5月23日

標　　題：與神一同傳道

經　　節：聖靈對腓利說：「你去！貼近那車走。」（使徒行傳八章29節）

傳道是神查找一些心向著祂的人，並且把他們放置在能夠使祂的王國有所不同的場所。歷史上許多偉大的宣教士並沒有長壽，但他們短暫的生命卻戲劇化地影響永恆。

神曾經使用腓利。使徒行傳記載了一段令人興奮的故事，就是神如何使用腓利的生命，傳福音到地極。腓利曾經大有權能地在撒馬利亞城傳福音（使徒行傳八：5）。神使用腓利行了許多神跡和大異能，整個撒馬利亞城的人驚奇神的作為（使徒行傳八：6∼8）。這是每位佈道家所渴望最大的成就，也就是能夠看到合城的人歡喜領受他的講道。然而，腓利並不是以活動為中心，而是以神為中心的基督徒，他並沒有一心一意擴展自己的名聲，成為偉大的佈道家或行神跡者。他在乎自己的生活是否仍以神的作為為中心。當他被指示離開自己大有果效的事工，一點也不猶豫（使徒行傳八：27）。

神不斷找尋一些像腓利一樣，肯與自己同工傳福音的人。神沒有在各地掀起復興浪潮，不是因為祂不能，也不是因為祂不願意，而是祂要先尋找願意徹底調整自己生活的人，那些人願意由自我中心的活動，改變成以神在世界的活動為中心的生活。你是否看見神在你周圍的作為？神正邀請你參與什麼事工呢？你如何回應祂的邀請？

On Mission with God

Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go near and overtake this chariot." (Acts 8:29)

Missions is God finding those whose hearts are right with Him and placing them where they can make a difference for His kingdom. Some of the great missionaries in history did not live long lives, but their lives dramatically affected eternity.

God had access to Philip, and the Book of Acts gives the exciting account of how God used Philip’s life to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. Philip was preaching powerfully in the city of Samaria (Acts 8:5). So mightily did God use him that the entire city was rejoicing at the miracles God was doing (Acts 8:6–8). This would be any evangelist’s fondest desire, to see an entire city responding to the gospel through his preaching. Yet Philip was not activity-centered in his Christian life. He was God-centered. Philip was not preoccupied with expanding his reputation as a great preacher or miracle worker, he was concerned that his life remain in the center of God’s activity. When he was instructed to leave his fruitful ministry, he did not hesitate (Acts 8:27).

God continues to seek those as responsive as Philip to go on mission with Him. The reason God has not brought great revival to more places is not that He is unable or that He is unwilling. He first looks for those willing to have their lives radically adjusted away from their self-centered activities and placed into the center of God’s activity around the world. Have you seen the activity of God around you? What is God presently inviting you to do? How are you responding?