4月12日 我们里面的悖逆
我们里面的悖逆
你以为牠的目标是叫你快乐、使你受益吗？绝非如此。牠一切的图谋都是为了牠自己。牠对神怀着私人的仇恨。
你能诚实地说，当神起初寻找你时，你的思想是纯洁的，动机是圣洁的吗？那时你岂不是早已拿起了悖逆的兵器，贪婪的灵、诡诈的心、说谎的舌头？是的，你的本性里早已塞满了与神为敌的“火药”，只等一点火星便会爆发！因此，你当屈膝，以谦卑感恩的心来到主面前；正是祂，差遣圣灵与恩典在悬崖边勒住了你。因为就在那时，你的本性所盘算的，无非是如何向神挑战，如何践踏祂的律法。
我们之所以如此轻易地被引诱犯罪，一个原因是我们并不明白撒但的真实意图。牠驱使人犯罪，正如将军驱使士兵上阵。军官击鼓招募志愿兵，承诺优厚的军饷与晋升。人一听见这些利益，便趋之若鹜，鲜有人去思考这场战争本身是否正义。撒但也是如此，牠用权势、名望或财富等金光闪闪的应许，诱导人进入牠的麾下。许多愚昧的灵魂就这样被牠巧妙的辩词和自身贪欲的催逼所俘获。很少有人肯停下来问一句：“魔鬼为何如此急切地要我加入牠的队伍？”
要我告诉你吗？你以为牠的目标是叫你快乐、使你受益吗？绝非如此。牠一切的图谋都是为了牠自己。牠对神怀着私人的仇恨，于是借着煽动你犯罪，把你卷入牠与神的争斗中。牠绝不会告诉你，你是在拿自己的灵魂去为牠的骄傲和私欲卖命。牠根本不在意你的死活，对于你注定灭亡的结局，牠的关心程度绝不会超过一个派遣士兵执行自杀任务的疯狂将军。既然如此，你为何还要加入撒但去与神争战呢？牠差派你执行的正是自杀任务！这个满手血腥的约押（参 撒下3:27），会将你派往一个有去无回的死地。你若站在神审判的火力网中，便是必死无疑，除非你立刻放下武器，当场投降。
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：利16章，诗19章，
个人灵修：箴30章，提前1章
APRIL 12, SUNDAY
OUR INNER REBELLION
Do you think your pleasure or profit is his goal? Not likely! His aspirations are all for himself. He has a personal grudge against God.
Can you honestly say that when God first came to you your thoughts were pure and your intentions holy? Were you not already armed with the weapons of rebellion—a covetous spirit, a deceitful heart, a lying tongue? Oh, yes, you had a nature fully charged with enmity against God. It lay like unfired gunpowder, waiting for a flame! Fall on your knees in humble gratitude to the One who sent His Spirit and grace to stop you, even while your nature meditated on nothing but war against God and His laws.
One reason we are so easily persuaded to sin is because we do not understand Satan’s purpose. He does with men in sinning as generals do with them in fighting. Captains beat their drums for volunteers, promising pay and promotions to all who enlist. The guarantee of such excellent benefits makes soldiers come streaming it, with little or no thought as to whether the ground of war is just. Satan entices to sin by giving golden promises of rewards for entering his service—power, fame, or fortune. Many foolish souls are won by his clever arguments and the prodding of their own greedy natures. Few bother to ask, “Why is the devil so eager to have me join his ranks?”
Shall I tell you? Do you think your pleasure or profit is his goal? Not likely! His aspirations are all for himself. He has a personal grudge against God, and he brings you, by sinning, to join his quarrel. What he fails to mention is that you jeopardize your very soul to defend his pride and lust. But he is hardly worried about your welfare. He loses no more sleep over your certain damnation than a demented general does over the men he sends on a suicide mission. Knowing this, why would you ever join Satan in his fight against God? He sends you on a suicide mission! This bloody Joab will order you where no one ever came out of alive. If you stand where God’s bullets fly, you are a dead man, unless you throw down your arms and surrender at once.