神如何啟示祂自己
詩篇十九篇
1諸天述說神的榮耀；穹蒼傳揚他的手段。
2這日到那日發出言語；這夜到那夜傳出知識。
3無言無語，也無聲音可聽。
4它的量帶通遍天下，它的言語傳到地極。神在其間為太陽安設帳幕。
5太陽如同新郎出洞房，又如勇士歡然奔路。
6它從天這邊出來，繞到天那邊，沒有一物被隱藏不得它的熱氣。
7耶和華的律法全備，能甦醒人心；耶和華的法度確定，能使愚人有智慧；
8耶和華的訓詞正直，能快活人的心；耶和華的命令清潔，能明亮人的眼目；
9耶和華的道理潔淨，存到永遠；耶和華的典章真實，全然公義。
10都比金子可羨慕，且比極多的精金可羨慕；比蜜甘甜，且比蜂房下滴的蜜甘甜。
11況且你的僕人因此受警戒，守著這些便有大賞。
12誰能知道自己的錯失呢？願你赦免我隱而未現的過錯。
13求你攔阻僕人不犯任意妄為的罪，不容這罪轄制我，我便完全，免犯大罪。
14耶和華我的磐石，我的救贖主啊！願我口中的言語，心裡的意念，在你面前蒙悅納。
信息分享
神至少透過三種方式來啟示自己。這篇詩的起頭幾節提醒我們，我們只要察看這奇妙的世界，就可知道一定有一位有自我意識、滿有能力和智慧的神，創造萬有。第2至4節清楚指出，這種由自然界發出的聲音，是世界各地的每一個人都可以聽見的。
使徒保羅在聖靈的默示下，也同樣指出：「自從造天地以來，神的永能和神性是明明可知的，雖是眼不能見，但藉著所造之物，就可以曉得，叫人無可推諉。」（羅一20）
但神的啟示還不僅如此。由於自然界的啟示並不完全，所以神便藉著一個人，以及可以重覆翻閱和不斷學習的書面信息，來啟示祂自己。
神所差來的那個人，當然就是神的獨生子耶穌基督，也就是神自己。神藉著耶穌基督，便完全啟示了自己。記得耶穌怎么說嗎？「人看見我，就是看見父。」耶穌基督這位奇妙的使者，就是信息的本身！
基督的行事為人，特別是在各各他山上為我們捨命犧牲，顯明了神的大愛。基督的一切話語都見證了神的恩典。這些事實都已明確記載在福音書中，因此，人若說自己不認識神，實在是難辭其咎的。神用盡一切方法來向人啟示自己，為的就是要讓人認識祂和回應祂。祂不就是那位奇妙的神嗎？
HOW GOD HAS REVEALED HIMSELF TO US
Psalm 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.
2 Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language
Where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line has gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
6 Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul;
he testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
And in keeping them there is great reward.
12 Who can understand his errors?
Cleanse me from secret faults.
13 Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins;
Let them not have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
And I shall be innocent of great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.
Message
There are at least three ways in which God has revealed Himself. In this Psalm, the first few verses remind us that if we look at the world of nature, we will come to recognise there must have been a personal, powerful, intelligent being who brought it all into existence. Verses 2-4 clearly state this voice of nature can be heard by everyone, everywhere.
Similarly under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the apostle Paul wrote, “Since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” Romans 1:20.
But God has gone further. What might be called the imperfect light of nature calls for the perfect light of a person and also for a written message which can be repeatedly read and understood.
The person who came was, of course, Jesus Christ, God’s Son and God the Son. In Him we have a perfect revelation of God. What did He say? “He who has seen me has seen the Father.” What a wonderful messenger and what a wonderful message!
In Christ, we see God’s love demonstrated in His deeds and most of all at Calvary. God’s grace was heard in all that Christ said. These facts are recorded so explicitly in the Gospels that again men are without excuse if they still do not know what God is like. God has done all that He could do so that men might know Him and respond to Him. Isn’t He a wonderful God?