1/8 “Doing What Lord Jesus Commanded Is Our Foundation 作主耶稣所吩咐的就是我们的根基”(Read阅读Luke 路加福音6:46-49)
‘Why do you call me, “Lord, Lord,” and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice“你们为什么称呼我‘主啊!主啊!’却不遵行我的吩咐呢?每一个到我跟前,听我的话并且去行的,… They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When the flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.’ 他像一个人建造房屋,挖深了地,把根基建在磐石上。大水泛滥的时候,急流冲击那房屋,不能使它动摇,因为它建造得好。但那听见而不遵行的,就像人在地上建屋,没有根基,急流一冲,就立刻倒塌,毁坏得很厉害。”(Luke 路加福音6:46-49)
Lord Jesus has made a distinction between those who merely make a verbal profession of faith and those who actually both hears His sayings and does them! He described the one who does follow Him in wisdom and truth and went on to illustrate the wisdom of that one (doing God’s word after heard is necessary for providing the secure foundation of life). The real foundation of life is usually hidden and is only proven in the storm, being shaken at some time or another, both now (in seasons of difficulty) and in the ultimate judgment before God. 主耶稣对那些只是口头上承认信仰的人,并那些听见祂的教导就去行的人已作出了区分!祂描述了凭智慧和真理跟从祂的人,并继续阐述这样行之人的智慧(要有生命安稳的根基,听了神的道而行是必须的)。生命的真正根基通常是隐藏的,只有在暴风雨的时候才能显明出来,会在某个或别个的时候被摇动,或是现在(在困难的日子里),或是在神面前的最终审判。
Prayer禱告: Dear Lord Jesus, though hypocrites may say ‘Lord, Lord,’ we should not be ashamed to say it. Yet it alone is not enough. Thank you for reminding us to test the foundation of our life now rather than at our judgment before you when it is too late to change our destiny. Forgive us that we might commit the sin that will surely find us out, the sin of doing nothing and great will be our ruin. 亲爱的主耶稣啊,虽然假冒为善的人会说「主啊!主啊!」,我们理应不用羞于如此称呼。然而,单单这样称呼是不够的。感谢你提醒我们,宁愿现在去检验我们生命的根基,而不是当我们站在你面前接受审判时,去改变自己的命运就为时已晚了。求你宽恕我们,或许犯了不作为的罪,这罪必追上我们,而我们的毁坏必会很大。Amen.