留心向神，側耳聽主（賽五十一）中英bilingual

我的百姓啊，要向我留心，我的國民哪，要向我側耳，因為訓誨必從我而出；我必堅定我的公理為萬民之光。（賽 51：4） 

本章是一段充滿安慰的信息。當時以色列百姓處在被擄、失望和痛苦中，他們以為神已忘了他們，但神卻一再呼喚百姓：「你們要聽！」神知道人在患難中最容易灰心，也最容易被環境蒙蔽，因此祂不斷提醒百姓，要把眼目重新轉向祂。 

在1、4、7節，神一再叫祂的百姓要聽，神已經拯救。你們要追想被鑿而出的磐石，被挖而出的巖穴。要追想你們的祖宗亞伯拉罕和生養你們的撒拉；因為亞伯拉罕獨自一人的時候，我選召他，賜福與他，使他人數增多。(參賽 51：1-2)神要當時的百姓聽見，在當時被擄的百姓眼中，以為神已經不記得他們，但神說祂並沒有忘記，這個拯救計劃早已預定。神說祂的救恩永存，公義不會廢掉，百姓要清楚聽見，祂的救恩仍在。 

知道公義、將我訓誨存在心中的民，要聽我言！不要怕人的辱罵，也不要因人的毀謗驚惶。(賽 51：7) 

神再次叫百姓要聽，不要怕人辱罵，莫因毀謗而驚惶，因為蛀蟲必咬他們，好像咬衣服；如同咬羊絨。惟有我的公義永遠長存，我的救恩直到萬代。(賽 51：8），因神會伸張公義 。

12-16節講到不要忘記神是創造主。「惟有我，是安慰你們的」。 神提醒以色列的百姓，不要忘記神過去的拯救，神怎樣帶領百姓出紅海，今天也要怎樣帶領耶和華的屬民歸回，並且重建聖殿。我們是神的百姓，生命有風浪，但永遠不要忘記，這些風浪大不過創造我們的神，大不過曾經從患難裡把我們拯救出來的神。我們每個人都經歷過神的拯救，無論是屬靈或屬肉體的，不要忘記神的恩典。 

你的主耶和華就是為他百姓辨屈的神如此說：看哪，我已將那使人東倒西歪的杯，就是我忿怒的爵，從你手中接過來；你必不至再喝。(賽 51：22） 

東倒西歪不是因為喝酒，而是頭腦發昏，雙眼被蒙蔽，全城面對困苦、荒涼和刀刃，全都在迷惑裡。他們沒有舉目仰望耶和華，但主耶穌基督為世人承受苦杯，使我們得著真平安。然而很多時候，我們雖知道主已替我們擔重擔，卻仍深陷憂慮、不願完全交托，主已將這苦杯從我們手中接過，而我們還執意不放手、不交托。 

神要我們在困苦中思想救恩，盼望神。信靠主能使百姓重新蒙福，走出沙漠乾旱之地。弟兄姊妹們，在你的人生路途中，或許正遭遇乾旱之地，你力不能勝，屬靈生命似要枯竭，正處於人生的低潮。神是我們在患難中唯一的安慰，儘管有來自人的逼迫，這段經文就是神向你發出安慰的信息，要你思想祂的作為。

主正在用祂的手影遮蔽你！我們曾經歷過神的恩典與帶領，就更應當相信，祂今天仍然掌管我們的人生，我們要得拯救、得安慰，就要留心向神，側耳聽主言。 願我們不只聽見神的聲音，更願意用信心回應祂，在困苦中仍然仰望主，相信祂的救恩永不改變。 

耶和華啊，謙卑人的心願，你早已知道。你必預備他們的心，也必側耳聽他們的祈求。（詩 10：1） 

by陳世英

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Listen Attentively to God, Incline Your Ear to the Lord (Isaiah 51)

留心向神，側耳聽主

June 12, 2026

“Pay attention to Me, My people, And listen to Me, My nation; For a law will go out from Me, And I will bring My justice as a light of the peoples.

（Isaiah 51:4 NASB2020）

This chapter is filled with words of comfort. At that time, the people of Israel were living in exile, surrounded by disappointment and suffering. They felt that God had forgotten them, yet again and again He called out to them: “Listen!” God knows that in times of hardship people are most prone to discouragement and most easily blinded by their circumstances. Therefore, He continually reminded His people to turn their eyes back to Him.

In verses 1, 4, and 7, God repeatedly calls His people to listen. He reminds them that He is the God who saves. They were to remember the rock from which they were cut and the quarry from which they were hewn. They were to look to Abraham their father and to Sarah who gave them birth. When Abraham was only one man, God called him, blessed him, and multiplied him (cf. Isaiah 51:1–2). Through these words, God wanted the exiled people to understand that although they felt forgotten, He had not abandoned them. His plan of redemption had been established long before. God declared that His salvation would endure forever and that His righteousness would never fail. His people needed to hear clearly that His salvation was still at hand.

Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose heart is My Law; Do not fear the taunting of people, Nor be terrified of their abuses.(Isaiah 51:7) 

Once again, God calls His people to listen. They were not to fear human reproach or be troubled by slander, for those who oppose God are temporary and passing away. Like garments consumed by moths and wool eaten away by insects, they will not endure. But God’s righteousness remains forever, and His salvation extends to all generations (Isaiah 51:8). In the end, God Himself will uphold justice.

Verses 12–16 remind us not to forget that God is the Creator. "I, I Myself, am He who comforts you". 

God reminded Israel not to forget His mighty acts of deliverance. Just as He led His people through the Red Sea in the past, He would also lead the redeemed of the Lord back from exile and restore them. As God’s people, we will encounter storms in life, but we must never forget that those storms are not greater than the God who created us, nor greater than the God who has already delivered us from trouble. Every one of us has experienced God’s saving grace, whether in spiritual matters or in physical circumstances. We must not forget His grace.

This is what your Lord, the Lord, your God Who contends for His people says: “Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering, The chalice of My anger; You will never drink it again.

（Isaiah 51:22 NASB2020）

The staggering described here was not caused by wine, but by confusion and spiritual blindness. The people were overwhelmed by suffering, devastation, and the sword. They had lost sight of the Lord and no longer looked to Him. Yet Jesus Christ ultimately drank the cup of suffering on behalf of the world so that we might receive true peace.Many times, however, even though we know that the Lord has borne our burdens, we continue to cling to our worries and refuse to fully surrender  to Him. The Lord has already taken the cup from our hands, yet we stubbornly hold on, unwilling to let go and trust Him completely.

God calls us to remember His salvation and place our hope in Him during times of distress. Trusting in the Lord brings renewed blessing and leads His people out of the wilderness and dry places. Brothers and sisters, perhaps you are walking through a desert season right now. Your strength may be exhausted, and your spiritual life may feel as though it is drying up. You may be experiencing one of the lowest points of your journey. Yet God remains our only true comfort in times of trouble. Despite opposition, pressure, or hardship, this passage stands as God’s message of encouragement to you, calling you to remember what He has done.

The Lord is still covering you with the shadow of His hand. Having experienced His grace and guidance in the past, we can trust that He continues to govern our lives today. If we desire His deliverance and comfort, we must pay attention to Him and incline our ears to His voice.

May we not only hear God’s voice, but also respond to Him in faith. Even in hardship, may we continue to look to the Lord, trusting that His salvation never changes.

Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will make Your ear attentive.

（Psalm 10:17 NASB2020）

By Chen Shih-Ying