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活出聖潔,行善的人必受賞賜  摘自【智慧的寶石】一月十七日

譯者/金幼竹Bambi Wright

THE PERSON WHO DOES KIND DEEDS WILL BE REWARDED 

經文禱讀﹕箴言３﹕１－２

『我兒﹐不要忘記我的法則﹐你心要謹守我的誡命﹔因為祂必將長久的日子﹐生命的年數和平安﹐加給你。』

『我兒!』在箴言書裡﹐我一次又一次的這樣稱呼你﹐我在呼叫『我的孩子』。

這麼多年以來﹐我不斷地把我的心傾倒出來﹐指示他們光明的道路﹐真理﹐和公義﹐我也警告他們哪些路的盡頭是毀滅。

在這兩句話裡﹐我顯示給你們﹐那些謹守我話語的人﹐會因他們的順服而承受什麼樣的祝福。

我兒﹐不要忘記『我的托拉Torah』（摩西五經;Strong 字典8451）﹐你的心應該裝滿了我的『準則Mitzvah』(Strong字典 4687)。

『托拉』並不只是指摩西寫的那五本書﹐它真正的意思是那些充滿智慧的老師所教教我子民的一切教導﹐不管所教的對象是他們自己的孩子還是門徒。『托拉』原來就不是一堆局限我子民的法則﹐而是為了指示他們真理和聖潔的道路﹐更為了保護他們﹐免得他們像週圍的國家﹐因邪惡而自食罪惡的果子。

『準則』(Mitzvah﹐密次法）是『一個法令﹐誡命﹐律法﹐不論是人為的還是來自於神。』摩西的律法也是『密次法』﹐是準則。

如今﹐『密次法』是作一好行為﹐是人為神﹑或為人而作的美好的事。

那些把我的話語放在心裡﹐並且行在他人身上的人﹐將會得到我的賞賜﹐他們每天享有充份的時日﹐年歲也將增加。這樣的生命不只是存活而已﹐因為它包括整個靈﹑魂﹑體的健全與完好。

生命﹐希伯來文的chay(Strong 字典2416)﹐是和健康﹐富有和活力都有關係的。

不但如此﹐那些活出聖潔生活和行好事的人﹐還將得到另外一個賞賜﹐平安。

你說﹐『永遠都作對的事情是不可能的。』

但是﹐我說﹐如果是不可能的﹐那麼﹐我也不會這麼要求我的孩子了。這是可能的－－即使是在舊約之下可能﹔如今在新約裡﹐更加可能了﹐因為﹐我給了你們聖靈﹐成為你們隨時的幫助。

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January 17

THE PERSON WHO DOES KIND DEEDS WILL BE REWARDED

Scripture REading: Proverb 3:1-2

"My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee." (Proverbs 3:1-2)

"My son!" These words are spoken over and over in the book of Proverbs. I call out to "My Son."

I have poured out My soul to My sons throughout the ages, showing them the path of light, truth and righteousness, and warning them of the paths that lead to destruction.

In these two verses I reveal the blessings which obedience will bring to the life of the one who is observant to My Word.

My son, forget not My Torah(8451), but let thine heart keep my Mitzvah (4687).

The Torah does not only include the words of Moses, but it means, the teachings of the wise teacher who instructs My people, whether it be his son or his disciples. The Torah was never meant to be a set of rules to bind My people, but to show them the way of truth and holiness, and to protect them from the evil and the consequences of sin which destroyed the nations around them.

A mitzvah (4687)is "a command, a precept, a law, whether human or divine." The Law of Moses was also called Mitzvah.

Today's mitzvah is a good deed, a kind act which one does for the Lord or another person.

The wonderful reward which is given to those who keep God's Word in their hearts and do kind deeds to others is that they will enjoy length of days and long life. This kind of life is not just existence, but a life that includes wholeness of body, mind and spirit.

Life, chay (2416), was associated with health, prosperity and vitality.

On top of all this, peace shall be added to the one who lives a holy life and performs deeds of kindness.

You say, "It is impossible to always do what is right!"

But I say, If it was impossible I would not have asked it of My children. It was possible - even under the Old Covenant; and it is even more possible now under the New Covenant, when I have given you the Holy Spirit to help you.