Daily Devotion - Nov 26 - ¼}¦w¼w¯P¨C¤éÆF­× God's Best Secrets by Andrew Murray

慕安德烈每日靈修 God's Best Secrets by Andrew Murray

離了主事難成

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。」（約翰福音十五：5）

主耶穌應許，凡在祂裡面的，必多結果子。接下去祂又說：「離了我，你們就不能做什麼。」

說來慚愧，因為我們遺傳了亞當墮落的天性——在我們肉體裡面，毫無良善可言，更甚著，可說是與上帝為敵。我們是在罪惡的權勢之下，幾乎無法做絲毫討上帝喜悅的事。

我們需要痛切悔改！多少時候，我們沾沾自喜，以為自己還不錯，也能做些善事。想想主耶穌說的話：「離了我，你們什麼都不能做。」是的，我們只有倚靠祂。
我們該如何感謝上帝！因為耶穌願意住在我們心中，我們也可以與祂聯合，耶穌可以時時刻刻與我們同在，在我們心中做工，賜我們力量，這是屬靈生活的祕訣——耶穌要住在我們心中，幫助我們能完成祂要我們做的事。

多麼令人歡欣鼓舞、雀躍萬分的信息！聖經裡對基督徒的要求似乎是高標準，令人高不可攀，但感謝上帝，因著那穌住在我心裡，祂要助我一臂之力。我只要注意一件事，就是單單地仰望祂，倚靠祂，讓祂在我裡面做工。當我想到「離了我，你就不能做什麼。」我就連想到「那常住在主裡面的，必要多結果子。」

祂要親自來管理這事，就是祂要住在我裡面，我也要住在祂裡面。感謝上帝！永生上帝的靈，要親自來成全此事。感謝上帝！因為基督耶穌的生命在我裡面，我也在祂裡面，那些願意謙卑、堅定信靠上帝的人，聖靈每天每時每刻要引領他，與耶穌更加緊密的契合，享受甘甜美好的團契生活。


"APART FROM ME—NOTHING"

Scripture: "He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit, for apart from Me ye can do nothing."—JOHN xv. 5.

The Lord Jesus follows up His great promise that those who abide in Him will bear much fruit, with the words, "apart from Me, ye can do nothing."

What a cause for humiliation! Because the nature we inherit from Adam is so corrupt that in us—that is, in our flesh—dwelleth no good thing. Nay, more, our flesh is at enmity against God. We are tinder the power of sin to such an extent that we are unable to do anything well-pleasing to God.

What a call to repentance! How often we as Christians have thought that we were able to do that which is good. How often we thought we were making ourselves better. Let us remember Christ's words, "apart from Me, ye can do nothing," and hence¬forth rely only upon Him.

What cause for thanksgiving! Christ has united us to Himself, and so dwells within us. He may work in and through us each day and all day. This is the secret of the spiritual life: the Lord Jesus working in us, enabling us to do His work.

What cause for joy and encouragement! All that in the Christian life has appeared too high and unattainable for me, all that, Christ will work in me. I have to care for one thing only, that I remain utterly dependent upon Him to care for me and work through me all the day. Whenever I remember, "apart from Me, ye can do nothing," I remember too, "He that abideth in Me beareth much fruit."

He Himself will see to it that He abides in me and I in Him. This, praise God, is the great work of which the Eternal Spirit will make me capable. Thank God for the life of Christ in me. I in Him, He in me, is the work of the Holy Spirit in each soul that humbly and believingly yields itself for such communion with God.


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