0816 祂認識我嗎？
他按着名叫自己的…《約翰福音 10:3》
我何時悲傷地誤解了祂？ （見約翰福音 20:11-18）。我們有可能知道所有教義，但仍然不認識耶穌。當一個人的教義知識超過了耶穌，避免與祂親密接觸時，他的靈魂就處在嚴重的危險中。馬利亞為什麼哭泣？教義對她來說就像她腳下的小草一樣沒有多大意義。事實上，任何法利賽人都可以在教義上愚弄馬利亞，但他們永遠不能嘲笑的，是耶穌從她身上趕出了七個鬼（見路加福音8:2）；然而，與認識耶穌本人相比，祂的祝福對她來說，就不算什麼。 「…轉過身來，看見耶穌站在那裡，卻不知道是耶穌…耶穌說：『馬利亞！』」（約翰福音 20:14, 16）。當祂呼喚馬利亞的名字時，她立即知道，她與說話的那一位有個人的經歷。 「馬利亞就轉過來…對祂說：『拉波尼！』」（約翰福音 20:16）。
我何時固執地懷疑過？（見約翰福音 20:24-29）。我是否一直在懷疑有關耶穌的某些事情——也許是其他人見證的經歷，但我還沒有經歷過？其他門徒對多馬說：「我們已經看見主了。」（約20:25）。但多馬懷疑，說，「我非看見…我總不信。」（約翰福音 20:25）。多馬需要耶穌的個人接觸。我們永遠不知道祂的觸摸何時會臨到，但當觸摸真的到來時，它們是難以形容的珍貴。 「多馬對祂說，『我的主，我的神！』」（約翰福音 20:28）。
我何時自私地否認祂？ （見約翰福音 21:15-17）。彼得發咒起誓否認耶穌基督（見馬太福音26:69-75），然而當耶穌復活後，祂獨自向彼得顯現。耶穌私下復興彼得，然後又在其他人面前公開地復興他。彼得對祂說：「主啊…你知道我愛你。」（約翰福音 21:17）
我與耶穌基督有個人性的歷史嗎？門徒真正的標誌之一，就是與祂親密合一——對耶穌的認識是任何事物都無法動搖的。
來自章伯斯的智慧
如果一個人在低谷時無法證明他的宗教信仰，那麼它就毫無價值。《神手之陰》
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