DAY 31
妄想
雷克-喬納 Rick Joyner
翻譯：Kate
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天起了涼風，耶和華神在園中行走。那人和他妻子聽見神的聲音，就藏在園裡的樹木中，躲避耶和華神的面。
耶和華神呼喚那人，對他說：你在哪裡？ （創世記3:8-9）
有趣的是，當男人和女人的 "眼睛被打開 "時，他們變得愚笨。沒有人能夠躲避上帝，儘管很可能所有的人都曾試圖不時地躲避。祂是全知全能者，也是全知全能者。祂知道我們頭上有多少根頭髮（見馬太福音10:30）。有一件事我們可以肯定--當全知全能的上帝提出問題時，並不是在找資訊！當祂問亞當祂在哪裡時，是為了亞當的緣故。這是一個響徹古今的問題，叫人明白躲避祂是多麼的愚蠢。
即便如此，如果不擁抱十字架，每個人都會用他的生命來試圖躲避上帝。甚至宗教追求也可能是試圖向神隱藏我們的真實身份。我們甚至可以用對上帝的貌似追求來安撫自己的良心，這樣我們就會感覺好一些，儘管我們只是在增加自己的欺騙。這樣的宗教追求總是人的嘗試，試圖按照人自己的條件與神見面。這只是試圖躲避祂的另一種形式，而祂從來不會被這種形式所愚弄。
在這種情況下，我們只會以我們能夠理解祂的方式接受祂。我們不能理解的，我們就拒絕。然而，祂對我們來說太大了，我們無法理解。我們認為自己能夠理解上帝，這是人類最終的傲慢，儘管尋求認識祂是最正確的追求。我們在尋求認識祂時必須明白，祂永遠比我們的自然頭腦所能理解的更大。我們總是會看到一部分，知道一部分。即便如此，學習有關祂的法則都比地球上的所有寶藏更有價值。
雅各書4:6說："但他賜更多的恩典，所以經上說：神阻擋驕傲的人，賜恩給謙卑的人。"。認為我們可以掩蓋自己，躲避上帝，靠自己的力量瞭解祂，這就是驕傲。這種驕傲的人類對神性的探索是最大的妄想之一。我們能夠理解祂的唯一方法是讓祂顯露自己。如果我們真的想看到祂的真面目，我們必須謙卑自己，乞求祂的憐憫。
謙卑的開始是停止試圖掩蓋自己和隱藏。罪使我們遠離了祂。真正的悔改不僅僅是遠離罪惡，而是轉向神。
驕傲使我們認為我們可以解決自己。當我們簡單地轉向祂時，謙卑帶來祂的恩典，我們就像現在這樣來到祂面前，並請求祂來修復我們。釋放祂的恩典的謙卑是承認我們需要祂。那些這樣做的人永遠不會被拒絕。
解決我們躲藏的傾向的解藥不是尋求暴露自己，而是單純地尋求神。當我們犯罪時，我們不能逃避祂，而是要尋求祂。祂已經知道我們做了什麼，祂也知道我們躲在哪裡。作為一個父親，當我的孩子來向我懺悔過失，而不是被我發現時，我對他們的尊重和欣賞就會增加。如果他們來找我懺悔，我可能仍然要管教他們，但我對他們的信任會增加，即使他們犯了錯誤。
我們所能經歷的最大的解放之一是知道一切都在光明之中。當我們不擔心有人發現我們隱藏的東西時，我們會睡得更安穩。每當我們被誘惑要躲藏時，讓我們下定決心更加勤奮地尋求主，永遠記住希伯來書4:13,15-16的偉大應許：
並且被造的沒有一樣在他面前不顯然的；原來萬物在那與我們有關係的主眼前，都是赤露敞開的。
因我們的大祭司並非不能體恤我們的軟弱。他也曾凡事受過試探，與我們一樣，只是他沒有犯罪。
所以，我們只管坦然無懼的來到施恩的寶座前，為要得憐恤，蒙恩惠，作隨時的幫助。
讓我們不要用試圖掩蓋罪，或 "吊死自己 "來回應罪，而是逃到十字架上的神的恩典。耶穌為罪付出了代價而死。不允許祂為我們的罪付出代價就是拒絕祂的大恩。如果我們要獲得自由，並在所有關係所基於的信任中成長，我們必須信靠十字架。
DAY 31
The Delusion
Rick Joyner
And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?" (Genesis 3:8-9)
It is interesting that when the man and woman's "eyes were opened" they became foolish. No one can hide from God, though it is probable that all men have tried to from time to time. He is the All-Seeing-One, and the All Knowing One. He knows the number of hairs on our head (see Matthew 10:30). One thing that we can be sure of— when the Omniscient God asks a question, it is not because He is seeking information! When He asked Adam where He was, it was for Adam's sake. This is a question that echoes throughout the ages, calling man to understand how foolish it is to hide from Him.
Even so, every human being will spend his life trying to hide from God if the cross is not embraced. Even religious pursuits can be an attempt to hide who we really are from God. We can even use the seeming pursuit of God to assuage our own consciences so that we feel better, even though we are only increasing our deception. Such religious pursuits are always the attempts of man to try to meet with God on man's own terms. It is just another form of trying to hide from Him, and He is never fooled by it.
In such cases, we will only accept Him in the way we can understand Him. What we cannot understand, we reject. However, He is far too big for us to understand. It is the ultimate human arrogance for us to think that we can understand God, though it is the most righteous quest of all to seek to know Him. We must seek to know Him with the understanding that He will always be greater than our natural minds can comprehend. We will always see in part and know in part. Even so, to learn anything about His ways is more valuable than all of the treasures on earth.
James 4:6 states, "Therefore it says, 'God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.'" It is pride to think that we can cover ourselves, hide from God, and understand Him on our own. Such prideful human searching for the divine is one of the greatest delusions of all. The only way that we can understand Him is for Him to reveal Himself. If we really want to see Him as He is, we must humble ourselves and beg for His mercy.
The beginning of humility is to stop trying to cover ourselves and hide. Sin has caused us to turn away from Him. True repentance is more than just turning away from sin—it is turning to God.
Profound pride causes us to think that we can fix ourselves. Humility leads to His grace when we simply turn to Him, coming to Him just as we are, and asking Him to fix us. The humility that releases His grace is the acknowledgment that we need Him. Those who do this are never turned away.
The antidote for our tendency to hide is not just seeking to expose ourselves, but rather simply seeking God. When we sin, we must not run from Him, but rather to Him. He already knows what we have done, and He knows where we are hiding. As a father, my respect and appreciation for my children grows when they come to me with a confession of a transgression, rather than me finding out about it. I may still have to discipline them if they come to me with a confession, but my trust in them is increased even though they have made a mistake.
One of the greatest liberations we can ever experience is to know that everything is in the light. We will sleep more peacefully when we are not worried about someone finding out something about us that is hidden. Whenever we are tempted to hide, let us resolve to seek the Lord with even more diligence, always remembering the great promise of Hebrews 4:13, 15-16:
And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need.
Let us not respond to sin by trying to cover it, or "hanging ourselves," but rather flee to the grace of God at the cross. Jesus died to pay for that sin. To not allow Him to pay the price for our sin is to reject His great grace. If we are going to be free, and grow in the trust that all relationships are based on, we must trust the cross.
