9月20日
标 题：清心的人
经 节：我又听见主的声音说：“我可以差遣谁呢？谁肯为我们去呢？”我说：“我在这里，请差遣我！”（以赛亚书六章8节）
清心的人有福了，因为他们必得见神（马太福音五：8）。你可以参加主日崇拜、读经和祷告，但是，当罪恶充满你心的时候，你是看不见神的。当你遇见神的时候，你绝对会知道的，因为你的生命会全然改变。
以赛亚很担心犹太最伟大的国王乌西雅的驾崩，很迷惘不知道天上君王的心意。然后，发生了一件事，永远地改变了以赛亚的一生。神威严地降临圣殿，四周环绕天堂的受造物。神的显现使以赛亚马上察觉自己是有罪的。其中一个撒拉弗手里拿着一块红炭，飞到他的前面，洁净以赛亚的罪。以赛亚立即听见一些自己从未听见的事情。现在，他听见天上有段话，关于谁愿意作神的使者，传达祂的旨意给祂的百姓。以赛亚立即热切地回答：“我在这里，请差遣我。”现在，神已经洁净了以赛亚，他知道神所关心的是什么，并且预备好要事奉神。以赛亚过去满脑子都是属世的东西，现在他唯一所关心的是神的事工。
如果你渐渐疏远神和神的事工，你需要经历祂的洁净。成圣预备你能够看见及听到神，它使你可以事奉祂。只有神可以洁净你的心，让祂为你除去任何阻止你与祂创建关系的污秽。如此一来，你对祂的奉献才会有真正的意义。
A Pure Heart
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” (Isaiah 6:8)
It takes a pure heart to see God (Matt. 5:8). You
can attend church services, read your Bible, and pray, but if sin fills your
heart, you will not see God. You will know when you have encountered God
because your life will no longer be the same.
Isaiah was concerned with the death of King Uzziah,
the able king of Judah, but was disoriented to his heavenly King. Then
something happened that forever changed Isaiah’s life. God, in all His awesome
majesty, appeared to him in the temple, surrounded by heavenly creatures.
Instantly, God’s presence made Isaiah aware of his sinfulness. One of the
seraphim came to him with a burning coal and cleansed Isaiah of his sin.
Immediately, Isaiah began to hear things he had never heard before. Now, he was
aware of a conversation in heaven concerning who might be worthy to be God’s
messenger to the people. This prompted Isaiah’s eager response: “Here am I!
Send me.” Now that God had cleansed Isaiah, he was aware of heavenly concerns
and prepared to offer himself in God’s service. Whereas Isaiah had been
preoccupied with earthly matters, now his only concern was the activity of God.
If you have become estranged from God and His
activity, you need to experience His cleansing. Sanctification prepares you to
see and hear God. It enables you to serve Him. Only God can purify your heart.
Allow Him to remove any impurities that hinder your relationship with Him, and
then your service to Him will have meaning as you offer Him your consecrated
life.
