9月8日
标 题：不要迷失在人群中
经 节：耶稣到了那里，抬头一看，对他说︰“撒该，快下来！今天我必住在你家里。”（路加福音十九章5节）
在这广大的世界里，我们常觉得自己只不过是群众中一个微不足道的小人物罢了。世界的趋势是要除去我们个人的特质，要我们认同周围的人。然而，神以祂独特的方式来爱我们。耶稣正前往耶路撒冷的路上，要完成祂在十字架上的任务。群众蜂拥而至地包围祂，矮小的撒该非得爬上一棵树，才看得到耶稣。撒该原想，只要看最伟大的教师一眼，就心满意足，但耶稣居然停下来，抬头直视他！那时撒该在人群中根本不受注意，就这样，撒该开始一段与耶稣同处的时光，而这个际遇彻底地改变了他的生命。
耶稣会以独特的方式与你相交。祂知道你的过去、你将会面对的将来，以及你生命的每个细节，祂赐给你的话语会完美地切合你生活的环境。你可能处于一群聆听神话语的基督徒当中，也可能是你周遭唯一听见神话语的人。如果旁人并没有像你一样因神的真理兴奋激动，不要感到灰心失望。如果他们没有像你一样，把神的话应用在自己的身上，不要没有耐性。神会使祂的话语个人化。祂也会以祂自己的方式，满足你每个朋友的需要。
Not Lost in the Crowd
And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and
saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today
I must stay at your house.” (Luke 19:5)
In our large world it’s easy to feel that we are
nothing more than an insignificant speck in the midst of a multitude. Our world
tends to depersonalize us, seeking to make us like everyone else, but God loves
us in specific ways that are particular to us.
Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem to fulfill His
assignment on the cross. The multitudes thronged around Him in such numbers
that the diminutive Zacchaeus could not see Jesus unless he climbed a tree.
Zacchaeus would have been satisfied simply to catch a glimpse of the great
Teacher. But Jesus stopped, turned, and looked directly at him! In that moment,
Zacchaeus was oblivious to the crowd around him. Thus began a special time with
Jesus that radically changed his life.
Jesus will relate to you in ways that are unique to
you. He knows your past; He knows what you will face in the future. Because He
knows everything about you, His word to you will perfectly fit the
circumstances of your life. You may be in a group of Christians who are
listening to God’s Word, and you may hear things from Him that no one else
hears. Don’t become frustrated with others if they are not as excited about a
truth from God as you are. Don’t be impatient with them if they are not
implementing God’s word in their actly as you are. God will personalize His
word to you. He will relate to each of your friends in a way that specifically
meets their needs as well.
