1010 我如何知道？
耶穌說：「父阿， 天地的主， 我感謝你！ 因為你將這些事向聰明通達人就藏起來， 向嬰孩就顯出來。」《馬太福音 11:25》
我們並不是一步步成長進入屬靈的關係——我們要麼有關係，要麼就沒有。神不是繼續越來越多地洗凈我們的罪——「我們若在光明中行」，我們「…一切的罪」就被潔凈（約翰一書 1:7）。這是順服的問題，一旦我們順服，關係就立即完全。但如果我們即使一秒鐘不順服，黑暗和死亡就會立即作工。
所有神啟示的真理都是密封的，直到我們通過順服，才向我們開啟。你永遠無法通過哲學或思考來開啟它們，然而一旦你順服，亮光就立刻來到。透過沉浸在真理中讓神的真理進入你的裡面，而不是通過擔憂進入的。你認識神的真理唯一之道就是停止試圖去追尋，而是藉着重生。如果你在神向你表明的第一件事上順服祂，那麼祂會立即向你打開下一個真理。你可以閱讀大量關於聖靈工作的書籍，只五分鐘完全且毫不妥協的順服，就會使事情變得像陽光一樣清晰。不要說：「我想總有一天我會明白這些事情！」你現在就可以了解。不是研讀帶給你了解，而是順服。即使最小的順服也能打開天堂，神最深的真理立即就成為你的。然而，在你順服你已知事情之前，神永遠不會向你顯示更多關於祂自己的真理。要提防成為「聰明通達人」之一，「人若立志遵着祂的旨意行，就必曉得…」（約翰福音 7:17）
來自章伯斯的智慧
危機顯露性格。當我們受到考驗時，我們性格中隱藏的資源就會被準確地顯露出來。《真的門徒》
1010 How Will I Know?
Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father…that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.” —Matthew 11:25
We do not grow into a spiritual relationship step by step— we either have a relationship or we do not. God does not continue to cleanse us more and more from sin— “But if we walk in the light,” we are cleansed “from all sin” (1 John 1:7). It is a matter of obedience, and once we obey, the relationship is instantly perfected. But if we turn away from obedience for even one second, darkness and death are immediately at work again.
All of God’s revealed truths are sealed until they are opened to us through obedience. You will never open them through philosophy or thinking. But once you obey, a flash of light comes immediately. Let God’s truth work into you by immersing yourself in it, not by worrying into it. The only way you can get to know the truth of God is to stop trying to find out and by being born again. If you obey God in the first thing He shows you, then He instantly opens up the next truth to you. You could read volumes on the work of the Holy Spirit, when five minutes of total, uncompromising obedience would make things as clear as sunlight. Don’t say, “I suppose I will understand these things someday!” You can understand them now. And it is not study that brings understanding to you, but obedience. Even the smallest bit of obedience opens heaven, and the deepest truths of God immediately become yours. Yet God will never reveal more truth about Himself to you, until you have obeyed what you know already. Beware of becoming one of the “wise and prudent.” “If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know…” (John 7:17).
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Crises reveal character. When we are put to the test the hidden resources of our character are revealed exactly. –Disciples Indeed, 393 R