於2013-12-19發佈

大使命49

個人價值

神給予所有人共有的恩典,甚至還不認識祂的人。我們的天賦來自神,不管我們是否承認祂,此共有的恩典在個人身上,也在團體中間。當異教國家實行天國原則就會帶來祝福,即使他們並不確認祝福的來源。你可以追溯所有文明的進展,皆因他們擁抱天國原則。

終極的天國原則便是愛,終極的經濟原則亦是愛。你想要開始一個永不失敗的事業嗎?『愛是永不止息(失敗)』,你在事業上實行愛到一個地步,你不可能失敗。這可以從對你產品或服務的愛開始,接著愛你的顧客,以公平和公義合理對待他們,這是神寶座或國度的二大根基。你若愛你的鄰舍,包括你鄰舍的事業,你會協助營造一種吸引他人的氛圍,而你將會豐盛。

因此愛是最強而有力的經濟原則,而愛是很個人的。你想要聽到你的另一半說之所以愛你,是因為那是集體的法律嗎?不管喜歡與否,相信與否,你會愛你的孩子勝過鄰舍的孩子,雖然你也可以愛鄰舍的孩子。同樣地,對社群帶來最大祝福的家庭是最強健的家庭,其必然由最穩固、健全的個人所組成。

美國之所以獨特,因此成為例外是因為它首先被建造在對個人的歡慶和保護上。有了對個人價值的擺上,再加上對國家、法律和界限的需要。首要的事是美國當時能將首要的事放在首要地位─先從個人價值開始,而社群的繁榮正仰賴於此。

這是基本的天國原則,沒有人會因為自己的父母認識主而得救。仍有一些國家的百姓認為,他們得救是因為他們是『基督教國家』的公民。很可悲地,他們完全錯了。

你不會因你國家或你家庭服事主而得救,我們必須親自來服事祂,我們必須重生,我們個別有責任愛主與彼此相愛,我們也要對我們的行動負責。當我們在此個人的責任上成熟,我們就會成為他人的祝福,但這要從我們個人開始,它是從個人開始的。

 (摘自喬納 word for the week, Week 49, 2013)


The Great Commission, Week 49
The Value of the Individual 
Rick Joyner

There is a common grace that God gives to all, even those who do not recognize Him. These are our natural talents which, whether we acknowledge Him or not, come from God. This common grace is both individual and corporate. There are kingdom principles that heathen nations can implement which will bring blessings to them even if they do not recognize where the blessings come from. You can trace all advancement of a civilization to the way that civilization embraced kingdom principles.

The ultimate kingdom principle is love. The ultimate economic principle is love. Would you like to start a business that could not fail? “Love never fails.” To the degree that you implement love into your business, you cannot fail. This would begin with a love for your product or service. Then love your customers by always treating them right—righteously and with justice, which are the two foundational principles of God’s throne or kingdom. If you loved your neighbors, including your neighboring businesses, you would help create an atmosphere that would draw others and you would prosper.

So love is the most powerful economic principle, and love is personal. Would you like to hear your spouse say that they love you because it is the law of the collective? Like it or not, believe it or not, you will love your kids more than the neighbor’s kids, though you can love the neighbor’s kids too. Likewise, the families that are the greatest blessing to the community are the strongest families, which are inevitably made up of the strongest, most secure individuals.

America was unique and thereby exceptional because it was built on the celebration and protection of the individual first. With this devotion to the value of the individual, there was still a recognized need for the state, and for laws and boundaries. The main thing was that they were able to maintain the main thing as the main thing—it starts with the value of the individual, and the prosperity of the community was dependent on this.

This is a basic kingdom principle. No one will be saved because they are the children of parents who know the Lord. There are still nations where most of the people think they are saved because they are citizens of a “Christian nation.” They are sadly mistaken.

You will not be saved because your nation, or even your family, served the Lord. We must each serve Him. We must each be born again, and we are each personally responsible for loving the Lord and others, and for our actions. As we mature in this personal responsibility, we will be a blessing to others. The more we mature, the more we will bless. But it starts with each one of us personally. It starts with the individual.