0807 在天父家裡禱告
…遇見他在殿里…耶穌說：「…豈不知道我應當以我父的事為念嗎？」《路加福音 2:46, 49》
我們主的童年並不是等待長大成人的不成熟階段；祂的童年是一個永恆的事實。我是否由於我與我的主和救主認同，成為神的聖潔、無辜的孩子？我是否視自己的生活為在天父的家裡？神的兒子在我裡面是否就是住在祂父的家裡？
唯一持久的現實是神自己，祂的吩咐時時刻刻臨到我。我是否持續與神的真實保持聯繫？還是只在事情出錯時，當我的生活中出現一些干擾時，我才禱告？我必須學會以聖潔團契和合一的方式與我的主緊密地認同，但我們中間有些人甚至還沒有開始學習。「我應當以我父的事為念」——我必須學會在每一刻都活在我父的家裡。
考慮一下你自己的情況。你是否與主的生命如此緊密地認同合一，以至於你只是神的孩子，不斷地與祂交談，並意識到一切都出自祂的手？你內在永恆神子是活在祂父的家裡嗎？祂事奉的生命的恩典是否通過你在你的家庭、你的工作、你的朋友圈中表現出來？你是否想過為什麼你會經歷某些情況？事實上，並不是你必須經歷它們；而是因為你與神的兒子的關係，祂通過天父護佑旨意進入你的生活。你必須讓祂按照祂的方式對待你讓祂作主，與祂保持完全的合一。
你的主的生命要成為你活潑有力、單純的生命，祂在地上的人們中間工作和生活的方式，也必須是祂在你裡面工作和生活的方式。
來自章伯斯的智慧
如果你沒有過信仰生活，要謹防對信仰生活做出任何裁決。《不知往何處去》
0807 Prayer in the Father’s House
…they found Him in the temple…. And He said to them, “…Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” —Luke 2:46, 49
Our Lord’s childhood was not immaturity waiting to grow into manhood— His childhood is an eternal fact. Am I a holy, innocent child of God as a result of my identification with my Lord and Savior? Do I look at my life as being in my Father’s house? Is the Son of God living in His Father’s house within me?
The only abiding reality is God Himself, and His order comes to me moment by moment. Am I continually in touch with the reality of God, or do I pray only when things have gone wrong— when there is some disturbance in my life? I must learn to identify myself closely with my Lord in ways of holy fellowship and oneness that some of us have not yet even begun to learn. “…I must be about My Father’s business”— and I must learn to live every moment of my life in my Father’s house.
Think about your own circumstances. Are you so closely identified with the Lord’s life that you are simply a child of God, continually talking to Him and realizing that everything comes from His hands? Is the eternal Child in you living in His Father’s house? Is the grace of His ministering life being worked out through you in your home, your business, and in your circle of friends? Have you been wondering why you are going through certain circumstances? In fact, it is not that you have to go through them. It is because of your relationship with the Son of God who comes, through the providential will of His Father, into your life. You must allow Him to have His way with you, staying in perfect oneness with Him.
The life of your Lord is to become your vital, simple life, and the way He worked and lived among people while here on earth must be the way He works and lives in you.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Beware of pronouncing any verdict on the life of faith if you are not living it. Not Knowing Whither, 900 R