0422 永不熄灭之光
我们众人既然敞着脸，得以看见主的荣光……《哥林多后书3:18》
神的仆人必须非常孤独地站立，以至于他永远不会意识到自己是孤独的。在基督徒生活的早期阶段，失望会临到——那些曾经是光的人会熄灭，那些曾经与我们站在一起的人会转身离去。我们必须习惯它，以至于我们甚至不会意识到我们是孤独的。保罗说：「没有人前来帮助，竟都离弃我……唯有主站在我旁边，加给我力量。」（提摩太后书 4:16-17）。我们必须把我们的信仰建立在永不熄灭之光上，而非在渐暗之光上。当「重要」的人离开时，我们会感到悲伤，直到我们看到他们注定就是要离开，以至于我们就只剩下一件事要做——亲自仰望神的容面。
关于你自己和你的教义，不要让任何事情阻止你以坚强的决心注视神的容面。每次你讲道时，要确保在信息上你首先是面对神，然后荣耀就会持续贯穿整个过程。基督的仆人是永远仰望神的面，然后才出去与他人交谈。基督事工的特点是一种持久的荣耀，而仆人却完全没有意识到这一点——「……因耶和华和他说话就发了光。」（出埃及记34:29）
我们从来没有蒙召去公开表达我们的怀疑，或表达我们与神同在的生活中所隐藏的喜乐和欢愉。仆人生活的秘诀就是始终与神保持一致。
来自章伯斯的智慧
文明是建立在意味着瞬间即永恒的原则之上。唯一永恒的是神，如果我把其他任何东西视为永恒，我就成了无神论者。我必须只建立在神的基础上（约翰福音14:6）。《至善——你伟大的救赎》
0422 The Light That Never Fails
We all, with unveiled face, beholding…the glory of the Lord… —2 Corinthians 3:18
A servant of God must stand so very much alone that he never realizes he is alone. In the early stages of the Christian life, disappointments will come— people who used to be lights will flicker out, and those who used to stand with us will turn away. We have to get so used to it that we will not even realize we are standing alone. Paul said, “…no one stood with me, but all forsook me….But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me…” (2 Timothy 4:16-17). We must build our faith not on fading lights but on the Light that never fails. When “important” individuals go away we are sad, until we see that they are meant to go, so that only one thing is left for us to do— to look into the face of God for ourselves.
Allow nothing to keep you from looking with strong determination into the face of God regarding yourself and your doctrine. And every time you preach make sure you look God in the face about the message first, then the glory will remain through all of it. A Christian servant is one who perpetually looks into the face of God and then goes forth to talk to others. The ministry of Christ is characterized by an abiding glory of which the servant is totally unaware— “…Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him” (Exodus 34:29).
We are never called on to display our doubts openly or to express the hidden joys and delights of our life with God. The secret of the servant’s life is that he stays in tune with God all the time.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Civilization is based on principles which imply that the passing moment is permanent. The only permanent thing is God, and if I put anything else as permanent, I become atheistic. I must build only on God (John 14:6). –The Highest Good—Thy Great Redemption, 565 L