經文: 「你們不能同我一起儆醒片時麼？」— (聖經·馬太福音 26章40節b)
先前我們已提到禱告默想的重要，有人說我願意禱告，但我只能撥十分鐘，很好，若這是你所能撥出的僅有時間，試著就在這十分鐘內好好禱告默想。大部份人應該可以撥出多於十分鐘的時間，若你能持之以恆，每天都固定地來做靈修，其實也很可觀，時間也自然找得出來。
身為基督徒怎麼可能每天撥不出十五分鐘，或半個鐘頭與上帝對話談心？若有朋友來訪，或我們必須參加一個重要會議，或是我們喜歡做的事，或對我們有利的事，我們總是找得到時間做。
而我們的天父，這位偉大的上帝，祂不但有恩於我們，而且祂渴望我們與祂談話，且樂意將祂的恩典能力賞賜給我們，而我們卻說沒空，甚至上帝的僕人明知花時間與上帝同在，領受祂的恩典與能力，是種殊榮與特權，卻總為工作所絆，幾乎找不到時間做這件重要的事。讓我們等候上帝，以領受寶座而來的能力。
親愛的弟兄姐妺們，切莫對上帝說：「對不起，我太忙，沒空與祢談話。」求聖靈教導我們明白：最重要、最蒙福、最有益的時刻，就是每天單獨與「上帝有約」的這段時間。耶穌在世為人的時候，也是常常退居山上禱告，藉著祈禱得能力，更何況我們，因此我們當向耶穌禱告，求聖靈將這真理銘刻在我們心頭上。就像我們需要呼吸、吃飯那樣，讀經禱告與上帝溝通，是靈命成長不可或缺的部份。其他什麼事都可以暫時擱著不做，但「與上帝談話溝通」應該是我們「優先次序」上擺在第一位的，是首要之務，如此我們才能在各樣事上，對上帝毫無保留地絕對順服。
—《 神 的 心 意 》
(每日靈修 10月13日)
作者：慕安德烈
編輯：榮華興
(圖片版權屬「國際讀經會」所有，在此僅供分享福音用途。)
『 Time 』
Scripture: “What, could ye not watch with me one hour?” — (Matthew 26:40b)
One who wishes to pray as we have indicated in our previous meditations, might say: “I think I could do all that in ten minutes’ time.” Very well; if ten minutes is all the time that you can give, see what you can do in that time. Most people can spare more time. If they will only persevere from day to day, with their hearts set oh prayer, time will come of its own accord.
Is it possible that Christians can say that they cannot afford to spend a quarter or half an hour alone with God and His Word? When a friend comes to see us, or we have to attend an important meeting, or there is anything to our advantage or pleasure, we find time easily enough.
And God, the great God, who has a right to us and who in His wondrous love longs for us to spend time with Him, that He may communicate to us His power and grace—we find no time for fellowship with Him. Even God’s own servants, who might consider it their special privilege to be much with Him in prayer to receive the fulness of power—even His servants are so occupied with their own work that they find little time for that which is all-important—waiting on God to receive power from on high.
Dear child of God, let us never say, “I have no time for God.” Let the Holy Spirit teach us that the most important, the most blessed, the most profitable time of the whole day is the time we spend alone with God. Pray to the Lord Jesus, who in His earthly life experienced the need of prayer, pray to the Holy Spirit, who will impress upon us this divine truth. As indispensable to me as the bread I eat, and the air I breathe, is communion with God through His Word and prayer. Whatever else is left undone, God has the first and chief right to my time. Then only will my surrender to God’s will be full and unreserved.
— God’s Best Secrets by Andrew Murray
「 13 October 」
