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Zion Bread of Life Christian Church

Wednesday, 5th October 2022

Rev Daniel Xi An Poon

We’re the new generations, just like the Israelites, who Moses were talking to, who would enter the Promised Land because of everything the people had done for them in the past. Moses was giving them a lesson in the wilderness.

Section One V1-3 The Lesson of Turning and Skirting 

The path we will walk is not a straight path, there will be turning, going around and skirting. When we cannot listen to God and when we cannot learn the lessons from God, then God will teach us by letting us staying in the same place. During this time of skirting around, we will feel tired and weary, we will need to let go of ourselves, and we will not feeling like we’re going forward.

This is the end time, we will face trials and hardship, God wants us to disciple the nations and fight with the world. Therefore we must learn to let go of ourselves and be trained by God. Without this training we cannot win the battle. Let go of all our fear and unwillingness, stop asking why, and learn this lessons from God.

Section Two V4-23 The Lesson of Obedience 

God was talking to the new generation Israelites about what their forefathers did and what they experienced. Not only they should know but they also should walk the same path. When they heard about it they would be afraid, when they knew that they would go through the land of Esau and they could not take any land they would be unwilling and afraid. 

But this is the lesson from God, because whatever God gives to us will be different to whatever God gives to others. God tells us not to be afraid, we might be passing other people’s land and inheritance, we might want to have what others have, but our portions are different to the portions God have to others. God told us to guard our hearts and to watch ourselves.

God sees into our hearts, are we really obedient and submissive? God wants us to be completely humble to His teaching, whatever God gives to others we should not take, even their water we should not drink. Are we willing to learn obedience? To be willing to let go and let God, move forward and receive the land as inheritance?

We must keep moving, let God lead us wherever we go, no matter if we go forward or skirt in circles. As long as we are moving, God will continue to lead us. But if we stop moving then we’ll never receive the land as inheritance.

Section Three V24-37 Humble and Listen to the Word of God

What’s really inside our hearts? What are we really thinking? We might look submissive and we might carry out the orders from God and from our authority, but in our hearts we are unwilling. There are so many unpleasant things going through our mind, there is anger and there is bitterness.

Being humble is from inside to outside. The Israelites would not be happy to only passing the land of their enemy, and not doing anything else. But it’s just like Jesus, who did not want to go on the cross but He was fully submissive to the Father. What’s our attitude towards our enemy and those who dislike us? 

Our love should not only be for those who like us, but should be from God, also for those we cannot love. When we are humble and listen to the Word of God, then we will eventually receive our portions.

申命记 2 – 旷野的学房                            

2022年10月5日 星期三

潘锡安牧师

今天的我们没有跟耶稣基督有真正面对面的接触，就好像当初那些出埃及后的“富二代”。如今面对日益猖狂的疫情，人们已经对病毒妥协；治安、经济、战争，等等的问题都让我们看到我们已处在末世。我们如果还沉醉在纸醉金迷的生活中，想要为自己和子孙积攒钱财，我们就是自欺欺人。真正重要的是知道如何踏实的过好今天和明天。当时的第二代蒙召的以色列人面对茫茫的沙漠，聆听摩西的话，正如进入旷野的学房学习生命的功课。

一、v.1-3 回转绕行

V1 走神的路不是只有向前冲。当我们没有达标的时候，说明我们有功课还没学到，就需要回转绕行。当我们不愿意听神的话，就没有前面的方向，神让我们原地打圈走。

V2 我们可能会对此有疑问，不明白为什么不能向前走。进入学房就像是在原地打圈走，被神调整生命。绕行的日子是不容易的，因为我们要学习彻底放下自己。我们可能觉得这样的绕行走会耗尽自己的精力，想要赶快往前行、做一些自己想做的事，不想安静。然而，在进入争战、得地为业之前，我们要先放下自己。一个没有装备的士兵出去打仗一定会被打败，所以我们要在绕行走的过程中放下里面一切的担心、害怕和小剧场，预备自己将来能争战得胜。

二、v.4-23 顺服的功课

V4-5 神要以色列人经过跟他们有争竞的以扫子孙的西珥山，他们的内心必定会有惧怕。神并没有将以扫的地业赐给以色列人，因为神给每个人、每个教会不同的那一份，我们不去批评论断别人，也不用去学别人。神对那些要经过西珥山的以色列人提醒“要分外谨慎”，不要被内心的惧怕和愤恨影响，不去与那些人发生争执，要爱人如己。神看的是我们的内心，不是只在外表听从神的话，而是谨慎看顾自己的心。

V6 以扫人的东西包括水以色列人都不可以随便拿，甚至要用钱去买，神要我们尊重彼此，顺服到底。

V9,18-19 以色列人也是活在神的法则之下，并非能得到神给摩押人和亚扪人的产业。当我们听到能得地为业的应许之后，看到有些东西被禁止去拿，我们是否会愤愤不平，还是愿意顺服神的吩咐？唯有完全顺服神和权柄的带领，我们才能预备好自己去争战得胜。我们基督徒若没有神的带领和同行，在撒旦的攻击面前就站立不住。

三、v.24-37 谦卑听从主话

V24-25 神要以色列人去跟勇猛的亚摩利人争战，并且应许“要使天下万民听见你的名声都惊恐惧怕”。我们若是以色列人，听到这样的吩咐，是否会害怕、是否会怀疑神的应许？我们有时可能听了命令就去遵从，然而内心却有很多搅动、不愿、或苦毒。神要的就是我们愿意去谦卑听从。

V26-28 摩西向西宏王保证不会踩到当地的农田、又愿意付钱去买他们的粮食和水，但西宏王不容许他们经过。虽然知道神已经应许以色列人会得胜，但摩西仍然以一个仆人的身份去谦卑回应。如今的我们是否用爱来包容那些未信主的人，还是对他们藐视不理？耶稣基督征服世界并非用天使天兵的武力，而是他谦卑舍己的爱。

V30-37 摩西并非懦夫，他很懂神良善怜悯的心，愿意给别人机会。让我们在旷野的学房也能摸着神的心。我们做跟从的人，要懂得贴近神和我们权柄的心，在他们还没说话前就知道他们要什么。我们里面是否有很多不愿意放手的东西阻挡我们为神而活？让我们鉴察自己的生命，不再为自己而活，而是愿意活出为神而活的生命。