Becoming Entirely His

Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing —James 1:4

Many of us appear to be all right in general, but there are still some areas in which we are careless and lazy; it is not a matter of sin, but the remnants of our carnal life that tend to make us careless. Carelessness is an insult to the Holy Spirit. We should have no carelessness about us either in the way we worship God, or even in the way we eat and drink.

Not only must our relationship to God be right, but the outward expression of that relationship must also be right. Ultimately, God will allow nothing to escape; every detail of our lives is under His scrutiny. God will bring us back in countless ways to the same point over and over again. And He never tires of bringing us back to that one point until we learn the lesson, because His purpose is to produce the finished product. It may be a problem arising from our impulsive nature, but again and again, with the most persistent patience, God has brought us back to that one particular point. Or the problem may be our idle and wandering thinking, or our independent nature and self-interest. Through this process, God is trying to impress upon us the one thing that is not entirely right in our lives.

We have been having a wonderful time in our studies over the revealed truth of God’s redemption, and our hearts are perfect toward Him. And His wonderful work in us makes us know that overall we are right with Him. “Let patience have its perfect work . . . .” The Holy Spirit speaking through James said, “Now let your patience become a finished product.” Beware of becoming careless over the small details of life and saying, “Oh, that will have to do for now.” Whatever it may be, God will point it out with persistence until we become entirely His.

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直至你完全屬他

但忍耐也當成功，使你們成全完備，毫無缺欠。 （雅一4）

大部分人在生活上大體沒有問題，可是在某些事上卻很馬虎。這不是罪的問題，而是屬肉體的生命，叫我們馬虎。得過且過是對聖靈的一種侮辱。我們不應在任何事上懶散馬虎，不管是飲食，或是敬拜神。

我們與神不僅要有良好的關係，而這關係的外在表現也要正確。神不會容許任何事逃過他，每一細節他都鑑察。他會用無數的方法，把我們一次又一次地帶到同一的問題上。他會不厭其煩地重複又重複地，直到我們學好了那功課，因為他是要成全完備的產品。也許是衝動，也許是心不在焉，又或許是惟我獨尊的個人主義，他會一而再、再而三、恆切忍耐地，帶我們回到同一的功課上。神總要我們覺醒，知道這件事不妥當。

對神救贖的啟示，我們有美好的學習，對他我們是全心全意的；他在我們身上作成的奇妙大工，叫我們知道在大體上與他的關係是正常的；但如今聖靈卻藉雅各說：[忍耐也當成功（讓你們的忍耐成為一件製成品——英譯）]當心苟且馬虎的態度——[不管它，暫且算了吧。 ]不論是甚麼，神一定會堅持地指出，直至我們完全.

祈禱◆噢，主啊，願你的臉光臨到我們，讓你偉大而榮耀的聲音和同在，覆遍這地.