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传道书［第3章］
Book of Ecclesiastes 3

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传道书［第3章|Book of Ecclesiastes 3

【神的分与人的分】

主讲: 区箴唤实习传道

09/02/2022

引言：

人生有一大智慧，就是要辨认出什么东西是神所管理的，而我们人是无法去管的；同时也辨认出什么东西是我们人应当去管理的，然后我们就当尽我们的本分去管理。管一些我们不该去管，甚至是去管一些我们无法去管的事，往往会带给我们许多的痛苦。今天这章经文其实也是在教导我们要看到，神的分与人的分，就是要看到神所管理的范围，然后我们就不要去越界；同时也去看到我们人要管理的范围，然后我们就要去负起责任去管理！

一、人当降服管理定期的神 (V1-11)

1. 神掌管万务的定期 (V1-10)

天下万务都有定期，都是神已经安排好了的。这样看来，人忙碌去做各种各样的事，仿佛就没有了任何的益处，因为神已经定好了各样事务要成就的时间。不过在这个过程当中，人也不是就什么都不用做了。我们读经不能只抓住传道书这里的几节经文，就断章取义。否则的话，箴言里面所教导我们有关管理人生的那些话语，就毫无意义了。我们还是需要去辛勤管理神所量给我们的各个领域，去经历人生的历练，好在神的定期里去成就各样的事情！

2. 人当降服思想永恒 (V11)

当人这样来看到神的主权，并明白凡事都有神安排的美好定时，就更知道我们应该要降服下来，不要去抵挡神的作为。在短暂的人生里，我们要去思想神安置我们心里的永生，就是一种想要回到神这个永恒生命源头的渴望。也因着神的主权，我们是无法去彻底参透祂的作为的，我们人应该学会在许多人生的事上放手交托给神。

3. 人当在劳碌中享福 (V12-15)

在虚空的人生中，享受神的恩赐，就是行善得着的快乐，从美食中得着享受，并且在忙碌的事上体会乐趣。要知道我们所作的一切，都应当带着敬畏神的心，因为神的作为是没有人可以拦阻的，没有人可以去改变神已经命定了的作为。虽然世界在发展的过程中有新鲜的事物会出现，但其实事情的本质却从未改变过。神总是让发生了的事又再次发生。

二、人当降服掌管善恶的神 (V16-21)

在地上应该有公义的审判之处，却也会有奸恶的存在。很多事情在地上有虚假和不义，但是神最终必要来审判一切的义人和恶人。人在地上没有得到公义的对待，甚至最终面对死亡。这样看来，人其实跟动物也没有什么区别，最终都是埋在地里。然而人死后最终灵还是需要上升去面对神，动物则是死了过后，它的气息就和它的尸体下沉到地里了。既然人死了就无法再回来看见地上所发生的事，那么人最好的光景就是在他活着的时候，去享受他手作做的一切了。

总结：

神掌管着万事万物的定期，也掌管着善恶的判断，我们人应当顺服回应神的旨意，把我们人生许多无法想明白的事，尤其是把审判的权利，放手交托给神。我们也要辛勤地管理经营我们的人生，去回应神，与神同工来成就祂的旨意。

面对虚空的人生，我们不要一味地消极去看待，我们应当学会去享受神给我们的恩赐，例如：享受美食，享受行善所得到的喜乐，还有去享受我们所做的事情所带给我们的乐趣。当我们能够如此去搞清楚神的分和人的分的时候，我们才能够活得更加地轻省，也更加地喜乐！

Ecclesiastes 3: God's Part And Man's Part
GK611 Morning Devotion
09/02/2022
Speaker: IP Moses Ou

Introduction:

One of the great wisdoms of life is to discern what God governs that we cannot manage, and what we should manage, and then we should do our part to manage it. Managing things we should not manage, or even managing things we cannot manage, will often bring us much suffering. Today's scripture is actually teaching us to see God's part and man's part, that is, to see the scope of God's management, and then we should not cross the line; but also to see the scope of our human management, and then we should take the responsibility to manage!

1. Man Should Surrender to the God Who Governs the Periodicals (V1-11)

(1) God is in charge of the regularity of all affairs (V1-10)

All things under heaven have a regular schedule, which God has arranged. In this way, it seems that it is not beneficial for man to be busy doing all kinds of things, for God has already set the time for all things to be accomplished. However, it is not true that man does not have to do anything in the process. We can't just grab a few verses from Ecclesiastes and take them out of context when we read the Bible. Otherwise, the words in Proverbs that teach us about stewardship of life would be meaningless. We still need to diligently manage the various areas God has given us, and go through life's experiences so that we can accomplish all kinds of things in God's regularity!

(2) Man should surrender to the thought of eternity (V11)

When man comes to see the sovereignty of God in this way, and understands that everything has a good timing from God, knowing that we should surrender and not resist the works of God. In our short life, we need to think about the eternal life that God has placed in our hearts, which is a desire to return to God as the source of eternal life. Because of God's sovereignty, we are unable to penetrate His works completely, and we should learn to surrender to God in many things of life.

(3) Let a man enjoy the blessings of his labors (V12-15)

To enjoy the gifts of God in the midst of a life of emptiness is the joy of doing good, the enjoyment from good food, and the pleasure in the busyness of things. Know that everything we do should be done with the fear of God, for no one can stop the works of God, and no one can change the works that God has ordained. Although new things may appear in the course of the world's development, the essence of things never changes. God always allows what has happened to happen again.

2. Man Should Surrender to the God Who Rules Over Good and Evil (V16-21)

While there should be a place of righteous judgment on the earth, there is also the presence of wickedness. Many things are false and unjust on the earth, but God must ultimately come to judge all the righteous and the wicked. Man is not treated righteously on earth, and he even faces death in the end. In this way it seems that man is not really different from animals, who are ultimately buried in the ground. However, after death the human spirit eventually needs to rise to face God, while an animal dies and then its breath and its corpse sink into the ground. Since man cannot come back to see what happened on earth after death, the best scenario for man is to enjoy what his hands did while he was alive.

Conclusion:

God is in charge of the regularity of all things and the judgment of good and evil. We as people should respond to God's will in obedience and entrust God with many things in our lives that we cannot understand, especially the right to judge. We should also diligently manage our lives to respond to God and work with Him to accomplish His will.

Faced with the emptiness of life, we should not just look at it negatively, we should learn to enjoy the gifts that God has given us, such as enjoying good food, enjoying the joy of doing good, and enjoying the pleasures of what we do. When we can understand God's part and man's part in this way, we will be able to live more lightly and more joyfully!