0308 降服的生活
我已經與基督同釘十字架了。《 加拉太書2:20》
為了與耶穌基督合而為一，一個人不僅必須願意放棄罪惡，而且還必須放下他看待事物的整個方式。被神的靈重生意味着我們必須首先願意放下，然後才能抓住其他東西。我們必須放棄的，首先就是我們所有的假裝或欺騙。我們的主想要我們獻上給祂的，不是我們的善良、誠實或我們想要做得更好的努力，而是真實的罪。事實上，這就是祂能從我們身上接受的一切，而祂以真正堅實的義來交換我們的罪。但我們必須放棄我們是什麼人的所有假裝，並放棄所有我們自以為配得神關注的宣稱權利。
一旦我們做到了這一點，神的靈就會指示我們接下來需要交出什麼。在這個過程的每一步中，我們都必須放棄對自己權利的主張。我們是否願意放棄對我們所擁有的一切、我們的慾望以及我們生活中的一切？我們準備好與耶穌基督的死認同了嗎？
在我們完全降服之前，我們將經歷一場尖銳痛苦的幻滅。當人們真正看他們自己如同主看他們時，令他們震驚的，不是肉體上極其令人厭惡的罪惡，而是他們內心反對耶穌基督的驕傲的可怕本性。當他們在主的光中看到自己時，羞愧、恐懼和絕望的信念就深深擊中他們。
如果你面臨是否降服的問題，要下定決心繼續度過此一危機，將你擁有和你所是的一切都交出給祂。然後神就會裝備你去做祂要求你做的一切。
來自章伯斯的智慧
我沒有權利說我相信神，除非我把我的生活安排在祂全知的眼下。《真的門徒》
0308 The Surrendered Life
I have been crucified with Christ… —Galatians 2:20
To become one with Jesus Christ, a person must be willing not only to give up sin, but also to surrender his whole way of looking at things. Being born again by the Spirit of God means that we must first be willing to let go before we can grasp something else. The first thing we must surrender is all of our pretense or deceit. What our Lord wants us to present to Him is not our goodness, honesty, or our efforts to do better, but real solid sin. Actually, that is all He can take from us. And what He gives us in exchange for our sin is real solid righteousness. But we must surrender all pretense that we are anything, and give up all our claims of even being worthy of God’s consideration.
Once we have done that, the Spirit of God will show us what we need to surrender next. Along each step of this process, we will have to give up our claims to our rights to ourselves. Are we willing to surrender our grasp on all that we possess, our desires, and everything else in our lives? Are we ready to be identified with the death of Jesus Christ?
We will suffer a sharp painful disillusionment before we fully surrender. When people really see themselves as the Lord sees them, it is not the terribly offensive sins of the flesh that shock them, but the awful nature of the pride of their own hearts opposing Jesus Christ. When they see themselves in the light of the Lord, the shame, horror, and desperate conviction hit home for them.
If you are faced with the question of whether or not to surrender, make a determination to go on through the crisis, surrendering all that you have and all that you are to Him. And God will then equip you to do all that He requires of you.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
I have no right to say I believe in God unless I order my life as under His all-seeing Eye. Disciples Indeed, 385 L