaiah 40:16; Micah 6:6-8

TUESDAY, JUNE 16

INSUFFICIENT RESOURCES

Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for burnt offerings. —Isaiah 40:16

After discussing God’s incomparable supremacy, Isaiah emphasizes our human insufficiency to please the Lord. Lebanon is known in the Old Testament as a nation with great forests of beautiful trees producing the finest wood. The cedars and junipers of Lebanon were used in the construction of God’s temple and the king’s palace (1 Kings 5-7).

But even Lebanon’s great trees were not worthy enough to burn on God’s altar. And Lebanon’s animals were not sufficient for a burnt offering to the Lord. The prophet Micah asked God’s people, similarly, “Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?” Quantity does not impress God. An abundance of offerings cannot buy the Lord’s favor. Human resources are too small and limited to please the sovereign Lord of the universe.

Micah asks further, “With what shall I come before the LORD . . . ?”

And, by the guidance of the Spirit, the prophet answers: “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Lord, you are far greater than we can imagine, and you are beyond anything we can offer. Teach us to honor you by practicing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with you each day. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.