7月19日
标 题：认识神
经 节：神晓谕摩西说：“我是耶和华。我从前向亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各显现为全能的神；至于我名耶和华，他们未曾知道。”（出埃及记六章2～3节）
历世历代神与祂的百姓同行，祂依照自己的目的与百姓的需要，渐渐地显示祂自己。亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各都认识祂是全能的神，因为祂的大能保护他们不受敌人的侵袭。摩西与以色列百姓学到祂是主，祂统管所有国家及所有的事物。神不仅拯救他们脱离世界最强大的统治者，也带领他们进入应许之地。他们因而体验到祂是主，祂的大能远远超过当代的邪教假神。
神会根据你的需要与祂的目的，不断向你显明祂的个性。当你顺服祂，你会愈来愈认识祂。当你哀伤时，祂会是你的安慰者。当你有所需时，祂会是你的供应者。当你面对一个重大挑战时，祂会向你显示祂是全能的神。
你现在对神个性的了解，应该比初信时更多。你对祂今日的认识，应该比五年前更深刻。遗憾的是，有些基督徒年复一年，对基督的认识与刚开始与神同行时没有两样。不管你现在的处境如何，要相信神会借着环境来教导你更认识祂。以这种态度面对自己的处境，将使你大开眼界，看到你过去从未见过祂的一面。
Knowing God
And God spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am
the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but
by My name LORD I was not known to them. (Exodus 6:2-3)
As God has walked with His people through the
generations, He has progressively revealed His nature according to His purposes
and the needs of His people. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob knew Him as God
Almighty, because they needed His mighty power to protect them from their
enemies. Moses and the Israelites learned that God was Lord, Master over every
nation and every thing. God not only delivered them from the most powerful
ruler in the world, but also brought them into the Promised Land. They came to
experience Him as Lord, preeminently powerful over the pagan gods of their day.
God will continue to reveal His character to you
according to your needs and according to His purposes. You will come to know
more and more about Him as you obey Him. When you grieve, He will come to you
as Comforter. When you are in need, He will demonstrate that He is the
Provider. When you face a serious challenge, He will reveal that He is God
Almighty.
Your understanding of God’s character ought to be
greater now than when you first became a Christian. You ought to know Him today
better than you did five years ago. Sadly, some Christians continue to live
year after year with the same basic knowledge of God that they had when they
first began walking with him. Whatever your present situation, view it in the
light of what God is teaching you, through circumstances, about Himself and you
will come to know God in dimensions you have never known Him before.
