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感恩節的由來 -- 戴元涔 傳道

11/23/2014

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11月是感恩的季節。我特別想到神在詩篇50篇23節所說的:『凡以感謝獻上為祭的,便是榮耀我。』我們來思考為什麽以感謝獻上為祭的,便是榮耀神﹖一個心存感恩的人會有什麽表現?

一.感恩必有行動
  感恩祭本身就是一個帶著行動的回應。一個心存感恩的人,對神必有報恩的行動。像那得醫治的十個長大痳瘋中的撒瑪利亞人,回來大聲歸榮耀給神(路一七:15-16)。他的行動是需要付出代價的。他去把身體給祭司察看不難,回來找到耶穌就頗費工夫了,因為主耶穌沒有一定的住所。
  又如抹大拉的馬利亞留在墓園找被埋葬的耶穌,聖經特別提到主曾在她身上趕出七個鬼(路八:2),暗示她尋找耶穌是為報恩。抹大拉的馬利亞的報恩不僅有行動,並且付出代價,她帶着貴重的香膏來要膏抹耶穌。今天我們也可以用服事神的行動,來表達我們對神的感恩。

二.感恩是順服神
  感恩是順服神的表現,順服神所安排的景況,相信神的美意。神容許我們的人生有各種不同的遭遇,為使萬事互相效力,叫我們得益處。常感恩的人,不埋怨,對神有信心,以樂觀進取的心,去面對人生的挑戰。
  有一個人被扒手摸走錢包,他沒有懊惱,反而感謝神說:(1)幸虧大部份錢存銀行,錢包損失的只是少數;(2)雖然失了錢,人沒受傷;(3)是別人偷我錢包,不是我偷別人;(4)失了錢包事小,所而得的教訓意義重大;(5)錢包裡的錢或許正好濟人之急;(6)偷錢包的人有可能被聖靈感動自責悔改。當我們遭遇逆境,是感恩,還是埋怨?

三.感恩帶來奉獻
  感恩必然有所奉獻。『凡以感謝獻上為祭』這句話顯明感恩與奉獻不可分割,因為所有的『祭』都是一種具體的奉獻,而且是只能給神的奉獻。神所要的奉獻是出自感恩的心,並且樂意獻上自己的祭。既願意把自己完全奉獻給神,當然也必樂意用財物來尊榮神。所以『凡以感謝獻上為祭的,便是榮耀我』這句話所指的奉獻,包括:(1)專一求神榮耀的感恩奉獻;(2)內心真誠又有實質行動的奉獻;(3)把自己當作活祭獻給神(羅十二:1),並且願意用財物來尊榮神。

總結
  『凡以感謝獻上為祭』的『祭』是多數式的,表示基督徒應該常常存感恩的心。神既明說以感謝獻上為祭的就是榮耀祂,就是告訴我們常常感恩的生活就是討神喜悅的生活。一個心存感恩的人,願意以服事神來表達他的感恩,順服神所安排的景況,樂意用財物來尊榮神,並且將一切都歸榮耀與神。

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