4月11日
标 题： 抉 择
经 节： 那少年人听见这话，就忧忧愁愁地走了，因为他的产业很多。（马太福音十九章22节）
你的生命是你对神回应的总体表现。一旦神让你认识祂，你所要做的下一步，是你自己的选择。你的反应表现出你的信心。那个年轻的少年官品性端正，遵守经上所有的诫命。然而，由他对耶稣邀请的反应显示出，他虽然拥有满脑子关于神的教训，却从未亲身经历神自己，以信心回应神的邀请（马太福音十九：16～22）。
不管主什么时候对你说话，你需要调整自己的生活。这个真理会使你的祷告生活充满热情。每回你祷告，务要察觉神是否回答祷告，祂是否向你指示祂的旨意。知道神的指示后，你一定要立即调整自己的生活。每回读经，你心里一定要愿意遵行神的指示。
神为什么重用彼得、雅各、约翰，使他们的世界天翻地覆？为什么其他人，像那富有的少年官就不再被提起呢？抉择！门徒选择相信，他们以行动证明自己的顺服。那富有的少年官并没有顺服，圣经上记载着他就“忧忧愁愁地走了”。你与那富有的少年官面对一样的问题，你愿意调整自己，好能够积极地回应基督吗？
Choices
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he
had great possessions. (Matthew 19:22)
Your life is the sum of the responses you have made toward God. Once God
makes Himself known to you, what you do next is your decision. Your reaction
reflects what you believe about Him. The rich, young ruler lived a moral life.
He was well versed in Scripture and the laws of God. But his response to Jesus’
invitation clearly showed that, although he possessed a head knowledge of the
teachings of God, he did not know God in an experiential way that could be
demonstrated by a response of faith (Matt. 19:16–22).
Whenever the Lord speaks to you, it will require an adjustment in your
life. This truth can dramatically affect your prayer life. Every time you pray
you must be aware that if God answers your prayer and reveals His will to you,
it will immediately require you to reorient your life. Each time you read your
Bible, you must to be prepared to obey what God tells you.
Why did God use Peter and James and John so significantly to turn their
world upside down? And why were others, like the rich, young ruler, never heard
from again? Choices! The disciples chose to believe, and their belief was
proven by their obedience. The rich, young ruler could not bring himself to
obey, and Scripture tells us that he “went away sorrowful.” You are faced with
the same question as the rich, young ruler. What adjustments are you willing to
make in order to respond positively to Christ?
