Morning Mist 如雾消散
Dexu Xia
Morning Mist
I have swept away your offenses . . . like the morning mist. Isaiah 44:22
One morning I visited a pond near my house. I sat on an overturned boat, thinking and watching a gentle west wind chase a layer of mist across the water’s surface. Wisps of fog circled and swirled. Mini “tornadoes” rose up and then exhausted themselves. Before long, the sunlight cut through the clouds and the mist disappeared.
This scene comforted me because I connected it with a verse I’d just read: “I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist” (Isaiah 44:22). I visited the place hoping to distract myself from a series of sinful thoughts I’d been preoccupied with for days. Although I was confessing them, I began to wonder if God would forgive me when I repeated the same sin.
That morning, I knew the answer was yes. Through His prophet Isaiah, God showed grace to the Israelites when they struggled with the ongoing problem of idol worship. Although He told them to stop chasing false gods, God also invited them back to Himself, saying, “I have made you, you are my servant; . . . I will not forget you” (v. 21).
I don’t fully grasp forgiveness like that, but I do understand that God’s grace is the only thing that can dissolve our sin completely and heal us from it. I’m thankful His grace is endless and divine like He is, and that it’s available whenever we need it.
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How is it possible to abuse God’s grace? What steps can you take to break free of sinful habits and experience His forgiveness?
Dear God, thank You for Your gracious presence in my life. I don’t want to live in habitual sin. Help me to feel the freedom that comes when I confess my sin and You erase it completely.
如雾消散
我涂抹了你的过犯，……如薄云灭没。—以赛亚书44章22节
一天清晨，我来到住家附近的池塘。一艘小船翻躺在池边，我坐在上面，心里想着事情，并看着微风吹拂着水面的薄雾。缕缕白雾盘旋上腾，宛如迷你“龙卷风”，然后缓缓静止。不久，阳光穿透云层照射下来，薄雾就消散了。
这一幕使我心得安慰，因它使我想起一段刚读过的经节：“我涂抹了你的过犯，像厚云消散；我涂抹了你的罪恶，如薄云灭没”（以赛亚书44章22节）。我到那里就是想要分散自己的注意力，想要摆脱盘踞心中数日的恶念。虽然我不断认罪，但却忍不住怀疑，若我一再犯同样的罪，上帝是否会原谅我。
那天清晨，我终于明白答案是肯定的。当以色列民一再沉溺在拜偶像的罪中时，上帝藉着以赛亚向以色列民显明祂的恩典，要他们停止寻求假神，并欢迎他们回转向祂。祂说：“以色列啊，你是我的仆人，我造就你，必不忘记你。”（21节）
我尚未完全参透如此伟大的饶恕之恩，但我明白唯有上帝的恩典才能完全除去我们的罪孽且治愈我们。我满心感谢上帝，因祂的恩典像祂一样崇高圣洁且无穷无尽，在我们需要时随时供应。
人们会如何滥用上帝的恩典呢？
你要怎样避免一再犯罪，并经历上帝的饶恕？
我不想一再犯罪，当我向祢认罪时，帮助我知道，
祢会完全涂抹我的罪，让我能经历真正的自由。