1130 蒙神的恩，我今日成了何等人
然而我进入成了何等人，是蒙神的恩才成的。并且他所赐我的恩，不是徒然的。《哥林多前书 15:10》
我们不断谈论自己无能的方式，这是对我们造物主的侮辱；抱怨我们的无能就是错误地指责神忽视了我们。要养成从神的角度审视那些在人听来如此谦卑之事的习惯，你就会惊讶于它们对神是多么令人难以置信地不合宜和不尊重。我们说这样的话：「哦，我不应该声称自己是被成圣；我不是圣徒。」但那在神面前就意味着：「不，主啊，袮不可能拯救我，使我成圣；我还没有得到很多机会，我的大脑和身体还有这么多的不完美；不，主啊，那是不可能的。」那在其他人听起来可能非常谦卑，但在神面前却是一种违抗的态度。
反之，在神面前听起来谦卑的，在人听来可能恰恰相反。说「感谢神，我知道我得救了并成圣了。」在神眼里是谦卑的最单纯表达，它意味着你已经如此完全将自己降服于神，以至于你知道祂是真实的。永远不要担心你所说的话在别人面前听来是否谦卑，但永远要在神面前谦卑，让祂成为你的一切。
只有一种关系是真正重要的，那就是你与你个人的救赎者和大主宰的个人关系。如果你不惜一切代价持守那个关系，放掉其他一切，神就会藉着你的生命实现祂的目的。一个人的生命对神的计划可能是极重无比的价值，而你的生命可能就是如此。
来自章伯斯的智慧
基督教不是要对良心或坚信保持一致；基督教是要对耶稣基督真实忠诚。《圣经伦理学》
1130 By the Grace of God I Am What I Am
By the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain… —1 Corinthians 15:10
The way we continually talk about our own inabilities is an insult to our Creator. To complain over our incompetence is to accuse God falsely of having overlooked us. Get into the habit of examining from God’s perspective those things that sound so humble to men. You will be amazed at how unbelievably inappropriate and disrespectful they are to Him. We say things such as, “Oh, I shouldn’t claim to be sanctified; I’m not a saint.” But to say that before God means, “No, Lord, it is impossible for You to save and sanctify me; there are opportunities I have not had and so many imperfections in my brain and body; no, Lord, it isn’t possible.” That may sound wonderfully humble to others, but before God it is an attitude of defiance.
Conversely, the things that sound humble before God may sound exactly the opposite to people. To say, “Thank God, I know I am saved and sanctified,” is in God’s eyes the purest expression of humility. It means you have so completely surrendered yourself to God that you know He is true. Never worry about whether what you say sounds humble before others or not. But always be humble before God, and allow Him to be your all in all.
There is only one relationship that really matters, and that is your personal relationship to your personal Redeemer and Lord. If you maintain that at all costs, letting everything else go, God will fulfill His purpose through your life. One individual life may be of priceless value to God’s purposes, and yours may be that life.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Christianity is not consistency to conscience or to convictions; Christianity is being true to Jesus Christ. — Biblical Ethics, 111 L