10月22日
标 题：向聪明通达者隐藏
经 节：正当那时，耶稣被圣灵感动就欢乐，说：“父啊，天地的主，我感谢你！因为你将这些事向聪明通达人就藏起来，向婴孩就显出来。父啊！是的，因为你的美意本是如此。”（路加福音十章21节）
唯一能阻碍我们听到神的话语，是我们自己的智慧。智慧就像成功一样，可能会欺哄我们，让我们自以为应该扮演教师的角色，而非学生的角色。知识会哄骗我们，让我们自以为拥有足够的智慧，可以面对任何挑战。自以为有智慧会使我们挑剔人的缺点，却不知道自己还有许多地方需要成长。法利赛人是当时的宗教专家，他们拥有许多关于神的知识，但是他们与神毫无个人的关系。知识遮掩了他们在神面前，对真实景况的认知。耶稣感谢天父，没有把属灵的真理显示给那些“专家们”，反而显示给那些谦卑、并且自知需要神启示的人。
当宗教领袖们灵性失败时，他们跌倒之处往往出人意料之外。其实是不该如此的，那些拥有丰富知识的宗教领袖，有时候对神的话毫无反应。知识很容易导致人的骄傲，骄傲会阻碍人寻求神。
你怎么知道自己是“法利赛人”？当你没有一颗受教心之时。当有基督徒伙伴关心你的属灵状况，你变得相当自我保护之时。当你不寻求神的心意，而相信自己知道神的旨意之时。当你觉得自己可以帮助别人的属灵生命，而没有人可以教导自己任何东西。
Hidden from the Wise
In that
hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent
and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your
sight. (Luke 10:21)
One
hindrance to hearing a word from God may be our own wisdom. Wisdom, like
success, can delude us to think we should take the role of teacher rather than
student. Our knowledge lulls us into thinking we have sufficient wisdom to meet
any challenge. Believing we are wise tempts us to evaluate the shortcomings of
others yet be unaware of how much growth is still required in ourselves.
The
Pharisees were the religious experts of their day. They possessed much
information about God, but they had no personal relationship with Him. Their
knowledge clouded their view of their condition before God. Jesus thanked His
Father that it was not to these “experts” that the Father had revealed
spiritual truth, but rather to those who were humble and who recognized their
need for God’s revelation.
When
religious leaders experience spiritual failure, their downfall is often met
with surprise. It shouldn’t be. Religious people with the most knowledge are
sometimes the ones least responsive to God’s Word. Knowledge can easily lead to
pride, and pride impedes us from seeking God.
How
do you know if you are a “Pharisee”? When you do not have a teachable spirit.
When you become defensive if a fellow Christian shares a concern about your
spiritual condition. When you do not seek to hear from God, believing you
already know what He thinks. When you feel that you are capable of helping
others in their spiritual lives, but no one can teach you anything. Don’t allow
the limited knowledge you now have to blind you to the great truths God still
wants to reveal to you.
