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Book of Deuteronomy 26

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申命记 第二十六章|Book of Deuteronomy 26

【蒙福的献上】

主讲：郑伟健同工 + 陈炎明牧师

16/11/2022

引言：何时顺服 何时就顺福

机器齿轮走久了，就会开始发生故障。虽然还会在动，但是久了就越来越卡，甚至最后会停止运作。但是只要经过调整、定时维修和加上齿轮油，就会走得更顺和更快。

当一个人不蒙福，很常是我们自己不愿意被调整、不愿意被牧养和不愿意改变。虽然生活日子还可以过，但是就没办法蒙祝福。让我们献上我们自己，按着神的吩咐，遵守神的律例典章，成为蒙福的人。

一、甘心乐意 顺服献上（V1-15）

摩西再一次提醒百姓们，神吩咐要献上初熟的土产、什一奉献和保持圣洁是为了提醒百姓们别忘记神。

1.献上初熟土产（V1-11）

中文新译本圣经第一节就对百姓说 “将来” 得到应许之地以后，必须要奉献初熟的土产。这是神的应许，是百姓们还未进应许之地就已经告诉了他们。这是神对人可以进入应许之地的应许，也是人对神愿意献上的一个承诺。

神设下这例是为了帮助百姓们记得神，继续在蒙福当中。这是蒙福之约。人很容易在丰富的恩典中忘记神。献上初熟土产的过程中，是认定神的作为、见证神的应许和述说神的拯救。免得我们以为这一切是靠自己的力量和能力得来的。

2.献上什一之物（V12-15）

每逢三年，就是十分取一之年是指七年安息年周期中的第三年和第六年，这是特别分给利未人、寄居的和孤儿寡妇。这是神的命令但是却没有任何人在监督，而是让百姓们承认神的恩典并甘心乐意与别人分享恩典。

让我们活着不要单顾自己，而是乐意与人分享神的恩典。当我们这样行的时候，神必在我们手里所办的一切事上赐福与我们。

二、尽心尽性 完全献上（V16-19）

人承受祝福的关键：1.认定我们的神， 2.遵行神的道， 3.谨守神的律例典章，4.听从祂的话。

尽心尽性就是尽全部的心和全部的生命来谨守遵行以上的吩咐，神必照着祂的应许使我们成为圣洁的子民，得着称赞、美名、尊荣，蒙福胜过万民！

总结：蒙福人生在于尽心尽性顺服摆上

成为圣洁蒙福，不在于我们的努力，而是神根据祂自己的应许白白赐给我们，我们只管顺服就必领受。

Deuteronomy 26: Blessed Offerings
GK611 Morning Devotion
16/11/2022
Speaker: Asher Chang + Rev David Tan

Introduction: Whenever you obey, whenever you will be blessed.

When the gears of a machine go for a long time, it will start to break down. It will still be moving, but it will get stuck over time and eventually stop working. But with adjustments, regular maintenance, and the addition of gear oil, it will move more smoothly and faster.

When one is not blessed, it is often because we ourselves are not willing to be adjusted, shepherded and changed. Although life can go on, it is not blessed. Let us offer ourselves to be blessed by keeping God's laws and regulations as God has commanded us.

1. Offer Willingly and Obediently V1-15

Once again, Moses reminded the people that God's command to offer the firstfruits of the earth, tithe and keep it holy was to remind the people not to forget God.

(1) Offer the first fruits of the land V1-11

The Chinese New Version says to the people that "in the future," after they receive the Promised Land, they must offer the firstfruits of the soil. This was God's promise, which was told to the people before they entered the Promised Land. It was God's promise that man could enter the Promised Land, and a promise that man was willing to offer to God.

God set this example in order to help the people remember God and continue in the blessedness. This is the covenant of blessing. It is easy for people to forget God in the midst of the abundance of grace. The process of offering the firstfruits of the earth is to identify the works of God, to testify to His promises, and to tell of His salvation. Lest we think that we have gotten all this by our own strength and power.

(2) The offering of tithes V12-15

Every third year, the year of the tithe, refers to the third and sixth years of the seven-year Sabbath cycle, and was given especially to the Levites, the strangers, and the orphans and widows. This was God's command, but there was no one overseeing it, but the people recognised God's grace and willingly shared it with others.

Let us live not only for ourselves, but willingly share the grace of God with others. When we do this, God will bless us in all the works of our hands.

2. Give with all your heart and soul, and give completely V16-19

The key for people to receive blessings is to: 1. To acknowledge our God 2. To walk in His ways 3. To keep His statutes and regulations 4. to obey His word.

God will make us a holy people according to His promise, and we will be blessed above all nations with praise, fame, and honour!

Conclusion: The blessed life lies in obedience with all our heart and soul

To be holy and blessed does not depend on our efforts, but is freely given to us by God according to His own promises, and we will receive it by obedience.