马太福音-Matthew 6章3~4节
| 6:3 |
但你施舍的时候，不要让左手知道右手所作的， But you, when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, |
| 6:4 |
好叫你的施舍可在隐密中，你父在隐密中察看，必要报答你。 So that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you. |
Enlightenment:
The universe indicates that God is hidden, that God is secret. Although He has done a great many things, people are not aware that He has done them. We may have seen the things done by God, but none of us has ever seen Him, for He is always hidden, always secret. God’s life is of such a secret and hidden nature. If we love others by our own life, this life will seek to make a display of itself before men. But if we love others by the love of God, this love will always remain hidden. Our human life loves to make a display, a public show, but God’s life is always hidden. A hypocrite is one who has an outward manifestation without having anything within. Everything he has is merely an outward show; there is no reality inwardly. This is absolutely contrary to God’s nature and to His hidden life. Although God has so much within Him, only a little is manifested.
亮光
宇宙指明神是隐藏的，神是隐密的。虽然祂作了许多事，人却不知道祂作了那些事。我们也许看见了神所作的事，但我们没有人见过祂，因为祂总是隐藏的，总是隐密的。神的生命属于这样隐密和隐藏的性质。我们若凭着自己的生命爱人，这生命就想要在人面前炫耀自己。但我们若凭着神的爱爱人，这爱就始终是隐藏的。我们人的生命喜爱炫耀、公开显扬，但神的生命总是隐藏的。假冒为善的人就是有外面的表显，里面却空无一物的人。他所有的一切仅仅是外面的表演，里面没有实际。这完全与神的性情和祂隐藏的生命相对。虽然神的内涵极其丰富，但表显出来的只有一点点。