【058】今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY：进入安息 Enter Rest

【SCRIPTURE 经文】： 这样看来，必另有一安息日的安息为神的子民存留。因为那进入安息的，乃是歇了自己的工，正如神歇了他的工一样。所以，我们务必竭力进入那安息，免得有人学那不信从的样子跌倒了。 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience. (希伯来书 Hebrews 4:9-11)

【SHARING 分享】: 《今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY》中分享的经文是希伯来书 4:9-11。它提出一个问题，希望我们信徒能够充分理解如何 “在安息日，从主那里找到喜乐、荣耀和供应”。圣经教导我们，守安息日，也就是主日，一个休息和敬拜的日子，能使我们的身心得到更新，获得喜乐，与神建立更亲密的关系，并确信祂的供应和永恒的安息。

旧约强调了与守安息日相关的具体祝福，例如：（1）创世记 2:2-3 清楚地告诉我们：“神赐福给所造的万物，定第七日为圣日。” ; （2）以赛亚书 58:13-14 提醒我们： “你们若在安息日禁戒私欲，称这日为喜乐，就必在主里找到喜乐、荣耀和供应。”; (3) 以西结书 20:12 提醒我们： “神设立安息日，作为他与百姓之间的记号，表明他们已经成圣。”

新约圣经将重点从律法式的安息日遵守转移到安息日的原则及其在基督里的实现。早期教会常常在每周的第一天，即 “星期日” 聚集，很可能是为了纪念耶稣的复活。马可福音 2:27-28 记载： “耶稣对他说： ‘安息日是为人设立的，人却不是为安息日设立的。人子是安息日的主。’” 这印证了我们今天引用和分享的经文 — 希伯来书 4:9-11，其中谈到神的子民仍然享有的 “安息日的安息”，指的是藉着信靠基督而获得的属灵安息，并预示着永恒的安息。

在题为《我们怎能不追求神？》的讲道中，约翰·派博牧师 Pastor Rev. John Piper 在其 “纯粹的喜乐” 以赛亚书 58:13-14, 强调说：“你们若在安息日不追求自己的私欲，还称之为喜乐，就必在主里得着喜乐、尊荣和供应。” 派博牧师接着解释说，我们追求神却未必荣耀祂。如果我们想要荣耀神，就必须追求与祂相交的喜乐。派博牧师随后以安息日为例。神责备祂的子民在圣日追求 “自己的” 享乐。但这究竟是什么意思呢？神指的是祂的子民在私事上寻求快乐，而不是在神的良善中找到喜乐。祂并非责备他们的享乐主义，而是责备他们所追求的享乐本身的缺陷。他们满足于世俗的利益，从而将这些利益高举于神之上。享受神与荣耀神是一回事。上帝永恒的旨意与我们永恒的喜乐是一体的。

总而言之，我们今天分享的内容 — 约翰·派博 牧师引用的以赛亚书 58:13-14，以及我们自己从希伯来书 4:9-11 领受的经文 — 很可能都聚焦于在荣耀上帝和真敬拜中获得安息的主题，并将其与自以为义的努力形成对比。希伯来书 4:9-1 1呼召信徒藉着信耶稣进入上帝的 “安息日的安息”， 这意味着停止自己的行为，停止靠行为赚取救恩。以赛亚书 58:13-14 同样呼召我们 “守安息日” ，不是出于义务，而是出于在主里的喜乐，停止我们自己的道路，承认主的圣洁。

The scripture shared in《今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY》 is Hebrews 4:9-11. It raises a question hoping that we believers can fully understand as to how to "Find Joy, Glory, and Provision in the Lord on the Sabbath." The Bible teaches that observing the Sabbath, the Lord's Day, a day of rest and worship, brings renewal of body and mind, joy, a closer relationship with God, and assurance of His provision and eternal rest.

The Old Testament emphasizes specific blessings associated with Sabbath observance, for example: (1) Genesis 2:2-3 clearly tells us, “After God blessed and created all things, he made the seventh day holy.”; (2) Isaiah 58:13-14 reminds us, “If you forsake personal pleasure on the Sabbath and call it joy, you will have joy, honor, and provision in the Lord.”; and (3) Ezekiel 20:12 reminds us, “God set the Sabbath as a sign between Him and His people, that they have been sanctified.”

The New Testament shifts the focus from legalistic Sabbath observance to the principle of Sabbath and its realization in Christ. The early church often gathered on the first day of the week, “Sunday,” likely to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus. Mark 2:27-28 reveals: “Jesus said, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.’” This confirms the scripture we are quoting and sharing today, Hebrews 4:9-11, which speaks of the “Sabbath rest” still enjoyed by God’s people, referring to the spiritual rest obtained through faith in Christ, and foreshadowing eternal rest.

In his sermon titled "How Can We Not Pursue God?", Pastor Rev. John Piper, in his "Pure Joy" column, quoted Isaiah 58:13-14, emphasizing, "If you refrain from pursuing your own desires on the Sabbath and call it joy, you will find joy, honor, and provision in the Lord." Pastor Piper went on to explain that we might pursue God without glorifying Him. If we want to glorify God, we must pursue the joy of fellowship with Him. Pastor Piper then used the Sabbath as an example. God rebukes His people for pursuing "their own" pleasures on the holy day. But what does this mean? God is referring to His people seeking pleasure in private matters, rather than finding joy in God's goodness. He is not rebuking their hedonism, but rather the flaw in the pleasures they pursue. They are satisfied with worldly gains, thus exalting these gains above God. Enjoying God and glorifying God are one and the same. God's eternal purpose and our eternal joy are one.

In conclusion, what we share today with Pastor John Piper's quote in Isaiah 58:13-14 and ours from Hebrews 4:9-11 will likely focus on the theme of rest in glorifying God and true worship, contrasting it with self-righteous efforts. Hebrews 4:9-11 calls believers to enter into God's "Sabbath rest" through faith in Jesus, which means ceasing one's own actions and ceasing the effort to earn salvation. Isaiah 58:13-14 similarly calls us to establish "Sabbath observance," not out of obligation, but out of delight in the Lord, ceasing our own actions, and acknowledging the Lord's holiness.

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