📖 《神的心意》20210703『跟隨羔羊-Following the Lamb』-慕安德烈

經文: 「羔羊無論往那裡去，他們都跟隨祂。」— (聖經·啟示錄 14章4b節)

我們不能明確描述在天堂跟隨羔羊是怎樣一幅情景，但有一點可確知的，那必定是榮耀的，猶如在地上跟隨耶穌的腳蹤；因為羔羊耶穌在地所行的，猶如祂在天上所行的，所以我們可以隱約知道，只要在地上跟隨耶穌佳美的腳蹤行，就多少顯露在天上羔羊的榮美。

我們又該如何跟隨祂的腳蹤？「祂被欺壓，在受苦的時候卻不開口；祂像羊羔被牽到宰殺之地，又像羊在剪毛的人手下無聲，祂也是這樣不開口。」(以賽亞書 五十三7)，祂是如此柔順謙卑，所以跟隨者也當效法祂的榜樣：學習柔順謙卑。

主耶穌說：「我心裡柔和謙卑，你們當負我的軛，學我的樣式，這樣，你們心裡就必得享安息。」(馬太福音 十一29)，保羅也說：「你們當以基督耶穌的心為心。」(腓立比書 二5)，也就是說耶穌本有上帝的形像，反倒虛己取了奴僕的形像，成為人的樣式，自己卑微，存心順服以致於死，且死在十字架上。這羔羊是救主自己，祂為我們打開一條又新又活的路，可以通到天父那裡。

若我們也學像耶穌柔和謙卑並倒空自己，完全順服以至於死，我們就能找到一條通往至聖所的道路，即藉著釘十字架的耶穌，因為祂的身體已如幔子為我們裂成兩半，祂就是道路，藉著祂就能到達至聖所。

「所以上帝將祂升為至高，又賜給祂那超乎萬名之上的名。」(腓立比書 二9)，然而基督徒很少真正倒空自己，或為耶穌的名忍受羞辱，因此世人看不出基督徒與一般人有什麼兩樣，這實在值得我們反省。

親愛的弟兄姐妹們，讓我們好好思想上帝羔羊的榜樣，讓保羅的教導作為我們生活的標竿：「我已經與基督同釘十字架，現在活著的，不再是我，乃是基督在我裡面活著。」(加拉太書 二20)。是的，我們已經找到一條奇妙的道路，是通往天堂榮耀天父的寶座，那就是藉著羔羊耶穌我們的救主，到父那裡去。

—《 神 的 心 意 》
(每日靈修 7月3日)
作者：慕安德烈
編輯：榮華興

『Following the Lamb』

Scripture: “These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth.” — (Revelation 14:4b)

It may not be easy to say exactly what is implied in this following of the Lamb in the heavenly vision. But of this we may be sure, that it will be the counterpart in glory of what it is to follow in the footsteps of the Lamb here upon earth. As the Lamb on earth reveals what the Lamb in heaven would be, so His followers on earth can show forth something of the glory of what it is to follow Him in heaven.

And how may the footsteps of the Lamb be known? “He humbled Himself.” “As a Lamb that is led to the slaughter, He opened not His mouth” (Isa. liii. 7). It is the meekness and gentleness and humility that marked Him which calls for His followers to walk in His footsteps.

Our Lord Himself said: “Learn of Me, that I am meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” Paul writes: “Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Phil. ii. 5). And then he teaches us in what that mind consisted : Being in the form of God, He emptied Himself; He was made in the likeness of men; He took the form of a servant; He humbled Himself; He became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. The Lamb is our Lord and Lawgiver. He opened the only path that leads to the throne of God. It is as we learn from Him what it means to be meek and lowly, what it means to empty ourselves, to choose the place of the servant, to humble ourselves and become obedient, even unto death, the death of the cross, that we shall find the new and living way that leads us through the rent veil into the Holiest of All.

“Wherefore also God highly exalted Him, and gave unto Him the name which is above every name” (ver. 9). It is because Christians so little bear the mark of this self-emptying and humiliation even unto death, that the world refuses to believe in the possibility of a Christ-filled life.

Children of God oh, come and study the Lamb who is to be your model and your Saviour. Let Paul’s words be the keynote of your life: “I have been crucified with Christ; yet I live; and yet no longer I, but Christ liveth in me.” Here you have the way to follow the Lamb even to the glory of the Throne of God in Heaven.

— God’s Best Secrets by Andrew Murray ( 3 July )