“You Are Not Your Own”

Do you not know that . . . you are not your own? —1 Corinthians 6:19

There is no such thing as a private life, or a place to hide in this world, for a man or woman who is intimately aware of and shares in the sufferings of Jesus Christ. God divides the private life of His saints and makes it a highway for the world on one hand and for Himself on the other. No human being can stand that unless he is identified with Jesus Christ. We are not sanctified for ourselves. We are called into intimacy with the gospel, and things happen that appear to have nothing to do with us. But God is getting us into fellowship with Himself. Let Him have His way. If you refuse, you will be of no value to God in His redemptive work in the world, but will be a hindrance and a stumbling block.

The first thing God does is get us grounded on strong reality and truth. He does this until our cares for ourselves individually have been brought into submission to His way for the purpose of His redemption. Why shouldn’t we experience heartbreak? Through those doorways God is opening up ways of fellowship with His Son. Most of us collapse at the first grip of pain. We sit down at the door of God’s purpose and enter a slow death through self-pity. And all the so-called Christian sympathy of others helps us to our deathbed. But God will not. He comes with the grip of the pierced hand of His Son, as if to say, “Enter into fellowship with Me; arise and shine.” If God can accomplish His purposes in this world through a broken heart, then why not thank Him for breaking yours?

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你不屬自己

豈不知……你們不是自己的人。 （林前六19）

一個在耶穌基督受苦上有分的人，根本就沒有所謂的私生活，亦即[世界裡的世界]。神把聖徒的私生活打碎了​​，造成一條通道，是通往他自己的通道。除非人與主耶穌認同，否則沒有人能受得住這個。我們成聖，不是為自己，乃是蒙召同得福音的好處；與我們無關的事發生，為要叫我們與神相交。所以，要讓神旨意通行，否則你不但在他救贖世界的大工上沒有絲毫用處，反成為阻礙。

神首先做的，是使我們面對最粗陋的現實，直至我們對任何發生在個人身上的時不再介懷，只要他救贖的目的達成。我們為何不可以經歷一下心痛欲絕呢？通過這些門徒，神開啟與他兒子相通的道路。多半人一受痛楚，就仆倒；我們坐在神心意的門檻上​​，死在自憐自憫之中。信徒間所謂同情心，更加速了死亡率。神卻不是這樣，他拿著他兒子釘痕的手，說：[進來與我相交，起來發光。 ]若破碎的心靈能使神的旨意在世上成就，那麽，要為他破碎你的心而感謝他。

祈禱◆噢，主啊，願你今天的說話帶著能力和恩慈。願你引導我，與你進入內心隱密的相交，以致你可以正確地傳達你自己。