第八天：「打開天堂」2011年10月5日(Tishrei 7, 5772)
閱讀： 撒母耳記下22:14 詩篇68:33, 103:19, 115:3 歷代志下6:14 以賽亞書54:5 出埃及記33:15 民數記第六章
親愛的朋友：
我邀請在耶路撒冷的Norma Sarvis寫下她對「打開天堂」的看法，我非常喜歡！我們正準備收到驚人的報告，以及人們在這一百天中所經歷的見證，請繼續打開天堂的窗戶，每次開一扇門，今天來打開第八扇門吧！～恰克．皮爾斯
通常當我想到上帝時，我認為：祂是天地的主。祂從天上說話並發出雷聲，撒母耳記下廿二章14節：「耶和華從天上打雷；至高者發出聲音。」我們認為祂住在天上，並從天上回答，祂馳騁於諸天之上，「歌頌那自古駕行在諸天以上的主！祂發出聲音，是極大的聲音。」(詩篇68:33)「耶和華在天上立定寶座」(詩篇103:19)，詩篇一一五篇3節說：「我們的神在天上……。」
祂也是地上的主。在歷代志下六章14節中，所羅門說：「耶和華─以色列的神啊，天上地下沒有神可比祢的！祢向那盡心行在你面前的僕人守約施慈愛。」當祂的寶座在天上時，祂的腳凳在地上！「…祂必稱為全地之神！」 (以賽亞書54:5)
一個敞開的天堂，其最清晰的希伯來記號就是祂的臉面。希伯來文的「臉」字，和「同在」這個字，在希伯來文都是同一個字，它們無法分開。祂的臉面在哪裡，祂的同在就在那裡；祂的同在在哪裡，祂的臉面就在那裡，我們在聖經中一再地看見這種說法。摩西說：「你若不親自和我同去，就不要把我們從這裡領上去。」【這也能說為：如果你的臉面不與我們同去，就不要把我們從這裡領上去。】(出埃及記33:15)我很喜歡民數記第六章中亞倫的祝福：
「耶和華曉諭摩西說：你告訴亞倫和他兒子說：你們要這樣為以色列人祝福，說：願耶和華賜福給你，保護你。願耶和華使他的臉光照你，賜恩給你。願耶和華向你仰臉，賜你平安。他們要如此奉我的名為以色列人祝福；我也要賜福給他們。」(民數記6:22-27)
祂的臉光照我們，祂看顧著我們，將祂同在的光照耀著我們。祂的臉面是一種非常及時的情況，這就是祂的同在，就是祂存在的氛圍用一種極為個人的方式來彰顯。雅各面對面看見了上帝，摩西面對面看見了上帝，而祂的臉面、祂的存在就是對我們最敞開的天堂！當祂的臉光照我們時，在天堂與我們之間、在地上的主與我們之間，就沒有任何的阻礙！
記得在我大學時，我是語言障礙門診的實習醫生，指導員透過一個單面反光鏡觀察我，並會作出他們的評論，而且幾乎每天會評估我。一開始我並不是基督徒，我很沒有安全感、恐懼且非常害羞，我的指導員一再地重複說：你沒有看著你的病人、沒有目光的接觸、你沒有「與他們在一起」。你必須面對面看著他們來建立關係，並讓他們知道你是為了他們而在那裡。有幾個月我必須刻意地練習……直到我的臉真的對著他們，看著他們，而且真正的看見他們。當我來到神面前，並且體會到祂的臉面在我身上，並看著我，我瞭解到祂真的與我同在，而且是為了我，天地的主是如何個人的、慈愛的看著我。之後當我學希伯來文時，我看見：啊……祂在看著我，而且祂的同在就在那裡與我在一起！然而我們並不是在做一些門診治療，祂正與我一起作工、祂就在場。祂與我走在這條道路，並且在這條路上，我可以得勝地在祂的平安中來生活。我也可以常常用我的不順服與剛硬的心來阻斷祂的同在，但是與天地的主連結、建立關係，並確保祂的同在、祂的臉面及我們之間的敞開流通，讓我可以敬拜尊崇祂、與祂說話、尋求祂、並每時每刻歡迎祂，而有時祂會每分每秒地臨到我，我可以與祂一起歡笑並唱歌給祂聽，或與祂一起流淚，在祂的面前是完全敞開的。當祂說話時，我會說是的，並且我花時間讀祂的話，並且讚美祂、深深地呼吸祂。
在這一百天期間，來思想祂的同在與祂的臉面，當你和朋友或是與配偶、孩子在一起時，你面對面看著他們，而且是與他們「同在」時，如此便能體會天地的主將祂的臉光照著你，而且天堂的門是為你而開！
Day 8 Of 100 Days: "Open Heaven": Read: 2 Samuel 22:14, Ps. 68:33, 103:19, 115, 2 Chr. 6:14, Is. 54:5, Ex. 33:15, Num. 6
Chuck Pierce 寫於 2011年10月4日 23:38
Dear Friends:
I asked Norma Sarvis from Jerusalem to write her perspective on "Open Heaven". I love it! We are already receiving amazing reports and testimonies of what is happening as people press in these during this 100 days. Keep opening the window of heaven one door at a time. Open door 8 today!
