活在地上，却求天上的事[5月3日专题信息]

专题信息｜活在地上，却求天上的事

5月3日

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经文: 西3:1-17

课题: 天国, 人的心灵, 确据, 爱, 人际医治,

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很多时候，我们将自己的苦楚归咎与环境或人的因素，要不然就是归咎与自己的软弱。我们常听有些人说自己的个性不容易改变，生来就是急躁的、敏感的，容易与人产生摩擦，要不然就是认为自己的背景与环境将自己塑造成目前的样子。确实，有些信徒则是信主非常久了，但很显然老旧的体质还是在自己身上。没错。苦难与苦楚是我们的人性天天能感触到的。我们活在有苦难的世界，也度过充满苦楚的人生。万有确实陷在叹息与劳苦里，但神的话却嘱咐我们活在地上的信徒当求上面的事。确实，我们圣民都有一个属天的生命，且有属天的所属。那是我们今天活着的一切意义所在了。试想倘若我们的信仰只是以将来回到天家为概念，目前在生活中多半是以地上的事为念，那我们绝对不能过一个得胜有余的基督徒人生。相反的，我们的基督徒人生将是会充满矛盾的。但是从另一方面，若我们的基督徒人生是在求天上的事情当中，却脱离了地上的要办的事物与要尽的责任，那我们就如同一个属灵却不实际的人。这样一来，我们也没有办法用到天上的能力与智慧来影响周围的人。首先，让我们问自己从一信主之后，我们多么的追求理解与成就上面的事？确实，很多到教会的人不认识，也没有多深思何谓上面的事。他们误以为单单来教会参加一些活动，做一些事工就是求上面的事，但在实际的生活中，他却明显是一个属世的人。这等人常常会将地上的事物或是所遭遇的现况放大，以致动不动受试探。他也会常常在生活中消耗自己的情绪与时间，也叫旁边的人痛苦。另外也有些信徒则是一生要摆脱自己的问题，不愿意活在过去的伤害与挫败里，但他无论怎么下决心都于事无补。那是因为他还在思念地上的事，因此受到各种地上的思虑、愁烦、杂念辖制。再来有些信徒则是愿意为主而活，但是一旦遇到生活中实际的现况，他们就不懂怎么依靠天上的能力来面对，因此素手无策。这都是对天上的事一知半解的问题。那么，在此我们又面对一个非常实际的问题，就是我们怎么调解地上生活上的事物呢？比如说：我们在家中怎么管理日常的生活呢？我们怎么处理天天的人际关系呢？我们现在不需要关注疫情的事吗？确实，这些都似乎是地上的事。其实，圣经没有叫我们脱离地上现实的事，但在行这一切事，我们需要求天上的心。有时，我们可能只有为了将地上的事情做好，但忘了天上的目的，就是荣神益人，使人因我们所做的看见基督的荣美。有时可能我们很清楚活在地上的目的是要将福音广传，但我们又缺乏那天上的智慧与爱心，叫人无法看见基督的美德。因此，“属灵的实际”可能是我们基督徒当要学习的最重要功课。有些信徒太“属灵”了，成为了一个脱离实际的人。有的信徒又太“实际”了，因此展现不出分别为圣的生命。当主耶稣教导门徒怎么祷告时，祂说：“父啊，愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上”《太6:10》。最后晚餐又为门徒祷告说：他们不属世界...我却要差他们到世界《约17:16，18》。因此，求天上的事的结果是将天上的神旨意体现在地上所行的一切事。因此，若我们要做一个真正的属灵人，先要明白怎么将那属天的奥秘活在地上，以至叫周围的人能借着我们的一举一动看见主基督，且将荣耀归给天上的父。

Many a times, we attribute our sufferings to the environment or human factors, or else to our own weakness. We often hear some people say that it is not easy to change their personality. They are born impatient and sensitive, and are prone to have friction with others. Otherwise, they think that their current state has been shaped by their background and environment. Indeed, some believers have believed in the Lord for a long time, but it is obvious that they are still in living in their old self. No doubt, our human nature can sense sufferings and misery every day. We live in a suffering world and also lead a life full of miseries. All creation are indeed groaning as in the pains of childbirth, yet, God's Word tells us believers who are living on earth, to seek the things that are above. Indeed, we holy people have a life that belongs to heaven, and a sense of belonging to heaven. That is the very meaning of our lives today. Think about it, if our faith only treats going back to heaven in future as a concept, and we live most of our present lives based on things on earth, then we would not be able to live a victorious Christian life. On the contrary, our Christian life will be full of ironies. On the other hand, as we seek things above, if our Christian life neglects things to be done and our responsibilities on earth, then we are like a spiritual but impractical person. In this way, we are unable to use the power and wisdom from above to influence the people around us. First of all, let us ask ourselves how much have we pursued understanding and accomplishing the things that are above since we believed in the Lord? Indeed, many people who come to the church do not know, and do not think deeply about the things that are above. They misunderstand that seeking things that are above is by coming to church to participate in some activities or to be involved in some ministries, but in actual life, they are evidently worldly people. These people often magnify matters on earth and the current situation they encounter and as a result, get tempted easily. They will often drain their emotions and time in their lives, and also make people around them suffer. In addition, there are some believers who, all their lives, want to be liberated from their own problems and are unwilling to live in their past hurts and failures. However, no matter how resolute they are, it does not help much. That is because they still put their heart on things on earth, thus they get bound by various worries, troubles, and distracting thoughts on earth. On top of this, some believers are willing to live for the Lord, but once they encounter actual situations in their lives, they do not know how to rely on power from above to manage and so, are at a loss of what to do. This problem is due to believers not understanding the things that are above. So, here we are again facing a very practical problem, how do we reconcile with things on earth? For example: How do we manage our daily lives at home? How do we deal with interpersonal relationships daily? Do we not need to pay attention to the pandemic now? Indeed, these seem to be things on earth. Actually, the Bible does not tell us to escape from the reality on earth, but in doing all these things, we need to have a heart that seeks things that are above. Sometimes, we are too focused on doing things well on earth that we forget about our heavenly purpose, which is to glorify God and benefit man, so that others may see the glorious beauty of Christ because of what we do. Sometimes, we may be very clear that our purpose on earth is to spread the gospel, but we lack the wisdom and love from above, such that others cannot see the virtues of Christ. Therefore, “spiritual practicality” is probably the most important lesson we Christians should learn. Some believers are too “spiritual” and become a person who is disassociated from reality. Some believers are too “practical”, such that they do not exemplify a life that is set apart for God. When Lord Jesus taught His disciples how to pray, He said, “Father, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” <Mt 6:10>. At the Last Supper, He also prayed for the disciples, “They are not of the world…but I have sent them into the world” <Jn 17:16,18>. Therefore, the result of seeking the things that are above is to manifest the will of the heavenly God in everything that is done on earth. Thus, if we want to be truly spiritual, we must first understand how to live out the heavenly mystery on earth, so that people around us can see Christ the Lord through our actions and give glory to our heavenly father.

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