6月15日 趕快行動！

有了……加上……（彼後一5）

彼得說（4節），你們既承受了屬天的性情，如今就要專心一致，竭力養成良好的習慣。“加上”的意義，是就品格方面而言。不論是天然的或超然的，人的品格絕不是與生俱來的，他必須加以後天的培養。習慣也不是與生俱來的，我們要根據神所賜的新生命，去養成習慣。神的意思不是要我們做閃閃發光的標本，而是要我們在日常平凡的生活中，表現出他恩惠的奇妙。一般的俗務乃是人格的試金石；屬靈生命的大障礙就是要做大事。“耶穌……拿一條毛巾……洗門徒的腳。”

有時生活缺乏亮光，便沒有什麼值得興奮的，只是日復一日，從事平凡的作業。神卻用例行的事務，給我們啟示。別期望神天天給你興奮的時刻，要學習靠著神的能力，活在常務中。“加上”是難的，我們常說不指望神用舒適的花轎將我們抬進天堂，但我們的行事為人卻往往與此相反。我所順服的不論是多微小的事，都有神恩典的大能在背後。我之所以盡本分，不是因為職責所在，乃是因我信神安排的一切；這樣，我一順服，神超然的恩惠就透過救贖臨到我身上。

祈禱◆噢，主啊，我的靈經歷你的新恩，然而我在你大能的恩典中成長是何等緩慢！求你速速臨到我身上，使我今天的體驗，如自然界一般延展至壯闊的地平線。

June 15 Get A Move On

“And beside this . . . add . .” 2 Peter 1:5

You have inherited the Divine nature, says Peter （v.4）, now screw your attention down and form habits, give diligence, concentrate. “Add” means all that character means. No man is born either naturally or supernaturally with character, he has to make character. Nor are we born with habits; we have to form habits on the basis of the new life God has put into us. We are not meant to be illuminated versions, but the common stuff of ordinary life exhibiting the marvel of the grace of God. Drudgery is the touchstone of character. The great hindrance in spiritual life is that we will look for big things to do. “Jesus took a towel...and began to wash the disciples' feet.”

There are times when there is no illumination and no thrill, but just the daily round, the common task. Routine is God's way of saving us between our times of inspiration. Do not expect God always to give you His thrilling minutes, but learn to live in the domain of drudgery by the power of God.

It is the “adding” that is difficult. We say we do not expect God to carry us to heaven on flowery beds of ease, and yet we act as if we did! The tiniest detail in which I obey has all the omnipotent power of the grace of God behind it. If I do my duty, not for duty's sake, but because I believe God is engineering my circumstances, then at the very point of my obedience the whole superb grace of God is mine through the Atonement.