The Glory That’s Unsurpassed

. . . the Lord Jesus . . . has sent me that you may receive your sight . . . —Acts 9:17

When Paul received his sight, he also received spiritual insight into the Person of Jesus Christ. His entire life and preaching from that point on were totally consumed with nothing but Jesus Christ— “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2). Paul never again allowed anything to attract and hold the attention of his mind and soul except the face of Jesus Christ.

We must learn to maintain a strong degree of character in our lives, even to the level that has been revealed in our vision of Jesus Christ.

The lasting characteristic of a spiritual man is the ability to understand correctly the meaning of the Lord Jesus Christ in his life, and the ability to explain the purposes of God to others. The overruling passion of his life is Jesus Christ. Whenever you see this quality in a person, you get the feeling that he is truly a man after God’s own heart (see Acts 13:22).

Never allow anything to divert you from your insight into Jesus Christ. It is the true test of whether you are spiritual or not. To be unspiritual means that other things have a growing fascination for you. Since mine eyes have looked on Jesus, I’ve lost sight of all beside, So enchained my spirit’s vision, Gazing on the Crucified.

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無比的榮耀

耶穌打發我來，叫你能看見。 （徒九17）

保羅回複視力後，他屬靈的眼睛就注目在耶穌基督身上，他此後的生活和傳道，就只以耶穌基督為中心－－[我在你們中間，不知道別的，只知道耶穌基督，並他釘十字架。 ]除了耶穌基督的榮面，保羅的心思意念絕不誘於任何事物，受其操縱。我們藉著耶穌基督所啟示的亮光，學習在主裡保持毫無玷污。

一個屬靈人不變的特徵，就是把主耶穌基督的人格，轉化為自己的人格，然又將神的旨意傳達與別人。他人生中所專注愛戀的，就是耶穌基督。每當你碰到一個人有這樣的素質，你就知道他是合神心意的。不要讓任何事物轉移你對耶穌基督的注意力，這是屬靈的考驗。所謂不屬靈，就是其他事物對你的吸引與日俱增。

[自我定睛注視耶穌，
塵世一切，視若無睹，
我靈注視不移，
定睛被釘的主。 ]

祈禱◆噢，主，我的神、我的力量、我的盼望和我的喜樂，縱然是緩慢，但我似乎肯定可以逐漸更清晰地辨認你。求你在今天將人世間所製造的雲霧驅散。