Who Needs Me? 有谁需要我
Dexu Xia
Who Needs Me?
When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 1 Kings 19:15
While on a red-eye flight to Washington, DC, opinion writer Arthur Brooks overheard an elderly woman whisper to her husband, “It’s not true that no one needs you anymore.” The man murmured something about wishing he were dead, and his wife replied, “Oh, stop saying that.” When the flight ended, Brooks turned around and immediately recognized the man. He was a world-famous hero. Other passengers shook his hand, and the pilot thanked him for the courage he displayed decades ago. How had this giant sunk into despair?
The prophet Elijah bravely and single-handedly defeated 450 prophets of Baal—or so he thought (1 Kings 18). Yet he hadn’t really done it alone; God was there all along! But later, feeling all alone, he asked God to take his life.
God lifted Elijah’s spirits by bringing him into His presence and giving him new people to serve. He must go and “anoint Hazael king over Aram,” Jehu “king over Israel,” and Elisha “to succeed you as prophet” (19:15–16). Invigorated with renewed purpose, Elijah found and mentored his successor.
Your great victories may lie in the rearview mirror. You may feel your life has peaked, or that it never did. No matter. Look around. The battles may seem smaller, the stakes less profound, but there are still others who need you. Serve them well for Jesus’ sake, and it will count. They’re your purpose—the reason you’re still here.
Who can you serve today for Christ? Why is it so vital for you to reach out to others with God’s love?
Holy Spirit, open my eyes to those I can serve for Jesus’ sake.
有谁需要我
到了那里，就要膏哈薛作亚兰王。—列王纪上19章15节
在飞往华盛顿的夜间航班中，舆论作家亚瑟 · 布鲁克斯（Arthur Brooks）听到一位老太太低声劝告丈夫﹕“不要认为没有人需要你了，这绝对不是真的！”她丈夫仍喃喃地说巴不得自己死了，老太太心疼地说﹕“噢，千万别再这样说了！”飞机着陆后，布鲁克斯转过身，立刻认出了那位男士是举世闻名的英雄。其他乘客纷纷与他握手，连机长也来感谢他数十年前的英勇行为。究竟这位英雄为何会陷入绝望呢？
先知以利亚曾勇敢地独自击败了450位巴力的先知，他或许也有如此的想法（列王纪上18章）。但其实他并不是独自一人做成这件事，上帝一直都和他同在那里！然而，后来以利亚却感到自己很孤单，甚至求上帝取走他的性命。
为了让以利亚振作起来，上帝让以利亚到祂面前，赐给他新的服事对象。他必须膏立哈薛作亚兰王、耶户作以色列王，又要膏立以利沙接续自己成为先知（19章15-16节）。有了新的目标后，以利亚重新振作，找到了一个继任者并且指导他。
你伟大的成就可能已成过去，你可能觉得自己的生命已到达顶峰，又或许从未曾有过巅峰，但这些都没关系。现在你不能做什么大事，也不像以前那样风光，但看看四周，仍有人需要你的帮助。只要为耶稣的缘故尽心地服事他们，就很有价值了。他们就是你现在的目标，也是你继续活着的理由。
你今天能为基督而服事谁？
为何以上帝的爱服事他人对你如此重要？
圣灵啊！让我看见，我能为耶稣去服事哪些人。