1月30日 順服的難關
撒母耳……不敢將默示告訴以利。（撒上三15）
神從來不用驚天動地的方式對我們說話，他說話的方式，往往容易被我們誤解。我們會說：“不知這到底是不是神的聲音？”以賽亞說神的手在他身上沉重（對他說話），也就是說，神用環境的壓力。任何發生在我們身上的事，都是神在說話。我們有沒有辨認出他的手，還是只當作偶發的事件？
能養成“主啊，請說”的習慣，這樣生命就變得多姿多彩。每一次說：“主啊，請說。”要撥出時間來靜聽！管教不單只爲了操練，也是爲了要把我帶到一個地步，使我能說：“主啊，請說。”請你追憶一下神對你說過的話，你還記得他說過什麽嗎？是路加福音十一章13節，還是帖撒羅尼迦前書五章23節？我們多聽，耳朵就開通，像耶穌隨時都聽見神的聲音。
我應該把神給我的指示，告訴我的“以利”嗎？這樣就來到順服的難關了。我們若以神明自居，說我必須保護“以利”，因他是我熟悉的人中最善良的。這樣，我就是違背神了。神沒有叫撒母耳去告訴以利，他要自作決定。神對你的呼召可能傷害你的“以利”；但是你若設法護衛另一個人，使其不受傷害，這樣你心靈與神之間便有了阻隔。你不肯砍下右手，剜出眼睛，只會自取其咎，招來毀滅。
神要你在他面前決定的事，不要諮詢別人的意見。你聽取人的意見，就不期然的袒護撒旦了。“我沒有與屬血氣的人商量。”這是保羅的態度。
祈禱◆噢，主啊，願你成爲懷中搖簽的定奪者，以致我們爲著你所成就的事充滿歡笑。
January 30 The Dilemma Of
Obedience
“And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.” 1 Samuel 3:15
God never speaks to us in
startling ways, but in ways that are easy to misunderstand, and we say, “I
wonder if that is God’s voice?” Isaiah said that the Lord spake to him “with a
strong hand,” that is, by the pressure of circumstances. Nothing touches our
lives but it is God Himself speaking. Do we discern His hand or only mere
occurrence?
Get into the habit of
saying, “Speak, Lord,” and life will become a romance. Every time circumstances
press, say, “Speak, Lord”; make time to listen. Chastening is more than a means
of discipline, it is meant to get me to the place of saying, “Speak, Lord.”
Recall the time when God did speak to you. Have you forgotten what He said? Was
it Luke 11:13, or was it 1 Thess. 5:23? As we listen, our ear gets acute, and,
like Jesus, we shall hear God all the time.
Shall I tell my “Eli” what
God has shown to me? That is where the dilemma of obedience comes in. We
disobey God by becoming amateur providences – I must shield “Eli”, the
best people we know. God did not tell Samuel to tell Eli; he had to decide that
for himself. God’s call to you may hurt your “Eli”; but if you try to
prevent the suffering in another life, it will prove an obstruction between
your soul and God. It is at your own peril that you prevent the cutting off of
the right hand or the plucking out of the eye.
Never ask the advice of
another about anything God makes you decide before Him. If you ask advice, you
will nearly always side with Satan. “Immediately I conferred not with flesh and
blood.”
