Staying on Track with God 不会出轨
Dexu Xia
Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them.
Years ago, a train carrying 218 people derailed in northwestern Spain, killing 79 people and hospitalizing 66 more. The driver couldn’t explain the accident, but the video footage could and did. The train was going far too fast before it hit a deadly curve. The allowable speed limit had been created to protect everyone on board the train. Despite being a thirty-year veteran of Spain’s national rail company, however, the driver had for whatever reason ignored the speed boundary and many people lost their lives.
In Deuteronomy 5, Moses reviewed God’s original covenant boundaries for His people. Moses encouraged a new generation to regard God’s instruction as their own covenant with Him (v. 3), and then he restated the Ten Commandments (vv. 7–21). By repeating the commandments and drawing lessons from the previous generation’s disobedience, Moses invited the Israelites to be reverent, humble, and mindful of God’s faithfulness. God had made a way for His people so they wouldn’t wreck their lives or the lives of others. If they ignored His wisdom, they would do so at their own peril.
Today, as God leads us, let’s make all of Scripture our delight, counselor, and the guardrail for our lives. And as the Spirit guides us, we can keep on track within His wise protection and devote our lives wholeheartedly to Him.
By: Marvin Williams
When do God’s boundaries seem strict, rather than liberating? How do His boundaries show His love for you?
Dear God, help me to show my love for You through my obedience to You.
以色列人哪，我今日晓谕你们的律例典章，你们要听，可以学习，谨守遵行。—申命记5章1节
多年前，一列载有218名乘客的火车在西班牙西北部发生出轨事故，造成79人罹难，超过66人受伤送院。驾驶司机无法解释肇事原因，但人们从监控录像中找到了真相。原来是火车行驶过快，以致在弯道处失控脱轨，酿成这起死伤惨重的事故。当局设定车速限制是为了保护列车上每个人的生命安全。尽管这位司机在西班牙国家铁路公司有30年的驾驶经验，但不知出于什么原因，他无视当局立下的最高车速规定，导致许多人失去了宝贵的性命。
在申命记第5章中，摩西回顾了上帝与祂的子民起初所立的约，其中便有许多规定。摩西鼓励新一代的以色列民，将此视为他们与上帝的盟约（3节），接着他重申了十诫（7-21节）。藉由重述这些诫命，并从上一代人的悖逆中汲取教训，摩西呼吁以色列民要敬虔、谦卑并谨记上帝的信实。上帝已为祂的子民设立行事为人的准则，让他们不致出轨，毁了自己或他人的性命。若他们忽视上帝的智慧，将需要承担后果。
今天，在上帝的带领下，让我们将所有的圣经真理，视为我们的喜乐、导师和人生的护轨。当圣灵引导我们时，我们可以在祂智慧的保护下，在人生的道路上不会出轨，并将自己的生命全然献给祂。
作者： 魏马文
你认为上帝的哪些诫命看似严格而非让人得自由？
这些诫命如何表明祂对你的爱？
亲爱的上帝，请帮助我顺服祢，
以此表达我对祢的爱。