5月23日
标 题：与神一同传道
经 节：圣灵对腓利说：“你去！贴近那车走。”（使徒行传八章29节）
传道是神查找一些心向着祂的人，并且把他们放置在能够使祂的王国有所不同的场所。历史上许多伟大的宣教士并没有长寿，但他们短暂的生命却戏剧化地影响永恒。
神曾经使用腓利。使徒行传记载了一段令人兴奋的故事，就是神如何使用腓利的生命，传福音到地极。腓利曾经大有权能地在撒马利亚城传福音（使徒行传八：5）。神使用腓利行了许多神迹和大异能，整个撒马利亚城的人惊奇神的作为（使徒行传八：6～8）。这是每位布道家所渴望最大的成就，也就是能够看到合城的人欢喜领受他的讲道。然而，腓利并不是以活动为中心，而是以神为中心的基督徒，他并没有一心一意扩展自己的名声，成为伟大的布道家或行神迹者。他在乎自己的生活是否仍以神的作为为中心。当他被指示离开自己大有果效的事工，一点也不犹豫（使徒行传八：27）。
神不断找寻一些像腓利一样，肯与自己同工传福音的人。神没有在各地掀起复兴浪潮，不是因为祂不能，也不是因为祂不愿意，而是祂要先寻找愿意彻底调整自己生活的人，那些人愿意由自我中心的活动，改变成以神在世界的活动为中心的生活。你是否看见神在你周围的作为？神正邀请你参与什么事工呢？你如何回应祂的邀请？
On Mission with God
Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and
overtake this chariot.” (Acts 8:29)
Missions is God finding those whose hearts are
right with Him and placing them where they can make a difference for His
kingdom. Some of the great missionaries in history did not live long lives, but
their lives dramatically affected eternity.
God had access to Philip, and the Book of Acts
gives the exciting account of how God used Philip’s life to take the gospel to
the ends of the earth. Philip was preaching powerfully in the city of Samaria
(Acts 8:5). So mightily did God use him that the entire city was rejoicing at
the miracles God was doing (Acts 8:6–8). This would be any evangelist’s fondest
desire, to see an entire city responding to the gospel through his preaching.
Yet Philip was not activity-centered in his Christian life. He was
God-centered. Philip was not preoccupied with expanding his reputation as a
great preacher or miracle worker, he was concerned that his life remain in the
center of God’s activity. When he was instructed to leave his fruitful
ministry, he did not hesitate (Acts 8:27).
God continues to seek those as responsive as Philip
to go on mission with Him. The reason God has not brought great revival to more
places is not that He is unable or that He is unwilling. He first looks for
those willing to have their lives radically adjusted away from their
self-centered activities and placed into the center of God’s activity around
the world. Have you seen the activity of God around you? What is God presently
inviting you to do? How are you responding?
