1024 正確的觀點
感謝神！常帥領我們在基督里誇勝…《哥林多後書 2:14》
神的僕人正確的觀點不應只是儘可能接近最高點，而應是最高點。要小心，你要積極持守神的觀點，並記住必須每天都這樣，一點一點地做。不要在有限的層面上思考；沒有任何外在的力量能觸及正確的觀點。
我們在這世上持守正確的觀點只有一個目的——成為基督勝利行列中的俘虜。我們不是神的櫥窗里的展示品——我們在這世上只是要展示一件事——「[我們的生命被]奪回，順服基督。」（哥林多後書10:5）。其他的觀點是何等渺小啊！例如，有人說：「我孤身一人，為耶穌爭戰。」或「我必須維護基督的理想，為祂堅守這座堡壘。」但保羅本質上是說：「我是在得勝者的行列中，無論困難是什麼，都不重要，我總是被帶向勝利。」這個觀念在我們身上是否實際可行？保羅喜樂的秘訣是神帶着他這個公然反叛耶穌基督的人，使他成為俘虜——那就成為他的目的。保羅的喜樂就是成為主的俘虜，他對天上或地上的事都沒有其它的興趣。對於基督徒來說，談論得勝是一件可恥的事；我們應該完全屬於得勝者，這永遠是祂的勝利，並且「靠着愛我們的主，在這一切的事上已經得勝有餘了…」（羅馬書8:37）。
「我們…有基督馨香之氣。」（哥林多後書 2:15）。我們被耶穌馨香之氣所包圍，無論我們走到哪裡，我們都令神舒暢。
來自章伯斯的智慧
當你快樂時，就快樂吧；當你悲傷時，就悲傷吧。如果神給了你一杯甜酒，不要讓它變苦；如果祂給了你一杯苦酒，不要試圖讓它變甜；當事情臨到時，要順其自然。《神手之陰》
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