1124 焦點方向
看哪，僕人的眼睛怎樣望主人的手…我們的眼睛也照樣望耶和華我們的神…《詩篇 123:2》
這節經文描述了對神完全的信靠，正如僕人的眼睛注視着他的主人，我們的眼睛也應該望向神並專註於祂；這就是我們如何認識祂的榮臉，以及神如何向我們展示祂自己（見以賽亞書 53:1）。當我們停止仰望神時，我們靈性力量就開始枯竭。我們的耐力被削弱，並不是因着我們外在周圍的麻煩，而是因着我們裡面思想的問題。我們錯誤地認為：「我想我有點用力伸展了，站得有點高，努力要像神，而非是個平凡謙卑人。」我們必須意識到，任何努力都不會太高。
例如，當你生命中遇到危機，你表明站在神的立場，甚至有聖靈的見證來驗證你的作為是正確的。但現在，也許幾周或幾年過去了，你逐漸得出結論——「好吧，也許我所做的顯得太驕傲或太膚淺了。我的立場是不是有點太高了？」你的「理性」朋友會說：「別傻了。當你第一次談論這種靈性覺醒時，我們知道那只是一時的衝動，你是無法承受那種壓力的。反正神也不期望你堅持下去。」你回答說：「好吧，我想我期待太高了。」那聽起來很謙卑，但那意味着你不再依賴神，現在你開始依賴世界的觀點。當你不再依賴神，忽略將目光專註在神，危險就臨到了。只有當神突然將你停住，你才會意識到你是個失敗者。每當你生活中出現靈性枯竭時，要立即改正過來。要認識到有什麼事物阻礙在你和神之間，並立即改變或移除它。
來自章伯斯的智慧
敬畏是一個人的心靈認識到神是誰以及祂為他個人所做的事情的狀態。我們的主強調孩子的態度；沒有什麼態度能像孩子那樣表達如此莊嚴的敬畏和親密。《不知往何處去》
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