2018-4-23 CBMC中英文週一嗎哪

 
From: "Chinese Manna" <samy@brazilianautoparts.com.br>
Subject: 2018-4-23 CBMC中英文週一嗎哪
Date: April 23rd 2018 5:02a.m.

                          週一嗎哪 

服事全球工商界

2018-04-23

By Jim Mathis

職場和安息日

THE WORKPLACE – AND THE SABBATH

 

很多人都掙扎於沒有足夠的時間將事情完成。老闆總是希望我們24小時待命。自營者想要有幾天,甚至是幾個小時喘息的時間都很困難。研究表示,如果我們不休息養精蓄銳,我們的生產力就會戲劇性地下滑。

 

在聖經創世記的故事裡,神在六天中創造了世界,在第七天祂休息。一週的第七天是安息日的概念甚至被納入十誡。耶穌也教導我們,遵守安息日的誡命不僅僅是在遵守規定,安息日是一個為人所創,能夠休息、反省和恢復的日子,也是一個能夠慢下腳步,享受神所創造美好世界的日子。

 

耶穌被釘十字架之後,祂在第三天復活。也因此第一代的基督徒開始慶祝復活節。幾個世紀以來,一週的第七天是安息日已經變成安息日是每一週的第一天。對我來說,其實是很令人困惑的。我們到底應該在星期六或是星期日休息?是不是月曆其實是標錯了?

 

不過最近我開始明白其實安息日是一週的第一天,也是最後一天。我們要尊重安息日。我的太太稱安息日為「真正的星期六」,是一個休息、反省、恢復、花時間和朋友相處、吃飯或是單單只是享受生活的時間。星期日則是榮耀耶穌基督以及紀念祂復活的日子,是把時間奉獻給神,如同奉獻初熟果子,以及開始新的一週的日子。

 

星期六,是一週的第七天,也是休息的日子。星期日,是一週的第一天,也是崇拜 神,重新得力的一天。利用假期去宣教,或是在他們的教會服事做義工的人,其實都知道星期日往往是最有壓力的日子,並不是休息的日子。雖然沒有工作上的責任,但是要把全家打理好準時上教堂,也是一件很不容易的事。

 

因為有這樣的概念,所以我自己經常在星期日的下午就開始著手下週的計畫,把我的行程表有次序地排好。這對我來說很合理,因為我知道星期六我已經休息過了,而星期日是每一週開始的第一天,也是把初熟果子獻給神的時候。從星期日開始就要開始工作到下個星期六(真正的安息日),所以在星期日我要在心態上、身體上以及精神方面都做好準備。

 

我和我的太太這麼做,不代表每個人都要跟我們一樣。我們花時間好好地休息,也把星期日訂為正式崇拜的日子。如同耶穌所說的:「安息日是為人設立的,人不是為安息日設立的。」(馬可福音 2章27節)

 

我們需要休息,讓我們能在身體、心裡上、情緒上和靈性上重新得力。關於這一點,我們的神,也是我們的好牧人在詩篇二十三篇告訴我們:「耶和華是我的牧者,我必不致缺乏。他使我躺臥在青草地上,領我在可安歇的水邊。 他使我的靈魂甦醒…。」神要我們好好地休息,有熱情,預備好去做祂要我們做的事情或是迎向未來的挑戰。

 

吉姆.馬提斯在堪薩斯州陸路公園市經營一家照相館。他的專長是商業和影劇界人像。他也經營一所攝影學校。他曾是一家咖啡店的經理,也曾是CBMC在堪薩斯州堪薩斯市和密蘇里州堪薩斯市的執行主任。

反省與問題討論

一、當你聽到「安息日」,想到的第一件事是甚麼呢?

 

二、把安息日看成是一個榮耀神的日子這個傳統,被很多人淡忘或是放棄了。你把安息日看成是休息的日

        子嗎?如果是,你怎麼過安息日的?如果沒有,可以分享你的理由嗎?

 

三、有些人認為十誡第四條說:遵守安息日(記得它,並且把它當成一個神聖的日子),在二十一世紀的今

        天已經不適用了。對此,你有甚麼看法?

 

四、人若是不休息,會有甚麼後果?你覺得訂一天為真正休息的日子(也許是週六),隔天再崇拜,開始新

       的一週的工作,是個好主意嗎?

 

 

 

備註: 如果你手上有聖經,想要讀更多關於這個主題的經文,請參考以下的經文:

詩篇37:7 你當默然倚靠耶和華,耐性等候他;不要因那道路通達的和那惡謀成就的心懷不平。

詩篇37:25 我從前年幼,現在年老,卻未見過義人被棄,也未見過他的後裔討飯。

詩篇37: 34 你當等候耶和華,遵守他的道,他就抬舉你,使你承受地土;惡人被剪除的時候,你必看見。

詩篇46:10 你們要休息,要知道我是 神!我必在外邦中被尊崇,在遍地上也被尊崇。

詩篇116:7 我的心哪!你要仍歸安樂,因為耶和華用厚恩待你。

詩篇127:2 你們清晨早起,夜晚安歇,吃勞碌得來的飯,本是枉然;惟有耶和華所親愛的,必叫他安然睡覺。

箴言10:29 耶和華的道是正直人的保障,卻成了作孽人的敗壞。

箴言 14:26 敬畏耶和華的,大有倚靠;他的兒女也有避難所。

以西結書34:15 主耶和華說:我必親自作我羊的牧人,使牠們得以躺臥。

希伯來書4:8-11

4:8 若是約書亞已叫他們享了安息,後來 神就不再提別的日子了。

4:9 這樣看來,必另有一安息日的安息為 神的子民存留。

4:10 因為那進入安息的,乃是歇了自己的工,正如 神歇了他的工一樣。

4:11 所以,我們務必竭力進入那安息,免得有人學那不信從的樣子跌倒了。

 

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