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== Classic: | == Classic: Decreasing Into His Purpose == | ||
'' | ''He must increase, but I must decrease. — John 3:30'' | ||
If you become a necessity to a soul, you are out of God’s order. As a worker, your great responsibility is to be a friend of the Bridegroom. When once you see a soul in sight of the claims of Jesus Christ, you know that your influence has been in the right direction, and instead of putting out a hand to prevent the throes, pray that they grow ten times stronger until there is no power on earth or in hell that can hold that soul away from Jesus Christ. Over and over again, we become amateur providences; we come in and prevent God, and say — “This and that must not be.” Instead of proving friends of the Bridegroom, we put our sympathy in the way, and the soul will one day say — “That one was a thief, he stole my affections from Jesus, and I lost my vision of Him.” | |||
Beware of rejoicing with a soul in the wrong thing, but see that you do rejoice in the right thing. “The friend of the Bridegroom…rejoiceth greatly because of the Bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.” This is spoken with joy and not with sadness — at last they are to see the Bridegroom! And John says this is his joy. It is the absolute effacement of the worker, he is never thought of again. | |||
Watch for all you are worth until you hear the Bridegroom’s voice in the life of another. Never mind what havoc it brings, what upsets, what crumblings of health, rejoice with divine hilarity when once His voice is heard. You may often see Jesus Christ wreck a life before He saves it. (Cf. Matt. 10:34.) | |||
== Updated: Decreasing for His Purpose == | |||
''He must increase, but I must decrease. — John 3:30'' | |||
If you become a necessity to someone else’s life, you are out of God’s will. As a servant, your primary responsibility is to be a “friend of the bridegroom” (John 3:29). When you see a person who is close to grasping the claims of Jesus Christ, you know that your influence has been used in the right direction. And when you begin to see that person in the middle of a difficult and painful struggle, don’t try to prevent it, but pray that his difficulty will grow even ten times stronger, until no power on earth or in hell could hold him away from Jesus Christ. Over and over again, we try to be amateur providences in someone’s life. We are indeed amateurs, coming in and actually preventing God’s will and saying, “This person should not have to experience this difficulty.” Instead of being friends of the Bridegroom, our sympathy gets in the way. One day that person will say to us, “You are a thief; you stole my desire to follow Jesus, and because of you I lost sight of Him.” | |||
Beware of rejoicing with someone over the wrong thing, but always look to rejoice over the right thing. “…the friend of the bridegroom…rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:29-30). This was spoken with joy, not with sadness— at last they were to see the Bridegroom! And John said this was his joy. It represents a stepping aside, an absolute removal of the servant, never to be thought of again. | |||
Listen intently with your entire being until you hear the Bridegroom’s voice in the life of another person. And never give any thought to what devastation, difficulties, or sickness it will bring. Just rejoice with godly excitement that His voice has been heard. You may often have to watch Jesus Christ wreck a life before He saves it (see Matthew 10:34). | |||
Revision as of 21:02, 18 June 2020
주님은 나의 최고봉 | ⇐ 3月23日 | 3月25日 ⇒
3月24日
Classic: Decreasing Into His Purpose
He must increase, but I must decrease. — John 3:30
If you become a necessity to a soul, you are out of God’s order. As a worker, your great responsibility is to be a friend of the Bridegroom. When once you see a soul in sight of the claims of Jesus Christ, you know that your influence has been in the right direction, and instead of putting out a hand to prevent the throes, pray that they grow ten times stronger until there is no power on earth or in hell that can hold that soul away from Jesus Christ. Over and over again, we become amateur providences; we come in and prevent God, and say — “This and that must not be.” Instead of proving friends of the Bridegroom, we put our sympathy in the way, and the soul will one day say — “That one was a thief, he stole my affections from Jesus, and I lost my vision of Him.”
Beware of rejoicing with a soul in the wrong thing, but see that you do rejoice in the right thing. “The friend of the Bridegroom…rejoiceth greatly because of the Bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.” This is spoken with joy and not with sadness — at last they are to see the Bridegroom! And John says this is his joy. It is the absolute effacement of the worker, he is never thought of again.
Watch for all you are worth until you hear the Bridegroom’s voice in the life of another. Never mind what havoc it brings, what upsets, what crumblings of health, rejoice with divine hilarity when once His voice is heard. You may often see Jesus Christ wreck a life before He saves it. (Cf. Matt. 10:34.)
