單單仰望神
作者：金-波特 KIM POTTER
原文來源：以利亞名單
日期：2022.8.22
翻譯：Kate
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傳道書11:4對我來說一直是一節有深度的聖經經文。最近當我讀到它時，我以一種完全不同的方式思考它。

這段經文說："看風的，必不撒種；望雲的，必不收割。"

我經常寫這段經文。以前的文章都集中在 "看風的，必不撒種...... "這一部分。

這到底是什麼意思？這意味著你可能想向神奉獻。你可能渴望向神的國度播種。你甚至可能在你的心裡有奉獻的目的。然而，如果你開始關注經濟，或你的帳單，你可能會改變你對播種的想法。為什麼？因為所有這些東西都是風。

但這不是我想談的部分。今天，我想看看這段經文的第二部分，"......望雲的，必不收割"。

我一直都知道，如果你不播種就不會有收穫。這很簡單，是常識。我也一直認為如果你播種，你就會收穫。然而，我發現許多人在播種的同時仍然沒有收穫。

現在對你們中的大多數人來說，我相信你們正處在一個即將開始從你們播種的種子中收穫的時期。作為一個事工，我們正憑著信心為收穫而努力。然而，是否有的時候我們需要評估我們的收穫情況？

這段經文告訴我們，如果我們望雲的，必不收割。這是什麼意思呢？意思是如果我們看神的話語以外的任何東西，我們就不會收穫。當我在希伯來語中查找雲這個字時，我發現這個詞也可以翻譯成烏雲或厚重的團塊。如果我們把目光放在敵人對我們的收穫或播種的說法上，它就會阻礙我們的收穫。它可以推遲我們的收割時間。

你憑著信心播下種子。你知道神帶領你播種。你相信會有收穫。時間過去了，或者環境改變了，你開始懷疑它是如何發生的。你開始懷疑它是否會像你最初相信的那樣。

也許你播下種子，相信神會透過升職來收穫。突然間，你被解雇了，現在你想不明白這怎麼可能發生。你開始看那些烏雲。你開始看黑暗的環境，而不是看神對你播下的種子說了什麼。

那麼，神說了什麼？播種的人，必有收穫。因此，要把你的眼睛和心思放在這個真理上，而不是其他。如果你站在信心上，你的種子就會產生它被派來的結果。

當我再深入研究時，我發現雲這個詞也來自一個字根--beckloud。它的意思是用雲來覆蓋。

我喜歡這個字根，你看，你的種子正在產生一個收穫。也許那個收穫已經成熟了，甚至是現在。那個收穫可能只是被雲遮住了。它可能被隱藏起來。不是從你那裡，而是為你。

我喜歡比爾-強森關於神的隱秘事物的說法。他說這就像他為他孫子們藏起復活節彩蛋一樣。他不是隱藏蛋不讓他們找到，他是為他們藏的。他把蛋藏起來，以便能被找到。所以，神也是如此。

求神將你的收穫展現給你。讓你用你的眼睛看到它。在列王記下6:17，以利沙祈求上帝打開他僕人的眼睛。為什麼？這樣他就能看到以利沙看到的東西。這樣他就能看到靈界所發生的事情。神回應了以利沙的禱告。祂也會為你做同樣的事。

如果你觀察風向，你就不會播種。這是真的。如果你看經濟，或看你的需要，你就不會播種。如果你不播種，你就沒有收穫。

然而，我們必須更進一步。你也必須拒絕考慮雲彩。一旦你的種子在地裡，你就不能望雲。你必須每天用神的話語澆灌這些種子。你必須拒絕看任何其他東西，除了神的話語所說的關於你的收穫。

耶穌是豐收的主。我們要保持對祂的關注。當我們的種子在地裡時，我們保持對祂的信任。我們不看別的。我們拒絕看缺乏。我們拒絕看黑暗。我們拒絕看來自敵人的任何東西。我們拒絕讓我們的思想被懷疑的雲彩所覆蓋。我們只仰望神的話語。

我祈禱我們每個人都能認識這個真理，我們將在財務上經歷神的祝福。我的禱告是，你們每個人都能體驗到神為你們預備的豐盛。這要從遵行祂的話語開始，而且只遵行祂關於財務的話語。

LOOKING ONLY TO GOD
KIM POTTER, DAYTON, TN

Ecclesiastes 11:4 has always been an insightful Bible verse to me. As I read it recently, I thought about it in an entirely different way.

