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17-30節--神的天平

但以理書 第5章

一個80多歲的年邁猶太人，正站在宴會廳的中央。他細讀牆上的字，之後便望向帶醉的伯沙撒王。

他臉上的神情，只有鎮靜和威儀，卻沒有半點驚惶。但環視廳中的眾人，無不臉露恐懼、惶惑、震驚和近乎歇斯底里的情緒。當年邁的但以理開口發言之前，根本不需要有人去呼籲眾人安靜，全場已死寂一片。

「王上，你的贈品可留為己用，不必給我了，因為我不想要，」但以理對王說的話，可概括為這樣。「我敬重你父尼布甲尼撒王，對你卻十分失望，因為你沒有從你父王的經歷得到任何啟迪。現在神要審判你了！」

從來沒有人敢在王面前這樣發言，然而，但以理卻一直是活在神的面前。一個正直無過和一心尊敬神的人，是不會害怕王的，就如新約的施洗約翰一樣。

伯沙撒為甚麼要被定罪呢？請看第22節：「你雖知道這一切」，這正是問題的所在。神只會審判我們那些明知故犯的罪。這乃是神審判人的其中一個準則。接著但以理便把牆上的字譯出來：「神已經數算你國的年日到此完畢。你被稱在天平裡，顯出你的虧欠。你的國分裂，歸與瑪代人和波斯人。」

在緊接的第30節裡，我們便看見這慘劇的應驗。就在宴會的當晚，但以理翻出來的話便完全應驗，神終於作出了審判。

當神要用天平來稱人時，人怎能站立得住呢？只有基督才能付清我們的罪債，叫神不追討我們的虧欠。其實，正如聖經所說，人人都犯了罪，在神面前無法得稱為義；可是，當我們接受基督作我們的救主，祂便承擔了我們的罪債，給我們披上祂的義袍。只有這樣，我們才能滿足神的標準，在神面前得稱為義。

你有沒有想過神會用天平來稱我們呢？你認為自己被神用天平去稱的時候，是得稱為義，還是有所虧欠呢？

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WEIGHT WATCHING

The old Jewish man, aged possibly 80 or more, was standing in the middle of the Great Hall. He was looking alternately at the hand-written words high up on the wall and then at the drunken dissolute king.

There is no fear on the old mans face, only a remarkable poise and dignity. But on the faces around him, there showed fear, terror, shock, almost mass hysteria. Was there a pronounced hush as the old man, Daniel, began to speak?

Keep your gifts. I dont want them, he said to the king. Summing up his message Daniel was saying, I had great respect for Nebuchadnezzar. I have none for you. You learned nothing from his experiences. Now God is dealing with you !

No-one had ever heard anyone speak to the king like that before. But Daniel had lived in the presence of God. When a man does that, like John the Baptist, he is not afraid of any king!

What was the condemnation? Look at verse 22: You knew all this. God will always judge us on what we know. That will be one of the standards of judgment for all men. Then Daniel translates the words on the wall. You have been weighed on the scales (of God) and found wanting. Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.

The tragic fulfilment is there in verse 30. Everything Daniel said came true that night. God had the last word.

How does a person stand when God weighs him? Only the person of Christ can balance the scales of God. He does it for those who put their trust in Him. Everyone falls short in their own righteousness before God. But when we accept Christ as our Saviour, He takes our part and covers us with His righteousness. In that way and in that way alone, we can measure up to Gods standards. Where does that leave you?

Are you watching your weight - spiritually? Do you know what you weigh in Gods sight?

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