1124 焦点方向
看哪，仆人的眼睛怎样望主人的手…我们的眼睛也照样望耶和华我们的神…《诗篇 123:2》
这节经文描述了对神完全的信靠，正如仆人的眼睛注视着他的主人，我们的眼睛也应该望向神并专注于祂；这就是我们如何认识祂的荣脸，以及神如何向我们展示祂自己（见以赛亚书 53:1）。当我们停止仰望神时，我们灵性力量就开始枯竭。我们的耐力被削弱，并不是因着我们外在周围的麻烦，而是因着我们里面思想的问题。我们错误地认为：「我想我有点用力伸展了，站得有点高，努力要像神，而非是个平凡谦卑人。」我们必须意识到，任何努力都不会太高。
例如，当你生命中遇到危机，你表明站在神的立场，甚至有圣灵的见证来验证你的作为是正确的。但现在，也许几周或几年过去了，你逐渐得出结论——「好吧，也许我所做的显得太骄傲或太肤浅了。我的立场是不是有点太高了？」你的「理性」朋友会说：「别傻了。当你第一次谈论这种灵性觉醒时，我们知道那只是一时的冲动，你是无法承受那种压力的。反正神也不期望你坚持下去。」你回答说：「好吧，我想我期待太高了。」那听起来很谦卑，但那意味着你不再依赖神，现在你开始依赖世界的观点。当你不再依赖神，忽略将目光专注在神，危险就临到了。只有当神突然将你停住，你才会意识到你是个失败者。每当你生活中出现灵性枯竭时，要立即改正过来。要认识到有什么事物阻碍在你和神之间，并立即改变或移除它。
来自章伯斯的智慧
敬畏是一个人的心灵认识到神是谁以及祂为他个人所做的事情的状态。我们的主强调孩子的态度；没有什么态度能像孩子那样表达如此庄严的敬畏和亲密。《不知往何处去》
1124 Direction of Focus
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters…, so our eyes look to the Lord our God… —Psalm 123:2
This verse is a description of total reliance on God. Just as the eyes of a servant are riveted on his master, our eyes should be directed to and focused on God. This is how knowledge of His countenance is gained and how God reveals Himself to us (see Isaiah 53:1). Our spiritual strength begins to be drained when we stop lifting our eyes to Him. Our stamina is sapped, not so much through external troubles surrounding us but through problems in our thinking. We wrongfully think, “I suppose I’ve been stretching myself a little too much, standing too tall and trying to look like God instead of being an ordinary humble person.” We have to realize that no effort can be too high.
For example, you came to a crisis in your life, took a stand for God, and even had the witness of the Spirit as a confirmation that what you did was right. But now, maybe weeks or years have gone by, and you are slowly coming to the conclusion— “Well, maybe what I did showed too much pride or was superficial. Was I taking a stand a bit too high for me?” Your “rational” friends come and say, “Don’t be silly. We knew when you first talked about this spiritual awakening that it was a passing impulse, that you couldn’t hold up under the strain. And anyway, God doesn’t expect you to endure.” You respond by saying, “Well, I suppose I was expecting too much.” That sounds humble to say, but it means that your reliance on God is gone, and you are now relying on worldly opinion. The danger comes when, no longer relying on God, you neglect to focus your eyes on Him. Only when God brings you to a sudden stop will you realize that you have been the loser. Whenever there is a spiritual drain in your life, correct it immediately. Realize that something has been coming between you and God, and change or remove it at once.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Awe is the condition of a man’s spirit realizing Who God is and what He has done for him personally. Our Lord emphasizes the attitude of a child; no attitude can express such solemn awe and familiarity as that of a child. —Not Knowing Whither, 882 L