当心你的委身

Aug 4, 2023

“请问律法中哪一条诫命最重要呢?”(马太福音22:36)

当有人问耶稣律法中哪一条诫命最重要时,祂回答说:“你要……爱主──你的上帝……要爱邻如己。”(马太福音22:37-39)因此,最大的委身应该基于最重要的两条诫命。问题是,我们百事缠身,以至履行不了。《圣经》说:“当兵的若让其他事务缠身,就不能取悦征召他的上司。”(提摩太后书2:4)换句话说,当心你委身于什么事情。有三种委身:一、激动人心的委身。例如结婚或买房子。遗憾的是,我们没有计算隐性成本。买房子时我们只是考虑到额外的面积,却没有计算每天上下班可能需要更多的时间,或是牺牲与家人共享的时光。二、正常的委身。这些看起来很平常,但别低估它们的能量。任何一位给孩子报名课外学习班的父母,都知道这些日常事务潜在的时间消耗。三、不言而喻的委身。这些是我们自己就某事的委身,但往往无法兑现。在生活中,激动人心的委身占据了我们大部分的注意力,正常的委身最终控制我们。因为这类事情太多了,而且都很琐碎,加上是日常需要处理的,所以我们感觉不到最重要的事情和实际在做的事情之间的差距。因此,耶稣就把它简单化:“你要……爱主──你的上帝……要爱邻如己。”当你以这个尺度来衡量你的生活时,你就更有可能遵照正确的委身原则生活。

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