Spiritual Thought for the Week
Last Sunday the second Advent candle of peace was lit. Do we experience that peace as promised by Jesus’ coming? If not, we better ask ourselves why.
Jesus said, “No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:62)
Jesus’ word is both candid and scrutinizing. Let’s look at the different kinds of Christians who profess they are followers of Jesus. Some run the course diligently. Others turn back only half way through. Some follow with great determination. Others follow superficially, with their eyes looking back every now and then. There is a kind of Christians called the un-determined Christians. They expressed desire to follow the Lord. They accepted the call. They have put their hands on the plough already. But they still can not let go the past. The world’s value is still in their mind. That’s why they can not help to look back repeatedly.
People who look back are people who can not genuinely follow the Lord. What they really want are the things they possessed before they accepted the call. In other words their hearts are still tied down by the things in this life. They still love the world. Thus their vow is untrue. They are not faithful. They are deceiving God, others, and themselves. They are willing to receive what will be promised them in the future. But they are unwilling to let go of what they are possessing here at the moment. They want to enjoy the glory and rewards in heaven like all the saints do. While at the same time they want to indulge in worldly pleasures with their temporal friends. They want to fly to the sky without leaving the ground. Their minds are walking on one path while their bodies are walking on another. They want to get benefits from both paths.
Will they make it? Lord Jesus Christ tells us clearly today. No way! These people are not fit for service in the kingdom of God. Our Lord is not to be taken lightly. Our Lord is not to be deceived. No wonder even though our Lord promises he is coming, we still don’t have peace in our heart.


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上主日平安的将临节烛光已经燃点，您心中的平安有没有燃亮呢？倘若没有，会不会是因为我们的心仍然爱世界，一心一意爱主的平安，还没有来？
"耶稣说，手扶着犁向後看的人，不配进神的国。"（路9：62）
主耶稣说的是何等的真实，又是何等的值得我们警惕。让我们观看在基督徒的行列中有多少不同的表现和情况，有的在努力奔跑灵程，有的却转身後退了。在跟随主的人中，有的紧紧跟随，一心向前，有的表面跟从，却常向後看。这说明有一种人是心怀二意的，虽然有意跟从主，甚至已经蒙召作主工，手扶着犁了，然而他们却怀念过去，有所留恋，没有完全撇下一切所有的，世上事物仍然抓住他们的心，以致他们不能不时常回头看。
回头看的人是无心向前跟随主走道路的。他们真正所要的，仍然是蒙召前所离开的，那也就是说他们的心仍然爱世界，被今生的事所抓住。所以跟从主是假的，是不忠实的。他们在那里欺骗主，欺骗人，也欺骗自己。他们想得着将来的，却不肯舍去现今的。他们希望和其他主的门徒一样，想得到将来的荣耀和赏赐，却也希望和世人一同享受暂时的快乐。要想得着天，却不想离开地。他们的外面和里面在走两条路，想要同时得着两面的好处。
这样行不行呢？主耶稣在这里清楚地说，这样的人不配进神的国。主是不容轻慢的。主是不受欺骗的。怪不得耶稣来了有些人的心仍然没有平安。