5月31日 神为首

以信靠神为首。“耶稣却不将自己交托他们，因为他知道万人。”（约二24-25）

我们的主不信赖人，可是他对任何人都从来不存疑心、不怀苦毒、不失盼望，因为他先依靠神。他完全信得过神为每一个人行事那颗恩慈的心。我若把信心先放在人身上，结果就会失望。我会变得苦毒，因为硬要人做到十全十美，而这却是没有人能达致的。所以，除了神的恩典之外，无论对自己、对人，都不可信赖。

以神的需要为首。“我来了为要照你的旨意行。”（来十9）

人的顺服，往往是看见某一种需要才有所摆上。但主的顺服，乃是遵行他父的旨意。今日的呼声是“要去工作。外邦人因没有神而走向死亡，我们要把耶稣传给他们。”可是在作工之先，我们必须先让神在我们身上得到满足。“你们在此等候，直到……”等候的目的，就是要我们好好的连接在神的需要上。当神对我们的需求达到了，他就会开路，使我们知道在别处的需要。

以神所托付的为首。“凡为我的名，接待一个像这小孩子的，就是接待我。”（太十八5）

神把自己当作一个婴孩托付了我，期望我的生命像“伯利恒”。我天然的生命有没有藉着神儿子内住的生命而变化更新？神终极的目的，是要在我这必死的身上，彰显他儿子的荣耀。

祈祷◆主啊，我知道你有丰盛的恩典，也一直满有平安；求你将恩典与平安赐给我。你最清楚知道，我们的属灵生命是如何倚赖着肉身所感受到的平安。

May 31 God First

Put God First in Trust. “Jesus did not commit Himself unto them . . . for He knew what was in man.” John 2:24-25

Our Lord trusted no man; yet He was never suspicious, never bitter, never in despair about any man, because He put God first in trust; He trusted absolutely in what God's grace could do for any man. If I put my trust in human beings first, I will end in despairing of everyone; I will become bitter, because I have insisted on man being what no man ever can be – absolutely right. Never trust anything but the grace of God in yourself or in anyone else.

Put God's Needs First. “Lo, I come to do Thy will, 0 God.” Hebrews 10:9

A man's obedience is to what he sees to be a need; Our Lord's obedience was to the will of His Father. The cry to-day is – “We must get some work to do; the heathen are dying without God; we must go and tell them of Him.” We have to see first of all that God's needs in us personally are being met. “Tarry ye until. . . .” The purpose of this College is to get us rightly related to the needs of God. When God's needs in us have been met, then He will open the way for us to realize His needs elsewhere.

Put God's Trust First. “And whoso receiveth one such little child in my name receiveth Me.” Matthew 18:5

God's trust is that He gives me Himself as a babe. God expects my personal life to be a “Bethlehem.” Am I allowing my natural life to be slowly transfigured by the indwelling life of the Son of God? God's ultimate purpose is that His Son might be manifested in my mortal flesh.