“If any man will do His will,
he shall know of the doctrine . . .” John 7:17
The golden rule for understanding spiritually is
not intellect, but obedience. If a man wants scientific knowledge, intellectual
curiosity is his guide; but if he wants insight into what Jesus Christ teaches,
he can only get it by obedience. If things are dark to me, then I may be sure
there is something I will not do. Intellectual darkness comes through
ignorance; spiritual darkness comes because of something I do not intend to
obey.
No man ever receives a word from God without
instantly being put to the test over it. We disobey and then wonder why we
don’t go on spiritually. ‘If when you come to the altar,’ said Jesus, ‘there
you remember your brother hath ought against you . . . don't say another word
to Me, but first go and put that thing right.’ The teaching of Jesus hits us
where we live. We cannot stand as humbugs before Him for one second. He
educates us down to the scruple. The Spirit of God unearths the spirit of
self-vindication; He makes us sensitive to things we never thought of before.
When Jesus brings a thing home by His word, don't
shirk it. If you do, you will become a religious humbug. Watch the things you
shrug your shoulders over, and you will know why you do not go on spiritually.
First go – at the risk of being thought fanatical you must obey what God tells
you.
7月27日 竭誠為主
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