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📅 日期：2025年6月25日
📖 经文：犹大书 1:20-21

“亲爱的弟兄啊，你们却要在至圣的真道上造就自己，在圣灵里祷告，保守自己常在神的爱中，仰望我们主耶稣基督的怜悯，直到永生。”

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一、引言：等候，不是浪费时间

在属灵的道路上，我们常常需要面对一个现实：神的时间表，往往和我们的期待不同。
当我们面对迟延、困难和未知，神呼召我们学会等候。

等候，不是无所事事的忍耐，不是时间的空转。等候，是一种信心的坚持、灵魂的守望、盼望的操练。

《犹大书》写于一个信仰受攻击、教会被异端渗透、道德败坏、末世黑暗临近的时代。
在这样的处境下，犹大劝勉信徒：
“保守自己常在神的爱中，仰望我们主耶稣基督的怜悯，直到永生。”
这是对每一个信徒“等候生活”的真实写照。

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二、历史的警钟：不愿等候的代价

在《犹大书》中，作者列举了几个因不愿等候神的时间、方式与秩序而失败的例子：

以色列人在旷野中，不愿等候神的带领，怨言、悖逆、不信，结果死在旷野。

堕落的天使，不愿守在神所设定的位置，擅自越界，最终被永远捆锁在黑暗里。

所多玛与蛾摩拉的人，不愿等候神对性与关系的美好安排，急于追求肉体的情欲，结果被火毁灭。

该隐，因嫉妒，不愿等候神对他献祭的回应，结果杀了自己的兄弟。

巴兰，为了眼前的利益，不愿等候神的供应与安排，走上贪婪之路。

可拉，不愿等候神设立权柄的时间与方式，急于篡夺地位，结果被地吞灭。

这些例子的共同特点是：急躁、贪心、骄傲、自我中心。因为不愿等候，他们走向了属灵的毁灭。

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三、属灵等候的三大关键操练（犹大书1:20-21）

首先，是在爱中等候。
犹大提醒信徒：“保守自己常在神的爱中。”
在等候的过程中，环境可能会让我们灰心、苦毒、甚至冷淡退后，但神呼召我们，无论多艰难，都要让心持续扎根在祂的爱里，不让灵魂干枯。

其次，是在信心中建造。
犹大说：“在至圣的真道上造就自己，在圣灵里祷告。”
等候不是消极忍受，而是主动成长。我们需要不断用神的话语喂养自己，也需要在圣灵里祷告，让圣灵更新内在的力量。

最后，是在盼望中仰望。
犹大鼓励我们：“仰望我们主耶稣基督的怜悯，直到永生。”
我们等候的，不只是环境的改变，不只是问题的解决，而是主亲自的介入，是祂的怜悯、祂的拯救，以及将来荣耀的永生。

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四、现实反思：我在等候什么？

在现实生活中，每个人都有等候的课题：

有的人在等候医治，
有人等候一份工作，
有人等候家庭关系的修复，
有人等候属灵生命的突破。

关键不是“我有没有在等”，而是“我用什么心态在等”。

我是带着抱怨等？
带着灰心等？
还是在妥协中等？

还是在爱中被保守？
在信心中被建造？
在圣灵里祷告？
在盼望中仰望神的怜悯？

《犹大书》用一连串历史的失败例证提醒我们：
那些不懂得等候的人，最终会走向毁灭；
但那些愿意在等候中扎根、成长、坚持的人，必能站立得稳，得胜有余。

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五、结语：等候，是信心的操练，是生命的礼物

等候，不是神对我们的惩罚，而是祂对我们信心、爱心、盼望的塑造过程。
等候，是学习相信神的时间最美好，神的方法最稳妥，神的怜悯最终必临到。

等候，不是情绪的停滞，而是属灵的成长。
这是每一个属灵成熟的人必须走过的路，
也是每一个渴望得着永生的人，必经的信仰旅程。

愿我们在等候中，不失去爱，
不放弃祷告，
不丢掉盼望，
直到那一天，我们见主的面。

💠 Faith Lessons in Waiting: Why Waiting Matters—Insights from the Book of Jude

📅 Date: June 25, 2025
📖 Scripture: Jude 1:20–21

“But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.”

