異象 (Vision)
作者：章伯斯 (Oswald Chambers, 1874-1917)
我沒有違背那從天上來的異象。（徒26:19）
如果我們失去了異象，我們必須獨自為此負責。我們失去異象，乃是由於靈性上的漏損。我們對神的信仰，如果沒有付諸實行的話，神所賜的異象就會消失。想要不違背從天上來的異象，其唯一途徑乃是，為著神的至高心意，來獻上我們的極限。要做到這點，惟有藉著堅定持續地回想、歸回那異象。而真正的考驗乃是在於，每一分鐘裡的六十秒，每一小時裡的六十分鐘，而不是禱告時段和幾場培靈聚會。
"雖然遲延，還要等候"。我們無法去達成異象，我們必須要活在那異象的鼓舞裡面，直到異象本身，自己實現出來。有時我們太注重實效了，以至於忘記了異象。起初，我們看見了異象，但卻沒有等候；我們倉促行事，並進入實際的事工裡面，而當異象被實現了，我們卻沒有看見。等候那遲延的異象，是我們對神的忠心之考驗。我們緊抓住實際的事工，而錯失了異象的實現，這會危及到我們心靈的福祉。
要留意神的旋風。神把祂的聖徒們散播出去的唯一方法，是藉著祂的旋風。你將會被證明是一條空的豆莢嗎？這會取決於，你是否真的活在，所看見之異象的亮光中。要讓神把你拋出去，祂若沒有任何行動，就不要擅自出去。你若選擇自己所要的地土，必長成空的豆莢。若是神把你散播出去，那你將會結出果實來。
練習去行走、踐行於異象的亮光中，是很重要的。
Devotional: Vision
Author: Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)
I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision. Acts 26:19.
If we lose the vision, we alone are responsible, and the way we lose the vision is by spiritual leakage. If we do not run our belief about God into practical issues, it is all up with the vision God has given. The only way to be obedient to the heavenly vision is to give our utmost for God’s highest, and this can only be done by continually and resolutely recalling the vision. The test is the sixty seconds of every minute, and the sixty minutes of every hour, not our times of prayer and devotional meetings.
"Though it tarry, wait for it." We cannot attain to a vision, we must live in the inspiration of it until it accomplishes itself. We get so practical that we forget the vision. At the beginning we saw the vision but did not wait for it; we rushed off into practical work, and when the vision was fulfilled, we did not see it. Waiting for the vision that tarries is the test of our loyalty to God. It is at the peril of our soul’s welfare that we get caught up in practical work and miss the fulfilment of the vision.
Watch God’s cyclones. The only way God sows His saints is by His whirlwind. Are you going to prove an empty pod? It will depend on whether or not you are actually living in the light of what you have seen. Let God fling you out, and do not go until He does. If you select your own spot, you will prove an empty pod. If God sows you, you will bring forth fruit.
It is essential to practise the walk of the feet in the light of the vision.
