2月19日
标 题： 跟从我
经 节： 于是耶稣对门徒说：“若有人要跟从我，就当舍己，背起他的十字架来跟从我。”（马太福音十六章24节）
我们可以视神的同在为理所当然，也可能以为耶稣会跟随我们到任何所去之处，因为耶稣曾经说过，祂会常与我们同在，直到世界的末了（马太福音廿八：20）。但问题在于：不是耶稣跟随我们，乃是我们跟随耶稣；不是我们邀请耶稣添加事工，而是耶稣邀请我们添加祂的事工。耶稣说：“不是你们拣选了我，是我拣选了你们。”（约翰福音十五：16）跟随耶稣需要完全顺服。祂并不要找我们商量未来合适的方向，祂早已知道什么对我们最好，祂根本不需要找我们商量。跟随基督会领你体验超过你能想像的经历！当耶稣为陷入罪恶泥沼中的人们悲伤哭泣时，你与耶稣在一起，你会感受到耶稣的痛苦，也会看到那些灵性失明的人第一次眼见神的喜乐；你会看到生命破碎的人，生命重整得以完全，也会看见有人婚姻重建，被绑的得释放，哀伤者得安慰。有时候，跟随耶稣是容易的，但有时候你会被试探，离祂远去。跟随耶稣意谓经历风暴，或是站立在山顶之上。你可能已经停止跟随耶稣，但现在你愿意再跟随祂。当你停止跟随耶稣，你就以自己作主。当你跟随耶稣，你是全然由祂作主。祂是神，而你不是。你是否无论何时何地、任何情况，都愿意跟随耶稣？那是你跟随祂惟独的一条路。
Follow
Me
Then
Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him
deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. (Matthew 16:24)
We can take God’s presence for granted. We
can assume that because Jesus said He would be with us always, He will follow
us wherever we go (Matt. 28:20). Jesus does not follow us; we are to follow
Him. You do not invite God to join you in your activity. He invites you to
become involved in His activity. Jesus said: “You did not choose Me, but I
chose you” (John 15:16). Following Jesus requires absolute obedience. He does
not seek our counsel about which direction we think is suitable. God already
knows what is best without ever having to consult with us.
Following Jesus will lead you into
experiences you never dreamed of! You will be with Jesus as He weeps over those
trapped in sin. You will feel the pain that Jesus feels. You will see those who
were spiritually blind experience the joy of coming to see God for the first
time. You will see lives that were broken, made whole. You will see marriages
restored; those in , released; and those who mourn, comforted. At times it will
be easy to follow Jesus. At other times, you will be tempted to abandon Him.
Following Jesus can mean going through a storm or standing on a mountaintop.
You may have stopped following Jesus, but
now you want to follow again. When you stopped following Jesus, you did so on
your terms. But the returning to Jesus is strictly under His conditions. He is
God, and you are not. Are you willing to follow Jesus anywhere, at any time,
under any condition? That is the only way you can follow Him.
