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寻求神所要赐予你的

我们知道自己想要的是什么;但是神又要赐予我们什么?

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我曾经读过这样一句话:“寻求神,而不是祂的福气。” 从字面上的意思就是追求神,而不是祂能赐予我们的东西。“福气”在这句话中原指的是物质上的,比如一份好工作及健康。这使我想起耶稣在行了变饼的神迹后,祂教训那些跟随的众人没有真正相信祂是弥赛亚的神迹,且只是为了更美味却会毁坏的粮(约翰福音6:26)。

然而,使人发人深省的是:我们寻求神的原动力本质上不就是出于我们有希望可以得蒙祂的祝福吗?圣经不是多处提到神许我们信靠顺服祂,我们就会得到相应的祝福吗?  

若我们思考一下,就会发现上文不是禁止我们渴慕来自神的祝福。反之,其是关于寻求神要赐予我们的福气,而不是追求我们自己想要的事物但其又跟神旨意相悖的。

那么,祂想要赐予我们什么样的福气呢?

如果我们看回约翰福音6章,我们就会发现耶稣要给予我们灵粮会领我们至永生,这生命的粮就是祂本身(27及35节)。    

换言之,神要赐予我们的福气是属灵的--永生,能与祂联系。

实质上我们又该如何寻求这属灵福气?

是否是如耶稣所要我们祷告的--有能力尊祂的名为圣、脱离恶者、在基督里与众同灵合而为一(联想在马太福音6章的祷告文及约翰福音17章耶稣身为大祭司的祷告)。

祷告之外,我们的时间应当优先用来聆听神的话语,以至我们可以为永生而成圣(约翰福音17:17)。

其也是能够正视与耶稣联合所带来的真正的喜乐与平安(约翰福音14:27;15:11)。

因此,底线就是:将你的追求与神的对齐。   

愿我们渴慕并热心寻求神所要赐予我们的属灵福气。

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