才幹的比喻
今天在workshop時聽到一位姊妹問:「我們怎樣知道神喜悅我們所做的事工呢?為什麼好像怎樣做也做不到神的標準呢?」突然在腦中就閃出一個比喻.
馬太福音25章14-28節, 「才幹的比喻」, 相信大家都已經聽過不少次了.神當初就按著人本質的不同而給予人的才幹/恩賜 (文中用銀子作喻表). 有分得五千, 有二千, 有一千. 然而, 我們從這個比喻中看到的, 是神所喜悅的, 是人盡心的去運同上帝給予人的恩賜去為神作工, 所得的回報多少, 神並不看重. 我們亦不必去跟別人作比較, 想著 「為什麼人家可以做得那麼成功, 而我所做的卻好像沒有什麼果效?」
如果那個只得一千銀子的, 在主人離開了以後, 沒有把銀子埋在地下, 而是用了那一千銀子去救濟窮人, 又或是去醫治一個重病的人, 主人回來以後發覺一個錢也賺不回來, 主人又會否責怪這個僕人呢?
我們身為人, 在神的角度來看, 是永遠都不能達到衪完美的標準. 還記得我們得到神永生的盼望, 我們得救的原因並非因為我們是一個義人.「你們得救是本乎恩﹐也因著信﹐這並不是出於自己﹐乃是神所賜的。」(以弗所書2:8) 這才是白白的恩典, 不是靠我們的行為而賺到天國的入場券.
我們可以做的, 就是盡心,盡意去運用神給我們的去作工. 不論你所做的是接送弟兄姊妹, 是預備茶點, 帶詩查經, 又或是講道傳道. 在神的國度看來, 只要是從心裡為著神的國度而做的, 神豈不會喜悅呢?
Sunday, April 11, 2010
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Thx Claudi~
ReplyDeleteThose questions have actually looped in my head for quite a while. Sometimes during ministries/ work / study I dont understand what level of outcomes God is expecting me to give him. I know that as long as we're doing these ministries wholeheartedly and with no pride on ourselves, only to Glorify him thru these works - God will be pleased. We'll never be able to reach God's standards and there's no way that we can make it. But wat u said was right, as long as we know we've done our vry best with no regret, God will know how much effort we've put in :) Happy now :)
Thx for the capture and you sharing claudia~
ReplyDeleteStandards are humanly subjective that would only stress ourselves and the team u work with IF you cross-apply inappropriately on diff tasks and people.
From Rach Ferrari/Yaris analogy, therez no way any standard between them !! The only appropriate GOD STANDARDS for us in all situations may be the 9 FRUITS we shall learn to demonstrate.