1224 隱藏的生命
因為你們已經死了，你們的生命與基督一同藏在神裡面。《歌羅西書3:3》
神的靈見證並證實了「與基督一同藏在神裡面」的生命是簡單，但全能的安全；保羅在他的新約書信中不斷提到這一點。我們講得好像過聖潔生活是我們能做的最不確定並最不安全的事情，然而，那是最可能的安全之事，因為有全能的神在其中及背後。最危險、最不確定的事情，是試圖沒有神而活。對一個重生的人來說，在與神有正確的關係中活着，比走錯還容易，只要我們留意神的警告並「在光明中行」（約翰一書 1:7）。
當我們想到從罪中得釋放，被「聖靈充滿」（以弗所書 5:18）和「在光明中行」時，我們描繪像高山峻岭的頂峰，我們看為非常崇高奇妙，但我們說：「哦，我永遠無法高攀活在那裡！」然而，當我們靠着神的恩典真的到達那裡時，我們發現那根本不是山頂，而是一片高原，有足夠的空間可以生活和成長。「你使我腳下的地步寬闊，使我的腳未曾滑跌。」（詩篇 18:36）。
當你真正看見耶穌時，我敢說你不會懷疑祂。當祂說：「你們心裡不要憂愁…」（約翰福音 14:27），如果你看見祂，我敢說你不會為事情擔憂。當祂在那裡，要懷疑幾乎是不可能的。每次你與耶穌有個人接觸時，祂的話語對你來說都是真實的。「我將我的平安賜給你們…」（約翰福音 14:27）——一種帶來無拘無束的自信，它從頭頂到腳底完全覆蓋你的平安。「…你的生命與基督一同藏在神裡面。」耶穌基督的平安是不可干擾的，它已經賜給你了。
來自章伯斯的智慧
我是在學習如何使用我的聖經嗎？要成為完全為主服事的方式，就是充分浸透在聖經里；我們當中有些人只是利用某些特定的經文。我們的主想要通過祂的話語，不斷給予我們教導；不斷的教導將聽眾轉變為門徒。 《蒙神悅納》
1224 The Hidden Life
…your life is hidden with Christ in God. —Colossians 3:3
The Spirit of God testifies to and confirms the simple, but almighty, security of the life that “is hidden with Christ in God.” Paul continually brought this out in his New Testament letters. We talk as if living a sanctified life were the most uncertain and insecure thing we could do. Yet it is the most secure thing possible, because it has Almighty God in and behind it. The most dangerous and unsure thing is to try to live without God. For one who is born again, it is easier to live in a right-standing relationship with God than it is to go wrong, provided we heed God’s warnings and “walk in the light” (1 John 1:7).
When we think of being delivered from sin, being “filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18), and “walk[ing] in the light,” we picture the peak of a great mountain. We see it as very high and wonderful, but we say, “Oh, I could never live up there!” However, when we do get there through God’s grace, we find it is not a mountain peak at all, but a plateau with plenty of room to live and to grow. “You enlarged my path under me, so my feet did not slip” (Psalm 18:36).
When you really see Jesus, I defy you to doubt Him. If you see Him when He says, “Let not your heart be troubled…” (John 14:27), I defy you to worry. It is virtually impossible to doubt when He is there. Every time you are in personal contact with Jesus, His words are real to you. “My peace I give to you…” (John 14:27)— a peace which brings an unconstrained confidence and covers you completely, from the top of your head to the soles of your feet. “…your life is hidden with Christ in God,” and the peace of Jesus Christ that cannot be disturbed has been imparted to you.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Am I learning how to use my Bible? The way to become complete for the Master’s service is to be well soaked in the Bible; some of us only exploit certain passages. Our Lord wants to give us continuous instruction out of His word; continuous instruction turns hearers into disciples. Approved Unto God, 11 L