Updated: Decreasing for His Purpose
He must increase, but I must decrease. — John 3:30
If you become a necessity to someone else’s life, you are out of God’s will. As a servant, your primary responsibility is to be a “friend of the bridegroom” (John 3:29). When you see a person who is close to grasping the claims of Jesus Christ, you know that your influence has been used in the right direction. And when you begin to see that person in the middle of a difficult and painful struggle, don’t try to prevent it, but pray that his difficulty will grow even ten times stronger, until no power on earth or in hell could hold him away from Jesus Christ. Over and over again, we try to be amateur providences in someone’s life. We are indeed amateurs, coming in and actually preventing God’s will and saying, “This person should not have to experience this difficulty.” Instead of being friends of the Bridegroom, our sympathy gets in the way. One day that person will say to us, “You are a thief; you stole my desire to follow Jesus, and because of you I lost sight of Him.”
Beware of rejoicing with someone over the wrong thing, but always look to rejoice over the right thing. “…the friend of the bridegroom…rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:29-30). This was spoken with joy, not with sadness— at last they were to see the Bridegroom! And John said this was his joy. It represents a stepping aside, an absolute removal of the servant, never to be thought of again.
Listen intently with your entire being until you hear the Bridegroom’s voice in the life of another person. And never give any thought to what devastation, difficulties, or sickness it will bring. Just rejoice with godly excitement that His voice has been heard. You may often have to watch Jesus Christ wreck a life before He saves it (see Matthew 10:34).
한글: 나는 육신에 속한 그리스도인입니까?
고전 3:3 “너희가 아직도 육신에 속한 자로다 너희 가운데 시기와 분쟁이 있으니 어찌 육신에 속하여 사람을 따라 행함이 아니리요”
자연인은 육신(Carnality)에 대하여 아는 바가 없습니다. 중생시에 우리에게 임하신 성령께서는 우리의 육체의 소욕을 대항하시고 육체의 소욕은 성령을 대항합니다. 바로 성령을 대항하는 이 세력이 육신입니다. “성령 안에서 행하라. 그리하면 육체의 소욕을 이루지 아니하리라.” 우리가 성령을 따라 행하면 이 육신이 사라지는 것입니다.
당신은 사나우며 사소한 일에 쉽게 분노합니까? “그리스도인이라면 절대 그렇지 않지요!” 그러나 바울은 이러한 그리스도인들이 있다고 말합니다. 바울은 이러한 증상을 그들 속의 육신과 연결시킵니다. 성경 안에 당신을 짜증나게 만드는 진리가 있습니까? 그렇다면 이는 당신이 지금 육신에 속한 상태임을 증거하는 것입니다. 만일 당신이 성화하는 과정에 있다면 그러한 마음이 있을 수가 없습니다.
만일 하나님의 성령께서 당신 안에서 뭔가 잘못된 것을 발견하시면 당신에게 그 잘못을 시정하라고 부탁하지 않으십니다. 대신 성령은 당신이 빛을 받아들일 것을 요청하십니다. 그러면 주님이 당신의 잘못된 것을 바로 세우십니다. 이때 빛의 자녀들은 당장 죄를 자백하고 하나님 앞에서 벌거벗은 듯이 서게 됩니다. 그러나 어두움의 자녀들은 변명합니다. “오. 저는 그렇게 할 만한 이유가 있어요. 그 이유를 설명할 수 있어요.” 빛이 들어와 나의 잘못을 책망하면 빛의 자녀답게 죄를 자백하십시오. 그러면 하나님께서 잘못된 부분을 다루실 것입니다. 그러나 만일 빛의 책망 가운데 자신을 변론하면 당신은 당신 자신이 어두움의 자녀라는 것을 시인하는 것이 됩니다.
육신이 떠났다는 증거는 무엇입니까? 결코 스스로 속지 마십시오. 육신이 떠난 가장 확실한 증거는 실제로 현실 속에서 드러납니다. 하나님께서는 하나님의 은혜의 놀라운 역사를 당신 스스로 확인할 수 있는 많은 기회를 주실 것입니다. 현실 속에서 실제로 확인되어야만 육신이 제거된 유일한 증거가 될 것입니다. 당신은 말합니다. “이 일이 전에 발생하였다면 분명 내 안에 짜증과 분노가 있었을텐데….. 어떻게 지금은 내 자신이 이러할 수 있는가?” 당신은 당신의 내면에서 하나님께서 하신 일을 보며 이 땅에서 가장 놀라게 될 것입니다.