Use Me 请使用我
Dexu Xia
Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:31
James Morris was once described as “an illiterate but warmhearted layman,” but God used him to draw Augustus Toplady to saving faith in Jesus Christ. Toplady, the eighteenth-century author of the timeless hymn “Rock of Ages,” described hearing Morris preach: “Strange that I . . . should be brought nigh unto God . . . amidst a handful of God’s people met together in a barn, and under the ministry of one who could hardly spell his name. Surely this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous.”
Indeed, God does marvelous things in unlikely places and through those we may rank as “unqualified” or ordinary. In 1 Corinthians 1, Paul reminded believers in Jesus that they were an unimpressive lot. “Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth” (v. 26). Though the Corinthian believers were quite ordinary, by God’s grace they weren’t lacking in giftedness and usefulness (see v. 7). And God—who knows how to put boasters in their place (vv. 27-29)—was at work among them and through them.
Do you see yourself as “plain,” “ordinary,” or even “less than”? Don’t fret. If you have Jesus and are willing to be used by Him, you have enough. May your heart’s prayer be, “God, use me!”
By: Arthur Jackson
Who comes to mind when you think of one who’s been quietly but effectively used by God? What can you do to help shift your focus from what you have or don’t have to what God can do through you?
Heavenly Father, please forgive me for focusing on myself and not enough on You.
夸口的，当指着主夸口。—哥林多前书1章31节
詹姆斯·莫里斯（James Morris）曾被形容为“一个目不识丁但满怀热忱的平信徒”，然而上帝却使用他带领托普拉迪（Augustus Toplady）决志归向耶稣基督。托普拉迪就是十八世纪的经典圣诗《万古磐石》的作者，他如此描述自己听到莫里斯传讲福音的情景：“真不可思议，……就在一个谷仓里，一小群基督徒聚集的时候，我听到一个连自己的名字都很难拼写的人传讲福音，但我……竟然就这样被带到上帝面前。这当然是主的作为，真是太奇妙了！”
事实上，上帝会透过那些我们认为“不够格”或很普通的人，在不可能的地方行奇妙的事。在哥林多前书1章，保罗提醒信徒，他们不过是一群普通人，“按着人的观点，有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，有尊贵地位的也不多”（26节，和合本修订版）。哥林多的信徒虽然平庸，但上帝的恩典使他们并不缺乏恩赐和才干（参阅7节），上帝会在他们当中并透过他们工作。上帝知道如何让自夸的人羞愧（27-29节）。
你认为自己很“平凡”、“普通”，甚至“不够好”吗？别担心。如果你已经相信耶稣，而且愿意被祂使用，那就够了。愿你心中的祷告是：“上帝啊，请使用我！”作者： 简恩德
当你想到为上帝默默耕耘的人，你会想到谁？
你要如何将焦点从自己的才干或不足，转移到上帝能透过你做的事情上？
天父，请原谅我将焦点放在自己的身上，而不是祢。
无论我身在何处，求祢使用我，成全祢的圣工