梦游圣经66本书

🗓️ 日期：2025年6月3日

一、经文背景

约翰福音 4:23-24
“时候将到，如今就是了，那真正拜父的，要用心灵和诚实拜他，因为父要这样的人拜他。神是个灵，所以拜他的，必须用心灵和诚实拜他。”

在这段对话中，主耶稣向一个撒玛利亚妇人显明了神对敬拜的心意：
• 不是在特定的山上（撒玛利亚人所敬拜的基利心山）
• 也不是在特定的宗教制度中（犹太人的圣殿）
• 而是在 心灵和诚实 中——是全心的、真实的回应。

二、神呼召我们敬拜祂，不是因为我们够好

这位撒玛利亚妇人的背景：
• 她是社会边缘人，五次婚姻失败，现在的伴侣也不是她的丈夫（约4:18）
• 她是撒玛利亚人——被犹太人看作不洁的外族
• 她甚至在正午最热的时候出来打水，似乎躲避人群（约4:6）

这样的一个人，有什么值得被呼召敬拜神吗？
• 按人的标准，她不够好、不够圣洁、不够“配”。
• 但耶稣主动向她走来，与她对话，打破文化隔阂，甚至启示了天国的奥秘。
• 耶稣没有先要求她变得“配得”，而是邀请她来到生命的泉源前，得着活水。

👉 这说明，神呼召我们来敬拜，不是因为我们有多好，而是因为祂有多好。

三、敬拜的真正原因：神的爱与拣选

1️⃣ 神主动寻找敬拜者
“父要这样的人拜他”（约4:23）
神在寻找愿意回应祂的人，而不是等我们变好才来。

2️⃣ 不是因为我们够优秀，而是因为祂的恩典
敬拜不是表现完美的舞台，而是带着破碎、真实、软弱，来到祂面前。
• 不是“我够好了，才配敬拜”
• 而是“我不够好，正需要来到神面前”

3️⃣ 敬拜是神邀请我们进入祂同在的回应
神的心意不是隔绝，而是亲近：
• 撒玛利亚妇人因着与耶稣相遇，生命彻底改变，成为第一个向城里人传讲耶稣的见证人（约4:29）
• 这不是因为她优秀，而是因为她被恩典触摸

四、结语祷告

亲爱的主啊，感谢祢向我们显明，敬拜不是因为我们够好，够圣洁，够有资格，而是因为祢的爱与拣选。谢谢祢，主动来到我们生命中，邀请我们用心灵和诚实敬拜祢。主啊，我们何等渺小、破碎，但祢看中我们，愿我们在敬拜中，不是表现自己，而是回应祢的恩典。奉主耶稣的名祷告，阿们。

📖 Worshiping God Not Because We Are Good Enough: Insights from John Chapter 4

🗓️ Date: June 3, 2025

1️⃣ Background of the Scripture

John 4:23-24
“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

In this conversation, Jesus reveals to the Samaritan woman God’s heart for worship:
• Worship is not confined to a particular mountain (Mount Gerizim, where the Samaritans worshiped),
• Nor is it limited to a particular religious system (the Jewish temple),
• But it is about worshiping in spirit and truth — a wholehearted and genuine response.

2️⃣ God Calls Us to Worship Him Not Because We Are Good Enough

2.1 The Background of the Samaritan Woman
• She was an outcast, having failed in five marriages, and the man she was with was not her husband (John 4:18).
• She was a Samaritan — considered unclean by the Jews.
• She came to draw water at noon, the hottest time of the day, possibly avoiding the crowd (John 4:6).

2.2 Human Standards vs. God’s Grace
• By human standards, she was not good enough, not holy enough, not “worthy.”
• Yet Jesus approached her, spoke with her, broke cultural barriers, and revealed the secrets of the Kingdom.
• Jesus did not demand that she become “worthy” first, but invited her to come to the living water and receive it.

👉 This shows us: God calls us to worship, not because we are good, but because He is good.

3️⃣ The True Reason for Worship: God’s Love and Calling

3.1 God Actively Seeks Worshipers

“The Father is seeking such people to worship Him.” (John 4:23)
God looks for those willing to respond to Him, not those who are already good enough.

3.2 It’s Not Because We Are Good Enough, But Because of His Grace

Worship is not a stage to showcase our perfection; it is a place where we bring our brokenness, authenticity, and weakness before Him.
• It’s not “I’m good enough to worship,”
• But “I’m not good enough — that’s why I need to come to God.”

3.3 Worship Is God’s Invitation into His Presence

God’s heart is not about keeping us at a distance but drawing us close:
• The Samaritan woman, after encountering Jesus, was transformed and became the first to proclaim Jesus to the people of her city (John 4:29).
• This was not because she was good enough, but because she was touched by grace.

4️⃣ Closing Prayer

Dear Lord, thank You for revealing to us that worship is not about being good enough, holy enough, or worthy enough. It is because of Your love and calling that we are invited to worship. Thank You for coming into our lives, drawing near to us, and calling us to worship You in spirit and in truth. Lord, we are so small, so broken, yet You see us, love us, and call us into Your presence. May our worship not be about performance, but about responding to Your grace. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.