7月20日
标 题：神主动
经 节：耶和华对亚伯兰说：“你要离开本地、本族、父家，往我所要指示你的地去。”（创世记十二章1节）
你生命中最戏剧化的改变是由神主动，不是由你主动。那些在圣经中被神重用的人都是普通人，他们被赐予神圣的任务，这些任务绝对不是他们主动要求得来的。主通常出乎他们意料之外临到他们，他们根本没有向神寻求任何重大的指示。尽管如此，祂看到他们的心，祂知道他们是值得信任。
当神要开始创建一个属自己的国家时，祂开口向亚伯兰说话。救赎主将借着这个国家降临世上。当神要拯救以色列脱离埃及的奴役，祂向摩西显现。神发现耶西最小的儿子大卫是敬虔的人，可以带领祂的百姓。当神让马利亚知道自己要作弥赛亚的母亲时，祂的作为令马利亚讶异。当神的儿子要把祂救恩的好消息传播全世界时，祂挑选了十二个平凡、没有受教育的人作门徒。在历世历代，神主动在人们每日的生活中，成就超过他们所求所想的一切事物。
神可能在你生命中开始一项新事。当祂向你透露祂的计划时，要相信祂，与祂紧密同行。不要让你当前忙碌的活动捆绑，以至于无法得到神所要给你的体验。你将会看到神在你的生活中，成就超过你所求所想的一切（以弗所书三：20）。
God’s Initiatives
Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of
your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I
will show you.” (Genesis 12:1)
The most dramatic changes in your life will come
from God’s initiative, not yours. The people God used mightily in Scripture
were all ordinary people to whom He gave divine assignments that they never
could have initiated. The Lord often took them by surprise for they were not
seeking significant mandates from God. Even so, He saw their hearts, and He
knew they were trustworthy.
The Lord spoke to Abram when He was beginning to
build a nation dedicated to His purposes. Through this nation would come the
Savior. God appeared to Moses at the very time He had purposed to deliver
Israel out of slavery in Egypt. God found in Jesse’s youngest son David a godly
man who could lead His people. God surprised Mary when He told her she would be
the mother of the Messiah. God’s Son selected the twelve disciples, all
ordinary, uneducated men, when He was ready to take the good news of His
salvation to the world. Through the ages God has taken the initiative in the
everyday lives of people to accomplish things through them that they never
could have imagined.
The Lord may be initiating some new things in your
life. When He tells you what His plans are, trust Him and walk closely with
Him. Don’t let the busyness of your present activity keep you from experiencing
all that God has in store for you. You will see Him accomplish things through
your life that you never dreamed were possible (Eph. 3:20).
