3月27日
标 题： 太迟啦！
经 节： 第三次来，对他们说：“现在你们仍然睡觉安歇吗？够了，时候到了。”（马可福音十四章41节上）
“ 够了。”主这句话刺痛了门徒！在这个神圣的时刻，他们被给予机会分担耶稣的重担，他们却令耶稣失望。这回连彼得也没有话能够回答耶稣。
耶稣原谅他们，并使他们的生命一再经历神的大能，只不过这段与主同在的独特时刻，已然逝去。在这寂寞预备上十字架的夜晚，天使已经安慰救主，门徒却错失了机会。圣经记载门徒后来变得殷勤祷告，但那一夜的记忆将永远伴随他们的余生。
就像使徒，你得到事奉主的特殊机会。有时候，当耶稣要在你的朋友、家人、同工的身上彰显祂的作为，祂会邀请你同工。如果你一心想着自己的需要，将错失分享祂神圣作为的祝福。
神是充满恩慈的，祂乐意赦免人，也会给你其他的机会。祂甚至会让我们的失败成为祝福。立即顺服神的指示，是很重要的。神不需要我们的顺服，神有众多服役的天使，预备好在我们失败时，履行祂的命令。这是我们自己的损失，失去经历神在我们身上有所作为的机会。
当神向你说话，要立即回应祂。祂对你的旨意是完美的，祂的旨意将领你得到丰盛的生命。
Too
Late!
Then
He came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and
resting? It is enough!” (Mark 14:41a)
“It
is enough!” How these words from the Master stung the disciples! They were
given the opportunity to share a sacred moment with Jesus. They failed Him.
This time, not even Peter had an answer for Jesus.
Jesus forgave them, and they went on to
experience God working powerfully through their lives, but that unique moment
with their Lord was lost. The angels had comforted the Savior on that lonely
night as He prepared for the cross, not the disciples. Scripture indicates that
the disciples later became diligent in prayer, but the memory of that night
would remain with them for the rest of their lives.
Like the disciples, you receive unique
opportunities to serve your Lord. There are times when Jesus will ask you to
join Him as He is at work in the life of your friend, family, or coworker. If
you are preoccupied with your own needs, you will miss the blessing of sharing
in His divine activity.
God is gracious; He forgives, and He
provides other opportunities. He will even use our failings to bring about
good, but it is critical that we respond in obedience to every prompting from
God. God does not need our obedience; He has legions of angels prepared to do
His bidding when we fail Him. The loss is ours as we miss what God wants to do
in our lives.
Respond immediately when God speaks to
you. His will for you is perfect, and it leads to abundant life.
