每日靈修：仰望耶穌

仰望耶穌

JOY IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS

「仰望為我們信心創始成終的耶穌 。他因那擺在前面的喜樂，就輕看羞辱，忍受了十字架 的苦難 ，便坐在上帝寶座的右邊。」

希伯來書12:2

Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith… Hebrews 12:2

不知從何時開始，我們認為基督徒的生活是沒有苦難的。所以苦難當頭，我們就責怪上帝：你是不是外出度假不管我們了？這種事怎麼會臨到我頭上？我做錯了什麼啦？我堅持去教會，守什一奉獻，勤傳福音，我難道對你還不夠好么？

看聖經吧。約翰福音15:18-27。主說：這個世界要恨你。他沒有說，「可能恨你」，或者」你要是好人，他們就不恨你」。耶穌很直接地告訴我們，基督徒遭人白眼。我們越在基督里成熟，越和世界不兼容。主也說，他若被逼迫，我們也躲不過去。因為「僕人不能大於主人」。事實上，世界主要還是逼迫在你裡面的基督，而不是你。而且主的應許是你的大恩典。因為他已經勝過這個世界。我們從起頭就與他同在。你擔心過自己的債務嗎？有沒有人跟你說，不要擔心，會有人替你還？這種感覺好不好？這就是上帝要我們處於患難中的信心和態度。他要我們仰望耶穌，不失信心。耶穌已經勝過了這個世界，靠著他我們必得能力和盼望。他在等你的求告。

Where did we ever get the idea that the Christian life is to be a carefree life without trials?When trials come, we sometimes act as if God is out of town on vacation. We question God: Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this? After all, I attend church regularly, give liberally of my tithes and offerings, and have told others about Christ. So why am I going through this difficult circumstance?

Read the promises of Scripture for the answer. Jesus said, 「In the world you will have tribulation.」 He didn』t say that you could have tribulation or that if you aren』t a good person, tribulation will come your way. Jesus flatly stated that you will have tribulation. It is as certain as growing older.Jesus also said that if He was persecuted, you are going to be persecuted, too, because 「no servant is greater than his master.」 Actually, people are not so much persecuting you as they are persecuting the Christ in you.But the wonderful promise of Christ is that while you will have trials and tribulations, 「Be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.」 So Jesus is saying that while people are persecuting you (or persecuting Jesus in you) don』t worry about it. He has already overcome the world, the source of your trials and tribulations.

Have you ever had to worry about a financial debt, only to be told not to worry about it, that someone else would pay the expense? It is a remarkably freeing experience.That is precisely the experience and attitude God wants us to have in the midst of our trials. God wants us to look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. He has already overcome similar trials and tribulations and will give us the power to do the same. He waits only to be asked.

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