这几天一直阴天,烟雾缭绕,搞得很象雾都。进入夏天一直没有开空调,但是立秋以后竟然不得不开空调了。怀念6月时晴朗的天空。
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.(John 3:16)
The book of Job deals with the issue of not understanding why God allows certain things to occur. God had allowed Satan to do everything he wanted to Job except kill him. What was Job’s reaction? “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him” (Job 13:15). “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised” (Job 1:21). Job didn’t understand why God had allowed the things He did, but he knew that God was good and therefore continued to trust in Him. Ultimately, that should be our reaction as well. God is good, just, loving, and merciful. Often things happen to us that we simply cannot understand. However, instead of doubting God's goodness, our reaction should be to trust Him. "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Ultimately, the answer to this question has to be “I don’t know.” We will never be able to fully understand God and His ways. It is wrong for us to presume on why God allows something to occur. We simply have to trust that He is loving, good, and merciful – just like Job did – even when the evidence seems to indicate the opposite. Sickness and disease are the result of sin. God provided the “cure” for sin in sending Jesus Christ to die for us (Romans 5:8). Once we are in heaven, we will be free from sickness, disease, and death. Until that day, we will have to deal with sin, its effects, and its consequences. We can praise God, though, that He can and will use birth defects and other tragedies for our good and His glory. John 9:2-3 declares, "His disciples asked Him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus, 'but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.'"
第一个标题:生命中心不在于你。
说得很好,可以说是当头泼了一盆凉水,让人一个激灵:先摆正座位再说。 这句话让我们好好体会吧
自我中心的人是什么样子?
有一个特点就是:骄傲.
peng: 对,还有狭隘
是啊,不能真正地认识自己,狭隘的后果就是目光短浅,就如撒旦一样,认为自己是核心,认为自己如同神一样,于是就骄傲,就狭隘,所以堕落了。
亚当和夏娃呢,也是一样,想吃那个果子,想要跟神一样,却没有认识到,自己是被造之物,虽是蒙爱的,但却不是核心。
我们怎么样呢,可以好好的考虑,谁是中心?
想起属灵的四个原则中的如下两幅图:
看得很清楚,前一幅图,我是中心,没有神,神在我的圈子之外,看看哪,周围一切的事情乱七八糟,没有条理。谁是中心呢?生命的中心是神。只有神坐在宝座上,我们在宝座下面仰望神,一切都才会有条理,才会整洁不混乱。这才是真正的秩序。