4月3日 运用你已有的知识
运用你已有的知识
你不要迟疑，要放胆祷告。神赐智慧给一切求告祂的人，并且丰丰富富地赐下。
也许你现在只有一点微小的光，勉强能引你进入真理。若是如此，就要紧紧跟随这光。当这光照出任何事物的阴影，哪怕只是照出最微小的一点，却使你确信那是罪时，你就要立刻逃离。若这光催促你为主采取行动，你就要热心、全心地跟随。不然，你对真理的认识怎能长大健壮呢？若不常常操练，它就不会兴旺。
这里有一句提醒：务要正确使用你已有的知识。神绝不会赐福给那些把“知道”当作犯罪借口的人。你若把对神的认识关在良心里，因惧怕人而不敢在人前认信祂，神也不会加增你对祂的认识。人心里的真理之光，如同烛焰，必须有空气才能旺盛。若你长期把它藏起来，你所拥有的那一点知识也要被夺去。要从罗马书所说的那些“阻挡真理”的人身上学功课，他们“心地昏暗”（罗1:18,21）。
要为更多智慧祷告。神是一切知识与智慧的宝库，若要在“神学的学校”里长进，你必须跪下来学习。这才是把自己置于神教导之下的正途。你可以在世上的大学里学到许多圣经知识，但唯独来自神，才有把这些真理应用出来的智慧。若你愿意成为有智慧的人，就要祷告、祷告、再祷告！与祂圣洁相交，必带来被成圣的知识。
你不要迟疑，要放胆祷告；神赐智慧给一切求告祂的人，并且丰丰富富地赐下。你不必因自己的无知而羞于来到祂面前；祂不像那些粗鲁冷漠，以嘲笑学生无知为乐的教师。祂是慈爱的老师，你渴望学习的心正是祂所喜悦的。虽然今生不是每个人都能达到同样的认识程度，但凡带着诚恳，敞开的心来到祂面前的人，都必得着充足的教导，预备进入天国。
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：利6章，诗5-6章，
个人灵修：箴21章，西4章
APRIL 3, FRIDAY
USING THE KNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE
Do not hesitate to pray boldly. God gives wisdom to all who ask, and He gives generous, heaping portions.
Perhaps you have only a small light to lead you into truth. If so, follow it closely. When it casts a shadow on anything— even the smallest speck—convincing you it is sin, flee from it at once. Or if your light leads you into action for the Lord, follow eagerly and wholeheartedly. How else will your knowledge of the truth grow fat and healthy, unless you exercise it regularly?
Here is a word of caution: use your knowledge properly. God will not bless anyone who uses knowledge as an excuse to sin. Nor will He increase your knowledge of Him if you keep it shut up in your conscience, afraid to confess Him before men. The light of truth in a man’s heart is like a candle flame—it must have air to flourish. If you keep it hidden for very long, what little knowledge you have will be taken away. Learn a lesson from what happened to the heathen described in Romans who “[held] the truth in unrighteousness… and their foolish heart was darkened” (Romans 1:18, 21).
Pray for more wisdom. God is the repository of all knowledge and wisdom. To excel in the school of divinity, you must study upon your knees. This is the way to place yourself under Gods tutelage. You may attend lectures or study in the world’s great universities to gain a knowledge of Scripture, but wisdom to apply its precepts comes from God alone. If you wish to be wise, pray, pray, pray! Holy conversing with Him yields sanctified knowledge.
Do not hesitate to pray boldly. God gives wisdom to all who ask, and He gives generous, heaping portions. Never be ashamed to go to Him in your ignorance. He is not like those rude, unfeeling teachers we have seen who seem to delight in mocking the ignorance of their pupils. He is a kind teacher, and your desire to learn pleases Him. While everyone does not achieve the same level of understanding in this life, all who come with earnest, open hearts will receive ample instruction to prepare them for the kingdom of heaven.