“By the Grace of God I Am What I Am”

By the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain . . . —1 Corinthians 15:10

The way we continually talk about our own inabilities is an insult to our Creator. To complain over our incompetence is to accuse God falsely of having overlooked us. Get into the habit of examining from God’s perspective those things that sound so humble to men. You will be amazed at how unbelievably inappropriate and disrespectful they are to Him. We say things such as, “Oh, I shouldn’t claim to be sanctified; I’m not a saint.” But to say that before God means, “No, Lord, it is impossible for You to save and sanctify me; there are opportunities I have not had and so many imperfections in my brain and body; no, Lord, it isn’t possible.” That may sound wonderfully humble to others, but before God it is an attitude of defiance.

Conversely, the things that sound humble before God may sound exactly the opposite to people. To say, “Thank God, I know I am saved and sanctified,” is in God’s eyes the purest expression of humility. It means you have so completely surrendered yourself to God that you know He is true. Never worry about whether what you say sounds humble before others or not. But always be humble before God, and allow Him to be your all in all.

There is only one relationship that really matters, and that is your personal relationship to your personal Redeemer and Lord. If you maintain that at all costs, letting everything else go, God will fulfill His purpose through your life. One individual life may be of priceless value to God’s purposes, and yours may be that life.

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靠神恩典我成了何等樣人

他所賜我的恩，不是徒然的。 （林前十五10）

我們不斷的訴說自己無能，實在是對創造主的侮辱。一味怨嘆自己不成事，等於毀謗神疏於照顧。若你經常用神的眼光察看那些在人聽來是謙卑的話，便會驚訝那話是多麽不合情理。 [啊，我不敢說自己已經成聖，我不是個聖徒。 ]向神說這話，就等於說：[主啊，你無法救我​​，叫我成聖哼，我沒有好的機緣，我身體、心靈太多缺陷，主啊，沒可能。 ]在人面前聽來，可能謙卑非常，但在神面前，卻是輕慢。

反之，在神面前聽來謙卑的，在人聽來可能變得驕傲。你說：[關你些神，我知道我得救了，成聖了。 ]在神面前，是謙卑的頂峰，表示你已完全把自己歸服神，你深知他是真實的。別理會人家聽來是否謙卑，只要常常在神面前謙卑，讓他成為你的一切。

只有一個關係是絕頂重要的，就是你與救主個人的關係。其他一切只管失去，卻要不惜任何代價持守與主的關係，神就會透過你的生命成就他的計畫。在神的計畫中，一個人的生命可以有無比的價值，你的生命也可能如此。

祈禱◆無所不能的主神啊，你在耶穌基督裡彰顯了自己，如今我來到你的面前，毫不掩飾自己絕對需要你，並且在自己的貧乏中歡喜快樂。