280 中翻英(80) The Lord chases the one whom He loves. 主所愛的，祂必管教. 1/28/2023
一月二十八日
「因為主所愛的，祂必管教，又鞭打凡所收納的儿子。」（來12:6）
單憑看見异象（屬靈的啟示），是不能叫一個人的生命有所改變，這可以說是确定的。請想一想雅各所夢見的梯子。他因著自己那彎曲詭詐的行為，以致失去了家庭和父親的產業。雖然如此，神仍在伯特利向他施恩，給他一個何等奇妙的异象，使他感動地說：「這地方何等可畏！」隨著這异象所給他的應許，又是多么的丰盈！而且是毫無條件的。然而，雅各卻相反的以「如果如果如果然后我就必」來回答神。他甚至向神也要玩弄手腕，討价還价，他仍然是那位本性難移的雅各。
可是不久，他与拉班發生了關系，拉班是另一個像雅各那樣的人。神就是借著這些种种的遭遇，使雅各經過了多年折磨而受到有效的訓練。這個在家庭內最得寵的儿子，竟被苦待勞役。但是神的道路和方法，永遠是對的！最后當他再回到伯特利(Bethel)時，他已改變成了一個新的雅各。
" Because the Lord displine those He loves。" (Hebrews 12:6 NIV)
It seems clear
that spiritual vision by itself is not enough to transform a life. Consider Jacob’s ladder. Because of his crooked behavior, Jacob had
lost home and possessions. Yet in spite
of this, “How dreadful is this place!”
The promises that accompanied it were full and unconditional, Yet contrast with them the words of his
response to God: “If …if…if…then I will….”
Even with God he wanted to do a
business deal. He was the same
unchanged Jacob.
Soon, however, he
was to become involved with Laban, who was just such another as himself. By this and other means, God took Jacob
through years of the most fruitful discipline.
The spoiled son of the house became a harshly treated laborer. But God’s ways are always right , and it was
a new Jacob who found his way back to Bethel in the end.
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