God's Daily Word:
Follow Him To Nineveh
跟随祂到尼尼微

The subject of God's will is often one of great concern to growing
Christians. Those who have accepted the forgiving grace of Jesus now
have a desire to live a life which brings Him glory and honor. We have
read we are to present ourselves as "living sacrifices, holy and
pleasing to God" (Romans 12:1), and we're ready to do His will; but what
does God want us to do, where does He want us to go?
上帝的旨意是成长中的基督徒极为关切的一个题目。对每一个已经接受耶稣赦罪恩典的人而言，都积极地渴望要活出彰显上帝荣耀的生活。我们都读到，我们要“把自己当作活活的祭物献给上帝，专心事奉祂，蒙祂喜悦”（罗12:1），同时我们也准备要遵行祂的旨意﹔但是上帝到底要我们作什么﹖要我们去那里呢﹖究竟我们要如何知道祂的计划呢﹖
Fortunately, much of God's will is found directly in His Word. It's
God's will that we live a pure and holy life (1 Thessalonians 4:3-7),
and obey His commands (John 15:10). It's God's will that we love Him
with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength (Mark 12:30), that we
remain in Him and bear much fruit (John 15:1-8), that we forgive others
(Matthew 6:14-15), love others (1 John 4:7), and share the message of
Jesus with others (Matthew 28:19-20). It's also God's will to "be
joyful always; pray continuously; {and}give thanks in all circumstances"
(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).
好在我们可以从祂的话（His Word）中发现祂对我们人生大部份的安排。祂要我们过单纯、圣洁的生活（帖前4:3-7），遵行祂的命令（约15﹕10）﹔要全心、全意、全力地爱祂（可12﹕30），常在祂里面、结出好果子（约15﹕1-8）﹔要宽恕他人（太6﹕14-15），爱他人（约壹4:7），和他人分享耶稣传扬的讯息（太28:19-20）﹔祂也要我们“常常喜乐、常常祷告、在任何时候都要感谢”（帖前5:16-18）。
This list is not complete, but it's a good sampling of what is referred
to as God's "general" will - His will for all His children as we are
"conformed to the likeness of His Son" (Romans 8:29). God's general
will involves a lifetime of worship and abiding in His presence. We
still must pray for guidance and strength in following His general will,
but we need not desperately search - His general will has already been
revealed in His Word.
这张清单并不完全，但它是有关上帝“一般”旨意──给所有要“效法他儿子的模样”（罗8﹕29）的儿女── 的一个好样本。实行上帝的一般旨意需要我们一生的赞美、等候祂的同在。我们仍然要祷告祈求指引与力量﹐以遵行祂的一般旨意，但是我们不必绝望地寻找，因为这些已经写在祂的话里了。
God's specific will for our life comes as a very direct, clear, and
persistent call. This call is perhaps best demonstrated in the life of Jonah.
Jonah 1:2
"Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its
wickedness has come up before Me."
上帝给人的特殊旨意会以一个直接、清晰、持续的呼召而出现。这样的呼召，在约拿的生命中可以得到最好的印证。
拿1﹕2 “你往尼尼微那大城去，公开斥责那里的人，因为我注意到他们是多么邪恶﹗”
God's specific will for Jonah was clear and with a definite purpose.
Jonah then had a choice whether to obey and follow. Jonah tried to run
from God's will - run from Nineveh - and spent three days inside a giant
fish. After the fish vomited Jonah onto dry land, God calmly revealed
His will a second time; "Go to the great city of Nineveh..." (Jonah
3:2). God's call remained exactly the same; His specific will for Jonah
was unchanged. This time, "Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord" (Jonah 3:3).
上帝给约拿的特殊旨意非常清楚、有一个明确的目标。约拿可以选择要不要遵行。他起先尝试逃离上帝的旨意--逃离尼尼微，最后在大鱼肚子里过了三天。等到鱼把约拿吐到干地上，上帝平静的再度显示祂的呼召：“你往尼尼微那大城去，…”（拿3﹕2），上帝的呼召仍然不变，祂对约拿的特殊旨意并未修改。这一次，“约拿服从上主的命令”（拿3﹕3）。

There are vast portions of God's will which are already revealed in His
Word. We must develop the discipline of reading and studying His Word -
studying His will - and then follow what He has already commanded. For
the part of God's will which is specific to our life, we must listen
intently, pray diligently, and wait very patiently. But when His
specific direction arrives (and we will know when God calls) we must be
prepared to abandon all else and boldly follow Him to Nineveh!
上帝绝大部份的旨意已经在祂的话中揭露给我们。我们要有纪律地研读祂的话--研究祂的旨意--，并且遵从祂已经给我们的命令。至于上帝对我们生命的特殊安排，我们必须专心的听、勤奋地祷告、并且耐心地等候。但是当祂的特殊旨意临到我们时（我们会知道祂的呼召），我们必须准备好拋弃其它的所有，昂首阔步地走向尼尼微。
Have a Great Day!

Steve Troxel
God's Daily Word Ministries

诚之译 8/3/2002