这是一首锡安颂歌,锡安不仅指当时的耶路撒冷,神宝座、圣殿的设立之处,更是后来耶稣钉十字架,救恩成就的地方。也是启示录千年国度,耶稣再来掌权、神同在的中心。This is a song of Zion. Zion refers not only to Jerusalem at that time, the place where God’s throne and temple were established, but also to the place where Jesus was later crucified and salvation was accomplished. It is also the centre of God’s presence in the millennial kingdom in Revelation, where Jesus will return to reign.
这首诗篇写于公元前700年左右,主耶稣钉十字架前,不仅超越时空预言了“福音”,从主耶稣复活后,颁布大使命,使万民作主的门徒,到目前,正不断地得到应验。This psalm was written around 700 BC. Before the Lord Jesus was crucified, it not only prophesied the “gospel” across time and space, but has also continued to be fulfilled from the time after the Lord Jesus’ resurrection, when He gave the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations, right through to today.而且圣灵借着可拉后裔的口,宣告了弥赛亚千年国度:曾经与以色列和神,世代为敌的拉哈伯(埃及)、巴比伦、非利士、推罗、古实人,都要悔改转向神,得救、敬拜神,都要被神重新数点、登记落户为,在锡安城重生的,合法的属神子民。Through the mouth of the sons of Korah, the Holy Spirit also declared the messianic millennial kingdom: Rahab (Egypt), Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—nations that had been enemies of Israel and of God for generations—will repent and turn to God, be saved, worship Him, and be counted, registered, and settled by God as legitimate people of God, born again in the city of Zion.所有的仇恨、敌对、隔阂都在基督的救恩里全然消融,那时万国万民,在基督爱里同归于一,齐聚在神的圣山上,手舞足蹈地欢呼歌唱赞美:我的泉源都在神里面!All hatred, hostility, and division will be completely dissolved in the salvation of Christ. At that time, all nations and peoples will be made one in the love of Christ, gathered together on God’s holy mountain, dancing and singing with joy and praise: All my springs are in God!
泉源,是永不枯竭的水源,在希伯来文化中,“泉源”(Springs)代表了生命、爱、喜乐、医治和一切福气的源头。主啊,祢舍命流血,裂开自己,祢赐下圣灵住在我们里面,成为我们生命和爱的源泉,万民得救的根源。A spring is a source of water that never runs dry. In Hebrew culture, “springs” represent the source of life, love, joy, healing, and every blessing. Lord, You gave Your life and shed Your blood, allowing Yourself to be broken open. You gave the Holy Spirit to dwell within us, becoming the spring of our life and love, and the source of salvation for all peoples.凡口渴的,凡信祢的,都可以跟祢连接,白白喝祢所赐的生命水,叫我们不再靠肉体、靠自己、靠世界。All who are thirsty and all who believe in You can be joined to You and freely drink the living water You give, so that we no longer rely on the flesh, on ourselves, or on the world.
主,求祢赦免我,在祢以外寻找泉源,想从配偶身上找爱,用行为证明自己的价值,想得人前的认可和虚荣,得不着又转向虚拟世界,从小说,视频中去找麻醉剂、安慰剂…Lord, please forgive me for seeking springs outside of You: trying to find love from my spouse, using my actions to prove my worth, seeking recognition and empty honour from people, and when I could not receive these things, turning to the virtual world and looking for numbness and comfort in novels and videos…就像耶利米书2:13所说的,我离弃了祢这活水的泉源,为自己凿出破裂不能存水的池子,这一切只会让我越喝越渴,使我与神隔绝,人际关系破裂,生命在干枯中,失去见证,没有喜乐,落在仇敌的欺压之中。As Jeremiah 2:13 says, I have forsaken You, the spring of living water, and dug broken cisterns for myself that cannot hold water. All of this only makes me thirstier, separates me from God, damages my relationships, dries up my life, causes me to lose my testimony and joy, and leaves me under the oppression of the enemy.
主啊,求祢搭救我、光照我,我虽然整天泡在教会里,听道、祷告、敬拜,但我的内心在哪里呢?我内心真实的光景是什么呢?我在靠什么?我想要什么?为什么我活着就像一个麻木不仁的机器人、我手上在做事,我的心在想什么?Lord, please rescue me and shine Your light on me. Although I spend all day in church, listening to sermons, praying, and worshipping, where is my heart? What is the true condition of my heart? What am I relying on? What do I really want? Why do I live like a numb and unresponsive robot? My hands are doing things, but what is my heart thinking?我不想面对我的丈夫,我的天然人不喜欢这样的丈夫,我也没有渴慕跟我里面的不喜欢争战,靠基督的十字架把与基督为仇的思想、意念、情感、价值观全然钉死…I do not want to face my husband. My natural self does not like this kind of husband, and I have not longed to fight against the dislike within me, relying on the cross of Christ to completely crucify the thoughts, ideas, emotions, and values that are hostile to Christ…跟基督爱的泉源连接,首先在我的家里,行出这爱神爱人的道,脱离自私、自爱、冰冷,使我不再像死人,而是活过来,也可以歌唱跳舞,向祢的救恩欢呼:主啊,我的泉源,我生命的泉源、爱的泉源真的都在祢里面!Lord, help me connect with the spring of Christ’s love, and first of all in my own home, live out this way of loving God and loving people. Deliver me from selfishness, self-love, and coldness, so that I will no longer be like a dead person, but will come alive, and be able to sing and dance, rejoicing in Your salvation: Lord, my spring, the spring of my life and the spring of love, are truly all in You!
(付传道和写经团队Pastor Fu and the Daily Devotional Team)