1130 蒙神的恩，我今日成了何等人
然而我進入成了何等人，是蒙神的恩才成的。並且他所賜我的恩，不是徒然的。《哥林多前書 15:10》
我們不斷談論自己無能的方式，這是對我們造物主的侮辱；抱怨我們的無能就是錯誤地指責神忽視了我們。要養成從神的角度審視那些在人聽來如此謙卑之事的習慣，你就會驚訝於它們對神是多麼令人難以置信地不合宜和不尊重。我們說這樣的話：「哦，我不應該聲稱自己是被成聖；我不是聖徒。」但那在神面前就意味着：「不，主啊，袮不可能拯救我，使我成聖；我還沒有得到很多機會，我的大腦和身體還有這麼多的不完美；不，主啊，那是不可能的。」那在其他人聽起來可能非常謙卑，但在神面前卻是一種違抗的態度。
反之，在神面前聽起來謙卑的，在人聽來可能恰恰相反。說「感謝神，我知道我得救了並成聖了。」在神眼裡是謙卑的最單純表達，它意味着你已經如此完全將自己降服於神，以至於你知道祂是真實的。永遠不要擔心你所說的話在別人面前聽來是否謙卑，但永遠要在神面前謙卑，讓祂成為你的一切。
只有一種關係是真正重要的，那就是你與你個人的救贖者和大主宰的個人關係。如果你不惜一切代價持守那個關係，放掉其他一切，神就會藉着你的生命實現祂的目的。一個人的生命對神的計劃可能是極重無比的價值，而你的生命可能就是如此。
來自章伯斯的智慧
基督教不是要對良心或堅信保持一致；基督教是要對耶穌基督真實忠誠。《聖經倫理學》
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