3月1日 每日经历神


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标  题: 眼能见,耳能听

经  节: 但你们的眼睛是有福的,因为看见了;你们的耳朵也是有福的,因为听见了。(马太福音十三章16节)

当你成为基督徒的那一刻,神赐给你属灵的眼睛和耳朵,好叫你开始经历祂的同在与祂的作为。当你与祂同行,圣灵会帮助你使用这些属灵的感官。在灵里面对神的敏锐是恩赐,需要我们愿意接受,并且操练它。圣经上告诉我们,灵性死亡的人无法看见及了解属灵的事物(马太福音十三:1415)。如果没有属灵的眼睛,你可能会处于祂大能作为之中,却毫无所觉。

在根本上,以人类的眼光来看所处的环境,与以属灵的眼光来透视生命,两者是截然不同的。非基督徒困惑不解世事的发生。但是身为基督徒的你,看见了同一件事,会认出神的作为,并调整自己的生活,好配合神的心意。当你遇见一位寻求上帝的人,你会认出圣灵的作为是此人信服神的存在,于是调整自己的生活配合神的工作(罗马书三:11)。一些没有属灵知觉的人同样遇见此人,却不能理解其人生遭遇的永恒重要性。其他人会受新的哲学思想与社会潮流走向所影响,不能分辨真理。然而在世界嘈杂声中,你仍能听到神的声音,且在这令人困惑的环境中,继续向着标竿直跑。

罪会使你感受迟钝,最后会让你成为属灵的瞎子和聋子。不要只满足于有肉眼能看、有耳朵能听,但对神的作为却毫无所感。祷告求神借着圣灵大能,使你能敏锐地感受神的作为。


Eyes
That See, Ears That Hear

“But
blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear.” (Matthew
13:16)

When you became a Christian, God gave you
spiritual sight and hearing so you could begin experiencing His presence and
activity all around you. The Holy Spirit helps you to develop these spiritual
senses as you walk with Him. Spiritual sensitivity to God is a gift that must
be accepted and exercised. Scripture indicates that those who are spiritually
dead cannot see or understand spiritual things (Matt. 13:14–15). Without
spiritual eyes, you can be right in the midst of a mighty act of God and not
recognize it.

There is a radical difference between
seeing your surroundings from a human perspective and seeing life through
spiritual eyes. Non-Christians will see world events around them and become
confused. You will look at the same events, recognize the activity of God, and
adjust your life to Him. When you meet a person who is seeking God, you will
recognize the convicting work of the Holy Spirit and adjust your life to God’s
activity (Rom. 3:11). Someone without spiritual perception will encounter that
same person and not grasp the eternal significance of what is happening in that
person’s life. Others will hear of new philosophies and trends in society and
not know how to discern the truth. You will hear God’s voice over the din of
the world’s voices, and you will keep your bearings in the midst of the
confusing circumstances.

Sin dulls your senses, ultimately leaving
you spiritually blind and deaf. Do not be content with merely seeing with physical
eyes and hearing with natural ears but not sensing what God is doing. Ask God,
through the power of the Holy Spirit, to sensitize you to His activity all
around you.

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