14/10/2019 背了敬虔的实意

赛58:2-3 他们天天寻求我、乐意明白我的道．好象行义的国民、不离弃他们神的典章、向我求问公义的判语、喜悦亲近神。他们说、我们禁食、你为何不看见呢．我们刻苦己心、你为何不理会呢．看哪、你们禁食的日子、仍求利益、勒逼人为你们作苦工。 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God. 'Why have we fasted,' say they, 'and you don't see? Why have we afflicted our soul, and you take no knowledge?' "Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, and exact all your labors. 主耶稣！为什么人天天寻求祢，乐意要明天神的道，心里却是刚硬的？我从经文中看见，人的私心，只顾自己的益处，使我想起保罗告诉提摩太，末世必有危险的日子来到。因为那时人要专顾自己。有敬虔的外貌，却背了敬虔的实意。保罗说，这等人要躲开。主啊！求我脱离宗教的外貌，活出见证神荣耀的生命。叫我寻求祢面，是为了得着赦免的恩典。寻求祢的能力，是为了胜过自己的肉体的软弱。