10月28日
标 题：历史
经 节：你们这追求公义、寻求耶和华的，当听我言！你们要追想被凿而出的磐石，被挖而出的岩穴。（以赛亚书五十一章1节）
身为基督徒，我们永远不要忽视自己所承继的产业。了解自己所承继的产业，帮助我们了解自己的身分与神的带领。
以色列人是拥有丰盛产业的民族。这个国家始于亚伯拉罕与撒拉的信心，他们的后世跟随着以撒、雅各和约瑟这些信心领袖的脚踪。神丰富地祝福祂的百姓，使他们繁荣。神爱他们，领他们出埃及，进入祂所赏赐的富饶之地。神在历史上行了一些最威严可畏的奇迹，来创建自己的国度。神不断提供坚强的领袖给以色列民族，如：摩西、约书亚、基甸、底波拉、撒母耳、大卫和所罗门。祂差遣大能先知给以色列人，如：以利亚、以赛亚和耶利米。不幸地，在以赛亚时代，以色列百姓已经忘记自己所承继的产业。他们像属灵的乞丐，不像庞大产业的继承者，也不像皇家祭司的成员。
你的属灵产业，远比以赛亚时代以色列百姓所承继的更富裕。你的属灵前辈，包括耶稣的肉身母亲马利亚、施洗约翰、十二使徒、使徒保罗，以及许许多多历世历代的圣徒。更重要的是，你有创始成终的耶稣作你的榜样（希伯来书十二：2）。你也许拥有可追溯数代的家族信心史。
你是否看到神整个救赎计划？神的计划包括你，诚如这个计划包括了历世历代的基督徒。神要你参与祂这份已在历世历代展开的救赎大工，拯救失丧的灵魂。你今日的顺服会成为后世信心的遗产，让后世可跟随你的榜样。
History
Listen
to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the LORD: Look to the
rock from which you were hewn, And to the hole of the pit from which you were
dug. (Isaiah 51:1)
As
Christians, we ought never to overlook our heritage. An awareness of our
Christian heritage helps us to understand our identity, and it gives us a sense
of where God is leading us. The Israelites had a rich heritage. Their nation
began as a result of Abraham and Sarah’s faithfulness. The generations that
followed included Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph as their faithful leaders. God
richly blessed His people and made them prosper. God continued to show favor on
the Israelites by leading them out of Egypt into a prosperous land of their
own. God established His nation through some of the most awesome miracles in
history. God continued to provide strong leaders, such as Moses, Joshua,
Gideon, Deborah, Samuel, David, and Solomon. He sent mighty prophets such as
Elijah, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. Unfortunately, in Isaiah’s day, God’s people had
reached a point where they had forgotten their heritage. They lived as
spiritual paupers rather than as heirs to a rich heritage and members of a
royal priesthood.
Your
spiritual heritage is even richer than that of Isaiah’s generation. Your
spiritual ancestors include Mary the mother of Jesus, John the Baptist, the
disciples, the apostle Paul, and a host of saints down through the ages. Even
more important, you look to Jesus as the author and finisher of your faith
(Heb. 12:2). You may have a family history of faithfulness that goes back
several generations.
Do
you see the full picture of God’s redemptive work? God’s plan involves you, just
as it has included each Christian throughout the centuries. God wants you to
participate in His continuing work to redeem a lost world. Your obedience today
will provide a legacy of faithfulness to the generations that follow.
