破碎及傾流

Broken and Spilled out「破碎及傾流」_單聽歌名,就令我想到在聖經裡,用眼淚為耶穌洗腳,不住用嘴連連親主腳,然後用自己的頭髮將主的腳擦乾,接著將一瓶極貴重的香膏打破,並用香膏膏主的婦人。這女子的名字沒有被提及,聖經中只記載了她是個罪人。但這並不代表她為耶穌所作的,不被主記念。相反地,在四福音𥚃,都記載了這婦人用香膏膏主的事蹟。她更被後人傳頌,亦為我們帶來了寶貴的屬靈學習。


為何這女子所作的得以被主記念呢?


因爲她的生命,被主的愛所觸動,而生發出一份信心的行動。主的愛改變了她的生命,令她不惜一切,要去見主面,並將自己最重要及最貴重的一切,謙卑地、毫無保留地呈獻在主的腳前。這女子的身世被別人鄙視,她的所作所為更被延席的旁觀者看不起,並視她打破玉瓶用香膏膏主為浪費;但耶穌基督卻沒有嫌棄這婦人的身世,並她在主身上所作的一切。這女子從來沒有說過一句話,更沒有開口向主求原諒;但她為罪懊悔的涙及行動,被主悅納了,更被主祝福了。此刻,她的生命就像香膏一般,散發出榮神的香氣。她自知罪孽深重,但她深信神有赦罪的大能。最後耶穌更對她説「你的罪赦免了!」「你的信救了你,平平安安的回去罷!」她生命的破碎帶出了一份榮神的見證,神的恩典是何等的浩大!


這首歌的內容建基在這一段感人的聖經事績。那麼,我們又如何用讚美、用生命回應這位深愛世人,為世人破碎生命,成就救贖的主呢?


我們可以反思以下的問題:我們每一個都是蒙恩的罪人,我們的生命是否彰顯出一份蒙主拯免,蒙受深恩的見證?我們有否為自己的過犯,向主存著謙卑懊悔之心?我們有否不饒恕別人的過錯?我們願意為主破碎自己,放下自己,讓主的心意成就在我們的身上嗎?當我們知道自己所蒙受的恩典是何等浩大,我們也願意向主獻呈所有嗎?坦白說,若我是那帶罪的婦人,我並不會擁有如此巨大的勇氣,來見主面,為主洗腳,呈獻香膏。我只會托人將香膏送給主便是了,可能心中還感到沾沾自喜呢。但婦人對主的那份感恩、那份愛,驅使她有著無窮的勇氣,奮不顧身地去朝見主,用行動去求主憐憫,勇敢地以香膏膏主。我相信,這婦人對主的這團愛火,這團感恩之火,是一個蒙恩之人應有的一份表現。但今天我們常常對主好冷漠,沒有好好把握每一個回報主恩的機會。「知恩圖報」⋯這首詩歌帶領我來到主前,重燃起一份感恩,一團圖報主恩的愛火!


“Let me be spilled out, and used up for Thee”   My Dearest Lord Jesus!

Grace Kwok

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歌詞:

One day a plain village woman
Driven by love for her Lord
Recklessly poured out a valuable essence
Disregarding the scorn
And once it was broken and spilled out
A fragrance filled all the room
Like a prisoner released from his shackles
Like a spirit set free from the tomb

Broken and spilled out
Just for love of you, Jesus
My most precious treasure
Lavished on thee
Broken and spilled out
And poured at your feet
In sweet abandon
Let me be spilled out
And used up for Thee

Lord you were God's precious treasure
His loved and his own perfect Son
Sent here to show me the love of the Father
Just for love it was done
And though you were perfect and holy
You gave up yourself willingly
You spared no expense for my pardon
You were used up and wasted for me


Broken and spilled out
Just for love of me Jesus
God's most precious treasure
Lavished on me
Broken and spilled out
And poured at my feet
In sweet abandon
Lord you were spilled out
And used up for me