0422 永不熄滅之光
我們眾人既然敞着臉，得以看見主的榮光……《哥林多後書3:18》
神的僕人必須非常孤獨地站立，以至於他永遠不會意識到自己是孤獨的。在基督徒生活的早期階段，失望會臨到——那些曾經是光的人會熄滅，那些曾經與我們站在一起的人會轉身離去。我們必須習慣它，以至於我們甚至不會意識到我們是孤獨的。保羅說：「沒有人前來幫助，竟都離棄我……唯有主站在我旁邊，加給我力量。」（提摩太後書 4:16-17）。我們必須把我們的信仰建立在永不熄滅之光上，而非在漸暗之光上。當「重要」的人離開時，我們會感到悲傷，直到我們看到他們註定就是要離開，以至於我們就只剩下一件事要做——親自仰望神的容面。
關於你自己和你的教義，不要讓任何事情阻止你以堅強的決心注視神的容面。每次你講道時，要確保在信息上你首先是面對神，然後榮耀就會持續貫穿整個過程。基督的僕人是永遠仰望神的面，然後才出去與他人交談。基督事工的特點是一種持久的榮耀，而僕人卻完全沒有意識到這一點——「……因耶和華和他說話就發了光。」（出埃及記34:29）
我們從來沒有蒙召去公開表達我們的懷疑，或表達我們與神同在的生活中所隱藏的喜樂和歡愉。僕人生活的秘訣就是始終與神保持一致。
來自章伯斯的智慧
文明是建立在意味着瞬間即永恆的原則之上。唯一永恆的是神，如果我把其他任何東西視為永恆，我就成了無神論者。我必須只建立在神的基礎上（約翰福音14:6）。《至善——你偉大的救贖》
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