Worship and Renewal 敬拜並恢復

Bible Reading：JOHN 4:20-26
閱讀聖經：約翰福音第4章20至26節

'God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth' (v. 24).
「神是個靈（註：或無“個”字），所以拜祂的，必須用心靈和誠實拜祂。」（24節/CUV）




In her conversation with Jesus, the Samaritan woman explained the Samaritan way of worshipping God on the mountain, as instructed by Moses years before:
在和耶穌的談話中，這位撒瑪利亞婦人解釋撒瑪利亞人敬拜上帝的方式是在山上，要照多年之前摩西的指示：


'When the LORD your God has brought you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim on Mount Gerizim the blessings .’ (Deuteronomy 11:29)
「及至耶和華你的　神領你進入要去得為業的那地，你就要將祝福的話陳明在基利心山上，將咒詛的話陳明在以巴路山上。」(申命記11:29/CUV)


All they wanted to do was be obedient; to express their love and thanksgiving to God, and to give him honour and praise for who he was. Jesus responded by saying that worship is not about sacrifices given in certain places, but rather worshipping in spirit and in truth.
他們所要做的就是順從；要表達對上帝的愛與感恩，並將祂的榮耀與當得的讚美歸給祂。耶穌答道，敬拜不在於某個地方拜拜宰牲獻祭，而是在於心靈和誠實之中對神的仰慕。


We are reminded of some other Old Testament verses:
有些舊約經文也提醒我們：


'The multitude of your sacrifices - what are they to me?' says the LORD.
'They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them'
(Isaiah 1:11, 14).
耶和華說：「你們所獻的許多祭物與我何益呢？」
「我心裡恨惡，我都以為麻煩；我擔當，便不耐煩。」
(以賽亞書1:11,14/CUV)


Jesus told the woman that worship must come from the heart.
耶穌告訴那婦人，敬拜務要源於心、發諸心靈。


The Samaritan woman knew of the coming of the Messiah; once he came, he would explain everything to her and her people. The hour had come; and the time was now. Jesus simply said:
這位撒瑪利亞的婦人原本知道彌賽亞要降臨的事；一旦他來了，他會向她和她的同胞解明一切道理。然而時候已到了，就是現在。耶穌簡單答道：


'I who speak to you am he' (John 4:26)
「這和你說話的就是他。」(約翰福音4:26/CUV)


The renewal for worship began in the presence of Jesus. When we worship him with all our heart and are led by the Spirit, this is true worship. It is to be reflected in our daily life - in all we say and do.
真敬拜的恢復，始於耶穌的同在。當我們全心全意尊崇祂並由聖靈來引導，這就是真正的敬拜。敬拜其實是要去體現在我們的日常生活 － 全部的言行與作為之中。


Prayer
禱告祈求

All my heart I give to you, Lord, day by day. Help me always to worship you in spirit and in truth.
主啊，我把全心獻與祢，逐日天天。求祢幫助我始終以心靈和誠實敬拜祢。

作者 Major Beverly Ivany 

中譯 Major Sephen Liang 梁少校
選自 Words Of Life  － ISBN 978 1 444 70264 4 － 20120603
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