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經文：「耶和華的眼目遍察全地。」（代下16:9） 親愛的讀者，神正在尋找一位願意全心傾向祂與完全順服祂的人。神深切期望在這個人身上展開一件重要的工程；祂要重用與祝福他，比過往的每一位屬靈偉人更甚，因為這個世代的時鐘已經瞄準在十一點上了。 --- 世界正在等著看；看神藉著一位獻身的聖徒能成就何等大的事！不只是世界，就是神自己也在等待這個人出現；一位比以往所有聖徒更願意全然委身於祂的人；一位願意視自己作糞土，視基督為一切的人；一位能體會神心意的人；一位帶著主的謙卑、信心、愛、能力，並不肯攔阻神的計劃，一直讓神藉著他工作的人。--C.H.P. 一位被神重用的人，只要不偷享神的榮耀，神在他身上的祝福是無限量的。 慕勒在九十歲那年，在一次對一群教師和工人所發表的演講中，談到他自己的見證：「我是一八二五年十一月得救的，但是一直到四年後的一八二九年七月，才完全順服。那時候，愛錢財的心沒了，愛都市的心沒了，愛地位的心沒了，愛屬世娛樂的心全都沒了。 那時惟有神是我所愛的。因為我在祂裡面找到了一切，所以再也不需要其它的事物。感謝神，靠著祂的恩典，這個感動一直存留在我身上，使我終身得以成為一位快樂的人；而且是極其快樂的人；並且直到今天，這份感動還是令我只愛慕屬天的事物。 --- 親愛的弟兄們，我此刻很認真地請問大家，你們有沒有完全順服神呢？你們的行事為人是否還有什麼沒有顧念到神的心？我曾經不太讀聖經，寧可多讀些別的書籍；但是自從受感以後，神的話語便成為我說不盡的福樂，使我可以從心發出歡呼說，我的神眞是太可愛了。所以弟兄們，千萬不要自滿，我眞希望你們也能發自心底歡呼說，神眞的是太可愛了！」--選 今天我要求神，使我成為一個超凡的基督徒。--惠特費 Whitefield 新譯｜荒漠甘泉讀書會
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Scripture: "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him" (2 Chron. 16:9). God is looking for a man, or woman, whose heart will be always set on Him, and who will trust Him for all He desires to do. God is eager to work more mightily now than He ever has through any soul. The clock of the centuries points to the eleventh hour. "The world is waiting yet to see what God can do through a consecrated soul." Not the world alone, but God Himself is waiting for one, who will be more fully devoted to Him than any who have ever lived; who will be willing to be nothing that Christ may be all; who will grasp God's own purposes; and taking His humility and His faith, His love and His power, will, without hindering, continue to let God do exploits. --C. H. P. "There is no limit to what God can do with a man, providing he will not touch the glory." In an address given to ministers and workers after his ninetieth birthday, George Mueller spoke thus of himself: "I was converted in November, 1825, but I only came into the full surrender of the heart four years later, in July, 1829. The love of money was gone, the love of place was gone, the love of position was gone, the love of worldly pleasures and engagements was gone. God, God alone became my portion. I found my all in Him; I wanted nothing else. And by the grace of God this has remained, and has made me a happy man, an exceedingly happy man, and it led me to care only about the things of God. I ask affectionately, my beloved brethren, have you fully surrendered the heart to God, or is there this thing or that thing with which you are taken up irrespective of God? I read a little of the Scriptures before, but preferred other books; but since that time the revelation He has made of Himself has become unspeakably blessed to me, and I can say from my heart, God is an infinitely lovely Being. Oh, be not satisfied until in your own inmost soul you can say, God is an infinitely lovely Being!' --Selected I pray to God this day to make me an extraordinary Christian. --Whitefield. ｜ Mrs. Charles Cowman
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