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禱告系列(八) 堅持不懈--戴元涔傳道

8/21/2016

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​這是禱告系列的第八篇,內容出自於著名神學家巴刻(J. I. Packer)所寫的書Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty to Delight(中譯本《點燃禱告之火》,校園出版)。前六篇談『我們所求告的神』,『什麼是正確的禱告』,『默想』,『讚美』,『自我查驗』,『祈求』,以及『抱怨』。希望藉著禱告系列的十篇文章,幫助我們認識神對禱告的心意,也操練合乎聖經教導的禱告。
 
禱告是基督徒的內在生命,能否持續禱告關乎我們生命的成長。堅持不懈的禱告絕非容易的事,儘管遭受的環境叫人失望,我們仍要懇求神的幫助,持續『抓緊』與祂交通的時間。神如何幫助我們堅持不懈的禱告呢?巴刻博士提出四點:(1)作為持續禱告基礎的關係,(2)在聖經裡持續禱告的記錄,(3)持續禱告的理由,(4)在持續禱告時,我們必須克服的障礙。
 
與神的關係:主應許我們『凡祈求的,就得著;尋找的,就尋見;叩門的,就給他開門。』又說:『你們中間,誰有兒子求餅,反給他石頭呢?:10 求魚,反給他蛇呢?你們雖然不好,尚且知道拿好東西給兒女,何況你們在天上的父,豈不更把好東西給求他的人麼?』(太7:8-11)神的應許來自於神與祂的子民之間所立的家庭盟約的關係,這份應許也給了我們動力和方向,促使我們持續禱告,抓住神所說的話,而不在意身處的環境有多惡劣。所以保羅鼓勵我們要『不住的禱告』(帖前5:17),來與神建立關係。
 
鼓舞人心的經文:聖經中有許多持續禱告的例子。尼希米經過9個月的禱告,才蒙神開路,可以回到耶路撒冷去修建城牆。哈拿也是經過長時間的禱告,才得到撒母耳。年老的撒迦利亞和他妻子更是經過多年的禱告,才得到施洗約翰。詩篇中許多的禱告也鼓勵我們要在期待中緊緊抓住神。『我等候耶和華,我的心等候,我也仰望祂的話。我的心等候主,勝於守夜的等候天亮,勝於守夜的等候天亮。』(詩130:5-6)
 
持續禱告的理由:為什麽神要我們耐心等候祂的作為?巴刻博士提出三個理由,(一)為了淨化我們的動機,去除以自我為中心的想法。(二)為了讓神的回應,可以透過自然的方式來完成,而非不尋常的神蹟。神對祂的僕人的期待是:在正常生活的正常過程中,存著智慧、順服和敬畏神的心來生活。(三)神所選用的策略,有時就是排除立即的回應。神用延遲的回應來訓練我們靈性的肌肉,因為等候的能力是靈命成熟的指標之一。
 
克服持續禱告的障礙:為何堅持不懈的禱告是如此的困難?因為有世界、肉體和撒旦三者聯手的破壞和攻擊。克服的方法就是用『信心』。信心讓我們在順服中堅持下去:不住禱告;信心會讓我們繼續期待:不住盼望;信心會使我們緊緊抓住神,儘管受到各樣挫折,仍不斷抓住神的應許。
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