1024 正确的观点
感谢神！常帅领我们在基督里夸胜…《哥林多后书 2:14》
神的仆人正确的观点不应只是尽可能接近最高点，而应是最高点。要小心，你要积极持守神的观点，并记住必须每天都这样，一点一点地做。不要在有限的层面上思考；没有任何外在的力量能触及正确的观点。
我们在这世上持守正确的观点只有一个目的——成为基督胜利行列中的俘虏。我们不是神的橱窗里的展示品——我们在这世上只是要展示一件事——「[我们的生命被]夺回，顺服基督。」（哥林多后书10:5）。其他的观点是何等渺小啊！例如，有人说：「我孤身一人，为耶稣争战。」或「我必须维护基督的理想，为祂坚守这座堡垒。」但保罗本质上是说：「我是在得胜者的行列中，无论困难是什么，都不重要，我总是被带向胜利。」这个观念在我们身上是否实际可行？保罗喜乐的秘诀是神带着他这个公然反叛耶稣基督的人，使他成为俘虏——那就成为他的目的。保罗的喜乐就是成为主的俘虏，他对天上或地上的事都没有其它的兴趣。对于基督徒来说，谈论得胜是一件可耻的事；我们应该完全属于得胜者，这永远是祂的胜利，并且「靠着爱我们的主，在这一切的事上已经得胜有余了…」（罗马书8:37）。
「我们…有基督馨香之气。」（哥林多后书 2:15）。我们被耶稣馨香之气所包围，无论我们走到哪里，我们都令神舒畅。
来自章伯斯的智慧
当你快乐时，就快乐吧；当你悲伤时，就悲伤吧。如果神给了你一杯甜酒，不要让它变苦；如果祂给了你一杯苦酒，不要试图让它变甜；当事情临到时，要顺其自然。《神手之阴》
1024 The Proper Perspective
Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ… —2 Corinthians 2:14
The proper perspective of a servant of God must not simply be as near to the highest as he can get, but it must be the highest. Be careful that you vigorously maintain God’s perspective, and remember that it must be done every day, little by little. Don’t think on a finite level. No outside power can touch the proper perspective.
The proper perspective to maintain is that we are here for only one purpose— to be captives marching in the procession of Christ’s triumphs. We are not on display in God’s showcase— we are here to exhibit only one thing— the “captivity [of our lives] to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). How small all the other perspectives are! For example, the ones that say, “I am standing all alone, battling for Jesus,” or, “I have to maintain the cause of Christ and hold down this fort for Him.” But Paul said, in essence, “I am in the procession of a conqueror, and it doesn’t matter what the difficulties are, for I am always led in triumph.” Is this idea being worked out practically in us? Paul’s secret joy was that God took him as a blatant rebel against Jesus Christ, and made him a captive— and that became his purpose. It was Paul’s joy to be a captive of the Lord, and he had no other interest in heaven or on earth. It is a shameful thing for a Christian to talk about getting the victory. We should belong so completely to the Victor that it is always His victory, and “we are more than conquerors through Him…” (Romans 8:37).
“We are to God the fragrance of Christ…” (2 Corinthians 2:15). We are encompassed with the sweet aroma of Jesus, and wherever we go we are a wonderful refreshment to God.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
When you are joyful, be joyful; when you are sad, be sad. If God has given you a sweet cup, don’t make it bitter; and if He has given you a bitter cup, don’t try and make it sweet; take things as they come. Shade of His Hand, 1226 L