616 中翻英 (316) The divine favor is to be found where brothers are living in harmony. 弟兄和睦同居是信徒從天上上帝所賜的恩惠. 12/19/2023

616  中翻英 (316)         The divine favor is to be found where brothers are living in harmony.                                                                                                                           弟兄和睦同居是信徒從天上上帝所賜的恩惠.               12/19/2023   

十二月十九日

"恐怕有毒根生出來擾亂你們，因此叫眾人沾染污穢. "（來 12:15 新國際版）

神的恩惠可以比擬作一只野生的飛鳥，而你卻在設法引誘它飛進你的房間。你只好讓它自愿的飛進來，并且當它飛進之后，你必須十分謹慎，否則，它會再飛出去。你雖不能勸誘它飛進，但卻能輕易的導致它离開。只要你稍微疏忽，它就飛走了！    

在祝福我們這件事上，神是主動的，我們這一方面，不需要任何努力。但當祂的恩典丰滿的給了我們之后，我們只要稍微不謹慎，就可能失掉它。當弟兄們和睦同居，神的恩惠就特別顯明，可是當他們中間有了磨擦時，神的恩惠就消隱了。你有否發覺，當你与任何弟兄不和睦時所導致的嚴重后果（即使在爭執的事上你全對）？無論如何，你必須謹慎你的話語，免得你失去主的恩惠，因為當你事后醒覺，那「恩惠的鳥」已飛走了！

   Dec. 19

"Lest any root of bitterness spring up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled. "          (Hebrews 12:15  NIV)     

The favor of the Lord may be likened to a wild bird that you are seeking to lure into a room.  Try as you may, you cannot induce it to fly in.  It must do so of its own accord; and then, if it does, you will have to be on the alert lest it fly out again. You could not persuade it to enter, but you can easily cause it to depart. Just a little carelessness on you part and it is gone! 

 In bless us, it is God who takes the initiative; no effort is called for on our side.  But when His blessing has been fully bestowed, it takes but a little heedlessness on our part to loss it.  The divine favor is to be found where brothers are living in harmony --- never, as well as know, where there is discord among them.  Do you realize how serious a thing it is to be at variance with any brother, even if a consideration of every aspect of the case proves you to be right?  At all costs give heed to our words lest you forfeit the Lord's favor and awake to find the bird flown!