5月21日
标 题：明显的不同
经 节：他们见彼得、约翰的胆量，又看出他们原是没有学问的小民，就希奇，认明他们是跟过耶稣的。（使徒行传四章13节）
被神改变的生命，是绝对没有失误的！当耶稣选择门徒时，他们心里又敬畏、又自负虚荣。雅各和约翰想用诡计胜过其他使徒，能够拥有仅次于耶稣的地位（马可福音十：37）。使徒一次又一次显示出，他们并不真的了解耶稣是谁（约翰福音六：7～9；马可福音六：49）。即使在跟随耶稣三年之后，彼得仍然害怕，甚至在一个年轻的使女面前，否认与耶稣同伙的关系（马太福音廿六：69～75）。任何知道这些使徒底细的人，都了解他们毫无本事去建立世界王国。然而，当他们与耶稣在一起之后，事情有所改观。圣灵改变他们，赐给他们新的胆量与智慧。现在他们可以行神迹、放胆讲道和说服群众，甚至他们的敌人也由他们为耶稣作的见证中，注意到他们生命的改变。
有时候，我们渴望有人看到我们变得更圣洁、更委身、更圣灵充满。但对那些真正被基督改变生命的人来说，无须经由他人来辨认其不同之处，因为他们的改变是非常明显的。
不要过分批评自我，老是定睛在自己的身上，察看自己的小改变。当你每日与基督同行，让别人见证你生命的改变，而不是你自己。如果你必须向某人证明神真的已经改变你，事实是你还没被改变。当你的生命因为与基督的关系而改变时，你周围的人自然会认出你的不同。
A Noticeable Difference
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John,
and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And
they realized that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13)
There is no mistaking a life transformed by God!
The disciples had been vain and fearful when Jesus enlisted them. James and
John sought to outmaneuver their fellow disciples in order to gain the places
of greatest honor next to Jesus (Mark 10:37). Over and over the disciples’
actions showed that they did not truly understand who Jesus was (John 6:7–9;
Mark 6:49). Even after three years with Jesus, Peter was afraid to confess
Christ before a young servant girl (Matt. 26:69–75). Anyone who knew these men
would realize they were not the kind of people on which you build a worldwide
kingdom. Yet something happened to them as they were with Jesus. The Holy
Spirit transformed them, giving them new boldness and wisdom. Now they could
perform miracles and preach fearlessly and persuasively to multitudes. Even
their enemies noticed in their changed lives the same power they had witnessed
in Jesus.
Sometimes we desperately want others to believe
that we have changed, that we are more godly, more devoted, more
Spirit-controlled. It is not necessary, however, for those who have been truly
transformed by Christ to convince others of the difference; the change will be
obvious.
Don’t become too introspective, always focusing on
yourself and the small changes you see happening over time. As you walk with
Jesus daily, let the witness of the changes taking place in you come from
others and not from you. If you have to prove to someone that God has really
changed you, He has not. Those around you will surely notice when your life has
been transformed by your relationship with Jesus.
