6月7日 使你的心朝向神
使你的心朝向神
我看见有一位在我之上——祂高过我的程度是无限的，远胜于我眼下看似高过你们的程度；因此我敬畏祂。
世俗标准下的“诚实人”，是指那些不亏待他人的人。有些人胆敢提醒神，标榜自己绝不会偷邻舍的哪怕是一分钱。然而，正是这群人，在那比邻舍全部家当更重大的事上，却是彻头彻尾的盗贼。他们偷窃神的时间，一贯地将安息日（主日）挪作己用、迎合个人的计划，而非顺服神的旨意。他们声称要尊神的名为圣，甚至常常祷告愿祂的旨意成就；但他们不洁净的心却执意与世俗妥协，尽管他们明明知道神的旨意就是要他们成为圣洁。
但神眼中，那真正诚实的人渴望的是，首先向天父存有敬畏诚实的心，然后是为主的缘故待人纯全。例如，当约瑟的哥哥们极其害怕他会严厉报复时，约瑟除去了他们的疑虑：“我是敬畏神的；你们照我的话行就可以存活。”（创42:18）他等于是在借此安慰他们说：“不要从我这里期待任何不公义的事。你们也许会以为，既然我大权在握，若我欺压你们，你们便无处伸冤。但我看见有一位在我之上——祂高过我的程度是无限的，远胜于我眼下看似高过你们的程度；因此我敬畏祂。”
在希腊文中，有一个表示“纯全”的词，是一种极具画面感的暗喻，用来描绘某物被放在日光之下经受检验。例如，当你买布料时，你可以将布料从昏暗的人造光下拿出来，迎着阳光透视。如果布料上有极其细微的破洞或瑕疵，在光下便一览无余。真正敬虔的灵魂也是如此仰望上天，甘愿让自己的一切心思、判断、情感和行为，都赤露敞开在圣经所发出的光芒之下。（圣经正是神所赐的伟大明灯，神将一切属灵的亮光汇聚其中，用来引导基督徒，正如天上的太阳引导我们在地上的行走一般。）如果这些思想和行为与神的话语相符，在真道的光照下能够坦然而不至羞愧，我们便会继续前行，无人能阻。但如果其中有任何一样想要逃避神话语的光照，就像亚当犯罪后试图躲避神那样，那么，我们属灵的旅程就会在此停滞。
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：申11章，诗95-96章，
个人灵修：赛39章，启9章
JUNE 7, SUNDAY
AIM YOUR HEART TOWARD GOD
I see One who is above me—infinitely higher than I seem to be above you, and I fear Him.
The world’s true man is one who will not wrong another man. Some boldly remind God that they would not steal a dime from their neighbor; yet these same people are thieves in far greater matters than all the money their neighbor is worth. They steal time from God and consistently conform the Sabbath to their personal plans instead of His. They purpose to sanctify God’s name and even pray often for His will but their unholy hearts insist on compromise even though they know His will is sanctification.
But God’s true man desires to be first true to the Father and then to man for His sake. For example, when Joseph’s brothers feared he might deal with them brutally he freed them from suspicion: “This do,” he responded, “and live; for I fear God” (Genesis 42:18). He reassured them, “Do not expect anything from me except what is right. You might think because I am a man of authority you would have no one to intercede for you if I take advantage. But I see One who is above me—infinitely higher than I seem to be above you; and I fear Him.”
One of the Greek words for sincerity is an emphatic metaphor picturing something examined by the light of the sun. For example, when you buy cloth you can take it out of the artificial light and hold it up to the sun; if there is the tiniest hole or flaw in the fabric you can see it there. Truly the godly soul looks up to heaven and wants every thought, judgment, affection, and practice to stand before the light which shines through Scripture. (This is the great lamp where God has gathered all light to guide Christians, as the sun in the sky directs our bodies in our earthly walk.) If these agree with the Word and can look on it without being put to shame, then we go on our way and nothing can stop us. But if any one of them shuns the light of the Word—as Adam tried to hide from God—then we are at journey’s end.