发自内心的祷告

Aug 2, 2024

“你们祷告时不可像外族人那样喋喋不休……”(马太福音6:7)

耶稣如此教导祷告:“你们祷告时不可像外族人那样喋喋不休,他们以为长篇大论就必蒙上帝垂听。”祂同时给了我们两条具体的指示。第一:“你们祷告的时候,要进入内室,关上门,向你们肉眼看不见的父祈祷。”(马太福音6:6)第二:“在你们祷告以前,你们的父已经知道你们的需要了。”(马太福音6:8)发自内心的祷告,不是为了取悦人的耳朵。在信息版《圣经》中,尤金·彼得森(Eugene Peterson)如此解释:“找一个安静、隐秘的地方祷告,以免你受诱惑进行角色扮演。”衷心祷告时,圣灵会把你对别人甚至自己都小心藏匿的隐情浮出水面。祂让你面对真相,如镜返照,要求你承认自我那些“见不得人的可耻行为。”(哥林多后书4:2)一旦如此照做,你在上帝面前就可以得到洁净、纠正,坦然无惧,并且清楚祂的旨意。没有什么比真实的需要更能激发内心深处的祷告,它使精英和平民都必须承认:“主啊,离开你,我什么都不能做;离开你,我所能做的一切都毫无意义!”这就是率真朴实的祷告。哈娜在呼求上帝赐给她儿子时,就是这样祷告的。她满腔热忱地祷告,以致祭司以利误认为她喝醉了(参撒母耳记上1:3)。然而,上帝垂听了她的呼求。当天,哈娜就已经在心里孕育了撒母耳,继而在腹中怀胎。因此,在祷告时,你要在心里酝酿“怀孕”,等到上帝对你生命旨意的“胚胎”初具雏形,直至得到异象,你再停止祷告。

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