接受父親的糾正Accepting Correction from theFather
[每日靈修] 11/6/2018, 駱鴻銘編譯
有些人很難把上帝視為「父親」，因為他們在地上父親的手中受盡可怕的虐待。但是上帝是個從不虐待祂兒女的父親，儘管祂確實會懲罰他們。祂懲罰祂所愛的人。上帝的兒女敬畏父親的糾正性的忿怒是明智的。
我深愛我地上的父親。事實上，我崇拜他。我在他的愛中是安穩的，因為他不斷向我表達愛意。我敬畏他，因為我不想讓他感到失望。我對他有一種出於尊敬的「畏懼」。但我也敬畏祂的芬尼和管教。雖然，總的來說，我不想讓祂失望或令他感到悲傷，但我常常不順服祂。這意味著要面對祂的管教。
當我的父親管教我時，他總是向我宣佈：「兒子，我們需要開個會。」這意味著我必須跟著他、到他辦公室裏，關上身後的門，坐在他前面的椅子上。他不會大聲說話。他會冷靜地告訴我，我做錯了什麼，還有為什麼這是錯的。他以這種方式教導我，令我徹底崩潰。他總是以熱烈的擁抱結束會議。但談到認罪......真是令人汗顏啊！
活在神的面光中（在神面前禱告）：
你能接受天父的糾正嗎？你對這糾正做出適當的回應了嗎？請為此禱告。
進一步研讀：
來十二6～7 因為主所愛的，祂必管教，又鞭打凡所收納的兒子。 你們所忍受的，是神管教你們，待你們如同待兒子。焉有兒子不被父親管教的呢？
來十二10 生身的父都是暫隨己意管教我們；惟有萬靈的父管教我們，是要我們得益處，使我們在祂的聖潔上有分。
Accepting
Correction from the Father
Some
people have a hard time even thinking of God as “Father” because of the
horrible abuse they suffered from their earthly fathers’ hands. But God is a
Father who never abuses His children, although He does punish them. He chastens
those whom He loves. It is wise for the child of God to fear the corrective
wrath of the Father.
I
loved my earthly father deeply. In fact, I idolized him. I was secure in his
love, as he was constant in showing affection for me. I feared him in the sense
that I didn’t want to disappoint him or let him down. I had the “fear” of
respect for him. But I also feared his wrath and discipline. Even though, in
general, I didn’t want to disappoint him or grieve him, nevertheless I often
disobeyed him. That meant facing his discipline.
When
my father disciplined me he always announced it to me by saying, “Son, we have
to have a session.” That meant I had to follow him into his office, close the
door behind me, and sit in a chair in front of him. He wouldn’t raise his
voice. He would calmly tell me what I did wrong and why it was wrong. He
instructed me in such a way that I was devastated. He always ended the session
with a warm embrace. But talk about the conviction of sin … whew!
Coram
Deo
Are
you able to accept correction from your heavenly Father? Do you respond to it
properly? Pray about this.
Passages
for Further Study
Hebrews
12:6–7
Hebrews
12:10