0116 神本性的聲音
我又聽見主的聲音說：「我可以差遣誰呢？誰肯為我們去呢？」《以賽亞書6:8》
當我們談論神的呼召時，我們常常忘記最重要的事情，即呼召者的本性。今天有很多事情在召喚我們每個人；其中某些召喚會得到回應，而另一些召喚甚至不會被聽到。呼召是呼召者本性的表達，只有當我們裡面也有同樣的本性時，我們才能認出呼召。神的呼召是神的本性，而非我們的本性的表達。神護佑地在我們的生活中編織了祂呼召之線，只有我們才能明辨它們。這是神就某件事直接向我們發出聲音，尋求別人的意見是沒有用的；我們對神呼召的處理應該僅僅在我們自己和神之間進行。
神的呼召並不是我本性的反映。我個人的慾望和性情是不予以考慮。只要我只專註在自己的品質、特點，思考自己適合什麼，我就永遠聽不到神的呼召。但當神把我帶入與祂正確的關係時，我就會處於以賽亞一樣的狀態。以賽亞是如此與神相合，因他剛剛忍受的巨大危機，神的呼召滲透他的靈。我們大多數人除了自己之外聽不到任何聲音；我們聽不到神說的任何事。但要被帶到能聽見神的呼召的地方，就意味着被深刻的改變。
來自章伯斯的智慧
我是在學習如何使用我的聖經嗎？要成為完全為主服事的途徑，就是充分浸透在聖經里；我們中的一些人只是利用其中某些的段落。我們的主想要從祂的話語中給予我們持續的教導；持續的教導將聽眾變成門徒。 《獲神認可》
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