[每日靈修] 9/18/2018,駱鴻銘編譯
希伯來書的作者將信心定義為「所望之事的實底，未見之事的確據」（來十一1）。信心填補了盼望的真空。當盼望與信心相結合時，就具有了實質的內容，而實質就是言之有物而非夸夸虛談。信心為不可見之事提供了證據。信心不是盲目的。它確實與盲目差了十萬八千里，它既有遠見又有精準的眼光。它的證據並非基於猜測，而是基於這樣的把握：信賴一位可以看見我們所看不見之事物的神。它乃是基於這樣的一種信靠：相信上帝所說的每一個應許都是可靠的。
相信神存在（believe in God）是一回事。相信、信靠神（believe God）則是另一回事。當神對亞伯拉罕說，祂會向他展示一個更美的家鄉時，他信了上帝。當上帝在創世記十五章中生動地表達祂的聖約應許時，他再次相信上帝，並且憑藉這種信心，亞伯拉罕被算為義。他因著信心而被稱為義。
亞伯拉罕的信心是真實的，因為他憑信心順服了上帝。真信心始終是順從的信心。亞伯拉罕順從上帝對他生命的呼召 ——當他「出去」時，就證明了這種順從。他把信心付諸行動。
活在神的面光中（在神面前禱告）：
你在今天如何能把你的信心付諸行動？
進一步研讀：
羅四17～22 亞伯拉罕所信的，是那叫死人復活、使無變為有的神，他在主面前作我們世人的父。如經上所記：「我已經立你作多國的父。」 他在無可指望的時候，因信仍有指望，就得以作多國的父，正如先前所說，「你的後裔將要如此。」 他將近百歲的時候，雖然想到自己的身體如同已死，撒拉的生育已經斷絕，他的信心還是不軟弱； 並且仰望神的應許，總沒有因不信心裡起疑惑，反倒因信心裡得堅固，將榮耀歸給神， 且滿心相信神所應許的必能做成。所以，這就算為他的義。
Putting
Faith into Action
The
author of Hebrews defines faith as “the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1). Faith fills the vacuum of hope. Hope,
when coupled with faith, has substance, and substance is something rather than
nothing. Faith also provides evidence for that which is not visible. Faith is
not blind. Indeed far from being blind, it is both far-sighted and sharp-sighted.
Its evidence rests not on speculation but on confidence in a God who sees what
we cannot see. It rests on trust in the reliability of every promise that is
uttered by God.
It is
one thing to believe in God. It is quite another to believe God. Abraham believed
God when He said He would show him a better country. He believed God again
later when God dramatized His covenant promise in Genesis 15, and by this faith
Abraham was counted righteous. He was justified by his faith.
That
Abraham’s faith was genuine is seen in that he obeyed God by faith. True faith
is always obedient faith. Abraham obeyed the call of God on his life—and he
demonstrated this obedience when he “went out.” His faith issued in action.
Coram
Deo
How
can you put your faith into action today?
Passages
for Further Study
Romans
4:17–22
