赤誠追尋神

馬太福音 七章二十四至二十七節，記載了每一個接受神話語的人的身上：
「所以凡聽見我這話就去行的，好比一個聰明人，把房子蓋在磐石上。
雨淋、水沖、風吹，撞著那房子，房子總不倒塌。因為根基立在磐石上。
凡聽見我這話不去行的，好比一個無知的人，把房子蓋在沙土上。
雨淋、水沖、風吹，撞著那房子，房子就倒塌了。並且倒塌得很大。」

無論你是把信仰蓋在磐石上或是沙土上，兩者都會遇到雨淋、水沖、風吹；
但這原是一件幸福的事情。

對於建立在神的話語上的人來說，這是個祝福，使他們經歷波折仍屹立不倒！
對於建立在沙土上的人，也是一個祝福。
因為這個失敗是一個機會，讓他們看見自己一直建立的成功只是空殼，根本不值得存留！

多年中，我從來不會為一些成功但不偉大的牧師跌倒而惋惜。
我們的人生如上幼稚園。雨淋、水沖、風吹就像學業裡的考試。
考試只是讓我們知道自己真正的程度，從而有機會在進入社會工作前改善自己。

同樣，在我們進入永恆之前，雨淋、水沖、風吹幫助我們
檢討自己的信仰是否堅定不移，有沒有承認神的道。
如此，我們才有機會在離世前，建立真正永存的根基！

“But earnestly desire and zealously cultivate the greatest and best gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choicest graces). And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one that is better by far and the highest of them all--love].”

Where does love fit into your list of priorities?
Jesus said, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you”.
To Jesus, love is the main thing on which we should concentrate.

Love should be number one on our spiritual priority list.
We should study love, pray about love and develop the fruit of love by practicing loving others.
We seek many things in our life. But love is the best thing to seek to excel in.
All of us must become students of love; we must pray that God will reduce us to love.

It took me about 45 years to realize that my priorities were mixed up.
I was not making love the main thing in my life. Love was not my first priority.
Yet the commitment to learn how to walk in love has been the single best decision I have ever made as a Christian.

“By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves].”

Love is the trademark (distinctive sign or characteristic) of the Christian.
People should be able to identify us not only by our talk, but also by our walk.

每次聽這首詩歌，都帶給我很深的感受，
去提醒我，挑旺在我裡面，一份神送給我、很珍貴的寶物：永恆的真實感。

因著這份永恆的真實感，
對我來說，在信仰上委身，
是一件很容易的事，毋庸掙扎。

因為我已看見另一個國度，
看見神、信仰、屬靈和永恆的價值，
愛世界反成為一樣很愚蠢、沒意義的傻事。

而我知道，神給我的其中一個重要的呼召，
就是將這份價值觀，帶給下一代．．．

在我心甚期待－－

一個義無反顧將生命奉獻給神的世代，

一個珍惜被召，並且選擇被選上的世代。