3月12日
标 题： 我的道路非同你们的道路
经 节： 耶和华说：我的意念非同你们的意念；我的道路非同你们的道路。天怎样高过地，照样，我的道路高过你们的道路；我的意念高过你们的意念。（以赛亚书五十五章8～9节）
神很少照着我们心里认为应该怎么做的方式去行事。我们的问题是喜欢猜测神的心意，然后下结论说：“喔！现在我知道神要怎么做！”当摩西知道神要救希伯来百姓脱离埃及的控制，他犯了同样的错误。神告诉摩西祂会使法老的心刚硬。然而，结果却出乎摩西的预料。法老王不但没有放希伯来人走，反而增加他们的苦工。在希伯来人当中，摩西不但没有变成英雄，反而因为带来更多苦难被人厌恶。摩西回到耶和华那里，说：“主啊！??为什么苦待这百姓？为什么打发我去呢？”（出埃及记五：22）基督徒许多的受挫与神的作为毫不相干，乃是我们默认神的作法，导致自己的沮丧。
你是否曾经顺服神的旨意行事，而事情却每况愈下？摩西完全误解了顺服神之后的结果。当事情不照他的预计进行时，他变得很沮丧。神告诉摩西该怎么做，并没有告诉摩西后果会如何。
想要用自己的常识去完成神的工作，是愚昧的。神不是要你把常识弃之不用，祂会圣化你的常识，赐给你祂的智慧，让你了解祂的道路。
当你回头检视自己生命中神的作为，你会在神的带领中看见祂至高的智慧。当你往前观看神可能的作为，小心避免预测祂的下一步行动。你可能会发现自己完全失算！
God’s
Ways Are Not Our Ways
“For
My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the
LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher
than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8-9)
Rarely does God do something exactly as we
think He will. Our problem is that we try to second-guess God, saying, “Oh, now
I know what God is planning to do!” Moses experienced this as he learned how
God was going to deliver the Hebrews out of Egypt. God told him He would harden
Pharaoh’s heart. Yet, the result was not what Moses anticipated. Rather than
allowing the Hebrews to leave, Pharaoh increased their hardship. Rather than
becoming a hero among the Hebrews, Moses was despised by them for bringing
greater suffering. Moses returned to the Lord and asked, “Lord, why have You
brought trouble on this people? Why is it You have sent me?”(Exod. 5:22). Much
of the frustration we experience as Christians has nothing to do with what God
does or doesn’t do. It has everything to do, rather, with the false assumptions
we make about how we think God will and should act.
Have you ever done the will of God and
then things seemed to become worse? Moses completely misunderstood what the
results of His obedience to God would be. When things did not turn out as he
anticipated, Moses became discouraged. God had told Moses what to do, but He
had not told Moses what the consequences would be.
It is foolish to attempt to do God’s work
using your own “common sense.” God does not eliminate your common sense, He
consecrates it. He gives you His wisdom so you can understand His ways.
As you look back on God’s activity in your
life, you will recognize the supreme wisdom in how He has led you. As you look
forward to what God may do, be careful you do not try to predict what He will
do next. You may find yourself completely off the mark.
