Thursday, 20th October 2022
Rev Daniel Xi An Poon
Section One V1-7 Remember What You Have Seen
V1-2 ‘Therefore you shall love the Lord your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always. Know today that I do not speak with your children, who have not known and who have not seen the chastening of the Lord your God, His greatness and His mighty hand and His outstretched arm.’ We all want to receive blessings, and not only for us but also for our next generations. Moses said to the Israelites that they must love God and they will be blessed. We should not be afraid to love God, He wants us to follow Him and to receive blessings. He does not want to restrict us or bind us, and He does not want us to suffer. When we love God and keep His charge, statutes, judgements, and commandments, then we can live in abundance.
God wants us to be blessed, He wants us to see what He has prepared for us, and when people see our lives, they will also want to be like us. How do we live our lives? When we follow God, we receive abundance, and we will have testimonies. God will lead us into the Promised Land, where it is filled with milk and honey. God never said that we cannot receive the blessings of the Promised Land, He only wants us to be alert and not be tempted.
Section Two V8-17 Keep What You Have Heard
V8 ‘Therefore you shall keep every commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land which you cross over to possess.’ Moses wanted the Israelites to really know the principles of being blessed. We should not be afraid of losing and we must listen! The more we listen to ourselves or listen to others, the more we will feel afraid. But when we hear from God, we will come out from our cave, and we will come out from our negative emotions. Do not let our own lives enter death, but to keep what we have heard from God!
Moses reminded the Israelites to listen, then they will be strengthened. When they were strengthened then they could enter the Promised Land and take over it from the enemy. They would be able to settle there and to live their all their lives. We can also enter the Promised Land, but we must know that the Promised Land is different to Egypt, where we come out from. Yes we can receive blessings when we follow God, but we must live a different lifestyle under the Tree of Life.
In Egypt, we were slaves; in the wilderness, we had nothing; when we enter the Promised Land, we will be blessed, but God also wants us to plant seeds and to offer ourselves. This is the land we must participate and nurture, to work in partnership with God. We will no longer be infants, but mature children, to be responsible of our own lives, we will sow seeds, water plants, and bear fruits. On the other hand, if we do nothing, and not willing to offer ourselves, then we will also need to taste our bad fruits, and take responsible of our own actions.
Section Three V18-32
Every authority chosen by God will speak the words of blessings and the words of curses. We cannot only talk about blessings, but not the curses. Teaching and disciplines are important for our lives. God wants us to live in blessings and He wants us to enter the Promised Land. We are not slaves and we don’t live in a jail. But we must listen to His Words, do not be willful, and do not be prideful. God loves us, He wants us to receive His abundance.
申命记 11 – 蒙福的法则
2022年10月20日 星期四
潘锡安牧师
我们喜欢用自己的方式来跟从神，但神要我们在生命树气息下，愿意放下自己，以神为首、以神为乐。人常用人的思维来走神的道路，以为这样就是蒙福，然而这不过是用分辨善恶树的眼光来看事情，最后只能进入死亡。神让摩西教导蒙福的法则，让百姓不再随情欲任意妄为。蒙福的法则值得我们不仅是为自己、也要为我们的子孙后代好好学习。
一、v.1-7 要记念你所看见的
我们以为爱神就是要做敬虔的事，或者跟从神就会贫穷，然而神要我们跟从他就是让我们蒙福。神的“吩咐、律例、典章、诫命”都是帮助他的百姓在应许之地可以存活、蒙福。我们不要让自己过着一个可怕的生命。我们活出来的生命能给人带来盼望吗，能吸引人吗？还是带出的人生命也是奇怪的，让人害怕跟从神。跟从神本该是喜乐的，因为神要带我们进入的流奶与蜜之地是丰盛的，神并没有禁止我们享用这地上所看见的美物，而是在丰盛供应中谨慎、不要忘记神。我们的信仰不是知识，而是生命，是别人可以看见的。当别人不听我们所传的福音时，我们首先要反省自己的生命。
二、v.8-17 要遵守所听见
V8 摩西要百姓知道蒙福的法则是落地，而不是总在天上飘。我们会害怕失去自己拥有或想要的东西，但摩西提醒我们要去听神的话而不是自己的声音，我们内心或他人的声音会让我们更惧怕，但听了神或神借着我们权柄所讲的话，我们就能刚强壮胆。
V9 神没有让我们在应许之地看一看而已，而是能长久居住。
V10 我们传福音时可能会随口向人保证跟从神后什么问题都没有了，但神不是听我们使唤的佣人。摩西在这里提醒，我们所进入的应许之地与之前的埃及不一样。在埃及时我们为奴为仆，在旷野时我们可以不用耕种就有神用吗哪供应，用云柱火柱保护我们，因为我们什么都没有；但在应许之地，我们就要走出去撒种、浇灌，不能再坐享其成，因蒙福并非从天而降。我们是否愿意出去撒福音的种子、是否愿意殷勤灌溉、耕种呢？我们是将生命树的种子还是分辨善恶树的种子放在我们的那一亩良田里呢？
V11-12 神给我们的那一亩良田我们是看为美好还是煎熬？我们去到教会时的心情如何？我们会喜欢跟权柄互动吗？我们要相信神给我们的居所是“有山有谷，雨水滋润之地， 是耶和华你神所眷顾的”。我们不要做那又懒又恶的仆人，而要遵守所听见的。
V13-15 神的预备是丰盛的，他并非让我们贫穷，也不是限制我们的行为。新酒是让我们享用的，让人看见神对我们的祝福，而不是用来向众人炫耀自己的酒量。我们不要高举自己，而要单单高举神。
V16-17 神不断提醒我们要谨慎。我们不是躲起来什么都不做，而是在进入世界的时候留意自己的心，以免受迷惑，幸福不是我们理所当然得到的。
三、v.18-32 要活在神的祝福里面
我们不要选择死亡，而要活在神的祝福里。
V26 神所拣选的权柄将祝福和咒诅的话清楚讲明。我们是否避重就轻，只讲祝福的话却没有让人知道“咒诅的话”，以致人觉得自己信主是被我们“骗”了？
V31-32 神不要我们在祝福面前过门而不入，而要活在祝福里。我们是否有听话，还是任意妄为？神的爱是要我们蒙福、得地为业、经历他的丰盛！
Zion Bread of Life Christian Church 
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