0816 祂认识我吗？
他按着名叫自己的…《约翰福音 10:3》
我何时悲伤地误解了祂？ （见约翰福音 20:11-18）。我们有可能知道所有教义，但仍然不认识耶稣。当一个人的教义知识超过了耶稣，避免与祂亲密接触时，他的灵魂就处在严重的危险中。马利亚为什么哭泣？教义对她来说就像她脚下的小草一样没有多大意义。事实上，任何法利赛人都可以在教义上愚弄马利亚，但他们永远不能嘲笑的，是耶稣从她身上赶出了七个鬼（见路加福音8:2）；然而，与认识耶稣本人相比，祂的祝福对她来说，就不算什么。 「…转过身来，看见耶稣站在那里，却不知道是耶稣…耶稣说：『马利亚！』」（约翰福音 20:14, 16）。当祂呼唤马利亚的名字时，她立即知道，她与说话的那一位有个人的经历。 「马利亚就转过来…对祂说：『拉波尼！』」（约翰福音 20:16）。
我何时固执地怀疑过？（见约翰福音 20:24-29）。我是否一直在怀疑有关耶稣的某些事情——也许是其他人见证的经历，但我还没有经历过？其他门徒对多马说：「我们已经看见主了。」（约20:25）。但多马怀疑，说，「我非看见…我总不信。」（约翰福音 20:25）。多马需要耶稣的个人接触。我们永远不知道祂的触摸何时会临到，但当触摸真的到来时，它们是难以形容的珍贵。 「多马对祂说，『我的主，我的神！』」（约翰福音 20:28）。
我何时自私地否认祂？ （见约翰福音 21:15-17）。彼得发咒起誓否认耶稣基督（见马太福音26:69-75），然而当耶稣复活后，祂独自向彼得显现。耶稣私下复兴彼得，然后又在其他人面前公开地复兴他。彼得对祂说：「主啊…你知道我爱你。」（约翰福音 21:17）
我与耶稣基督有个人性的历史吗？门徒真正的标志之一，就是与祂亲密合一——对耶稣的认识是任何事物都无法动摇的。
来自章伯斯的智慧
如果一个人在低谷时无法证明他的宗教信仰，那么它就毫无价值。《神手之阴》
0816 Does He Know Me?
He calls his own…by name… —John 10:3
When I have sadly misunderstood Him? (see John 20:11-18). It is possible to know all about doctrine and still not know Jesus. A person’s soul is in grave danger when the knowledge of doctrine surpasses Jesus, avoiding intimate touch with Him. Why was Mary weeping? Doctrine meant no more to her than the grass under her feet. In fact, any Pharisee could have made a fool of Mary doctrinally, but one thing they could never ridicule was the fact that Jesus had cast seven demons out of her (see Luke 8:2); yet His blessings were nothing to her in comparison with knowing Jesus Himself. “…she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus….Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ ” (John 20:14, 16). Once He called Mary by her name, she immediately knew that she had a personal history with the One who spoke. “She turned and said to Him, ‘Rabboni!’ ” (John 20:16).
When I have stubbornly doubted? (see John 20:24-29). Have I been doubting something about Jesus— maybe an experience to which others testify, but which I have not yet experienced? The other disciples said to Thomas, “We have seen the Lord” (John 20:25). But Thomas doubted, saying, “Unless I see…I will not believe” (John 20:25). Thomas needed the personal touch of Jesus. When His touches will come, we never know, but when they do come they are indescribably precious. “Thomas…said to Him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ ” (John 20:28).
When I have selfishly denied Him? (see John 21:15-17). Peter denied Jesus Christ with oaths and curses (see Matthew 26:69-75), and yet after His resurrection Jesus appeared to Peter alone. Jesus restored Peter in private, and then He restored him publicly before the others. And Peter said to Him, “Lord…You know that I love You” (John 21:17).
Do I have a personal history with Jesus Christ? The one true sign of discipleship is intimate oneness with Him— a knowledge of Jesus that nothing can shake.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
If a man cannot prove his religion in the valley, it is not worth anything. Shade of His Hand, 1200 L