【箴言3:11-12】我儿，你不可轻看耶和华的管教，也不可厌烦他的责备。因为耶和华所爱的，他必责备，正如父亲责备所喜爱的儿子。【Proverbs 3:11-12 NIV】My son, do not despise the LORD ’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

所罗门在这里提醒我们，面对神的管教，我们容易有两种错误的态度：一是轻看，二是厌烦。Solomon reminds us here that when we face God’s discipline, we can easily fall into two wrong attitudes: one is to despise it, and the other is to resent it.轻看神的管教，就是不把神的纠正当回事，对自己的问题视而不见，麻木不仁，甚至将环境中的拦阻和挫败视为倒霉，而不愿认真省察自己，从中学习。To despise God’s discipline is to treat His correction lightly, to turn a blind eye to our own problems, becoming numb and unresponsive, and even to regard obstacles and setbacks in our circumstances as mere bad luck rather than being willing to examine ourselves seriously and learn from them.厌烦神的责备，则是当神指出我们的罪、纠正我们的错误时，心生抗拒、抱怨，甚至对神心生怨恨。To resent God’s rebuke is to resist and complain when God points out our sin and corrects our errors, and even to become resentful towards God.

这两种态度都显明，我们内心的骄傲，不愿意接受神的介入，也不愿意让祂纠正自己的生命。Both of these attitudes reveal the pride within us: we are unwilling to accept God’s intervention and unwilling to let Him correct our lives.我们若轻看或拒绝神的管教，就无法真正走在智慧的道路上。If we despise or reject God’s discipline, we cannot truly walk in the way of wisdom.

那么，神为什么要管教我们？第12节给出了最温暖的答案：管教的根源是爱。正如父亲责备自己所爱的儿子，神也因着爱我们，不愿看见我们继续停留在罪恶和偏离之中。Why, then, does God discipline us? Verse 12 gives us the warmest answer: discipline is rooted in love. Just as a father rebukes the son he loves, God also disciplines us because He loves us and does not want to see us remain in sin and continue going astray.祂的责备不是因为不喜悦我们，恰恰是因为祂爱我们，才不愿任凭我们走错道路。His rebuke is not because He is displeased with us; on the contrary, it is precisely because He loves us that He is unwilling to let us continue down the wrong path.

神的爱不是放任，而是塑造；管教不是拒绝的信号，而是爱的证明。God’s love is not indulgence, but formation; discipline is not a sign of rejection, but proof of love.祂的责备不是来自陌生的命令，而是父子间亲密的关系。His rebuke does not come from a distant command, but from the intimate relationship between a Father and His children.

当神允许人，或借着祂的话语带来扎心的责备时，祂不是要毁灭我们，而是在塑造我们。When God allows people to bring us a piercing rebuke, or when He brings such rebuke through His Word, He is not trying to destroy us, but to shape us.神若任凭我们沉溺于骄傲、自我中心和隐秘的罪中，却不加干预，那才是最可怕的审判。If God were to leave us immersed in pride, self-centredness, and hidden sin without intervening, that would be the most frightening judgement of all.

因此，今天我们需要省察自己：如果我们轻看和厌烦神的纠正，拒绝让祂改变自己，就显明我们仍然活在骄傲和自大之中，走在一条危险的道路上。Therefore, today we need to examine ourselves: if we despise and resent God’s correction and refuse to let Him change us, it reveals that we are still living in pride and arrogance and walking on a dangerous path.真智慧不是没有痛苦的成长，而是在神爱的管教中被塑造。True wisdom is not growth without pain, but being shaped through God’s loving discipline.

要记得，我们并非孤儿，而是天父所爱的儿女。We must remember that we are not orphans, but beloved children of our Heavenly Father祂的管教不是要把我们推开，而是要挽回、洁净、修剪我们，使我们的生命不断走向成熟，越来越有主耶稣基督的样式。His discipline is not meant to push us away, but to restore, cleanse, and prune us, so that our lives may continually grow towards maturity and become more and more like the Lord Jesus Christ.

祷告 | Prayer

亲爱的天父，感谢祢深爱我，没有任凭我在错误的道路上越走越远。Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me deeply and not allowing me to go further and further down the wrong path.祢是慈爱的神，祢最清楚什么对我的生命才是最好的，我需要祢的管教。You are a loving God, and You know best what is truly good for my life. I need Your discipline.

主啊，当我面对祢的管教和修剪时，求祢赦免我心中的抗拒、抱怨和苦毒。Lord, when I face Your discipline and pruning, please forgive the resistance, complaining, and bitterness in my heart.求圣灵开启我的属灵眼睛，帮助我这作儿女的，不要抗拒、不要推开祢正在我生命中所做的工作，让我能透过眼前的疼痛，看见祢深沉的父爱。Holy Spirit, please open my spiritual eyes and help me, as Your child, not to resist or push away the work You are doing in my life, but to see Your deep Fatherly love through the pain before me.求祢赐我一颗谦卑受教的心，使我愿意接受祢的纠正，在祢的管教中得着智慧，生命不断成长。Please give me a humble and teachable heart, so that I may be willing to receive Your correction, gain wisdom through Your discipline, and continue to grow in life.

奉主耶稣基督的名祷告，阿们。In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

（Sister Peace）