5月10日
标 题：没有神的成功
经 节：摩西说：“你若不亲自和我同去，就不要把我们从这里领上去。”（出埃及记卅三章15节）
人可能经历成功，却没有神的同在。如果成功对你很重要，你可能会选择成功高过于你与神的关系。神要提供一位天使与以色列百姓同行，保证他们在进入迦南地后的每个战役都成功。没有一支军队可以抵抗他们的攻击，没有一道城墙可以阻止他们。应许之地的富饶唾手可得。每一件他们梦寐以求的东西，似乎紧紧在握。他们惟一的缺乏，是神的同在。神说他们是硬著颈项的百姓，祂不要与他们同行，因为他们的心远离祂。
以色列百姓的经验说明，胜利与伟大的成就不见得是神同在的记号。不要以为自己的健康、兴隆的生意或事工的成长，是因为神同在的缘故。你有可能在不知不觉之中，把神的同在视为次要，而选择了成功。
摩西很有智慧地判断，无论多大的成功都不能代替与神之间的关系。摩西知道世界的成就很快会消失，他的安全感是来自他与神的关系。世人眼中的成功不表示有神的祝福。事实上，它可能是你选择其他东西代替神的指针。你是否以成功、权力和财富为满足，而轻看你与神之间的关系？你是否重视神的同在，高过你在世界所能经历的最伟大成就？
Success without God
Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does
not go with us, do not bring us up from here.” (Exodus 33:15)
It is possible to experience success and yet be
void of God’s presence. If success is what is important to you, you may be
tempted to choose accomplishments over your relationship with God. God offered
to send an angel with the Israelites as they entered the Promised Land to
ensure their success in every venture. No army could withstand them. No city
wall could stop them. The wealth of the land lay before them. Everything they
had ever dreamed of appeared to be theirs for the taking. The only thing
missing would be the presence of God. God said they were an obstinate people,
and He would not go with them when their hearts were far from Him.
The Israelites’ experience reveals that victory and
great accomplishments are not necessarily a sign of God’s presence. Do not
assume that your good health, your profitable business, or the growth of your
ministry is due to the presence of God. It may be that you have inadvertently
chosen success over your walk with the Lord.
Moses wisely concluded that success, no matter how
great, is not a substitute for fellowship with God. Moses knew how quickly
worldly achievements could disappear. His security came from his relationship
with God. Success in the world’s eyes is not a sign of God’s blessing. It may,
in fact, indicate that you have chosen a substitute for intimate fellowship
with God. Would you be satisfied to have success, power, and wealth, but not a
relationship with God? Do you value God’s presence in your life more than the
greatest achievements you could experience in the world?
