If God so clothe the grass of the field . . . shall He not much more clothe you? — Matthew 6:30
A simple statement of Jesus is always a puzzle to us because we will not be simple. How can we maintain the simplicity of Jesus so that we may understand Him? By receiving His Spirit, recognizing and relying on Him, and obeying Him as He brings us the truth of His Word, life will become amazingly simple. Jesus asks us to consider that “if God so clothes the grass of the field . . .” how “much more” will He clothe you, if you keep your relationship right with Him? Every time we lose ground in our fellowship with God, it is because we have disrespectfully thought that we knew better than Jesus Christ. We have allowed “the cares of this world” to enter in (Matthew 13:22), while forgetting the “much more” of our heavenly Father.
“Look at the birds of the air . . .” (Matthew 6:26). Their function is to obey the instincts God placed within them, and God watches over them. Jesus said that if you have the right relationship with Him and will obey His Spirit within you, then God will care for your “feathers” too.
“Consider the lilies of the field . . .” (Matthew 6:28). They grow where they are planted. Many of us refuse to grow where God plants us. Therefore, we don’t take root anywhere. Jesus said if we would obey the life of God within us, He would look after all other things. Did Jesus Christ lie to us? Are we experiencing the “much more” He promised? If we are not, it is because we are not obeying the life God has given us and have cluttered our minds with confusing thoughts and worries. How much time have we wasted asking God senseless questions while we should be absolutely free to concentrate on our service to Him? Consecration is the act of continually separating myself from everything except that which God has appointed me to do. It is not a one-time experience but an ongoing process. Am I continually separating myself and looking to God every day of my life?
專心審查，重新奉獻
野地裡的草……神還給它這樣的妝飾，何況你們呢？ （太六30）
這是耶穌一句很簡單的說話，若果我們不單純，就會大惑不解。我們怎樣才能像耶穌那樣單純呢？接受他的靈，承認他，依靠他，順服他所傳遞神的話語，這樣，生命就會變得單純了。耶穌說：[試想，天父怎樣妝飾野地裡的草，你若與他親近，他豈不更加照樣妝飾你？ ]每次我們靈性上後退，都是因為妄自尊大，以為自己比主耶穌懂得更多。我們讓世界的憂慮進來，忘記了天父的[何況……]
[你們看那天上的飛鳥]——它們主要的任務就是服從那生命的律，神便看顧它們了。耶穌說如果你與他有好的關係，同時又順服聖靈，神自然照顧你。 [你想野地裡的百合花]——它們被放置在那裡，就生長在那裡。我們不少人不肯在所處的地方生長，因此無法紮根。耶穌說，如果我們順服神，他便會料理其他的一切。耶穌基督撒了謊嗎？我們若未經驗到那[何況]，是因為我們尚未順服神，自討煩惱，落在諸般憂慮裡。我們花多少時間向神發問，叫他擔憂，而其實我們該毫無束縛地獻身在他的工作上？獻身就是為某特定的目標，不斷地把自己投上。獻身不是一次便解決的事。我是否每天不斷地把自己分別出來，以神為念？
祈禱◆噢，主啊，為著你透過主耶穌的恩典，將你至高無上的父性向我顯明，我讚美你。噢，我可以成為天父的孩子了！
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