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Far too often we appeal to the power of Jesus
apart from the presence of Jesus.
We expect the benefits without the commitment.
We want the healing of Christ
apart from the lordship of Christ.
But the minute you reduce Jesus to a means,
he’s no longer a savior but a stepping stool.
And you’re not worshiping him;
you’re using him.
Jesus is not the means to your goal.
He is the goal.
很多時候我們都懇求耶穌的大能、
卻不在乎耶穌的同在，
我們都期盼從祂而來的好處、自己卻不肯委身，
我們想被祂醫治、卻不要祂做主。
但我們一旦把耶穌當作是一種手段，
祂就不再是我們的救主、只是成為我們踮腳的凳子，
我們不再敬拜祂、而只是使用祂。
要記得，耶穌不是我們要達到目標的方法，
祂才是我們的目標。
— by Jeremy R. Treat
from his book 『Seek First: How the Kingdom of God Changes Everything』
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