Chuck D. Pierce
Often when I think of God I think: He is God of heaven and earth. He speaks and thunders from heaven (2 Samuel 22:14: "The Lord thundered from heaven and the Most High uttered His voice." We think of Him as dwelling in heaven and answering from heaven. He rides on the heaven of heavens (Ps. 68:33). His throne is in heaven (Ps. 103:19) Ps. 115 says "Our God is in heaven".
He is also God of earth. Solomon said in 2 Chronicles 6:14: "LORD God of Israel, [there is] no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep [Your] covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. While His throne is in heaven, His footstool is on earth! "He is called the God of the whole earth!".(Is. 54:5)
The clearest sign Hebraically of an open heaven is His face. The word 'face' in Hebrew and the word 'presence' in Hebrew are the same word. They cannot be separated. Where HIs face is, His presence is. Where His presence is, His face is. We see this over and over in Scripture. Moses said: "If Your presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here." (It can also be read: If Your face does not go with us, do not bring us up from here) (Exodus 33:15). I love the Aaronic blessing found in Numbers 6:
"And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 'Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And
give you peace." ' So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them."
He makes HIs face shine on us. He puts His countenance (face) on us. He makes HIs presence shine on us. HIs face is a very present event. It is His presence. It is His atmosphere in an extremely personal way. Jacob saw God face to face. Moses saw God face to face. His face, His presence IS the most open heaven is for us! There is no blockage between heaven and us and between God on earth and us, when His face is on us!
I remember in University I was an intern in a speech clinic. Supervisors watched me through a one-way mirror and made their comments and evaluated me almost daily. When I started out, I was not a believer. I was insecure, fearful, and extremely shy. My supervisors repeatedly said: You are not looking at your clients. There is no eye contact. You are not 'with them'. You must look face to face to make a connection and to let them know you are there for them. For months I had to conciously practice that..making my
face available to them. Looking on them and really seeing them. When I came to the Lord and realized HIs face was on me and He saw me, I understood how much He was WITH me and for me. And how the God of heaven and the God of earth was a personal and loving and in my face God. Then as I learned Hebrew, I saw: ahh..He looks on me and His presence is right there with me! And we are not in some clinic doing therapy. He and I are working together to be His presence here. He and I can walk this way, and I can live in
victory and in HIs peace this way. I can also block His presence with my disobedience and my hard heart at times. But to keep communication and relationship with the God of heaven and earth and to be assured of HIs presence and His face and this open flow between us, I can worship and adore Him and talk to Him and seek Him and welcome Him daily and hourly and sometimes minute by minute into my atmosphere. I can laugh with Him and sing to Him and weep with Him and be transparent before Him. I can say Yes
when He speaks and I can spend time in HIs Word and praise and breathe deep of Him.
Throughout these 100 days, think on HIs presence and His face. When you are with a friend or a spouse or your child and you look at them face to face and are 'present' with them, realize the God of heaven and earth shines His face on you and the doors of heaven itself are open to you.
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