0926 「去」的和好
你…若想起弟兄向你怀怨…《马太福音 5:23》
这节经文说：「…你在祭坛上献礼物的时候，若想起弟兄向你怀怨 …」它并不是说：「如果你因失衡的敏感度去搜索并发现什么」，而是「如果你…想起…」换句话说，如果神的灵让你意识到某事——「..先去同弟兄和好， 然后来献礼物。」（马太福音 5:24）。当神的灵在指导你到最微小的细节时，永远不要抗议在你里面神的灵强烈的敏感性。
「先去同弟兄和好…」我们主的指示很简单——「先去和好」。实际上祂是说，「从你来的路回去——那条路是在祭坛那里让你知罪所指示的；在你的思想和灵魂中对那个抵挡你的人，要保持一种态度，使和解像呼吸一样自然。」耶稣没有提到另一个人——祂说要你去。那不是你的权利问题；圣徒的真正标志是他能放弃自己的权利，并顺服主耶稣。
「…然后来献礼物。」和解的过程被明确标记出来。首先我们有自我牺牲的英雄精神，然后突然被圣灵的敏锐所约束，接着我们在知罪的点上停下。接下来是顺从神的话语，那建立出一种态度或心态，就不会将责任归咎于那个与你有过错的人。最后，你就开心、单纯、没有阻拦地将你的礼物献给神。
来自章伯斯的智慧
读书永远不可能读得太多，但要始终记住你为什么读。要记住，最重要的是「必需接受、认识和依靠圣灵。」《蒙神悦纳》
0926 The “Go” of Reconciliation
If you…remember that your brother has something against you… —Matthew 5:23
This verse says, “If you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you….” It is not saying, “If you search and find something because of your unbalanced sensitivity,” but, “If you…remember….” In other words, if something is brought to your conscious mind by the Spirit of God— “First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift” (Matthew 5:24). Never object to the intense sensitivity of the Spirit of God in you when He is instructing you down to the smallest detail.
“First be reconciled to your brother….” Our Lord’s directive is simple— “First be reconciled….” He says, in effect, “Go back the way you came— the way indicated to you by the conviction given to you at the altar; have an attitude in your mind and soul toward the person who has something against you that makes reconciliation as natural as breathing.” Jesus does not mention the other person— He says for you to go. It is not a matter of your rights. The true mark of the saint is that he can waive his own rights and obey the Lord Jesus.
“…and then come and offer your gift.” The process of reconciliation is clearly marked. First we have the heroic spirit of self-sacrifice, then the sudden restraint by the sensitivity of the Holy Spirit, and then we are stopped at the point of our conviction. This is followed by obedience to the Word of God, which builds an attitude or state of mind that places no blame on the one with whom you have been in the wrong. And finally there is the glad, simple, unhindered offering of your gift to God.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
It is impossible to read too much, but always keep before you why you read. Remember that “the need to receive, recognize, and rely on the Holy Spirit” is before all else. –Approved Unto God, 11 L