於2015-04-21發佈

最棒的基督徒生命14

約書亞的例子

在聖經中有一個我們蒙召成為門徒的最好模範就是約書亞,我們可以在我最喜歡的舊約經文─出埃及記卅三章7-11節讀到:

摩西素常將帳棚支搭在營外,離營卻遠,他稱這帳棚為會幕。凡求問耶和華的,就到營外的會幕那裏去。

當摩西出營到會幕去的時候,百姓就都起來,各人站在自己帳棚的門口,望著摩西,直等到他進了會幕。


摩西進會幕的時候,雲柱降下來,立在會幕的門前,耶和華便與摩西說話。


眾百姓看見雲柱立在會幕門前,就都起來,各人在自己帳棚的門口下拜。


耶和華與摩西面對面說話,好像人與朋友說話一般。摩西轉到營裏去,惟有他的幫手─一個少年人嫩的兒子約書亞不離開會幕。


儘管在百姓中間有著有史以來神最偉大的僕人摩西,但他們自己仍到營外的會幕與主相遇。然而,當摩西到會幕去的時候卻很不同,主自己會降臨與他相遇。那景觀令人敬畏到全營的人都起來觀看並敬拜主。神偉大僕人的幫手約書亞,真的就在這些相聚中伴隨在摩西旁邊,這是何其美好?

即便如此,約書亞伴隨在當時神最偉大僕人的身邊仍不夠,當摩西離開會幕時,他留下來發展自己與主的個人關係。這很有可能是約書亞在摩西之後被揀選帶領以色列的原因,約書亞並不滿足透過別人與主建立關係,即使是像摩西一樣偉大的人。

你並不需要神學學歷或成為牧者、作者或其他基督教領袖才能做神最好的朋友,你只需要一顆追尋祂的心。這是全然的聖經真理,我們都可以照我們所想的來親近祂。倘若我們尋找祂,我們將找到祂。倘若我們親近祂,祂應許要親近我們。你有多想來認識祂?

(摘自喬納 word for the week, Week14, 2015) 

 

Example of Joshua- The Greatest Christian Life, Part 14
Week 14, 2015
Rick Joyner

One of the best biblical models of the kind of disciple we are called to be is Joshua. We see this in one of my favorite passages in the Old Testament, Exodus 33:7-11:

Moses took his tent and pitched it outside the camp, far from the camp, and called it the tabernacle of meeting. And it came to pass that everyone who sought the Lord went out to the tabernacle of meeting which was outside the camp.

So it was, whenever Moses went out to the tabernacle, that all the people rose, and each man stood at his tent door and watched Moses until he had gone into the tabernacle.

It came to pass, when Moses entered the tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.

All the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the tabernacle door, and all the people rose and worshiped, each man in his tent door.

So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle (NKJV).

Even though the people had one of the greatest men of God of all time in their midst, Moses, they still went out to meet with God themselves in the tent of meeting. However, it was different when Moses went, as the Lord Himself would descend to meet with him. The sight was so awesome the entire camp would watch and worship the Lord. Joshua, the personal assistant of this great man of God, actually got to accompany Moses to these meetings. How incredible would that have been?

Even so, it was not enough for Joshua to be the closest associate to the greatest man of God of his time. It was not enough for Joshua to be content to sit in on the personal meetings Moses had with God. When Moses departed from these meetings, Joshua stayed, developing his own relationship with the Lord. This was likely the reason why Joshua was chosen to lead Israel after Moses. Joshua was not content to have a relationship with the Lord through someone else, even one as great as Moses.

You do not need a theology degree, or to be a pastor, author, or any other Christian leader to be God’s best friend. You only need the heart to pursue Him. It is a sound biblical truth that we are all as close to God as we want to be. If we seek Him, we will find Him. If we draw near to Him, He promises to draw near to us. How badly do you want to know Him?