7月11日 属灵的圣徒

“使人认识基督。”（腓三10）

圣徒的积极性并非朝着自我实现的方向，而是朝着认识基督进发。属灵的信徒绝不相信际遇出于偶然，也不会认为他的人生又属世又属神，他会视一切环境和际遇，领他更认识基督；也会不顾一切的弃绝。圣灵定意要使我们生命的每一方面都彰显基督。他曾一次又一次地把我们带到同一点，直至我们在那一点上彰显基督。自我实现叫人高举工作；圣徒却在工作上高举基督。或吃或喝或洗门徒的脚，不论是作什么，总要积极地在其中彰显基督。我们生命的每一阶段，都可在主耶稣的生命中找出互相对照之处。主就是在最低贱的工作上，也彰显与父神的关系。“耶稣知道自己是从神出来，又要归到神那里去，就……拿一条毛巾……洗门徒的脚。”

属灵圣徒的目标是要“认识基督”。我在今天的环境中认识基督吗？若不，就是叫他失望了。我不是要自我实现，乃是要认识基督。在属灵的工作中，原动力往往出于看见事工的需要，于是就去做。属灵的信徒却永不抱这种态度，他的目标是要在一切所处的环境中活出基督。

祈祷◆噢，主啊，凭着我单纯信靠那居住在我里面、又使我与你的属灵连结起来的圣灵，我仰望你；帮助我完全属你。

July 11 The Spiritual Saint

“That I may know Him.” Philippians 3:10

The initiative of the saint is not towards self-realization, but towards knowing Jesus Christ. The spiritual saint never believes circumstances to be haphazard, or thinks of his life as secular and sacred; he sees everything he is dumped down in as the means of securing the knowledge of Jesus Christ. There is a reckless abandonment about him. The Holy Spirit is determined that we shall realize Jesus Christ in every domain of life, and He will bring us back to the same point again and again until we do. Self-realization leads to the enthronement of work; whereas the saint enthrones Jesus Christ in his work. Whether it be eating or drinking or washing disciples feet, whatever it is, we have to take the initiative of realizing Jesus Christ in it. Every phase of our actual life has its counterpart in the life of Jesus. Our Lord realized His relationship to the Father even in the most menial work. “Jesus knowing . . . that He was come from God, and went to God . . . took a towel . . . and began to wash the disciples' feet.”

The aim of the spiritual saint is “that I may know Him.” Do I know Him where I am to-day? If not, I am failing Him. I am here not to realize myself, but to know Jesus. In Christian work the initiative is too often the realization that something has to be done and I must do it. That is never the attitude of the spiritual saint, his aim is to secure the realization of Jesus Christ in every set of circumstances he is in.