12月13日

標　　題：神的啟示就是祂的邀請

經　　節：主耶和華若不將奧秘指示祂的僕人——眾先知，就一無所行。（阿摩司書三章7節）

基督徒花費許多時間討論如何[尋求神的旨意]，好象神的旨意是隱藏、難以尋見的。神並沒有隱藏祂旨意，祂的旨意不難發現。我們不需要懇求神向我們透露祂的旨意。祂比我們願意接受其旨意，更願意顯明祂的旨意。有時候，我們求神去做一些祂已經成就的事！

阿摩司時代的人是一群迷失的百姓，不認識神，也不清楚祂的心意。神早已顯明祂的旨意，問題是他們不理睬神的旨意，也不遵行祂的旨意。阿摩司宣告，神若不將自己的作為指示祂的僕人，就什麼也不做。可悲的是，許多時候沒人親近祂，領受祂的啟示（以賽亞書五十九：16，六十三：5；以西結書廿二：30-31）。

耶穌與天父十分親密地同行，祂總是清楚知道天父的作為（約翰福音五：19-20）。耶穌說，我們的眼睛若是明亮，會看見神及祂的作為（馬太福音六：22）。如果看不到神的作為，問題不在於神沒有啟示，而在於我們的罪阻擋了我們。

當神正在你的孩子身上動工，或正要讓你的同工悔改，祂可能會向你透露祂的作為。祂的啟示就是個請帖，邀請你加入祂的救贖大工。要儆醒注意你周圍神的作為。祂會向祂的僕人顯現祂的作為。如果你的屬靈眼睛是明亮的，你會在周遭人們身上，讚歎地見到神的作為。

God’s Revelation Is His Invitation

Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)

Christians spend much time talking about “seeking God’s will,” as though it were hidden and difficult to find. God does not hide His will. His will is not difficult to discover. We do not have to plead with God to reveal His will to us. He is more eager to reveal His will than we are willing to receive it. We sometimes ask God to do things He has already done!

The people in Amos’s day became disoriented to God and to His desires. God had revealed His will; the problem was that they had not recognized it or obeyed it. Amos declared that God does nothing in the affairs of humanity without seeking one of His servants to whom He will reveal His activity. Tragically, there are times when no one is walking closely enough with Him to be receptive to His word (Isa. 59:16; 63:5; Ezek. 22:30–31).

Jesus walked so intimately with His Father that He was always aware of what the Father was doing around Him (John 5:19–20). Jesus said that if our eyes are pure, they will see God and recognize His activity (Matt. 6:22). If we are not seeing God’s activity, the problem is not a lack of revelation. The problem is that our sin prevents us from noticing it.

When God is working in your child’s life or when He is convicting your coworker, He may reveal His activity to you. His revelation is His invitation for you to join Him in His redemptive work. Be alert to God’s activity around you. He will reveal His activity to His servants. If your spiritual eyes are pure, you will be overwhelmed by all that you see God doing around you!