4月19日 满足于你的恩赐
满足于你的恩赐
大的恩赐固然能让圣徒在人眼里显得高人一等，但也同样更容易引诱他落入骄傲的网罗。
圣经告诉我们，每一位圣徒都领受了恩赐，为要叫基督的身体得益处。
这里有一句话，是要对那些觉得自己恩赐不如别人的人说的：要满足于神为你量定的光景。大的恩赐固然能让圣徒在人眼里显得高人一等，但也同样更容易引诱他落入骄傲的网罗。所以，你不要嫉妒那些有大恩赐的人，反倒应当怜悯他们，并为他们祷告。因为对他们来说，要逃脱一种以为自己里面的恩典是出于自己的错觉是极其困难的。其实你反倒占了便宜，因为你可以得着他们恩赐带来的帮助，却不必像他们那样承受如此猛烈的骄傲的试探。
现在，再给那些领受了比常人更多、更大恩赐的人几句提醒。骄傲最喜欢在恩赐最卓越之处扎根，所以你们务要谨防骄傲！唯一能保守你不至跌倒的，就是谦卑。要记得你是在与谁摔跤——那是属灵气的恶魔。牠们的诡计就是先把你抬得高高的，好叫你跌得更重。牠们会设法让你相信，你在属灵上的成就都是靠自己努力换来的，功劳也该归给各人。但你明明知道这不是真的！若你已经忘了，就回想一下：在圣灵将神仓库里的恩赐带给你之前，你原本是什么样子？既然是领受神的厚赐，你又怎能以此自夸呢？你或许能用这些恩赐给他人留下深刻印象，却绝不能叫神惊叹，因为祂清楚这一切是从哪里来的。
骄傲在哪里兴旺，基督的身体就必在那里受亏损。若神赐下恩赐只是为了叫你个人享受或自我造就，那么骄傲的罪或许还没那么严重；但你若拿恩赐来抬高自己，你就是在拆毁基督的身体。你的恩赐对于全身的健康固然是必需的，但前提是必须被正确地运用。你务要承认：基督才是那位“大医生”，你不过是一个助手，你使用的是祂的器械，执行的是祂的医嘱。
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：利23章，诗30章，
个人灵修：传6章，提后2章
APRIL 19, SUNDAY
BE CONTENTED WITH YOUR GIFTS
Great gifts can lift a saint up alittle higher in the eyes of men,but they also tempt him to pride.
The Bible says every saint has been given gifts 10 benefit the body of Chris!.
Here is a word to you who think your gifts are inferior to those of other members of the body: Be content with your condition. Great gifts lift a saint up a little higher in the eyes of men, but they also tempt him to pride. Do not envy those with great gifts; instead, pity and pray for them. It is hard for them to escape the error of supposing that God’s grace in them is their own doing. You have a real advantage over them, for you have the help of their gifts but not the temptation of their pride.
Here, now, are some words of caution for you to whom God has given more or better gifts than ordinary.
Pride wants to grow where the best gifts have been bestowed. So beware of pride! The only thing that will keep you from it is your humility. Remember to whom you wrestle with—spiritual wickednesses. Their ploy is to lift you up high in order to give you a harder fall. They will try to convince you that your spiritual accomplishments are a result of your own efforts and that you deserve the credit for them. Surely you know this is not true! In case you have forgotten, think back to what you were like before the Holy Spirit came to you with gifts from God’s storehouse. How can you be proud of another’s bounty? You may be able to impress other men with your gifts, but you will not impress God. He knows where they all came from.
Where pride flourishes, the body of Christ suffers. Had God given you gifts merely for your own pleasure or edification, the sin of pride would not be quite so bad. But when you use your gifts to lift yourself up, you tear down the body of Christ. Your gifts are necessary to the health of the whole body, but they must be administered properly. You must be careful to acknowledge that Christ is the Great Physician; you are only the assistant who uses His instruments and carries out His orders.