【诗94:12】耶和华啊，你所管教、用律法所教训的人是有福的！【Psa94:12】Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, the man You teach from Your law.

初读这节经文，似乎有些矛盾。我们常把福分与安舒、成功和祷告蒙应允联系在一起；但诗人却说，蒙主管教的人，才是真正有福的人。At first glance, this verse seems like a contradiction. We usually associate blessing with comfort, success, and answered prayers. Yet the psalmist says that the person who is disciplined by the Lord is the one who is truly blessed.

为什么？因为神对属祂之人的管教，不是刑罚，而是天父慈爱的教导。希伯来书 12:6 提醒我们：“因为主所爱的，祂必管教。”神管教我们，不是因为祂恼怒，而是因为祂爱我们，要使我们改变，越来越有基督的样式。Why? Because God’s discipline is never punishment for those who belong to Him—it is the loving training of a Father. Hebrews 12:6 reminds us, “The Lord disciplines the one He loves.” God does not discipline us because He is angry with us, but because He loves us and wants to transform us into the likeness of Christ.

有时，神借着圣灵的责备来管教我们；有时，祂也借着艰难的环境、迟迟未蒙应允的祷告，或我们自己选择所带来的后果来管教我们。Sometimes God’s discipline comes through the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes it comes through difficult circumstances, delayed answers to prayer, or even the consequences of our own choices. 在这些时候，我们天然的反应是抱怨、抗拒，或问：“主啊，为什么会这样？”但更好的问题或许是：“主啊，祢要借着这件事改变我什么？” In those moments, our natural response is to complain, resist, or ask, “Lord, why is this happening?” But perhaps a better question is, “Lord, what do You want to change in me through this?”

真正的危险不是受苦，而是受苦却没有学到功课。我们若在神面前谦卑自己，愿意改变——从顽梗转向降服，从骄傲转向谦卑，从坚持己意转向顺服——每一次管教都能成为神教导我们的功课，使我们在智慧、圣洁、忍耐和信靠上成长。The greatest danger is not suffering itself, but suffering without learning. If we humble ourselves before God and are willing to change—from stubbornness to surrender, from pride to humility, from self-will to obedience—every season of discipline can become a classroom where we grow in wisdom, holiness, patience, and trust.

神的管教不是要使我们痛苦，而是要使我们的生命成熟。God’s discipline is not meant to make us miserable—it is meant to make us mature.

Prayer祷告

Heavenly Father, 天父，

感谢祢爱我，愿意管教我。求祢赦免我曾抗拒祢的纠正，埋怨祢的管教，错过了变得更像基督的机会。Thank You for loving me enough to discipline me. Forgive me for the times I have resisted Your correction, complained about Your discipline, and missed the opportunity to become more like Christ.

今天早晨，我在祢面前谦卑自己。求祢借着祢的话语鉴察并光照我的心。求祢显明我里面一切顽梗、骄傲、不饶恕、惧怕和偶像，以及一切使我容易发怒、受冒犯、忧虑或抗拒祢旨意的事。This morning, I humble myself before You. Let Your Word search and enlighten my heart. Reveal any stubborn habit, pride, unforgiveness, fear, or idol that has taken root within me, anything that causes me to be easily angered, offended, anxious, or resistant to Your will.

求祢赐给我一颗柔软、受教的心。帮助我存感恩的心领受祢的管教，知道祢正在塑造我，使我有耶稣的形象。求祢从里面改变我，使我的生命彰显祢的性情，将荣耀归给祢。Give me a soft and teachable heart. Help me to receive Your discipline with gratitude, knowing that You are shaping me into the image of Jesus. Change me from the inside out, so that my life may reflect Your character and bring glory to You.

奉主耶稣的名祷告，阿们。In Jesus’ name, Amen.

（叶牧师Pastor Jane）