1月25日
标 题：天父吸引你
经 节：耶稣又说：“所以我对你们说过，若不是蒙我父的恩赐，没有人能到我这里来。”（约翰福音六章65节）
耶稣在地上从不被人群胁迫。祂注视群众，专注于天父所赐给祂的人。耶稣知道因为罪的缘故，没有人是天生就寻求神的。人类罪的倾向是逃避神，而非亲近神（创世记三：8；诗篇十四：1～3）。因此，不论什么时候，耶稣只要看到天父正吸引一个人亲近祂，祂马上与那人创建关系。
耶稣远远地观察那被鄙视的税吏撒该消失在拥挤的人群中，为要能够清楚看到耶稣经过。耶稣立刻离开人群，花时间与这位明显被天父所吸引的人在一起（路加福音十九：1～10）。当耶稣注意到有人跟随祂，就对他说：“你们来看！”（约翰福音一：39）每回门徒对神的真理有新的洞见，耶稣就认出这是天父在他们生命中的作为（马太福音十六：17）。
当群众围绕耶稣，祂说了一些令人难以理解的真理（约翰福音六：60）。祂的话太富挑战性，以致祂的听众多有退去。但耶稣没有因此而灰心。祂看到神在门徒的生命作工，所以祂投资时间在他们的身上。
当你渴望花时间亲近耶稣，要了解这是天父自己吸引你亲近祂的爱子。你不用寻找与神安静的时刻，好经历神。事实上，祂已经带领你单独与祂相亲，因为你早已感受祂的作为。当你读经祷告，神必因你对祂的回应为荣，教导你更深地认识祂。
The Father Draws You
And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.” (John 6:65)
Throughout Jesus’ ministry on earth, He never seemed intimidated by the crowds. Instead, He looked into the multitudes and focused on those whom His Father was sending to Him. Jesus knew that because of sin, no one naturally seeks after God. Sinful man’s inclination is to hide from God, rather than to come to Him (Gen. 3:8; Ps. 14:1–3). Therefore, whenever Jesus saw that the Father was drawing a person to Himself, Jesus immediately began relating to that person.
Jesus observed the great lengths to which the despised tax collector, Zacchaeus, had gone in order to see Him pass by. In response, Jesus immediately left the crowd and spent time with this man in whom the Father was obviously working (Luke 19:1–10). When Jesus noticed a man following after Him, Jesus spoke to Andrew, “Come!” (John 1:39). Every time the disciples experienced a new insight into the truths of God, Jesus recognized that it was the Father who had been at work in their lives (Matt. 16:17).
As the multitudes gathered around Jesus, He spoke some truths that were difficult for the people to grasp (John 6:60). So challenging were His words that many of His listeners departed, but Jesus did not become discouraged. He saw that the Father was working in the lives of His disciples, and that is where Jesus invested His time. As you desire to spend time alone with Jesus, recognize that this is the Father drawing you to His Son. You do not seek quiet times with God in order to experience Him. The fact that He has brought you to a place of fellowship with Him is evidence that you are already sensing His activity. As you read the Scriptures and pray, trust that God will honor your response to His leading by teaching you more about Himself.
