0921 服事者之預定目的
耶和華賜我出胎，造就我做他的僕人…《以賽亞書 49:5》
當我們認識到自己在基督耶穌里被神揀選了之後發生的第一件事，就是我們先入為主的觀念、狹隘的思想以及所有其它忠誠的破滅——我們完全轉變為神自己心意的僕人。人類被造是為了榮耀神並永遠以祂為樂，永遠享受祂。罪使人類偏向另一條道路，但絲毫沒有改變神的旨意。當我們重生時，我們就被帶入到神對人類偉大心意的領悟，即祂創造我們是為祂自己。認識到神對我們的揀選，是世上最令人喜樂之事，我們必須學會信靠神這個偉大的創造旨意。神做的第一件事，就是迫使全世界的利益通過我們內心渠道進入我們裡面。神的愛，甚至祂的本質，都被引入到我們裡面。我們在約翰福音 3 : 16中看到了全能神的本質——「神如此愛世人」
我們必須不斷保持我們的心靈對神創造心意此一事實的開放，絕不可以我們自己的意圖混淆或遮蔽之。如果我們這樣做，神將必須強迫排除我們的意圖，無論會帶來多大的傷害。服事者被造的目的，是成為神的僕人，是神在他身上得榮耀的人。一旦我們意識到正是通過耶穌基督的救恩，我們才被變得完全以合乎神的心意，我們就會明白為什麼耶穌基督的要求是如此嚴厲和無情。祂要求祂的僕人絕對的正確，因為祂已將神的本質放在他們裡面。
要小心，以免忘記神對你生命的目的。
來自章伯斯的智慧
我們不是要宣揚行善。善行不是被宣講的，而是要被實踐的。《故我差遣你》
0921 The Missionary’s Predestined Purpose
Now the Lord says, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant… —Isaiah 49:5
The first thing that happens after we recognize our election by God in Christ Jesus is the destruction of our preconceived ideas, our narrow-minded thinking, and all of our other allegiances— we are turned solely into servants of God’s own purpose. The entire human race was created to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. Sin has diverted the human race onto another course, but it has not altered God’s purpose to the slightest degree. And when we are born again we are brought into the realization of God’s great purpose for the human race, namely, that He created us for Himself. This realization of our election by God is the most joyful on earth, and we must learn to rely on this tremendous creative purpose of God. The first thing God will do is force the interests of the whole world through the channel of our hearts. The love of God, and even His very nature, is introduced into us. And we see the nature of Almighty God purely focused in John 3:16— “For God so loved the world….”
We must continually keep our soul open to the fact of God’s creative purpose, and never confuse or cloud it with our own intentions. If we do, God will have to force our intentions aside no matter how much it may hurt. A missionary is created for the purpose of being God’s servant, one in whom God is glorified. Once we realize that it is through the salvation of Jesus Christ that we are made perfectly fit for the purpose of God, we will understand why Jesus Christ is so strict and relentless in His demands. He demands absolute righteousness from His servants, because He has put into them the very nature of God.
Beware lest you forget God’s purpose for your life.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
We are not to preach the doing of good things; good deeds are not to be preached, they are to be performed. –So Send I You, 1330 L