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1. Introduction: Waiting Is Not Wasted Time

On our spiritual journey, we often need to face this reality: God’s timetable often differs from our expectations.
When faced with delays, difficulties, and the unknown, God calls us to learn to wait.

Waiting is not passive idleness, nor is it wasted time. It is an exercise of faith, a vigilant guarding of the soul, and a discipline of hope.

The Book of Jude was written in a time when faith was under attack, the church was flooded with false teachings, moral corruption was rampant, and the darkness of the end times was near.
In such circumstances, Jude exhorted believers:
“Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.”
This is a true picture of the waiting life for every believer.

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2. Lessons from Failure: The Cost of Refusing to Wait

In the Book of Jude, several groups and individuals are listed who failed spiritually because they refused to wait for God’s timing, methods, and order.

The Israelites in the wilderness did not wait for God’s guidance.
They grumbled, disbelieved, and ultimately died in the desert.

The fallen angels did not remain in the positions God had assigned to them.
They overstepped their boundaries and were cast into eternal chains of darkness.

The people of Sodom and Gomorrah did not wait for God’s design for human relationships and sexuality.
They rushed into sinful desires and were destroyed by fire.

Cain, driven by jealousy, refused to wait for God’s response to his offering.
He ended up killing his brother.

Balaam, tempted by immediate profit, refused to wait for God’s provision and walked down the path of greed.

Korah, unwilling to wait for God’s established leadership order, sought to seize power and was swallowed alive by the earth.

These examples share common characteristics: impatience, greed, pride, and self-centeredness.
Because they refused to wait, they walked toward spiritual ruin.

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3. Three Key Spiritual Practices for Waiting (Jude 1:20–21)

First, wait while remaining in love.
Jude reminds believers: “Keep yourselves in God’s love.”
During times of waiting, circumstances may cause discouragement, bitterness, or spiritual coldness.
But God calls us to stay rooted in His love, no matter how difficult the situation becomes, preventing our hearts from becoming dry.

Second, wait while building your faith.
Jude says: “Build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.”
Waiting is not passive endurance but active spiritual building.
We must continually nourish ourselves with God’s Word and let prayer in the Holy Spirit renew our inner strength.

Finally, wait with hope and expectation.
Jude continues: “Wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.”
We are not merely waiting for circumstances to change or problems to disappear, but for the Lord Himself to intervene—with His mercy, His salvation, and the glorious assurance of eternal life.

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4. Personal Reflection: What Am I Waiting For?

In daily life, everyone is waiting for something.

Some are waiting for healing.
Some are waiting for a job opportunity.
Some are waiting for family reconciliation.
Some are waiting for spiritual breakthrough.

The real issue is not whether we are waiting, but what kind of attitude we have while waiting.

Are we waiting with complaint?
With discouragement?
With compromise?

Or are we being kept in love?
Being built up in faith?
Praying in the Holy Spirit?
Waiting with hope for God’s mercy?

Through these historical examples, the Book of Jude reminds us:
Those who do not understand how to wait ultimately walk toward destruction.
But those who remain rooted, continue growing, and persevere in hope will stand firm and overcome.

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5. Conclusion: Waiting Is Faith in Action and a Gift for Growth

Waiting is not God’s punishment for us but His process of shaping our faith, love, and hope.
Waiting teaches us to trust that God’s timing is the best, His methods are the most secure, and His mercy will surely come.

Waiting is not emotional stagnation—it is spiritual growth.
It is a path every spiritually mature believer must walk,
and the journey every seeker of eternal life must take.

May we not lose love while waiting.
May we not abandon prayer while waiting.
May we not give up hope while waiting.
Until the day we finally see the Lord face to face.