16约伯记二十二章二十三至二十八节说,“你若归向全能者,就必得建立。你若使不义远离你的帐棚,将你的金块丢在尘土里,将俄斐的金子丢在溪河石头之间,全能者就必作你的金块,作你的宝银。那时你要以全能者为喜乐,向神仰起脸来。你祷告祂,祂就听你;你也要还你的愿。你定意作何事,必然给你成就;亮光也必照耀你的路。”从二十四节以下,都是根据二十三节所说的。……人将金块、俄斐的金子、宝银丢在尘土里,丢在溪河的石头间,是为什么缘故呢?乃是为了要对付不义,为了要以耶和华为他的喜乐。这又是价值观的改变。如果你站在一个试炼的关口,你是拣选金块、俄斐的金子、宝银,还是拣选耶和华?这要分别出你是属神的人,还是不属神的人。凡属耶和华的,定规拣选耶和华为他的喜乐。因这缘故,他就能向神仰起脸来,并且他要蒙神三样的祝福。首先,他的祷告必蒙垂听;但拣选金块、俄斐的金子、宝银的,神就不听他的祷告。其次,他定意要作什么事,耶和华必给他成就,因为主耶和华喜悦他的定案与拣选。第三,亮光也必照耀他的路,在他所行的每一步上都有亮光。这就是属神之人价值观改变的结果。我们迟早都必须将初信的人,从他原有的环境中救出来,从他原有的价值观中拔出来。当有环境临到时,你要问他们一句话:“你是如何拣选的?”你要帮助他们拣选神的义,丢弃金块、俄斐的金子和宝银。义的价值乃是远超一切珍宝的价值。
16Job 22:23-28 says, “If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up. / If you put injustice far away from your tents, / And place your gold nuggets in the dust / And your gold of Ophir in the stones of the brooks, / Then the Almighty will be your gold nuggets / And precious silver to you. / For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, / And you will lift up your countenance to God. / You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; / And you will repay your vows. / You will also decree something, and it will be established for you; / And light will shine on your ways.” Everything from verse 24 on is based on verse 23…A man places gold nuggets, the gold of Ophir, and precious silver in the dust and in the stones of the brooks for the sake of dealing with injustice and for the sake of delighting oneself in the Almighty. Here again we have a change in valuation. If we are tested at such a critical juncture, and we are asked to choose between gold nuggets, the gold of Ophir, the precious silver, and Jehovah, which one will we choose? Such a choice will separate those who are God’s from those who are not His. All those who belong to God will surely choose Jehovah as their delight. They will be able to lift up their countenance to God and will be blessed by God in three things. First, their prayers will be heard. Those who prefer gold nuggets, gold of Ophir, and precious silver will find that their prayers are not heard. Second, whatever they decree will be established for them because the Lord Jehovah will delight in their choice and decisions. Third, light will shine on their ways. Every step of their way will be filled with light. This is the result of a change in the concept of value with those who turn to God. Sooner or later we have to help a new believer get out of his old realm; we have to rescue him out of his own concepts. When a situation arises, we have to ask him, “What would you choose?” We have to help him to choose God’s justice and to reject the gold nuggets, the gold of Ophir, and the precious silver. The value of justice is more than any treasure.