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2. 深深在神心裏: 以賽亞書 43:3b-7,
3b我已經使埃及作你的贖價、使古實和西巴代替你。
4 因我看你為寶為尊、又因我愛你、
所以我使人代替你、使列邦人替換
你的生命。
5不要害怕、因我與你同在．我必
領你的後裔從東方來、又從西方招聚你。
6 我要對北方說、交出來．對南方說、不要拘留．將我的眾子從遠方帶來、
將我的眾女從地極領回、
7 就是凡稱為我名下的人、是我為自己的榮耀創造的、是我所作成、所造作的。
解經: 上帝説我們是屬於祂的，祂說， “我看你們是寶貴和與敬重的…， 我愛你們。”
上帝叮嚀祂的百姓，他們是祂所創造的。祂創造而且造模他們。並且法老
極大的軍隊在紅海被分開，上帝的子
民繼續前進 走上他們被應許之地。
上帝正在我們生命中工作，因為我們 深深於上帝的心裏，在祂真愛的眼裏。我們是何等人而被再界說。我們再也
不予於定義我們能做或我們已經作好了。上帝的愛決定我們。 我們是祂的重要的孩子們。我們是祂所創造的。
我們有祂的應許，上帝說，“不要害怕，因為我與你同在。” 權力， 人民，
或工作環境 對抗我們，祂都成了為我們爭取正義與權能的上帝。東，西，南，北， 祂的愛與權能都為我們努力。祂認清自己—稱祂自己—
是我們的救贖者。這是神—為我們，
和與我們同在的神。
“這是主所說的。”
祂是我們所愛的天父。而且，我們都是被祂所愛的。
3.上帝是我們的救贖: 以賽亞書43:18-19 18耶和華如此說、你們不要記念從前的事、也不要思想古時的事。
19看哪、我要作一件新事、如今要發現、你們豈不知道麼？我必在曠野開道路、在沙漠開江河。
解經: “我要作一件新事!” 這是好消息！上帝是我們的救贖者。祂正為我們創立新的可能。不要看過去！要看未來上帝創造的恩賜，祂正在作一件新事，一個沒有期待恩典的有價值的才能 。
過去不再是控制我們的未來。上帝能超越
克服它。我們的故事有一個新的開始是上帝正在創造。這裏的過去僅是廢地，流著新鮮的河水。那乾燥，骯髒，和沒生氣之地被改變，活水的改變
成一個花園！您能看到它嗎？
“這就是上帝所說的” 您聽到了嗎？
4. 結論:
1) “但現在”: 以賽亞書
43:1-3a
先知向上帝的子民報告，
當百姓發現家鄉被毀與其敵人們已佔有了他們之地了時，他們不能埋怨任何人，只恨自己，如不忠實的一代一代造成痛苦不堪的結果。而且，先知表現出，
“但現在…” 上帝，創造主 使我們看到了未來呀！
當上帝沒應許拿走我們的艱困，
或除去懲罰時，祂應許祂的永在決不失言。祂說，“我必與你同在 ;你𠋥過江河、水必不漫過你．你從火中行過、必不被燒、火燄也不冲在你身上。因為我是耶和華你的 神…。”
2) 深深在神心裏: 以賽亞書 43:3b-7,
受益者 自從上帝將百姓在紅海帶領百姓出埃及，這消息過了許多年代ˊ了。
您的家庭或教會曾有過見證上帝的信實在您的生命中嗎？ 為何人們作錯再錯於一代又一代呢？因為那些經驗過上帝救助過的人，沒有把自己的故事見證给他們的子孫們聽，或記住。其實，有許多次和許多地方可向我們的子孫們訴說我們的故事，例如主日學， 賢明忠實的 見證等等。
3)上帝我們的救贖: 以賽亞書43:18-19:
上帝叮嚀百姓忘記過去，注目將來，因為祂說，“我要作一件新事、你們豈不知道麼？” 想一想！倘若一個思想是來自於神，我們如何計劃使祂的理想供養週遭呢？
(參考聖經與The Faith Connection)
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2. Deep in God’s Heart: Isaiah
43:3b-7, 3b我已經使埃及作你的贖價、使古實和西巴代替你。4 Since
you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will
give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life. 5 Do
not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your
children from the east and gather you from the west. 6 I
will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them
back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth-7 everyone
who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and
made."
Commentary: The word
God tells us who we are to Him, “You are precious and honored in my sight…I
love you.”
God reminds His people that His interest in
them is not new. They are His creation. He created and formed them. The
mighty army of Pharaoh was left a broken ruin on the shores of the Red Sea
while God’s people continued their march to the land promised to them.
God is acting in our lives because we are
deep in His heart, precious in His sight. Who we are has been redefined.
We are no longer defined by what we can do or what we have done. God’s love
defines us. We are His cherished children. We are His creation. We have His
promise. God says, “Do not be afraid for I am with you.” Powers,
people, or circumstances that work against us become subjects of His power
and righteousness on our behalf. North, South, East, or West, His love and
power are exerted on our behalf. He has identified himself—named himself—as
our redeemer. This is who He is—with and for us. “This is what the Lord
says.” He’s our loving father, that’s who He is. And we are loved by Him,
that’s who we are.
1. G 3. God Is Our Redeemer: Isaiah 43:18-19 18 18 “Forget
the former things; do not
2. d well on the past. 19 See, I am doing
3.
a new
thing! Now it springs up; do
4.
you not
perceive it? I am making a
5.
way in the desert and streams in
6.
the wasteland.
Commentary: “I
am doing a new thing!” This is the good news! God is our redeemer. He is
creating new possibilities for us. Don’t look to the past! Look to the
future where God’s creative grace is doing something new, an unexpected
serendipity of grace.
The past no longer controls our future. God has
surpassed it, overcome it. Our story has a new beginning that God is
creating. Where there was once dry, dusty, and lifeless place is
transformed bright, cool streams of living water. A garden is springing up!
Can you see it? “This is what the Lord says.” Are you listening?
4. Conclusion:
1) “But Now”: Isaiah
43:1-3a The
prophet addresses the people of God when they find themselves their
homeland is destroyed and their enemies have conquered them. They have no
one to blame but themselves, as generations of unfaithfulness have resulted
in painful consequences. And yet, the prophet declares, “But now…” God as
Creator shape our vision of the future！
While God does not
promise deliverance from trials or consequences as a result of our
disobedience, He does promise His unfailing presence. “I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will
not sweep over you. When you walk through
the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I
am the LORD, your God…。
2) Deep in God’s Heart: Isaiah 43:3b-7 The
recipients of this message lived many generations after the exodus from
Egypt and God’s deliverance at the Red Sea.
Does your family or
church have testimonies of God’s faithfulness in the past that have shaped
your story?
The people fall into
sin a mere generation after a mighty saving act of God. Why? Because those
who experience God’s saving action failed to instill the story into the
hearts and minds of their children. In fact, there are the various times
and places we can tell our stories to the next generation, such as Sunday School, mentoring, testimonies,
and so on.
7. 3. 3) God Our Redeemer: Isaiah 43:18-19
God commands
the people not to
remember
the former things, but
instead
pay attention, because God
is about
to act in an entirely new way.
God asked,
“I am about to do a new thing…do you not perceive it?”
Think
about how does it look like to assume having an idea coming from God? How
do we plant the seeds of God’s idea and spiritual idea around our work-
place?
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