破碎(之二)

Nov 16, 2023

你(上帝)所要的祭是忧伤的心灵。(诗篇51:17,在新国际版此处“忧伤的心灵”译为“破碎的灵”——译者注)

保罗写道:“愿赐平安的上帝使你们完全圣洁!愿祂保守你们的灵、魂、体,使你们在主耶稣基督再来的时候无可指责!”(帖撒罗尼迦前书5:23)“使……圣洁”这个词组,意思是“分别出来”,专为上帝的旨意所用。保罗把它称为“天上的呼召”(参腓立比书3:14)。成圣是由内而外进行的!请留意,(肉)体在整个转变顺序里排位最后,原因很简单。盗贼的问题不是他的手,而是在他的魂或灵里;他的魂或灵告诉他说偷盗没有什么不对。他的魂告诉他的手要做的事情。因此,如果你改变他的灵,他的手也会随之改变。不然,即便给他扣上手铐,关他入狱,他的内里仍是盗贼。我们中有太多的人,想要胜过肉体的罪,却不想从里面真正改变。然而,上帝从我们的灵开始动工,因为就是人的这部分能意识到上帝并与祂“联结”。当上帝使我们的灵得自由,我们的情感和身体也就开始和谐了。如果你有孩子,你就会知道他们对管教的反应是多么的不同。一个孩子可能会哭到崩溃,而另一个却会起来反抗你。不管代价多大,时间多长,上帝都要打破我们的自我依赖,从而使我们活出基督的生命。这个过程的长短由我们来决定,取决于我们到底是顺服,还是抵挡。保罗祷告:“主啊,你要我做什么?”(使徒行传9:6,《新钦定版圣经》此节的直译——译者注)今天,你也做这样的祷告吧!

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