Leave the Results to God 把结果交给祂

[Dexu Xia]

Leave the Results to God

Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. Luke 10:20

Years ago, I was invited to speak to the residents of a university’s fraternity house. They had a reputation for rowdiness so I brought along a friend for support. They were in a celebratory mood, having just won a football championship. At dinner, chaos reigned! Eventually, the president of the house announced: “There are two guys here that want to talk about God.” 

I rose on rubbery legs and began to tell them of God’s love, and the room grew still. There was rapt attention. A vigorous and honest Q & A followed. Later, we started a Bible study there, and in subsequent years many received salvation in Jesus.

I recall many days like that when I “saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (Luke 10:18), but there were other days when it was I who fell—flat on my face. 

Luke 10 tells of Jesus’ disciples returning from a mission to report great success. Many had been brought into the kingdom, demons were put to flight, and people were healed. The disciples were pumped! Jesus replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” But then He issued a caveat: “Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven” (v. 20).

We delight in success. But we may despair when we seem to fail. Keep doing what God has called you to do—and leave the results to Him. He has your name in His book!

Picture your name written on God’s heart. How does that encourage you to carry on when things go well? And when things go wrong?

Thank You, God, when You grant me victory over my enemies, but also help me to be strong when I fail. I’m grateful to be in Your family.

把结果交给祂

然而，不要因鬼服了你们就欢喜，要因你们的名记录在天上欢喜。—路加福音10章20节

多年前，我应邀去某间大学的联谊会所分享。这些男生出名喧闹无礼，所以我带一位朋友去支持我。那阵子他们刚赢得美式足球赛冠军，大家都很兴奋。晚餐时，更是一片混乱！最后，他们的主席宣布说：“今天，有两位男士要跟我们谈谈上帝。”我双腿发软，好不容易站了起来向他们讲述上帝的爱。屋内渐渐安静下来，凝聚着一股全神贯注的气氛。接下来，还有一段既热烈且坦诚的问答时间。事后，我们在那里开办一个查经班，而且连续几年都有许多人接受耶稣的救恩。

像这样在证道后“看见撒但从天上坠落，像闪电一样”（路加福音10章18节）的情境并不少见；但有时，所分享的信息也可以毫无果效，听的人一丁点感动也没有。

路加福音10章讲到耶稣的门徒出去宣教，他们回来之后报告说，他们获得极大的成功，带领许多人进入上帝的国度，又医病赶鬼，大家都兴奋不已！耶稣说：“我曾看见撒但从天上坠落，像闪电一样。”但祂告诫门徒：“不要因鬼服了你们就欢喜，要因你们的名记录在天上欢喜。”（20节）

成功会让我们感到欣喜，但我们面临失败时可能会感到灰心。然而，我们仍应继续去做上帝呼召你我去做的事，并且把结果交给祂。祂已把你的名字记录在祂的名册上了！

当你相信你的名字被记在上帝的心版上，
这如何鼓励你不计成败，依然勇敢前行呢？