0516 認識神供應的習慣
…得與神的性情有分。《彼得後書1:4》
我們成為「與神的性情有分」，藉由神的應許接受並分享祂的本性。然後我們必須藉着培養敬虔的習慣，將神的本性融入到我們的人性中。第一個要養成的習慣是認識神對我們的供應。然而，我們說：「哦，我負擔不起。」最大的謊言之一就包含在那句話中。我們說得好像我們的天父把我們拋棄，沒有任何一分錢的支持！我們認為在一天結束時說，「好吧，我勉強熬過今天，但那是艱苦的掙扎」是真正謙虛的表現。然而全能神的一切，在主耶穌里都是我們的！只要我們順服祂，祂會不惜一切祝福我們，甚至搆到最後一粒沙子和最遙遠的星星。我們的處境困難真的很重要嗎？為什麼不應該有困難呢？！如果我們沉溺於自憐，沉迷於痛苦的奢侈里，我們就會把神的豐富從我們的生活中移除，並阻礙別人獲得祂的供應。沒有什麼罪比自憐的罪更嚴重了，因為它把神從我們生命的寶座上移除，以我們自己的私利取而代之。它使我們張口只會抱怨，我們簡直成了靈性海綿——總是吸收，從不付出，也從不滿足。我們的生活沒有任何可愛或慷慨之處。
在神對我們滿意之前，祂會拿走我們所謂財富的一切，直到我們學會祂是我們的源泉；正如詩篇作者所說：「我的源泉都在你那裡」（詩篇 87:7）。如果神的威嚴、恩典和能力沒有在我們身上展現出來，神就要我們負責。「神能將各樣的恩惠多多地加給你們，使你們凡事常常充足，能多行各樣的善事。」（哥林多後書 9:8）——然後學習將神的恩典慷慨地施與別人，慷慨地付出自己。要被神的本質所標記並與神的本質認同，祂的祝福就會一直透過你涌流而出。
來自章伯斯的智慧
祂將要擅自使用你的生命呢？還是你醉心於你對自己未來的構想？神對我們的生命負責，一個偉大的主旨就是不計後果地信賴祂。《蒙神悅納》
0516 The Habit of Recognizing God’s Provision
…you may be partakers of the divine nature… —2 Peter 1:4
We are made “partakers of the divine nature,” receiving and sharing God’s own nature through His promises. Then we have to work that divine nature into our human nature by developing godly habits. The first habit to develop is the habit of recognizing God’s provision for us. We say, however, “Oh, I can’t afford it.” One of the worst lies is wrapped up in that statement. We talk as if our heavenly Father has cut us off without a penny! We think it is a sign of true humility to say at the end of the day, “Well, I just barely got by today, but it was a severe struggle.” And yet all of Almighty God is ours in the Lord Jesus! And He will reach to the last grain of sand and the remotest star to bless us if we will only obey Him. Does it really matter that our circumstances are difficult? Why shouldn’t they be! If we give way to self-pity and indulge in the luxury of misery, we remove God’s riches from our lives and hinder others from entering into His provision. No sin is worse than the sin of self-pity, because it removes God from the throne of our lives, replacing Him with our own self-interests. It causes us to open our mouths only to complain, and we simply become spiritual sponges— always absorbing, never giving, and never being satisfied. And there is nothing lovely or generous about our lives.
Before God becomes satisfied with us, He will take everything of our so-called wealth, until we learn that He is our Source; as the psalmist said, “All my springs are in You” (Psalm 87:7). If the majesty, grace, and power of God are not being exhibited in us, God holds us responsible. “God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you…may have an abundance…” (2 Corinthians 9:8)— then learn to lavish the grace of God on others, generously giving of yourself. Be marked and identified with God’s nature, and His blessing will flow through you all the time.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Is He going to help Himself to your life, or are you taken up with your conception of what you are going to do? God is responsible for our lives, and the one great keynote is reckless reliance upon Him. Approved Unto God, 10 R