牧者心聲
隨從聖靈的人體貼聖靈的事
蕭壽華牧師
2025 年 2 月 22 日 /23 日
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主耶穌曾應許，凡信靠祂的人，天父要賜下聖靈住在他們心中，並且「永遠與我們同在」。然而，許多屬神的人，頭腦上知道自己有聖靈，但生活上卻活得好像沒有聖靈，一切事都是習慣性地憑著自己的努力與敬虔跟隨神，不曾經歷「聖靈的能力」。因此生活上無力地過著聖潔的生活，事奉主也看不見屬靈的果效。
聖經吩咐我們「不要醉酒，酒能使人放蕩；乃要被聖靈充滿。」（弗五18）「要被聖靈充滿」，是吩咐及現在詞式，意即神吩咐我們要常常被聖靈充滿。這與「不要醉酒」並排，藉以提醒我們不要被其他事情控制我們的人生，而要在聖靈的引導及能力下生活。葛培理牧師曾經說：「我相信今天信靠主耶穌聖名的人最大的需要，是要被聖靈充滿。如果你沒有被聖靈充滿，你是得罪神。」
我們生活雖然有軟弱，但聖靈仍然內住在我們心中，不論怎樣，祂永不會離開我們。但我們的錯失會壓抑聖靈，叫祂不能「充滿」我們。聖經吩咐我們「不要叫聖靈擔憂」，上文是「污穢的言語一句不可出口，只要隨事說造就人的好話，叫聽見的人得益處。不要叫神的聖靈擔憂⋯⋯ 」（弗四29-30）我們的言語行為，若變得污穢敗壞，便會叫內住在我們裡面的聖靈感情上受傷，即是會壓抑那愛我們又住在我們裡面的聖靈。同樣，聖經勉勵我們，「不要消滅聖靈的感動」（Do not quench the Spirit），每當我們不理會聖靈在我們心中的提醒、感動，只顧走自己的路，也就會「熄滅」聖靈的火，叫祂不能充滿我們。
正面而言，羅馬書清晰指出：「因為凡被神的靈引導的，都是神的兒子。」（羅八14）又說：「隨從聖靈的人體貼聖靈的事」（八5），尋求被聖靈充滿的人，會隨從聖靈，也就是心靈常注視主，留意聖靈的意願，體貼地順從（set your mind on what the Spirit desires)，好像從旁服事主人的僕人，敏銳主人的一舉一動，體貼主人的意願，並立刻作出回應——有人感到聖靈的引導難以捉摸，但假若他真的相信自己有聖靈，刻意安靜等候明白祂，他便會知道聖靈。他會知道每次的順從，每次的放下自己，都要經歷聖靈的能力超越自己的軟弱。而他也會更多被聖靈充滿，更完全屬乎主。他的心靈會有一份滿足，那不是因為自己比別人更屬靈，而是因為他滿足於與主同行人生路，可以全屬於主。
The Lord Jesus promised that all whose faith is in Him would receive the Holy Spirit from the Heavenly Father to dwell within them and "be with them forever." However, many who belong to God, though intellectually aware that they have the Holy Spirit, live as if they do not. They follow God habitually through their own efforts and piety, yet they have not experienced the "power of the Holy Spirit." As a result, they find themselves powerless in pursuing a holy life, and their service to the Lord bears little spiritual fruit.
The Bible commands us: "Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit." (Ephesians 5:18). The phrase "be filled with the Spirit" is both an imperative and a present-tense command, meaning that God instructs us to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit. It is in parallel with "do not get drunk on wine" to remind us not to let other things control our lives, but rather to live under the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit. The late Dr. Billy Graham once said, "I believe that the greatest need of those who trust in the holy name of the Lord Jesus today is to be filled with the Holy Spirit. If you are not filled with the Holy Spirit, you are sinning against God."
Though we experience weaknesses in life, the Holy Spirit remains within us and will never leave us. However, our failures and sins can suppress the Holy Spirit, preventing Him from "filling" us. The Bible commands us: "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God." Just before this, it says: "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God…" (Ephesians 4:29-30). If our speech and acts become corrupt and defiled, we grieve the Holy Spirit, who loves us and lives within us. Similarly, Scripture exhorts us: "Do not quench the Spirit." When we ignore the Spirit's reminders and promptings in our hearts and insist on following our own ways, we "extinguish" the Spirit's fire, preventing Him from filling us.
On the positive side, Romans clearly points out: "For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God" (Romans 8:14). It also says, "…those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires" (Romans 8:5). Those who seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit follow the Spirit: they keep their hearts constantly fixed on the Lord, attentively seeking His will, and obeying Him with sensitivity (set your mind on what the Spirit desires). It is like a servant watching his master closely, discerning his every move, and responding immediately to his wishes. Some may feel that the Spirit's guidance is elusive, but if they truly believe they have the Holy Spirit, they will intentionally quiet their hearts and wait upon Him. In doing so, they will come to know the Spirit. They will recognize that every act of obedience and every moment of surrender allows them to experience the Spirit's power overcoming their weakness. As they are increasingly filled with the Holy Spirit, they will belong more wholly to the Lord. Such a person's heart will be satisfied. It is not because they consider themselves more spiritual than others, but because they find fulfilment in walking with the Lord on life's journey and in wholly belonging to Him.
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