第十一天（17/08/12）

我们阅读神的话、追求属灵知识、参加各样特会等等，主要的目的是什么？
倘若真的是为了更认识主、更学习主的榜样、要更亲近主，那就很好，那我们也应该会越来越像主，活出他的样式。。。

但事实是，很多时候，我们“学多”了，属灵知识增加了，读了圣经“很多”遍了，就觉得比别人懂更多，也更会批判及论断别人。这跟神的话的教导根本就背道而驰。。。

追求更认识神和追求属灵知识是两件不同的事。。。

“。。。我们晓得我们都有知识。但知识是叫人自高自大，唯有爱心能造就人。若有人以为自己知道什么，按他所当知道的，他仍是不知道。”
～ 林前 8:1-2 ～

Day 11 (17/08/12)

What is our main purpose for reading God’s Word, pursuing spiritual knowledge, joining all kinds of conferences etc?
If it is really for knowing the Lord more, to learn from Him more, to draw closer to God, then that will be very good, then we should be becoming more and more like the Lord, and really live out His likeness…

However the truth is, many times after we have “learnt a lot”, and after our spiritual knowledge has increased, or read the Bible “many” times, we tend to feel we know a lot better than others, and we would criticize and judge others more. This totally defies the teaching of God’s Word…

Pursuing to know God more and pursuing spiritual knowledge are two different things…

“… We know that we all possess knowledge.Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. ² The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.”
~ 1 Corinthians 8:1-2 ~

第十天（16/08/12）

随着年岁的增长，神和人喜爱你的心是不是也一齐增长，或减少。。。？

“耶稣的智慧和身量，并神和人喜爱他的心，都一齐增长。”
～ 路2:52 ～

当耶稣的智慧增长，神喜爱他的心没减少，却也一齐增长，想必他一定没仰赖自己的聪明，还是单纯谦卑的敬畏神、依靠神。。。
当耶稣的智慧增长，人喜爱他的心没减少，却也一齐增长，想必他一定不傲慢或使人反感，还是谦卑礼貌的尊重别人、能和人好好相处。。。

当耶稣的身量／年纪增长，神喜爱他的心没减少，却也一齐增长，想必他一定没靠自己的力量和经验，还是相信与知道自己需要凡事依靠上帝，因为生命在神手中，一切美好由祂而来、由祂所赐。。。
当耶稣的身量／年纪增长，人喜爱他的心没减少，却也一齐增长，想必他一定没仗势欺人、轻看弱小，还是乐意帮助人、祝福人。。。

主啊，唯愿我们也一样，当我们的智慧和身量增长，愿神和人喜爱我们的心，都一齐增长。。。阿们！

Day 10 (16/08/12)

As the years go by, and as we grow, do we grow in favour with God and men as well, or are we losing favour…?

“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.”
~ Luke 2:52 ~

As Jesus grew in wisdom, his favour with God did not decrease but increased as well, I believe He must be still very pure and humble to fear and rely on God, rather than relying on His own wisdom…
As Jesus grew in wisdom, his favour with men did not decrease but increased as well, I believe He must be still very humble and respectful towards others and could interact well with people…

As Jesus grew in stature/age, his favour with God did not decrease but increased as well, I believe He must still be believing and knowing that He needed to depend on God for everything, and not using His own strength and experience, knowing well that life is in God’s hand and every good thing comes from and is given by God…
As Jesus grew in stature/age, his favour with men did not decrease but increased as well, I believe He must be still very willing to help and bless others, and not oppressing, bullying and despising the others or the weak just because He was strong and powerful…

O Lord, may we be like You as well, that as we grow in wisdom and stature, may we grow in favour with God and men as well… Amen!

 第九天（15/08/12）

我们如果真的很喜欢、很爱、很在乎一个人，我们很自然的就会很喜欢跟他在一起，争取时间跟他见面，跟他一起聊天，喜欢听他说话；做什么、去哪里，都会喜欢有他在身边，不是吗？

我们对耶稣是这样吗？我们祷告、赞美敬拜、来教会、读圣经等等，只都是执行“基督教”信仰的任务，还是因为我们真的很在乎主、纯粹是因为喜欢和他在一起。。。？我们跟上帝到底有没有很真实的感情？求主怜悯。。。

耶稣再怎么累、怎么忙，他也会亲近父，我想不是为了求祝福、求恩膏，或执行宗教任务，只是因为他跟天父有很真实的爱的关系。。。

^“散了众人以后，他就独自上山去祷告。到了晚上，只有他一人在那里。”
～ 太 14：23 ～

Day 9 (15/08/12)

If we really do like, love or feel for someone, then very naturally we would love to be with that person, find time to spend with him, to talk with him and to listen to him talk; whatever we do or wherever we go, we would love to have that person beside us, is that not so?

Is that the way we are towards Jesus? Do we pray, praise, worship, come to church, read the Bible etc just to execute our “Christian” duties, or are we really concerned about spending time with Him, and just because we like to be with Him…? Do we really have a real relationship with God? May God have mercy…

No matter how tired or busy He was, Jesus would always come near to the Father, I think not because of wanting blessings or anointing, or to fulfill His religious responsibilities, but all because He has a very real loving relationship with the Father…

“After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone”
~ Matthew 14:23 ~