0128當你求:基督是主第一集
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October 3
"And after the earthquake a fire; and after the fire a sound of gentle stillness."(1 Kings 19:12, R.V.,margin.)
SOUL, who made rapid progress in her understanding of the Lord, was once asked the secret of her easy advancement, She repiled tersely, "Mind the checks." And the reason that many of us do not know and better understand Him is, we do not give heed to His gentle checks, His delicate restraints and constraints. His is a still, small voice. A still voice can hardly be heard. It must be felt. A steady, gentle pressure upon the heart and mind like the touch of a morning zephyr to your face. A small voice, quietly, almost timidly spoken in your heart, but if heeded growing noiselessly clearer to your inner ear. His voice is for the ear of love, and love is intent upon hearing even faintest whispers. There comes a time also when love ceases to speak if not responded to, or believed in. He is love, and if you would know Him and His voice, give constant ear to His gentle touches. In conversation, when about to utter some word, give heed to that gentle voice, mind the check and refrain from speech. When about to pursue some course that seems all clear and right and there comes quietly to your spirit a suggestion that has in it the force almost of a conviction, give heed, even if changed plans seem highest folly from standpoint of human wisdom. Learn also to wait on God for the unfolding of His will. Let God form your plans about everything in your mind and heart and then let Hims execute them. Do not possess any wisdom of your own. For many times His execution will seem so contradictory to the plan He gave. He will seem to work against Himself. Simply listen, obey and trust God even when it seems highest folly so to do. He will in the end make "all things work together", but so many times in the first appearance of the outworking of His plans.
So if you would know His voice, never consider results or possible effects. Obey even when he asks you to move in the dark. He Himself will be gloriously light in you. And there will spring up rapidly in your heart an acquaintanceship and a fellowship with God which will be overpowering in itself to hold you and Him together, even in severest testings and under most terrible pressure.
─Way of Faith.
「我必與你同在。」出埃及記三章12節
人類起初對於神的能力只有何等狹窄的觀念,神首先表示祂的無所不能,就是:「我是全能的神。」在聖經中接踵而來的是祂對其僕人的應許:「我必與你同在。」以表示祂的無所不在;他們應有信心的,以「您與我同在」對答之。
當基督對門徒說:「天上、地下所有的權柄都賜給我了。」接著就應許:「我要永遠與你們同在。」這充分顯示祂是無所不在的。詩篇一三九篇的作者,從其經驗讚嘆神的無所不在:「這樣的知識奇妙是我不能測的!至高是我不能及的!」
神無所不在的啟示在基督耶穌道成肉身裏是比較深的,這也是一種恩典,使我們在神無限的賜福中得到力量和喜樂,當基督應許賜下時,有何其多的神僕仍難以明白,更談不上每天實際的經驗。
這兒屬靈生命和其他每一件事,都要以信心接受屬靈真實,信靠聖靈,使其一步步成全在我們身上;當主基督說到「永遠」(也就是「每時刻」),也就是證明我們一生中每一天都有福與我們同在,現在任何一刻沒有不經驗此事;這不是說靠自己我們能做什麼,而是靠祂的幫助我們才能做。無所不能的基督就是無所不在的基督,祂自有、永有,並且不改變;祂的同在,祂無窮生命的大能實在永不改變,因此每位主僕可放心信靠祂。
我們必須要安靜以永不止住的信心,謙卑地倚靠祂的應許:「安息在主裏面,忍耐等候祂。」「我永遠與你同在」,讓我們相信無所不在的基督,安靜的相信祂會在每天、每時刻以其眼目看顧我們,使我們有完全的平安,體驗事奉所需要的亮光和力量。
「非用禱告,這一類的鬼,總不能出來。」馬可福音九章29節
「我們為甚麼不能趕出他去呢?」(可九28)那答案是以我們與耶穌基督關係為轉移。這一類的鬼,非再三聚精會神在耶穌的身上,是不能趕牠出來的。我們處於門徒的地位,如果我們作神的工,不集中在祂的權能,只集中在我們本性的觀念,決然是沒有力量的,我們只竭力替神工作,而不認識祂,那是羞辱祂。
你遇著難的問題,外面似乎不能解決,然而你心裡知道是必能解決的,因為你已集中在耶穌基督的身上。這就是你對付問題的方法──要使耶穌和你自己之間沒有甚麼阻隔。有沒有呢?如果有,你當穿過去,不要因惱怒而忽略,也不要跳過去,卻是對抗它,穿過去,穿到耶穌基督的面前。就是你所穿過的那些事,穿過去,穿到耶穌基督的面前。就是你所穿過的那些事,將要榮耀耶穌基督。不到你與耶穌面對面,你絕不會知道的。
我們必得像鷹一樣飛騰,但我們也必得知道怎樣飛下來。聖者的能力是在能下來,能住在下面。保羅說:「我靠著那加給我力量的,凡事都能作」,而他所提到的事,都是最卑屈的事。拒絕卑屈,那是我們的自由,而且也可以說:「謝謝你,我不能,我寧可在山巔上與神同在」。我能藉著耶穌基督的指示,去對付實際的事麼?或是我之行事,好像失掉了信靠祂的心,如墜入恐慌之中呢?
「要給我們擒拿狐狸,就是毀壞葡萄園的小狐狸。」雅歌二章15節
有些事雖然不完滿,但仍然無傷大雅。正如你只需要用一個小鬧鐘就可以叫醒你,所以你用不著有一大隊人馬在窗外吹奏起床號。屬靈的事情則不然,比方說只要撒但使你在一件小事上掛心,即使你不為其他事煩惱,這點小事也能使你完全失去平安。
這情形就像一個精緻的桌面,只需一些些的刮痕,就能使整個表面損傷;而且越精美的桌面,越容易被越小的刮痕毀壞。同樣道理,我們的信心也可能被芝麻綠豆般的事給搞砸。或許你已經把將來的救恩交託神,但是你是否把你的生意、屬世的需要、財富、家庭等等,都交託給祂了呢?
腓立比書四章7節說:「神所賜出人意外的平安,必在基督耶穌裡保守你們的心懷意念。」這節經文到底是什麼意思?這不是說有一種平安是沒有人能瞭解的,乃表示有一種平安是任何理智能力所不能有的。我們不可能藉著仔細思考、默想而得著這樣的平安。有了如此的平安,儘管我們周圍充滿了混亂和困惑的事,心中仍有安全感,因為我們知道神瞭解一切的情況,祂愛我們,而且會信實地引領我們。