0116 神本性的声音

0116 神本性的声音

我又听见主的声音说:「我可以差遣谁呢?谁肯为我们去呢?」《以赛亚书6:8

当我们谈论神的呼召时,我们常常忘记最重要的事情,即呼召者的本性。今天有很多事情在召唤我们每个人;其中某些召唤会得到回应,而另一些召唤甚至不会被听到。呼召是呼召者本性的表达,只有当我们里面也有同样的本性时,我们才能认出呼召。神的呼召是神的本性,而非我们的本性的表达。神护佑地在我们的生活中编织了祂呼召之线,只有我们才能明辨它们。这是神就某件事直接向我们发出声音,寻求别人的意见是没有用的;我们对神呼召的处理应该仅仅在我们自己和神之间进行。

神的呼召并不是我本性的反映。我个人的欲望和性情是不予以考虑。只要我只专注在自己的品质、特点,思考自己适合什么,我就永远听不到神的呼召。但当神把我带入与祂正确的关系时,我就会处于以赛亚一样的状态。以赛亚是如此与神相合,因他刚刚忍受的巨大危机,神的呼召渗透他的灵。我们大多数人除了自己之外听不到任何声音;我们听不到神说的任何事。但要被带到能听见神的呼召的地方,就意味着被深刻的改变。

来自章伯斯的智慧

我是在学习如何使用我的圣经吗?要成为完全为主服事的途径,就是充分浸透在圣经里;我们中的一些人只是利用其中某些的段落。我们的主想要从祂的话语中给予我们持续的教导;持续的教导将听众变成门徒。 《获神认可》

0116 The Voice of the Nature of God

I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” —Isaiah 6:8

When we talk about the call of God, we often forget the most important thing, namely, the nature of Him who calls. There are many things calling each of us today. Some of these calls will be answered, and others will not even be heard. The call is the expression of the nature of the One who calls, and we can only recognize the call if that same nature is in us. The call of God is the expression of God’s nature, not ours. God providentially weaves the threads of His call through our lives, and only we can distinguish them. It is the threading of God’s voice directly to us over a certain concern, and it is useless to seek another person’s opinion of it. Our dealings over the call of God should be kept exclusively between ourselves and Him.

The call of God is not a reflection of my nature; my personal desires and temperament are of no consideration. As long as I dwell on my own qualities and traits and think about what I am suited for, I will never hear the call of God. But when God brings me into the right relationship with Himself, I will be in the same condition Isaiah was. Isaiah was so attuned to God, because of the great crisis he had just endured, that the call of God penetrated his soul. The majority of us cannot hear anything but ourselves. And we cannot hear anything God says. But to be brought to the place where we can hear the call of God is to be profoundly changed.

WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS

Am I learning how to use my Bible? The way to become complete for the Master’s service is to be well soaked in the Bible; some of us only exploit certain passages. Our Lord wants to give us continuous instruction out of His word; continuous instruction turns hearers into disciples.  —Approved Unto God, 11 L