2月7日
标 题： 没有信心
经 节： 若有疑心而吃的，就必有罪，因为他吃不是出于信心。凡不出于信心的都是罪。（罗马书十四章23节）
希伯来书的作者提醒我们，人若没有信心，就不能得神的喜悦〈希伯来书十一：6〉。每当神给我们某些启示，祂期望我们能相信祂，并且照着祂的启示调整我们的生活。这里所谓的生活调整是什么意思？生活调整就是相信祂必供应所有的需要，这是祂所应许的〈腓立比书四：19〉。生活调整就是遭遇危机时，仍相信神必使万事互相效力，叫我们得益处〈罗马书八：28〉。生活调整就是身处急迫紧张的重压下，能克服忧虑，因为神教导我们要借着祷告，将自己所需带到神的面前求〈腓立比书四：6〉。生活调整就是永远不用担心自己是孤独的，因为神说祂永不撇下我们、永不丢弃我们〈申命记卅一：6〉。生活调整就是不管生命发生任何事故，永远不怀疑神的爱，因为祂告诉我们，祂以永远的爱爱我们〈耶利米书卅一：3〉。有时候我们为自己缺乏信心辩护！明知神已经应许我们，却仍怀疑神是否真会改变我们的处境。我们满心忧虑，给自己找借口：“我就是爱操心嘛！”我们在危难中变得苦毒，辩称：“神不可能把这苦境转变成好事的！”于是，我们一有需要，就急忙地四处请求周围人们的帮助。我们为自己辩解说：“我知道神可以果的需要，但我想我也该尽力而为，以防万一。”神认为这是没有信心。没有信心是罪。“人非有信，就不能得神的喜悦。”〈希伯来书十一： 6〉
Without
Faith
But
he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for
whatever is not from faith is sin. (Romans 14:23)
The writer of Hebrews reminds us that
without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6). Whenever God reveals
something, He expects us to believe Him and adjust our lives accordingly. What
does this mean? It means we trust Him implicitly for all of our needs because
He says He will provide (Phil. 4:19). It means we approach crises with the
assurance that God will bring good from them (Rom. 8:28). It means we overcome
anxiety during stressful situations because God instructs us to bring our
requests to Him (Phil. 4:6). It means that we never worry that we are alone
because God said He would never leave us or forsake us (Deut. 31:6). It means
that, despite what happens in our lives, we will never doubt God’s love because
He has told us that He loves us with an everlasting love (Jer. 31:3).
At times we try to justify our lack of
faith! We know what God has promised, but we doubt that He will make a
practical difference in our life. We are filled with anxiety and excuse
ourselves by saying: “I am just a worrier!” We become bitter during a crisis
and reason that “God could not possibly bring anything good out of this pain!”
We appeal for help from everyone around us when we have a need; then we
explain: “I know God can provide for my needs, but I think I should do
everything I can, just in case.” God calls this faithlessness.
Faithlessness is sin. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him” (Heb.
11:6).
