12月5日
标 题：要持守
经 节：但要凡事察验；善美的要持守，各样的恶事要禁戒不做。（帖撒罗尼迦前书五章2l-22节）
要持守美善之事，不然这世界会夺走它。撒但是美善之事的恶敌。当牠看到神给亚当、夏娃的一切是那么美好，牠就设计夺走它们。当牠看到大卫王讨神的欢喜，牠就设法毁坏大卫与神的关系。永远不要视生活中的美好之事是理所当然，如果没有坚守它，它可能会被遗落。
人们可能会质疑你所行的善事，他们可能会批评你的道德标准、教养孩子的方式、使用金钱的原则，或在教会的参与。时间的压力也会攻击你生命中美善之事。你的祷告生活、读经时间、与家人的相处、在教会的事奉，都可能被其它事物所挤压。也许你对教会事工及其它基督徒事工慷慨解囊，但是你也可能遭到试探，想自私地运用手上的金钱，减少在经济上能做的美善之事。
圣经揭示持守美善之事的秘诀，是禁戒不做各样的恶事。邪恶会掠夺神在你身上的美意。配偶与家人是极大的祝福，但是婚外情会摧毁神所赐的美善家庭。祷告是神所赐的美好礼物，但是罪会掠夺祷告的能力（以赛亚书一：15）。倘若不禁戒恶事，罪会夺走神所赐予的美善之事。神的诫命不是限制你，而是释放你，让你经历祂的美善。你要儆醒，禁戒不作各类恶事，你将会自由地享受神所赐的各样美善之事。
Hold
Fast
Test
all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. (1
Thessalonians 5:21-22)
Hold
fast to what is good, or the world will take it away. Satan is the relentless
enemy of good. When he saw that what God gave Adam and Eve was good, he set
about to take it away from them. When he saw that King David was pleasing to
God, he attempted to destroy David’s relationship with God. Never take the good
in your life for granted. If you do not hold on to it firmly, it may be lost.
People
will challenge the good that you are practicing. They may criticize you for
your moral stand, your child rearing, your use of money, or your involvement in
church. Time pressures will attack the good in your life. Your time to pray,
study Scripture, be with your family, and serve in your church will all be
pressured by the many other time demands you face. You may give generously to
your church and other Christian causes, but you will be tempted to spend your
money selfishly and minimize the good you are doing with your finances.
Scripture
reveals the solution for holding on to what is good—abstain from every form of
evil. Evil robs you of what God intends for you. A spouse and family are great
blessings, but the evil of adultery can rob you of the good that God has given.
Prayer is a wonderful gift from God. Yet sin robs the power of prayer (Isa.
1:15). If you will not abstain from evil, it will rob you of the good things
God has given. God’s commandments do not restrict you: they free you to
experience God’s best. Diligently abstain from every form of evil, and you will
be free to enjoy every good thing God has for you.
