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| Crepuscular ray on the sea. Can we see it? Can we see the 'vision' that God has provided to us? 雲隙光照海上，我們看得見嗎？ 我們看得見神 所給我們人生的異象嗎？ |
中國古語說「一年之計在於春」，
你會為自己及家人計畫未來嗎？
四天內接連寫了三篇以異象 (vision)為題的網誌，
不料今天《每日經歷神》的靈修文章，
竟又與異象有關，而且所引用的經文，
與上一篇網誌所引用的相同
竟又與異象有關，而且所引用的經文，
與上一篇網誌所引用的相同
(荒漠甘泉的文章所引用的經文)，
不禁心想：『神真是別有意思！』，
祂仍有話要說！
祂仍有話要說！
『沒有異象(或作默示)，民就放肆；
惟遵守律法的，便為有福。(箴言廿九章18節)
世人以遠見行事，神的百姓是藉異象而活。……
基督徒以神的異象來計畫人生，
不管他們自己是否覺得有道理。
神並沒有詢問我們個人的意見，
看看怎樣做對我們的未來、家庭、教會或國家最好。
祂早已知道！神要祂的百姓留心，
並且向我們顯明祂的感情和旨意。
神的道路並非我們的道路
(以賽亞書五十五章8-9節)！』
有些人一生一帆風順，
有些人一生飽經風浪，
不禁反問上蒼是否不公？
究竟人生中，那些是苦難？
不禁反問上蒼是否不公？
究竟人生中，那些是苦難？
那些是祝福？那些是恩典？
那些是神蹟？那些是異象？
文章又指出：
『有些基督徒根本沒有活在神的旨意中。
然而，他們卻貿然禱告，想要神祝福他們努力的成果！』
是的，我們太自我了，
往往本末倒置，
是尋求祝福而非思考神的旨意？
異象不單只限於在職人士；
學生、家庭主婦、退休人士呢？
現在人均壽命延長，
究竟神對我們將來的人生有甚麼旨意、
有甚麼異象，仍有待神逐步啟示。
不過縱然有異象，我們若要看見，
就要清心、順服、不受罪與自我的慾望蒙蔽！
就要清心、順服、不受罪與自我的慾望蒙蔽！
文章提醒我們：
『能夠知道神心意的唯一辦法是讓神向你啟示。
你永遠不可能憑自己找到神的心意。
當你聽見神的心意，
有一件事要立刻去行，就是順服。
有一件事要立刻去行，就是順服。
如同箴言作者的觀察：
惟遵守律法的，便為有福。』
惟遵守律法的，便為有福。』
如果神的心意與我們的心意不同，
我們可能會置之不理或一走了之，
久而久之，縱然有異象，我們也視而不見、
接收不到神的默示了。
接收不到神的默示了。
以下是今早兩遇雲隙光。
第一張照片的雲隙光，
短短一分鐘後已模糊；
無意中看見，意外驚喜！
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| 2018 Jan 7 10:13 a.m. Crepuscular rays from 'a hole'. |
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| 2018 Jan 7 10:14 a.m. Crepuscular rays blurred after a minute. |
也在短短一分鐘便消失，真要把握時機！
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| 2018 Jan 7 10:37 a.m. Crepuscular ray (right) shone onto the sea. 一柱隙光照海上 |
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| 2018 Jan 7 10:38 a.m. Crepuscular ray blurred after a minute. 隙光轉淡了 |
冷鋒至，本以為天陰密雲，沒有可觀的景象，
誰知竟再度偶遇雲隙光呢？
雲隙光不會在萬里無雲下出現，而是密雲遮日下出現，
但雲越密，光越明顯！
光與暗的對比越強，雲隙光就更清晰更美！
主的恩典、神蹟異象也一樣：
在對比強烈的情況下，我們才能看得更清楚！
To
live for a vision
What does it mean?
This is the title of an article* that I've read today.
At the beginning of the year,
people may draw a yearly plan
for themselves and their family members.
"Where there is no ·word from God [vision; prophecy], ·
people are uncontrolled [the people perish],
but those who ·obey what they have been taught [ guard the law] are ·happy [blessed]."
(Proverbs 29:18, Expanded Bible)
For followers of Christ,
we live on the vision provided by God.
