請記得神從不在黑暗中建造；
也就是說，在何處沒有亮光，
就沒有建造。在神曾把這個世界
帶回到秩序和豐碩結果之前，
祂說：要有光。神總是意圖真理的彰顯。
神的工作從來不是黑暗，並且除非有
絕對的亮光，我們決不能認識建造和長進。
你相當了解，你不會與不正直、彎曲狡詐、
常鬼鬼祟祟、不敞開、不坦白的人相處，
而他們在暗地裡的某處總有遮掩。
你必須說：我無法與他相處。而神就是像這樣。
神可能會對我們當中的任何一個在此光景中的人說：
我無法和你繼續下去，直到你絕對完全地敞開，
直到你已來到，你打算要徹底誠實的這個境地。
真實乃是神對於祂所要做之工作的要求。
也許有許多的軟弱、許多的不完全，
但如果在神面前有真心、實際和敞開，
且靈是透明和純潔的，神就能繼續祂的工作。
然而一旦我們開始在裡面，閉關某事物，
並有所保留，且停止在神面前完全地敞開，
祂的工作就會停頓。
亮光，就其明亮而言，
對於建造神的聖城是基本要素，
因為那一座城，在其特性上的終極目的，
就是照耀出神的榮耀來。在祂並沒有改變、
也沒有轉動的影兒。這表示神可以被依靠。
願主也使我們像那樣被信賴。
Remember that God never builds
in the dark; that is, there can be no
constructiveness where there is not light.
Before ever God would bring this world
back into order and fruitfulness
He said: “Let there be light.”
God is out for the manifestation of the truth.
God’s works are never darkness, and we can
never know constructiveness and progress
unless there is absolute light.
You know quite well that you cannot go on with people
who are not straight, people who are crooked,
people who are all the time furtive, not open, not frank,
who have somewhere in the background a secretiveness.
You have to say, “I cannot go on with that one.”
God is like that. He would say to any one of us who
might be there, “I cannot go on with you until you are
absolutely out in the open, until you have come to a place
where you are going to be perfectly honest.”
Reality is God’s demand for any kind of work
that He will do. There may be many weaknesses,
many imperfections, but if there is genuineness,
reality, and openness before God,
where the spirit is clear and pure,
God can go on with His work. But immediately
we begin to lock something up inside,
hold something back, cease to be
perfectly open before God, the work stops.
Light in the sense of clearness is an essential for the
building of the city of God, because the ultimate
purpose for that city is to shine forth with that
glory of God in character. With Him there is no
variableness, neither shadow cast by turning.
That means that God can be relied upon.
The Lord make us like that.
- 史百克 (T. Austin-Sparks, 1888-1971)
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