於2015-01-05發佈

大使命 53

給2015年的話:你要如何為主預備道路?
雷克喬納 

每一個新年我們都以『好的解脫』來對上一年說『再見』!每一年都有不同的挑戰,但過了幾年後,我們只想記住美好的事。有一件我們肯定會歡喜的事,就是主選擇忘記我們所承認的罪,只記得我們做過的好事。倘若我們與祂合一,我們也必須忘記我們的罪與失敗, 只記得美好的事。

這並不是自我欺騙,亦不是我們不想從錯誤中學習,我們 記得美好的事是因為我們並不是蒙召成為失敗導向者。我們乃是蒙召榮上加榮』(參考哥林多後書3:18)。倘若我們用信心的眼光來看,當我們往回看時,除了榮耀我們什麼都看不見。

我們眾人既然敞著臉得以看見主的榮光,好像從鏡子裡返照,就變成主的形狀,榮上加榮,如同從主的靈變成的

 

現在或許是列出十件2014年發生在您身上美好之事的最佳時候,並為這些事來感謝主。當您這樣做時,您可能會想到超過十件事。事實上,倘若我們真實行在光中,我們會發現很難結束我們的感恩清單,因為有太多要感謝的事。這真的可以幫助我們進入2015年,因為我們是以感謝進入主的門。

2015年應該是您生命中至今最棒的一年,每一年都應該比上一年更好。箴言四章18節說:『但義人的路好像黎明的光,越照越明,直到日午。』這意味著,倘若我們在正確的道路上,我們的生命應該越來越明亮。倘若這不是我們的寫照,我們需要回到我們錯過轉彎的地方,重新回到正確的道路上。        

這並不表示我們接下來的一年完全沒有挑戰,有可能挑戰還比以往來得大。倘若如此,那是看見比以往更大勝利的機會,因為主常率領我們在基督裡誇勝』(參考哥林多後書2:14,並且我們曉得萬事都互相效力,叫愛神的人得益處,就是按祂旨意被召的人』(參考羅馬書8:28這是神的話,絕不會落空,因此我們怎能不帶著信心和期待向著未來前進呢?

您要如何為主預備道路?

回顧2014年並數算您所遇到最大的挑戰,這樣做對您也是很有助益的,並留意這些挑戰是否解決了。有些挑戰可能還在進行,但有一件事很確定,就是我們若在正確的道路上碰到挑戰,我們會被改變。根據雅各的說法,那比金銀對我們而言更為寶貴。神更關心我們成為什麼,勝過我們做了什麼。您在2014年有什麼不同的改變嗎?

 

新的一年使我們更靠近這世代末了,我們也更靠近人類歷史以來最偉大的事件─末日大收割,將天國的福音傳到全世界。您要如何參與在為主預備道路的這些事上?您已經有要參與的部分,還是您將缺席?

不管我們個人生命會發生什麼事,都讓我們謹記在心:先求祂的國,主應許要看顧我們所關心的事。在2015年,讓我們定意比以往更多尋求主和祂的國,這將會是我們所經歷最好的一年。

雷克喬納
晨星事工MorningStar Ministries


"A Word For 2015: How Will You Prepare The Way For The Lord?"

Each New Year we usually say "Good-bye!" to the previous year with a "Good riddance!" Every year has its challenges, but after a few more years go by, we tend to remember only the good things. One thing we can surely rejoice in is that the Lord chooses to forget all of our confessed sin and only remembers the good we have done. If we are going to be one with Him, we too will have to forget our sins and our failures, and only remember the good things.

This is not a delusion, nor is it that we do not want to learn from our mistakes. We remember the good because we are not called to be failure-oriented people. We are called to go "from glory to glory" (see II Corinthians 3:18). If we are seeing with the eyes of faith, we will look back and see nothing but glory.

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Now might be a good time to list the ten best things that happened to you in 2014 and thank the Lord for them. As you do this, you will likely find far more than ten. In fact, if we are truly walking in the light, we will find it hard to ever end the list because there is so much to be thankful for. This can really help us enter 2015, because we enter the Lord's gates with thanksgiving.

2015 is supposed to be the best year of your life to date. Every year is supposed to be better than the last. Proverbs 4:18 says, "But the path of the righteous is like the light of the dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day." This means that if we are on the right path, then our lives should be getting continually brighter. If this is not the case, we need to go back to where we missed the turn and get back on the right path.

This does not mean that our coming year will be without challenges, and maybe even greater ones than we've had before. If so, then it is an opportunity to see bigger victories than we've had before, because He always "leads us in triumph in Christ" (see II Corinthians 2:14) and "All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose" (see Romans 8:28). This is the Word of God that cannot fail, so how can we not move forward into the future with faith and expectation?

How Will You Prepare the Way For the Lord?


It could also be helpful to go back and count your greatest challenges of 2014, noting how they have worked out. Some of them may still be in the works, but one thing is sure, if we have approached the challenges in the right way, we have been changed by them; and according to James, that is more valuable to us than gold or silver. God is far more concerned about what we've become than what we've done. How were you changed in 2014?

As another year has ticked off toward the end of this age, we are one year closer to some of the greatest events in human history – the harvest that is the end of the age and the preaching of the Gospel of the Kingdom to the whole world. How are you going to be a part of preparing the way for the Lord in these? You have a part to play or you would not be here.

With all that may be going on in our personal lives, let us keep in mind that by seeking first the Kingdom, the Lord promises to take care of the things that concern us. This year, let us resolve to seek Him and His Kingdom more than we ever have before, and it will be our greatest year yet.

Rick Joyner
MorningStar Ministries