“我深信那在你們心里動(dòng)了善工的，必成全這工，直到耶穌基督的日子。 我為你們眾人有這樣的意念，原是應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)模灰蚰銈兂Ｔ谖倚睦?，無論我是在捆鎖之中，是辯明證實(shí)福音的時(shí)候，你們都與我一同得恩。 我體會(huì)基督耶穌的心腸，切切地想念你們眾人；這是 神可以給我作見證的。”(腓立比書 1:6-8 )
“我深信”。保羅在這里提到他的信心，不是對(duì)自己的信心，而是對(duì)那“在你們心里動(dòng)了善工”的那一位的信心——當(dāng)一個(gè)人初信的時(shí)候，這位偉大的工程師就已經(jīng)在他生命中開始動(dòng)這善工了。保羅的信心就是看見神在初信者生命中開始的工作。你可以看見神在你生命中所動(dòng)的工嗎？我們這些人，在被主得著之前，行事為人大多自私自利、自我中心、總為不好的行為找借口、常行不義。當(dāng)基督找回我們的時(shí)候，他開始動(dòng)工，就是推翻罪在我們里面累積起來的邪惡工程。保羅相信，那位開始這善工的，必定會(huì)完成這工作。那時(shí)，我們將在基督里成為完全；那時(shí)，我們不再是罪的器皿，而是可以為神所用成就他旨意的器皿。
你對(duì)你的創(chuàng)造者有這樣的信心嗎？或者，在這里，也可以稱他為我們的重造者。我們?cè)敢庾屗麨槲覀兊纳贫妫米屗匦绿赵煳覀儐?？我鼓?lì)你對(duì)他說“yes”，不要阻攔他在我們生命中或生活環(huán)境里的作為。讓他重新陶造我們，好讓我們行事為人不再是罪的奴仆的樣式。今天，讓我們?cè)试S他開始這陶造工作的第一步。你最害怕耶穌在哪一個(gè)方面開始動(dòng)工呢？如果你感覺不能去愛，仍然自我中心，仍被某一種罪捆綁，今天可以告訴主，“請(qǐng)你開始改變我，從第一步開始。我棄絕生命中不討你喜悅的這一部分，我允許你開始改變我的生命，使我圣潔像你。這是我的選擇，因?yàn)槲覍?duì)你有信心，我知道你可以改變我”。--J
Philippians 1:6-8 I am confident. Paul talks about the confidence he has, not in himself, but the confidence in the master architect who has begun a good work in those who have been with Christ from the beginning. His confidence is in seeing the good work begun in these new believers by God. Can you see God's good work in yourself? Some of us must have been selfish before Christ found us, self-centred, making excuses for bad behaviour, unrighteous in our actions. When Christ found us, there was a work that he started to overthrow this evil work that sin had laid. Paul is confident that he who began will complete this work until we are perfect in Christ. Formed not as an instrument for sin, but made for his purpose. Do you possess this confidence in your maker, or here in this case, our re-maker？ Are we willing to let him take the reins of our life so that he can remake us. To start to say 'yes' to him rather than hinder his work in our lives or those around us. remake us so that we are no longer slaves to sin. Today let us allow him to take us to that first step of a new work. What are you most afraid of Jesus to start a work in you. If you have been unloving, or selfish,? or have a weakness for a certain sin, today is the day to say Jesus I take that first step for change. I reject that part of my life, I allow you to change that area of my life and remake it in your image. This is my choice because I am confident in you that you can change me.
