💜《神的心意-God’s Best Secrets》20211205『 救人靈魂-Soul Winning 』— 慕安德烈(Andrew Murray)

經文: 「常在我裡面的，我也常在他裡面，這人就多結果子，因為離了我，你們就不能作什麼。」— (聖經·約翰福音 15章5節)「你們多結果子，我父就因此得榮耀。」— (聖經·約翰福音 15章8節)

一棵樹所能貢獻給他主人的，就是樹上的果子。耶穌教導我們所謂常在祂裡面，祂也常在我們裡面，就是葡萄樹與枝子的關係，為要讓我們明白結果子不是為了我們的好處，乃是為了討耶穌的歡心，並榮耀天父。我們既是天父所接上去的葡萄樹枝子，領受祂無限的恩典，就理當為祂領人信耶穌。

你沒能享受與耶穌毫無隔閡、不間斷的溝通，是不是就是缺少傳福音的關係？你忘記和主耶穌完全緊密聯合的目的之一，就是結出引人歸主的果子。你是否太少想到追求成聖的事？或者忘記耶穌犧牲自己，乃為求得天父的祝福與榮耀？豈不知我們蒙恩得救，就是為了要領更多人認識主？也就是為了這個目的，我們成為屬天葡萄樹的枝子，為了能繼續耶穌所開始的工作，且全心全意地投入。

耶穌在世時曾說：「我是世界的光。」但祂將要離世時，祂說：「你們要做世界的光。」

你常對主說：「我願完全降服於祢，求祢潔淨保守，使我成為聖潔。」但你卻遲疑地沒有再加上一句：「求祢使用我來得人如魚。」讓我們向上帝承認自己的疏懶與失敗，並謙卑地將自己獻上為主所用。讓我們首先為周圍的人禱告，並找機會幫助他們，築起友誼的橋樑，直到我們結出福音的果子，榮耀上帝。

耶穌說：「離了我，你們就不能做什麼。」祂完全知道我們的軟弱與有限，所以祂應許：「那住在我裡面的，必要多結果子。」讓我們羨慕那豐盛的生命，並學習支取那無盡的恩典，因著滿溢感恩的心，就湧出引人歸主的熱誠，和將所結的果子，獻給耶穌，榮耀上帝。

—《 神 的 心 意 》
(每日靈修 12月5日)
作者：慕安德烈
編輯：榮華興

『 Soul-Winning 』

Scripture: “He that abideth in Me, and I in him, beareth much fruit, for apart from Me ye can do nothing . . . Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit.” — (John 15:5,8)

Fruit is that which a tree or a vine yields for the benefit of its owner. Even so, all that the Lord Jesus has taught us about His abiding in us and we in Him is to make us understand that it it not for our benefit, but for His good pleasure and the honor of the Father. We, as branches of the Heavenly Vine, receive and enjoy such astounding grace that we may win souls for Him.

May not this be the reason why you have not enjoyed unbroken fellowship with Christ? You have forgotten that the object of fellowship and communion is fruit-bearing in saving others. Have you not given too much thought to your own sanctification and joy, not remembering that as Christ sought His blessing and glory from the Father in the sacrifice of Himself for us, so we, too, are called to live solely to bring Christ to others? It is for this purpose that we become branches of the Heavenly Vine, in order to continue the work that He began, and with the same whole-heartedness.

When Christ was on earth, He said, “I am the light of the world”; but speaking of the time when he should be taken from the earth He said, “Ye are the light of the world.”

How often you have said to the Lord, “I yield myself to Thee for cleansing and keeping and to be made holy,” but you have hesitated to add “to be used of Thee for the salvation of others.” Let us acknowledge our failure here and humbly offer ourselves to the Lord for His work. Let us begin by praying for those around us, seeking opportunities of helping them, and not being satisfied until we bear fruit to the glory of the Father.

Christ said, “Apart from me ye can do nothing.” He knows our utter weakness. He has promised, “He that abideth in Me beareth much fruit.” Let all that we learn of the more abundant life and abounding grace constrain us to live to win souls for Jesus.

— God’s Best Secrets by Andrew Murray
「 5 December 」