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Daily Archives: December 24, 2019
在患難中的平安 (Peace in the Midst of Tribulation)
By Tin-chee Lo 盧天賜 (2019 聖誕節) [in both Chinese and English] 在人類近代史中的一個黑暗時刻,出現了一個傑出的聖誕節故事。當時第一次世界大戰巳開始席捲歐陸,毀滅和殘骸處處可見,死亡的氣味充滿大地。就在這黑暗的衝突中, 來了一個「聖誕節停戰 (Christmas Truce)」的故事。那年是1914, 就是家父出生的那一年。 戰爭爆發後只幾個月,西歐的陣線巳變成了可悲的一幕。但友敵雙方卻同意在聖誕節前夕和聖誕節那一天停止戰爭,好似是給仕兵們吐一口氣。 爆炸的聲音停止了,槍聲也消失了。取而代之的是聖誕頌歌。英軍法軍在這邊唱;德軍在另一邊高歌,一唱一和,友敵不分,肅靜的夜晚被聖誕頌歌所充滿。 到了早晨,雙方的仕兵走出自巳戰壕的迷宮,進入巳燒焦的無人地帶。仕兵們不分彼此,互相分享家庭照片,互相交換禮物:香煙,香口膠,甚至袋中的口糧。幾個鐘頭前他們是死敵,現在居然是朋友。突然間,有一名德軍,從戰壕中拿出一個英式足球,戰塲立即變成球塲。死寂的焦土成為熱鬧的遊樂場所。這個事件成為「倫敦時報 」的熱門新聞。 人類是多麼渴望和平。可惜地上的平安是多麼的短暫。但上帝在基督𥚃所賜的平安,是永恆的。不但是指將來的永世, 乃是甚至今天。 以賽亞書第九章寫道: (v. 6) 因有一嬰孩為我們而生、有一子賜給我們.政權必擔在他的肩頭上.他名稱為奇妙、策士、全能的 神、永在的父、和平的君。 (v. 7) 他的政權與平安必加增無窮.他必在大衛的寶座上、治理他的國、以公平公義使國堅定穩固、從今直到永遠。萬軍之耶和華的熱心、必成就這事。 這個預言在二千年前的第一個聖誕節應驗了。耶穌在約翰福音書第十四章説: (v. 27) 我留下平安給你們、我將我的平安賜給你們.我所賜的、不像世人所賜的.你們心裡不要憂愁、也不要膽怯。 基督徒的最大的平安是 (1) 在患難中的平安,知道主與我們同在,並在困難中加力。(2) 赦罪的平安。 我們因信基督, 就不再被定罪了。 約翰福音第三章寫道: … Continue reading
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