重新發現律法Rediscovering the Law
[每日靈修] 12/4/2018, 駱鴻銘編譯
以色列的改革是通過重新發現律法來實現的，這使得一個腐敗的國家短暫地認識到他們的破產。身為一個年輕人，約西亞王開始了改革的過程，一種靈性上的清洗，從國家的宗教生活中潔淨異教徒的元素。
幾年之後，希勒家找到了摩西所賜的耶和華的律法書。一位文士將這卷書帶給約西亞王，並將它讀給他聽。結果十分戲劇化：「王聽見律法書上的話，便撕裂衣服」（王下廿二11）。
約西亞被上帝的忿怒所驚醒。他意識到上帝一直在向以色列民族傾倒忿怒。他進一步認識到，這種對國家的神聖審判是罪的直接結果。
以色列國家性的改革中，最明顯的立即變化顯明在真敬拜的恢復，這種敬拜清除了偶像崇拜，並且根植於對上帝的品格和祂律法的正確理解。
在我們的土地上，我們有必要重新發現上帝的律法和上帝的道。是的，它必須在公眾領域得到復興——但更重要的是，它必須在上帝的家中得到復興。
活在神的面光中（在神面前禱告）：
更新你對上帝聖言的個人承諾。從今天開始！
進一步研讀：
代下卅五3 又對那歸耶和華為聖、教訓以色列人的利未人說：「你們將聖約櫃安放在以色列王大衛兒子所羅門建造的殿裡，不必再用肩扛抬。現在要事奉耶和華你們的神，服事他的民以色列。
代下卅四3 他作王第八年，尚且年幼，就尋求他祖大衛的神。到了十二年才潔淨猶大和耶路撒冷，除掉邱壇、木偶、雕刻的像，和鑄造的像。
(Psa
119:92) 我若不是喜愛你的律法，早就在苦難中滅絕了！
Rediscovering the Law
Israel’s
reformation came via a rediscovery of the law, which created a brief awakening
to the bankruptcy of a corrupt nation. As a young man, King Josiah began the
process of reformation with a spiritual purge, a cleansing of pagan elements
from the religious life of the nation.
A few
years later, Hilkiah found the book of the law of the Lord given by Moses. A
scribe brought the book to King Josiah and read it to him. The result was
dramatic: “Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the
Law, that he tore his clothes” (2 Kings 22:11).
Josiah
was awakened to the greatness of the wrath of God. He realized that God had
been pouring out that wrath on the nation of Israel. He further understood that
this divine judgment on the nation was a direct result of sin.
The
most apparent immediate change in the national reform of Israel was seen in the
restoration of true worship, a worship purged of idolatry and rooted in a sound
understanding of the character of God and of His law.
We
need a new discovery of the law of God and the Word of God in our land. Yes, it
needs to be rediscovered in the public square—but even more importantly it must
be rediscovered in the house of God.
Coram
Deo
Renew
your personal commitment to the Word of God. Start today!
Passages
for Further Study
2
Chronicles 35:3
2
Chronicles 34:3
Psalm
119:92
