10月16日
标 题：永远不要太忙碌
经 节：惟有一个撒马利亚人行路来到那里，看见他就动了慈心。（路加福音十章33节）
若说有人能清楚了解“忙碌”会使自己远离神的事工，这是非耶稣莫属！祂曾经提到一个譬喻，贴切地描写这个危险：某个犹太人在前往耶利哥的途中，被强盗攻击，被殴打到濒死的边缘，倒在路旁。首先，来了个祭司，后又来了个利未人，经过他。他们都是宗教领袖，当然会怜悯一个受伤的人！然而，他们急忙赶路，因为已经和人约好，没有时间停下来，径从他的身边走过。只有时间较充裕的人，才会停下来帮助这个受伤的人！最后，来了个撒马利亚人。撒马利亚人是被犹太人所鄙视的族群。这个撒马利亚人比任何人都有理由走开，不管这受伤的犹太人，毕竟犹太人是他的宿敌。然而，他宁可行程被拖延，因为有人需要他的帮助。
我们很容易陷在忙碌当中，而漠视周围人们的需要。你的行事历可能被有意义的好事占满，以至于你没有办法帮助周围的人。神正在你的朋友、邻居、家人的身上动工。祂可能会要求你中断手上的工作，要你辅导他们。当你听到神要你停止手中的工作，去帮助人时，无论计画表的事情多么紧急，都不能成为你漠视神声音的借口。如果生活太忙碌，以致不能够帮助你周围的人，求神重建你生活的优先级，好叫你不会错失任何事奉祂的机会。
Never
Too Busy
But a
certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he
had compassion. (Luke 10:33)
If
anyone could understand the temptation to let busyness distract Him from the
Father’s activity, Jesus certainly could! He told a parable that clearly
illustrated this danger: A certain Jewish man was on his way to Jericho when he
was brutally attacked by thieves and left to die by the road. First a Levite,
then a priest, passed by. These were religious leaders; surely they would show
compassion to a wounded person! But they had places to go and appointments to
keep, so they passed him by. Surely someone else would come along who had more
time to help the wounded man! Then a Samaritan, despised by the Jews, came
along. Of all people, this man had reason to look the other way, since the
wounded man was his enemy. But wherever he was going could wait, for someone
needed his help.
It’s
easy to become so busy that you are oblivious to those in need. Your schedule
can become so full of accomplishing good things that you are of no help to the
people around you. God is at work in the lives of your friends, your neighbors,
your family members. He may ask you to interrupt your day long enough to join
Him as He ministers to them. Nothing on your agenda, no matter how pressing, is
reason enough to ignore the voice of God when He tells you to stop and help. If
you have become too busy to minister to those around you, ask God to
reestablish your priorities so that you do not miss opportunities to serve Him.
