人在罪中掙扎,就像快要淹沒在漫過的洪濤、又似困在獵人網羅中的鳥。雖然窮盡一切辦法,卻無法改變分毫。正如使徒保羅所說:「立志為善由得我,只是行出來由不得我。」(羅7:18)
然而,靠著至高的神就可以了。祂擁有人類的原創版權,清楚我們每個人的強弱長短,又願意付出任何人都無法支付的生命代價,能使正向滅亡之路急速滑落的我們觸底反彈。是啊!「我們得幫助,是在乎倚靠造天地之耶和華的名。」(8節)
建議討論:
- 「那時,波濤必漫過我們,河水必淹没我們,狂傲的水必淹没我們。」(124:4-5, 和合本)
思想:若不幸被洪水困住,人應要怎樣做呢?
- 「我們好像雀鳥,從捕鳥人的網羅裡逃脱;網羅破裂,我們逃脱了。」 (124:7, 和合本)
思想:捕鳥人的網羅在什麼情況下會破裂呢?
Scripture Reading: Psalms 124:1-8
Suggested Discussion:
- “Then the waters would have flooded over us, the stream would have swept over our souls; Then the raging waters would have swept over our souls.” (124:4-5, NASB)
Q: What should people do if they are unfortunately caught in the flood?
- “Our souls have escaped like a bird from the trapper’s snare; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.” (124:7, NASB)
Q: Under what circumstances, will the trapper’s snare be broken?