388 中翻英 (108) God is the absolute truth. 上帝是絕對的真理。 5/16/2023

388  中翻英  (108)            God is the absolute truth.        上帝是絕對的真理。            5/16/2023

耶穌說，"我就是這道路，這真理(the   truth),   和這生命;   若不藉著我， 沒有人能到父那裡去。我們應該跟隨真理的主耶穌基督。有誰願意為他人贖罪，捨命在十字架上。

五月十六日的曠野筵席有道極為珍貴的菜餚   ---   上帝的絕對真理。

「你當買真理，就是智慧、訓誨、和聰明，也都不可賣。」（箴   23:23 新國際版）

謊言是無需代价的，它們到處充斥，低賤極了。但對于真理，卻需要常常付上代价。首先就是謙卑的代价，因為神賜光給謙卑的人。如果我們尚未預備將自己的謙虛，作為代价來換取真理，我們就得不到它了。跟著就是忍耐的代价，那些急促的判斷，和無耐性的決定，對于神的光是格格不入的，因為神的光是賜給那些要侍候神，和等候神的人。此外，還有那最大的代价，就是順服。「人若立志遵著祂的旨意行，就必曉得....」（約   7:17）如果我們要認識神的旨意，和神的道路，絕對順服是基本的條件。我們的信仰是屬于廉賤隨便，不付代价那一類呢，還是我們准備把它建立在神的真理上，且為真理愿付上任何的代价呢？

May 16

"Buy the truth, and don't sell it; get wisdom, discipline, and understanding."                     (Proverbs 23:23 NIV)

Lies are free, they are everywhere and cheap. But for truth, there is often a price to pay. The first is the price of humility, for God gives light to the humble. If we are not prepared to trade our humility for truth, we will not get it. Then, it comes the price of patience, those snap judgments and impatient decisions that are incompatible with the light of God, which is given to those who serve and wait on God.  Futhermore, there is the obedience, the greatest price. "If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will find it ....." (John 7:17). If we want to know God's will and God's way, absolute obedience is the basic condition. Does our faith belong to the cheap, casual, and free category, or did we prepare to base it on the truth of God, and are willing to pay any price for the truth?