2021-1202 要安慰、安慰我的百姓

《每日箴言靈修》2021-1202 要安慰、安慰我的百姓Comfort, Comfort Now My People (以賽亞書40:1-5)
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今日經文:　以賽亞書 40:1-5　Isaiah 40:1-5
「你們的神說，你們要安慰，安慰我的百姓。要對耶路撒冷說安慰的話，又向他宣告說… 他的罪孽赦免了…」 - 賽 40:1-2
"Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her . . . that her sin has been paid for. . . ." - Isaiah 40:1-2

「要安慰，安慰我的百姓」是一首傳達強有力福音信息的老歌。它基於以賽亞書40章1-5節，這段經文給神的百姓帶來了盼望。它使我們因終將到來的盼望得安慰。

在這首歌中，我們唱到，一位先知被呼召為即將到來的彌賽亞預備道路。施洗約翰就是那位先知（見可 1:1-11；約 1:19-34）；他來是「為主預備道路」。約翰呼籲人們悔改，為即將到來的救主預備百姓的心。他的事奉更新了我們的盼望，神定要成就祂的應許，安慰祂的百姓。

耶穌誕生時，神成就了祂賜安慰的應許。耶穌來的目的是把我們從罪惡中拯救出來。聖經告訴我們，耶穌在十字架上的死為我們的罪付了代價。正因如此，我們獲得了安慰，知道我們可以在祂那裡找到真正的和平與安息。每當我們面臨掙扎和挑戰，我們應當記得，我們在基督裡必得安慰。

《海德堡要理問答》問道：「你無論是生是死，唯一的安慰是什麼？」它的回答是：「無論是生是死，我的身體、靈魂都不屬於我自己，而是屬於我信實的救主耶穌基督」。

沒有什麼能夠比在基督裡找到的安慰更好的了。

[禱告] 主耶穌，每當我們灰心、沮喪或悲傷的時候，請幫助我們在你那裡，唯獨在你裡面找到安慰。阿們。
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"Comfort, Comfort Now My People" is an old song with a powerful message. It is based on Isaiah 40:1-5, which gives hope to God’s people. It provides hope that our comfort will come.

In this song we sing about a prophet who was called to prepare the way for the coming Messiah. John the Baptist was that prophet (see Mark 1:1-11; John 1:19-34); he came to "prepare the way for the Lord." John called people to repentance, preparing their hearts for the coming Savior. His work renews our hope that God fulfills his promise to comfort his people.

At the birth of Jesus, God fulfills his promise of bringing comfort. Jesus comes for the purpose of saving us from our sins. The Bible tells us that our sin has been paid for by Jesus’ death on the cross. Because Jesus has paid for our sins, we have comfort in knowing that we can find true peace and rest in him. Whenever we face struggles and challenges, we can remember that our comfort is in Christ.

The Heidelberg Catechism asks, "What is your only comfort in life and in death?" And it answers, "That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ."

There is no greater comfort to be found than in Christ alone.

[Prayer] Lord Jesus, whenever we are discouraged, frustrated, or grieving, help us to find comfort in you, in you alone. Amen.