We plan our life base on God's vision
which is individually planned for us,
no matter whether we think it is reasonable or not.
God hasn't asked for our opinions.
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55:8-9)
Some people have led a tough or turbulent life,
and they couldn't stop asking God, "Where is fairness?"
The Lord doesn't appear in great shows,
He appeared in a great storm and calmed the turbulent waves.
'Waves' could be turbulence in our life or heart.
In our life, what is suffering? What is blessing?
What is miracle? What is vision?
Why does someone have to walk
a particularly crooked path of life?
We could not judge the plan that God has planned for us.
Sometimes we pray that God will bless what we plan for ourselves,
without thinking of God's will first.
But this is self-centredness.
Vision doesn't only apply to those who are working.
How about students, housewives,
and those who have retired?
As lifespan is prolonged in this era and the next,
what is/are the vision(s) for the rest of our days?
We need to wait for Him to reveal to us.
But even when He gives us a vision,
we need a pure heart which is not polluted by sin
and self desires in order to 'see' the vision.
We need God to reveal His will to us.
We couldn't find it by our own effort.
When we know His will that
something needs immediate action,
we need willingness to obey.
If God's will is different from our self intentions,
we might not obey, or we might try to avoid.
Then as time goes by,
we couldn't see His vision nor hear His words.
The above photos were the crepuscular rays
in this cloudy winter morning.
Twice, the rays appeared within a minute
and then became blurred,
which means that timing is crucial.
Crepuscular rays don't appear under clear sky,
but under clouds.
The closer the gaps, the clearer the rays.
The greater the contrast in light and darkness,
the clearer the rays.
So the same rule applies to God's blessings,
miracles, and visions:
the greater the contrast in the situations,
the clearer we could see His blessings, miracles, and visions!
* P.B. The article is 'Jan 7' of the Chinese translation of
the book Experiencing God Day by Day'.
Some ideas above were taken from the article and
translated from Chinese into English.
This is the title of an article* that I've read today.
At the beginning of the year,
people may draw a yearly plan
for themselves and their family members.
"Where there is no ·word from God [vision; prophecy], ·
people are uncontrolled [the people perish],
but those who ·obey what they have been taught [ guard the law] are ·happy [blessed]."
(Proverbs 29:18, Expanded Bible)
For followers of Christ,
we live on the vision provided by God.
We plan our life base on God's vision
which is individually planned for us,
no matter whether we think it is reasonable or not.
God hasn't asked for our opinions.
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55:8-9)
Some people have led a tough or turbulent life,
and they couldn't stop asking God, "Where is fairness?"
The Lord doesn't appear in great shows,
He appeared in a great storm and calmed the turbulent waves.
'Waves' could be turbulence in our life or heart.
In our life, what is suffering? What is blessing?
What is miracle? What is vision?
Why does someone have to walk
a particularly crooked path of life?
We could not judge the plan that God has planned for us.
Sometimes we pray that God will bless what we plan for ourselves,
without thinking of God's will first.
But this is self-centredness.
Vision doesn't only apply to those who are working.
How about students, housewives,
and those who have retired?
As lifespan is prolonged in this era and the next,
what is/are the vision(s) for the rest of our days?
We need to wait for Him to reveal to us.
But even when He gives us a vision,
we need a pure heart which is not polluted by sin
and self desires in order to 'see' the vision.
We need God to reveal His will to us.
We couldn't find it by our own effort.
When we know His will that
something needs immediate action,
we need willingness to obey.
If God's will is different from our self intentions,
we might not obey, or we might try to avoid.
Then as time goes by,
we couldn't see His vision nor hear His words.
The above photos were the crepuscular rays
in this cloudy winter morning.
Twice, the rays appeared within a minute
and then became blurred,
which means that timing is crucial.
Crepuscular rays don't appear under clear sky,
but under clouds.
The closer the gaps, the clearer the rays.
The greater the contrast in light and darkness,
the clearer the rays.
So the same rule applies to God's blessings,
miracles, and visions:
the greater the contrast in the situations,
the clearer we could see His blessings, miracles, and visions!
* P.B. The article is 'Jan 7' of the Chinese translation of
the book Experiencing God Day by Day'.
Some ideas above were taken from the article and
translated from Chinese into English.
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