1月4日
标 题：因神的话而战兢
经 节：但我所看顾的，就是虚心痛悔、因我话而战兢的人。（以赛亚书六十六章2节下）
当上帝说话的时候，你是否战兢？上回是哪个时候因为神向你说话而全身战兢﹖约翰一听见神说话，就仆倒像死了一样（启示录一：17）。当保罗在往大马士革的途中遇见基督，就仆倒在地（使徒行传九：4）。摩西一听到神的声音，就战战兢兢（使徒行传七：32）。西门彼得领悟到耶稣的身分，“就俯伏在耶稣膝前，说：‘主啊，离开我，我是个罪人！’”（路加福音五：8）
你是否已经对神失去敬畏感，不认为那宇宙创造者今日仍然愿意向你这受造者说话？当你读经时，你是否拥有神圣的期待，期待聆听神当日要给你──那能改变你生命──的指示。圣经上说：“敬畏耶和华是智慧的开端。”（箴言九：10）敬畏耶和华是让你看见并听见一些事的唯一方式，这是无法借着其他方法经历到的。
读经时，你可能感受到上帝正借着所读的经文直接向你说话。让我们停下来仔细想想，那命立并且创造宇宙的真神居然正对你说话，这是多么真实！多令人肃然起敬！如果耶稣过去能以祂的话叫死人复活、斥责平静风浪、逐出恶鬼、治愈那不能医治的，那么祂的话语在你身上的影响将是何其可观？这可能性应当让你全身战兢！下回你打开圣经时千万要怀着神圣的期待──期待聆听上帝的恩言。
Trembling at God’s Word
But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word. (Isaiah 66:2)
Do you tremble when God speaks? When was the last time you were physically affected by the reality that almighty God just spoke directly to you? John lost all physical strength when God spoke to him (Rev. 1:17); Paul fell to the ground when Christ met him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:4); Moses trembled when God spoke to him (Acts 7:32); and Peter, when he realized who Jesus was, “fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!’” (Luke 5:8).
Have you lost your sense of awe that the Creator still chooses to speak to you, His creation? Do you approach the reading of your Bible with a holy expectation, listening for the life-changing words that God has for you that day? Scripture says that “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Prov. 9:10). There are things you will see and hear out of your fear and reverence for God that you will not experience in any other way.
As you study your Bible, you may sense that God has something to say directly to you through the verses you are reading. Take a moment to consider the awesome reality that the God who spoke and created a universe is now speaking to you. If Jesus could speak and raise the dead, calm a storm, cast out demons, and heal the incurable, then what effect might a word from Him have upon your_life? The possibilities should cause you to tremble! The next time you open God’s Word, do so with a sense of_holy expectation.
