3月23日 每日经历神


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标  题: 灵魂的忧伤

经  节: 于是带着彼得、雅各、约翰同去,就惊恐起来,极其难过,对他们说:“我心里甚是忧伤,几乎要死;你们在这里等候,警醒。”(马可福音十四章3334节)

有谁能够了解神激动的心情?没有人能够衡量祂为不肯悔改者的悲痛,也没有人能测度祂为灵性愿悔改的叛逆者,是何等地喜悦。除非神分享祂的心情,我们才能开始了解神的心(阿摩司书三:7)。

你了解你的主扛负著世人的重担时,祂那份炽热的情感吗?虽然门徒并不了解耶稣内心深处的忧伤,祂还是向他们分享自己的情感。门徒的感受经常与耶稣的情感背道而驰。祂喜爱小孩子到自己那里去,祂的门徒却想要把小孩子赶走(路加福音十八:1516)。门徒看到耶稣怜悯一个陷于罪中的妇人,他们十分困惑(约翰福音四:27)。当耶稣为那些面对死亡、无望的人忧伤哭泣时,祂最亲密的朋友们忧伤,如同耶稣没有能力使死人复活(约翰福音十一:144)。

你可以警醒体会神的心情。当你寻求神的感受,祂可能会向你分享祂强烈的情感。当你被人群环绕时,神可能使你敏锐地感受到祂对他们的爱。当你看到有些人遭受苦痛,你可能会感受耶稣对他们的怜悯。当罪人回转向神、认罪悔改时,你也能够分享天父的喜乐。不但如此,你对待邪恶的态度,也会与耶稣一样。如果你在祷告中警醒不懈,耶稣会分享祂的心给你。


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Soul Distressed

He
began to be troubled and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul
is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.” (Mark
14:33b-34)

Who can know the depth and intensity of
the heart of God? No one could measure His sorrow over an unrepentant sinner or
His joy over a spiritual rebel who relinquishes everything to Him. We can begin
to understand what is on the heart of God only when He shares His heart with us
(Amos 3:7).

Are you aware of the fervent emotions in
the soul of your Lord, as He carries the weight of the world? The disciples
were unaware of the deep anguish in the heart of Jesus. Yet, He willingly
shared His heart with them. The disciples often seemed disoriented to what
Jesus was feeling. When He took delight in young children, His disciples
attempted to chase them away (Luke 18:15–16). When Jesus had compassion for a
woman living in sin, they acted confused (John 4:27). While Jesus wept at the
hopelessness of those facing death, His closest friends grieved as if Jesus had
no power to raise the dead (John 11:1–44).

You can choose to be alert to the heart of
God. As you seek to understand what God is feeling, He may share with you the
intensity of His heart. When you are around other people, God may sensitize you
to the love He feels for them. When you see others suffering, you may feel the
compassion Jesus feels. When sinners return to God in repentance, you may share
the Father’s joy. You will react to evil the way Jesus reacts. If you will
remain alert in prayer, Jesus will share His heart with you.

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