6月28日 被神得著

或者可以得著基督耶穌所以得著我的。（腓三12）

切勿自告奮勇作主的工人；可是一旦被神呼召，你若偏左又偏右，就有禍了。我們原不是選擇為神工作，所以去作工，乃是因為神得著了我們。絕不該這樣想：“噢，我不適合做這個。”你所要傳的道，是由神決定的，不是憑你個人天然的喜好決定。你的心靈要緊緊貼近神，要記住你蒙召不單是作見證，更要傳福音。每個信徒都要作見證，但傳道的呼召，則必須有神的手狠狠地抓住。你的生命是單為這一件事被神抓住嗎？我們有多少人是這樣？

千萬不可把神的話打折扣，要按照他最嚴肅的真理去傳。對神的話要忠心；但對人的關係上，則記住你是誰－－不是天上製造的特種人，而只是一個蒙恩的罪人。“我不是以為自己已經得著了。我只有一件事……”

祈禱◆主啊，求你按照你容許的方式和程度，讓我能看見你、感受你、相信你和完全認識你。除你以外，我還等候誰呢？

June 28 Apprehended By God

“If that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended.” Philippians 3:12

Never choose to be a worker; but when once God has put His call on you, woe be to you if you turn to the right hand or to the left. We are not here to work for God because we have chosen to do so, but because God has apprehended us. There is never any thought of – “Oh, well, I am not fitted for this.” What you are to preach is determined by God, not by your own natural inclinations. Keep your soul steadfastly related to God, and remember that you are called not to bear testimony only, but to preach the gospel. Every Christian must testify, but when it comes to the call to preach, there must be the agonizing grip of God's hand on you, your life is in the grip of God for that one thing. How many of us are held like that?

Never water down the word of God, preach it in its undiluted sternness; there must be unflinching loyalty to the word of God; but when you come to personal dealing with your fellow men, remember who you are – not a special being made up in heaven, but a sinner saved by grace.

“I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do . . .”