0926 「去」的和好
你…若想起弟兄向你懷怨…《馬太福音 5:23》
這節經文說：「…你在祭壇上獻禮物的時候，若想起弟兄向你懷怨 …」它並不是說：「如果你因失衡的敏感度去搜索並發現什麼」，而是「如果你…想起…」換句話說，如果神的靈讓你意識到某事——「..先去同弟兄和好， 然後來獻禮物。」（馬太福音 5:24）。當神的靈在指導你到最微小的細節時，永遠不要抗議在你裡面神的靈強烈的敏感性。
「先去同弟兄和好…」我們主的指示很簡單——「先去和好」。實際上祂是說，「從你來的路回去——那條路是在祭壇那裡讓你知罪所指示的；在你的思想和靈魂中對那個抵擋你的人，要保持一種態度，使和解像呼吸一樣自然。」耶穌沒有提到另一個人——祂說要你去。那不是你的權利問題；聖徒的真正標誌是他能放棄自己的權利，並順服主耶穌。
「…然後來獻禮物。」和解的過程被明確標記出來。首先我們有自我犧牲的英雄精神，然後突然被聖靈的敏銳所約束，接着我們在知罪的點上停下。接下來是順從神的話語，那建立出一種態度或心態，就不會將責任歸咎於那個與你有過錯的人。最後，你就開心、單純、沒有阻攔地將你的禮物獻給神。
來自章伯斯的智慧
讀書永遠不可能讀得太多，但要始終記住你為什麼讀。要記住，最重要的是「必需接受、認識和依靠聖靈。」《蒙神悅納》
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