11月5日 属灵人的标记
11月5日，周三
属灵人的标记
因为神所赐给我们的，不是胆怯的灵，而是有能力、仁爱、自律的灵。（提摩太后书1:7）
最大的试验是：真正的圣灵总是高举基督。基督永远居首位，永远被尊崇。一个真先知不是不断谈论经历、异象和所行的事，而是谈论基督。听完一个真先知的信息，你不会说：“这个人真了不起。”而是会说：“这位救主真奇妙！”你不会说：“这个人的经历真是非凡。”而是会问：“那位圣灵所见证的基督是谁？”真正的吸引力永远是指向基督，因为圣灵总是荣耀基督。
我认为平衡的标准在此：“因为神所赐给我们的，不是胆怯的灵，而是有能力、仁爱、自律的灵”（提后1:7）这是节制和平衡。被圣灵充满的人，总显出稳重，凡事有分寸。“不要醉酒，醉酒能使人放荡乱性，却要让圣灵充满。”（弗5:18）也就是说，有能力、有平衡，但并不失控。保罗对哥林多人说：“要一个一个地说。”他们说：“我们不能，那不是消灭圣灵的感动吗？”保罗回答：“不，凡事都要规规矩矩地按着次序行。”（参林前14:40）圣灵是秩序之灵，不是混乱之灵。
教义与爱、经历与能力、理智与心灵——整个人都在圣灵的主权下平衡地运作，没有分裂、没有争竞，而是一同荣耀我们的主、救主耶稣基督。你要确定神的灵在你里面，并且要确定，那真的是神的灵，而不是某个虚假、邪恶的灵。
默想主题：
最大的试验是：真正的圣灵总是高举基督。
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：王下18章，门
个人灵修：何11章，诗132-134篇
November 5, Wednesday
MARKS OF A PERSON OF THE SPIRIT
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2 TIMOTHY 1:7)
The greatest test is that the true Spirit always glorifies Christ. Christ is always in the center; He is always given the preeminence. And the true prophet is not the man who talks about experiences and visions and what he has done and seen, but about Christ. And when you have heard Him you do not say, “What a wonderful man”; you say, “What a wonderful Savior!” You do not say, “What a wonderful experience this man has had”; you say, “Who is the Man of whom the Spirit is speaking?” The attraction is to Christ; the Spirit glorifies Christ.
I now mention what I believe to be the perfect balance in this matter. “God,” said Paul to Timothy “hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7). This is discipline, balance. The man who has the Holy Spirit is the man who always manifests balance and proportion. “Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18); there is power and balance, but no excess. Speak one at a time, says Paul to the people of Corinth. “But,” they say, “we cannot. Isn’t that quenching the Spirit?” “No,” says Paul; “let all things be done . . . in order” (see 1 Corinthians 14:40). The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of order, not of disorder. Doctrine and love are required; experience and power, intellect and mind—the whole person is involved and functions as this perfectly balanced body with no schism, with no rivalry and competition, but with the whole manifesting and ministering unto the glory of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Make sure the Spirit of God is in you, and then make sure that it is the Spirit of God and not some false, evil spirit to whom you are listening.
A Thought to Ponder: The greatest test is that the true Spirit always glorifies Christ.