The Scripture passage says, “He that observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.”

I have often written on this verse. Previous writings have focused on the part that says, "He who observes the wind will not sow..."

What does that mean exactly? It means that you may want to give to God. You may desire to sow into the Kingdom of God. You may even purpose in your heart to give. However, if you begin to look at the economy, or your bills, you may change your mind about sowing. Why? Because all these things are wind.

But that is not the part I want to talk about. Today, I want to look at the second part of this Scripture, "...and he who regards the clouds will not reap."

I have always known that if you did not sow you would not reap. It’s simple, common knowledge. I’ve also thought if you sow, you will reap. Yet, I find that many people are sowing and still not reaping a harvest.

Now for most of you, I believe that you are in a time where you are about to begin to reap from the seeds you have sown. As a ministry, we are pressing in by faith for your harvest. Yet, are there times when we need evaluate what is going on with our harvest?

This Scripture tells us that if we regard the clouds, we will not reap. What does that mean? It means if we look at anything besides what the Word of God says we will not reap. When I looked up the word clouds in Hebrew, I discovered that the word could also be translated dark cloud or thick mass. If we set our eyes on what the enemy is saying about our harvest or our seed sown, it can hinder our harvest. It can delay our time of reaping.

You sow your seed in faith. You know God led you to sow. You are believing for a harvest. Time passes, or circumstances change, and you begin to question how it could happen. You begin to wonder if it will be like you first believed it would.

Perhaps you sow your seed believing God that your harvest will come through a promotion. Suddenly you get laid off, now you can’t figure out how it could possibly happen. You begin to look at the dark clouds. You begin to look at the dark circumstances rather than look at what God says about your seed sown.

So, what has God said? Those who sow, will reap. Therefore, keep your eyes and your mind on that truth and nothing else. Your seed will produce exactly what it was sent for, if you stand in faith.

As I dug a little deeper, I found the word clouds also comes from a root word, becloud. It means to cover with a cloud.

I love this! You see, your seed is producing a harvest. Perhaps that harvest is ripe, even now. That harvest may just be covered with a cloud. It may be hidden. Not from you, but for you.

I love what Bill Johnson says about the hidden things of God. He says it’s like when he hides Easter eggs for his grandkids. He isn’t hiding them from them. He is hiding them for them. He hides them so they can be found. So, it is with God.

Ask God to reveal your harvest to you. To allow you to see it with your eyes. In 2 Kings 6:17, Elisha prayed for God to open the eyes of his servant. Why? So that he could see what Elisha saw. So that he could see what was happening in the spirit. God answered that prayer for Elisha. He will do the same for you.

If you observe the winds, you will not sow. This is true. If you look at the economy, or your needs, you will not sow. If you don’t sow, you have no harvest coming.

However, we must go one step further. You must also refuse to regard the clouds. Once your seed is in the ground, you can’t observe the clouds. You must water those seeds daily with the Word of God. You must refuse to look at anything other than what the Word of God says about your harvest.

Jesus is LORD of the Harvest. We keep our focus on Him. While our seed is in the ground, we keep our trust in Him. We look to nothing else. We refuse to look at lack. We refuse to look at darkness. We refuse to look at anything from the enemy. We refuse to allow our minds to be covered with a cloud of doubt. We look only to the Word of God.

It is my prayer that each of us will come into the knowledge of this truth, and we will experience the blessings of God in our finances. It is my prayer that each of you will experience the abundance God has for you. It begins with observing His Word and His Word alone, concerning finances.