Recall What God Remembers

Thus says the Lord: ’I remember . . . the kindness of your youth . . .’ —Jeremiah 2:2

 Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? Does everything in my life fill His heart with gladness, or do I constantly complain because things don’t seem to be going my way? A person who has forgotten what God treasures will not be filled with joy. It is wonderful to remember that Jesus Christ has needs which we can meet— “Give Me a drink” (John 4:7). How much kindness have I shown Him in the past week? Has my life been a good reflection on His reputation?

God is saying to His people, “You are not in love with Me now, but I remember a time when you were.” He says, “I remember . . . the love of your betrothal . . .” (Jeremiah 2:2). Am I as filled to overflowing with love for Jesus Christ as I was in the beginning, when I went out of my way to prove my devotion to Him? Does He ever find me pondering the time when I cared only for Him? Is that where I am now, or have I chosen man’s wisdom over true love for Him? Am I so in love with Him that I take no thought for where He might lead me? Or am I watching to see how much respect I get as I measure how much service I should give Him?

As I recall what God remembers about me, I may also begin to realize that He is not what He used to be to me. When this happens, I should allow the shame and humiliation it creates in my life, because it will bring godly sorrow, and “godly sorrow produces repentance . . .” (2 Corinthians 7:10).

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想想神記得什麼？

你幼年的恩愛……我都記得。 （耶二2） 

我愛神是否像昔日一樣甘心自發？還是只指望以仁慈對待我？我有沒有許多微小的事可以討他歡心？還是因路不順遂而唉哼怨嘆？你心若忘記了神所看為寶貴的，就不會喜樂。試想主耶穌需要我——[請給我水喝]，這是多麼美妙的事！過去的一個禮拜裡，我怎樣表示愛他呢？在我的生活中，有沒有彰顯他的名呢？ 

神對他子民說：[你現在不再愛我了，但我很記得你愛我的那段日子。 ][我記得……你婚姻般的愛情。 ]當日我怎樣撇開一切，表明誠心愛他；如今，我是否仍對他有這不斷湧流的愛情？我除了他別無眷戀的日子，是否要在回憶中去追尋？我如今還在那境地，還是懂得怎樣去愛他？我是否深深地愛他而不管前途如何？還是在註視自己該得的地位，估計著該擺上多少事奉？假若我想起神紀念我的日子，卻發覺他在我心中已不復昔日重要的地位，就叫我羞愧自卑，因為羞愧會帶來憂愁，叫我悔改。 

祈禱◆主啊，我何等渴望你帶領我與你面對面！我的靈渴想著你、你恩典的觸動和你聖靈的氣息。