11月30日 靠神恩典我成了何等樣人
他所賜我的恩，不是徒然的。（林前十五10）
我們不斷地訴說自己無能，實在是對創造主的侮辱。一味怨歎自己不成事，等於譭謗神疏於照顧。若你經常用神的眼光察看那些在人聽來是謙卑的話，便會驚訝那話是多麼不合情理。“啊，我不敢說自己已經成聖，我不是個聖徒。”向神說這話，就等於說：“主啊，你無法救我、叫我成聖，我沒有好的機緣，我身體、心靈太多缺陷，主啊，沒可能。”在人面前聽來，可能謙卑非常，但在神面前卻是輕慢。
反之，在神面前聽來謙卑的，在人聽來可能變得驕傲。你說：“感謝神，我知道我得救了，成聖了。”在神面前，是謙卑的頂峰，表示你已完全把自己歸服神，你深知他是真實的。別理會人家聽來是否謙卑，只要常常在神面前謙卑，讓他成為你的一切。
只有一個關係是絕頂重要的，就是你與救主個人的關係。其他一切只管失去，卻要不惜任何代價持守與主的關係，神就會透過你的生命成就他的計劃。在神的計劃中，一個人的生命可以有無比的價值，你的生命也可能如此。
祈禱◆無所不能的主神啊，你在耶穌基督裡彰顯了自己，如今我來到你的面前，毫不掩飾自己絕對需要你，並且在自己的貧乏中歡喜快樂。
November 30 By The Grace Of God I Am What I Am
“His grace which was bestowed
upon me was not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:10
The way we continually talk about our own
inability is an insult to the Creator. The deploring of our own incompetence is
a slander against God for having overlooked us. Get into the habit of examining
in the sight of God the things that sound humble before men, and you will be
amazed at how staggeringly impertinent they are. “Oh, I shouldn’t like to say I
am sanctified; I’m not a saint.” Say that before God; and it means – “No, Lord,
it is impossible for You to save and sanctify me; there are chances I have not
had; so many imperfections in my brain and body; no, Lord, it isn’t possible.”
That may sound wonderfully humble before men, but before God it is an attitude
of defiance.
Again, the things that sound humble before
God may sound the opposite before men. To say “Thank God, I know I am
saved and sanctified” is in the sight of God the acme of humility, it
means you have so completely abandoned yourself to God that you know He is
true. Never bother your head as to whether what you say sounds humble before men
or not, but always be humble before God, and let Him be all in all.
There is only one relationship that
matters, and that is your personal relationship to a personal Redeemer and
Lord. Let everything else go, but maintain that at all costs, and God will
fulfil His purpose through your life. One individual life may be of priceless
value to God’s purposes, and yours may be that life.
