QT 26/11/2024 Tue. Hebrews 11. Evidences of multiple witnesses. 多名证人的证据。

QT 26/11/2024 Tue. Hebrews 11. Evidences of multiple witnesses.
READ http://www.esvbible.org/heb11

Cling on to Jesus!

REFLECTION: But how can I cling on to someone whom I do not see? How can I cling on when I feel like shrinking back?

APPLICATION: Learn and imitate "the ancients" (Heb 11:2-38). "These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth." (Heb 11:13)

These ancients too struggled to avoid backsliding. "They would have had opportunity to return" to their old life style (Heb 11:15). Instead, the ancients looked forward to "a better country, that is, a heavenly one" (Heb 11:16a).

The writer's conclusion is that "And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect." (Heb 11:39-40)

The ancients' examples become ours. The ancients' stories have somehow become our stories! The ancients and us NOW, TOGETHER, have unhindered access to God the Father. Let's hope for the BETTER things, available for those who cling on to Jesus Christ. Stand Firm, brothers and sisters, growing in the knowledge and experience of God.

星期二 2024年11月26日 今日读经: 希伯来书11章. 多名证人的证据。
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Heb/11/

紧抓住耶稣！

反思：但我如何紧抓住一个我看不见的人？我好想退缩，叫我如何抓紧呢？

应用：模仿并向“古人”学习(来11:2-38)。“这些人都是存着信心死了的，还没有得着所应许的，只不过是从远处看见，就表示欢迎，又承认他们在世上是异乡人，是客旅。”(来11:13)

这些古人也挣扎着不让自己退后。“他们还有可以回去的机会”，回去他们旧有的生活习惯(来11:15)。但相反的，古人所向往的，是一个“更美的、在天上的家乡”(来11:16a)。

作者的结论是，“所有这些人都借着信得了称许，却还没有得着所应许的；因为　神已经为我们预备了更美的事，使他们若不跟我们在一起，就不能完全。”(来11:39-40)

古人的前例变成了我们的例子。古人的故事也成了我们的故事！现在，我们和古人一样，可以没有阻拦地来到父神的面前。让我们带着期盼，盼望更美好的事物会临到紧抓住耶稣基督的人。弟兄姐妹，要站立得稳，更加地认识神和经历神！