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"The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him." (2 Chron. 16:9.)
GOD is looking for a man, or woman, whose heart will be always set on Him, and who will trust Him for all He desires to do. God is eager to work more mightily now than He ever has through any soul. The clock of the centuries points to the eleventh hour.
"The world is waiting yet to see what God can do through a consecrated soul." Not the world alone, but God Himself is waiting for one, who will be more fully devoted to Him than any who have ever lived; who will be willing to be nothing that Christ may be all; who will grasp God's own purposes; and taking His humility and His faith, His love and His power, will, without hindering, continue to let God do exploits.
─C. H. P.
"There is no limit to what God can do with a man, providing he will not touch the glory."
In an address given to ministers and workers after his ninetieth birthday, George Mueller spoke thus of himself: "I was converted in November, 1825, but I only came into the full surrender of the four years later, in July, 1829. The love of money was gone, the love of place was gone, the love of position was gone, the love of worldly pleasures and engagements was gone. God, God alone became my portion. I found my all in Him; I wanted nothing else. And by the grace of God this has remained, and has made me a happy man, an exceedingly happy man, and it led me to care only about the things of God. I ask affectionately, my beloved brethren, have you fully surrendered the heart to God, or is there this thing or that thing with which you are taken up irrespective of God? I read a little of the Scriptures before, but preferred other books; but since that time the revelation He has made of Himself has become unspeakably blessed to me, and I can say from my heart, God is an infinitely lovely Being. Oh, be not satisfied until in your own inmost soul you can say, God is an infinitely lovely Being!"
─Selected.
I pray to God this day to make me an extraordinary Christian.─Whitefield.
「因為你們已經死了,你們的生命與基督一同藏在神裏面,基督是我們的生命。」歌羅西書三章3、4節
對於基督徒而言,莫過於知道他的新生命是從活在天父裏的基督而來,我們的生命是與基督一同藏在神裏面,所以也就日新又新,愈過愈聖潔。
無論是處在任何光景中,要花點時間用默想和禱告緊握這個偉大的神蹟,基督活在父裏面,祂也以同樣的生命活在我裏面,而非以一種生命在天父裏、另一種生命在我裏面,祂自己曾說過:「我活著,所以你們也要活著。」「到那日你們就明白;我在父裏面,你們在我裏面,而我也在你們裏面。」當祂在父裏面,我們在祂裏面,祂又在我們裏面;一個神聖的生命在父裏面,在基督裏面,在我裏面。
我們是甚少去把握這個真理!甚少利用苦難來經歷它!秘訣就是我們每天必需要花點時間,用安靜和禱告的態度去默想。讓我們對於藏在神裏面,也在我裏面的基督的印象加深,只有多下點工夫,才能體會這位榮耀在天上的基督住在我心裏的事實,我的生活言行也能像天父的孩子。
當我們充許神的聖靈居住於我們在基督內屬天的生命裏,我們才能領悟:「我已經與基督同死,向罪、向自己、向世界我是死的,為那屬天榮耀的生命預備房屋,使基督住在我裏面。」然後也經歷屬天的交通,如此我也深信基督活在我裏面,也在其中掌權和運行,得到父神喜悅,我的生命才能謙卑下來,不斷的與神同行,在祂的聖潔和慈愛裏與祂交通。
「他說,主啊,您是誰?」使徒行傳九章5節
藉著救贖的奇蹟,大數的掃羅,在轉眼之間,就從一個意志堅強而緊嚴的法利賽人變成一個主耶穌謙卑忠誠的僕人。
我們能解釋的事,是沒有甚麼奇妙的。我們能解釋的事,我們有把握,所以解釋,那是很自然的。服從,是不自然的;不服從,也不必算為罪。我們心裡未承認操權者是操權的一位,我們外面服從他是沒有道德的。如果我不服從我所不服從的人,那也許能叫那個受之者生出覺悟的心來。如果一個人對別一個人說:「你必定,你必得」,那是侵犯了他的人格,破壞了他的精神,同時叫你難於依從神了。我們的服從是奴隸性的,除非在服從的內幕,承認一位聖潔的神。許多人在他拋開宗教氣味之後,才開始到神那裡去;因為人心只有一個主人,那不是宗教,卻是耶穌基督。如果在我看見祂的時候,我說:「我不願意」,那就有禍了。祂絕不堅持我非如此不可;但是我將我心裡神的兒子簽了死刑。當我與耶穌基督面對面的時候,說:「我不願意」,祂也絕不堅持;但是我退出了祂救贖與重生的能力以外。如果我來就光,我無論怎樣可惡,都不成問題;但如果我拒絕光,我就有禍了(參約三19─21)。
「你們在祂裡面也得了豐盛……」歌羅西書二章10節
在耶穌裡,我們已經是完全的。就像一個建築工程師的模型,必須經過在他的辦公室中不斷地計劃、準備,才能真正完工。同樣道理,我們聖潔完美事奉生命的模型,也得在耶穌的救贖呼召之下,使我們與祂坐在高天上之後才能完工。
但是我們必須使這完美的生命能適合屬地的生活,這仍然是聖靈的工作。祂會每天按著我們的需要,帶著基督的恩賜和恩典臨到我們生命中,使遠近的肢體都能受造就。我們從聖靈得到神豐富的一切:祂的恩典成了我們的恩典,我們的缺乏祂補足,我們的軟弱有祂賞賜的力量,祂的肢體和靈也成為我們的肢體和靈。哥林多前書一章30節說:「神使祂(基督)成為我們的智慧、公義、聖潔、救贖。」正是這個意思。
然而神的豐富比抽像的幫助、恩惠還多,更比聖靈帶給我們的力量、平安和聖潔還多。神最美好的禮物,是讓我們時刻有耶穌親自與我們作伴。
主啊,求您今天幫助我們,從您那裡得到能勝過一切試煉的恩典,好讓我們將來得以完全。