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愿我们的旨意与神一致。 [罗马书 15:1–6]

  愿我 们 的旨意 与 神一致。     [ 罗马书 15:1–6]   最近,在周三 祷 告 会 后的 领 袖 查经时间 里,我 们 一直在 研 读 《 约 拿 书 》第四章。 研 读 越深,我越 发 感到神要 教 导 我的功 课 可以 概 括 为 一句 话 :“不要成就我的意思,只要成就祢的意思。” 约 拿作 为 神的仆人和先知,却因神收回了原定降在尼尼微人身上的灾 祸 而向神 发 怒——要知道, 这 些人已 经 悔改 并 离弃了罪 恶 。他 发 怒的原因何在?因 为约 拿渴望成就的是他自己的意愿,而非神的旨意。 约 拿的意愿是什 么 呢?那就是毁 灭 尼尼微人。他 极 度渴望——甚至抱着一 种 “不 达 目的誓不 罢 休”的 决 绝 心 态 ——要神降灾于他 们 。看着 约 拿的 态 度,我反思了何 为真 正的 属灵 成熟。 简 而言之,我 认为属灵 的成熟在于 将 自己的意愿放下在十字架前, 并 顺 服主的旨意。 换 言之,一 个属灵 成熟的基督徒, 会 像耶 稣 在受 难 前夜于客西 马 尼 园 向父神 祷 告那 样 祈求:“然而,不要照我的意思,只要照祢的意思。”那 么 ,主 对 我 们教会 有何旨意呢?   在今天的 经 文——《 罗马书 》 15 章 5 至 6 节 ——中,我 们 看到使徒保 罗为罗马教会祷 告:“但愿 赐 忍耐 与 安慰的神,叫 你 们 彼此同心,效法基督耶 稣 ,好叫 你 们 同心合意,用一口一舌 荣 耀我 们 主耶 稣 基督的神和父。” 总 之,保 罗 向神祈求 教会 的合一。 这 是因 为教会 的合一正是 教会 之首——主的旨意。那 么 ,我 们该 如何促 进 “ 胜 利 长 老 会 ”( Victory Presbyterian Church )的合一呢?我祈愿我 们 都能留心 并 顺 服神借着今天的 经 文所 教 导 的功 课 ,致力于在多 样 性中 维护教会 的合一。首先, 为 了 维护教会 ——即基督身体——的合一,我 们 必 须寻 求取 悦 邻 舍,而不是取 悦 自己。   请 看今天的 经 文, 罗马书 15 章 1 至 2 节 :“我 们坚 固的人 应该 担代不 坚 固人的 软 弱,不求自己的喜 悦 。我 们...

How should we live in this evil time? (Proverbs 9:8, Amos 5:13-15, Micah 6:8)

  Day 18: Proverbs 9:8, Amos 5:13-15, Micah 6:8       How should we live in this evil time?       We are living in a time where we dislike those who rebuke honestly within love.  Therefore, the wise advise us not to rebuke the arrogant, lest they hate us (Prov. 9:8a).  Even in the time of the prophet Amos, leaders and judges would pronounce judgments and decrees at the city gates, but the arrogant people of Israel did not acknowledge them, rather, they despised them.  Another wickedness that occurred in his time was that judges took bribes and oppressed the poor.  Referring to such times, in Amos 5:13, it is called a time of evil.  In this time, similar to when Amos lived, how should we live?   Firstly, we should learn from the wise and remain silent.  This silence serves as a judgment against the arrogant.  Secondly, we should not seek evil, but pursue goodness.  By hating evil and lo...

How should we enjoy the blessings we receive? (Nehemiah 9:25-26)

How should we enjoy the blessings  we receive?     “They captured fortified cities and fertile land; they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished; they reveled in your great goodness.   But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they put your law behind their backs. They killed your prophets, who had admonished them in order to turn them back to you; they committed awful blasphemies.” (Nehemiah 9:25-26)     During the first week of this month, during the Friday and Saturday prayer meeting, I consecutively praised God with the hymn "When Upon Life’s Billows.”   I particularly focused on verses 1 and 2, emphasizing that when faced with the storms of life, and when burdened by worldly anxieties, we should count the blessings that the Lord has granted us.   I shared that I have come to reali...

How to build? (Nehemiah 3:1-3)

How to build?     [Nehemiah 3:1-3]     A phrase often used during President Bush's speeches at the Republican Convention was ‘Building a safer world and a more hopeful America.’   During his speech, President Bush mentioned several names: ‘… I am lucky to have the best Vice President   ...   I am honored to have him by my side ....’   He said that he was grateful to be walking through life with Laura Bush, saying that the American people were seeing the goodness, the kindness and the virtues of Laura Bush that she had seen 26 years ago.   He then mentioned his two daughters and close friends and parents.   During his speeches, especially at the end, as he spoke to the soldiers and their families who died fighting for freedom, I was moved and the TV showed people who shed tears.   As I listened to President Bush's speech, I compared President Bush and Nehemiah.   President Bush who wants to make America a safer and ...