Do It Now!

Agree with your adversary quickly . . . —Matthew 5:25

In this verse, Jesus Christ laid down a very important principle by saying, “Do what you know you must do— now. Do it quickly. If you don’t, an inevitable process will begin to work ’till you have paid the last penny’ (Matthew 5:26) in pain, agony, and distress.” God’s laws are unchangeable and there is no escape from them. The teachings of Jesus always penetrate right to the heart of our being.

Wanting to make sure that my adversary gives me all my rights is a natural thing. But Jesus says that it is a matter of inescapable and eternal importance to me that I pay my adversary what I owe him. From our Lord’s standpoint it doesn’t matter whether I am cheated or not, but what does matter is that I don’t cheat someone else. Am I insisting on having my own rights, or am I paying what I owe from Jesus Christ’s standpoint?

Do it quickly— bring yourself to judgment now. In moral and spiritual matters, you must act immediately. If you don’t, the inevitable, relentless process will begin to work. God is determined to have His child as pure, clean, and white as driven snow, and as long as there is disobedience in any point of His teaching, He will allow His Spirit to use whatever process it may take to bring us to obedience. The fact that we insist on proving that we are right is almost always a clear indication that we have some point of disobedience. No wonder the Spirit of God so strongly urges us to stay steadfastly in the light! (see John 3:19-21).

“Agree with your adversary quickly . . . .” Have you suddenly reached a certain place in your relationship with someone, only to find that you have anger in your heart? Confess it quickly— make it right before God. Be reconciled to that person— do it now!

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立刻做

趕緊與他（對頭）和息。 （太五25）

耶穌基督定下了一個原則－－知道該做的現在就去做，而且要快快的做；否則，那無法避免的歷程就必發生，而你也得嘗受痛苦。神的律是不更改的，人也無法逃避。耶穌的教訓是針對我們本質而說的。

要仇敵尊重我的權利，是很自然的事，可是耶穌卻說償還仇敵的一切，才是最急切而有永恆價值的事。從主的角度看來，我被人欺詐與否，並不要緊；要緊的是我不欺詐人。我是否堅持爭取自己的權益，還是站在主的立場，償還我所欠的？

要快快的做，立即審判自己。不論在道德上，或屬靈上，都必須立刻去做；否則那無情的歷程就必開始。神一心要他的兒女清潔雪白，任何不順服他教訓的，他的靈就會不遺餘力地工作。

我們若一味堅持自己無辜，就表示還有些地方不順服。怪不得聖靈這麼強烈地催逼我們要常在光明中。

[趕快與他和息。 ]你是否一瞬間就察覺與人的關係中有憤怒存在？快快認罪，在神面前趕快解決，與那人和好－－現在就要去做。

祈禱◆主啊，願你成為我生命中一道生機蓬勃、寧謐安恬的廣闊河流。願你今天向我們每一個人展示更多的愛與溫柔－－尤其是我，因為許多人被我直接影響。