10月21日──讓上帝來度量 Let God do the judgment.

讀　　經：哥林多後書10章 2 Corinthians 10
金　　句：「因為蒙悅納的，不是自己稱許的，乃是主所稱許的。」（哥林多後書10章18節）

When people commend themselves, it doesn’t count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them.

你是否嘗試過用一個詞給另一個意思相同的詞下定義？事實上，那是沒有用的。你不能用一個術語來解釋其本身的含義。例如：你不能說：「驕傲就是充滿驕傲。」

Have you tried to give the definition with a word for another word which has the same meaning? In fact, that is not useful. You can not use terminology to explain its own meaning. For example: You can not say , "Arrogance is full of arrogance."

同樣的，你也不能用自己的定義來解釋一個詞。就像我們在家裡做游戲時，有時為了好玩，給一個未知的字下一個滑稽的定義。然而這個字的真正的意義只能是字典裡所記載的。

As the same, you can not use your own definition to explain a word. Just like we play the game at home, sometimes in order to be amusing, giving an unknown character a funny definition. However this character's true significance only can be recorded in the dictionary.

給一個字下定義和評估一個人的個性是同樣的道理。在哥林多後書10章，使徒保羅指出，用自己的眼光來評判誇耀自己是多麼的愚蠢 （12－18節）。我們用自己所設計的準則，來評估自己是錯誤的。我們必須採用上帝的標準。他是以他不變的尺度，來評估我們的生活。上帝說我們是什麼樣的人，我們就是什麼樣的人。

Giving the definition for a character and appraising a person's individuality is the similar truth. In 2 Corinthians 10,  Apostle Paul pointed out , "Judging with your own standard to show off yourself is how stupid it is." (12-18). If we use the criterion which is designed by ourselves to appraise ourselves, that is
wrong and instead we must use God's standard. He appraises our life by his invariable criterion. God thinks we are what type of person, then we are the person as he thinks.   

當我們拿出自己生命的清單，查看我們為上帝做了些什麼事時， 不要太快地稱讚自己。我們是否是「主所稱許的」，才是真正的檢驗 （第18節）

When we put out our life's list to examine the matters which we have done for God. Do not too quickly to commend yourself. Whether we are, "the praiseworthy by Lord", that is the true examination. (18th)

誰能度量我們的生命，

Who can measure our life,

並能評判我們的成果？

And also can judge our achievement?
我們親愛的主會獎賞

Our dear Lord will reward
在正直中活著的自我。

You who live in the honest way.

要知道真正的自己，看一看主耶穌的標準。

If you want to know the real yourself, you must look at Jesus' standard.