0509 超越我们力所能及
没有异象，民就放肆。《箴言29:18》
坚持原则和拥有异象是有区别的。原则并非来自道德的灵感，但异象却是。那些完全沉浸于理想主义中的人很少去做任何事情。一个人对神及其属性的看法，实际上可能被用来为他有意忽视自己的责任辩解和合理化。约拿试图为自己的不服从找借口，他说：「…我知道祢是有恩典、有怜悯的神，不轻易发怒，有丰盛的慈爱，并且后悔不降所说的灾…。」（约拿书 4:2）。我也可能对神和祂的属性有正确的理解，但这可能正是我不履行责任的原因。但只要有异象，就有诚实和正直的生活，因为异象见给了我道德的激励。
我们自己的理想主义原则，实际上可能会让我们陷入毁灭。从灵里审视自己，看看你是否有异象，或者只是有原则。
啊，但是一个人所能及的，应该超出他的能力，否则天堂有什么用？
「没有启示[或预言性异象]……」一旦我们看不见神，我们就开始轻率，我们丢弃我们明知是错误活动的限制，我们也把祷告放在一边，停止在生活小事上有神的异象。我们就开始主动的作为，我们只凭自己的手吃饭，只凭自己的主动做事，而不期待神进来，我们就是走在下坡路了；我们已经失去异象了。我们今天的态度是一种源自对神的看见的态度吗？我们期待神做比祂以往做过的更伟大之情吗？我们属灵观点里，是否有一种新鲜和活力呢？
来自章伯斯的智慧
没有任何生活状态是我们不能住在耶稣里的。无论我们被安置何处，我们都必须学会住在祂里面。《我们辉煌的遗产》
0509 Reaching Beyond Our Grasp
Where there is no revelation [or prophetic vision], the people cast off restraint… —Proverbs 29:18
There is a difference between holding on to a principle and having a vision. A principle does not come from moral inspiration, but a vision does. People who are totally consumed with idealistic principles rarely do anything. A person’s own idea of God and His attributes may actually be used to justify and rationalize his deliberate neglect of his duty. Jonah tried to excuse his disobedience by saying to God, “…I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm” (Jonah 4:2). I too may have the right idea of God and His attributes, but that may be the very reason why I do not do my duty. But wherever there is vision, there is also a life of honesty and integrity, because the vision gives me the moral incentive.
Our own idealistic principles may actually lull us into ruin. Examine yourself spiritually to see if you have vision, or only principles.
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for?
“Where there is no revelation [or prophetic vision]….” Once we lose sight of God, we begin to be reckless. We cast off certain restraints from activities we know are wrong. We set prayer aside as well and cease having God’s vision in the little things of life. We simply begin to act on our own initiative. If we are eating only out of our own hand, and doing things solely on our own initiative without expecting God to come in, we are on a downward path. We have lost the vision. Is our attitude today an attitude that flows from our vision of God? Are we expecting God to do greater things than He has ever done before? Is there a freshness and a vitality in our spiritual outlook?
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
There is no condition of life in which we cannot abide in Jesus. We have to learn to abide in Him wherever we are placed. — Our Brilliant Heritage, 946 R