2008-11-24 Devotionals Today

知信行網上團契為各主內肢體提供的每日靈糧，歡迎訂閱，推介及奉獻支持。 《網絡天糧》查詢，請電郵：ccf@ccfellow.org 訂閱天糧 | 轉介天糧 | 修訂訂閱 | 奉獻支持 基督乃公義之王 粵語 國語 第24天 讀經：   以賽亞書十一章1至5節 這是以賽亞為耶穌基督勾勒的另一幅重要寫照。在第七章，他指出基督就是「以馬內利」──即神與我們同在。在第九章，他為我們列出基督的一些名字，以及有關祂降生的應許。在我們今天選讀的經文中，他指出基督乃公義之王。今天的經文雖然只有五節，但它們卻豐富地論及基督的降生、事奉、能力和屬性。 第1節指出，在一個已枯死的樹墩將發出一根嫩芽，它將會結出果實。基督雖然是神的兒子，卻存心卑微地降世為人。祂在大衛家最衰落的時期，在一個窮苦的家庭出生。 基督甘願放下祂的榮耀和能力，來到世上服侍人，並最終按著神的心意受死，完全是出於祂對人類的大愛。神的靈住在祂的身上，以致祂靠著聖靈的能力去服侍人(2、3節)。當基督在世的時候，父神以及聖靈均與祂同在。 請再讀第2節。請留意作者如何描述神的靈(即聖靈)。聖靈今天仍與我們同在，同樣將各樣美好的恩賜賜給神的兒女。你希望得到智慧嗎？聖靈可以賜給你。你渴望得到能力嗎？聖靈正在等候將祂的能力賜給你。求聖靈讓你經歷祂的真實吧！基督時代的聖靈，也就是今天的聖靈。無論我們置身在人生的甚麼境況，祂都願意幫助我們。 請再留意第3節。當聖靈在我們的心中工作，我們將會出現甚麼轉變呢？我們將會用一個積極的眼光去看別人和看自己的境遇。我們會更懂得愛人。只要我們接受聖靈的工作，聖靈便會進入我們生命的每一部分來改變我們。 禱告： 願聖靈活在我的心裡，讓我在每一方面都能過聖潔的生活，像主耶穌一樣。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHRIST-THE KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS Day 24 Bible Reading:   Isaiah 11:1-5 This is another of the great pictures Isaiah has given us of Jesus Christ. In chapter 7 he speaks about Immanuel-God with us. In chapter 9 he gives us some of the names of Christ as well as the promise of his birth. In these verses he tells us about Christ, the king of righteousness. There are only five verses in our reading but they are wonderfully full of thoughts concerning Christ, his coming, his ministry, his power and his character. The first verse mentions a small green shoot coming from what had been a dead stump. It would be very small to begin with but would keep on growing. Christ's coming into this world was a very humble beginning for the Son of God. He was born into a poor family at a time when David's race was possibly at its lowest level. This was all part of the love of Christ in setting aside his own glory and power and coming into this world to serve and to die in God's will. He ministered through the power of the Spirit of God (v. 2, 3). The Spirit of God rested on him in a remarkable way. The Father was with him and the whole of the Godhead was there when Christ walked this earth. Read verse 2 again. Notice all the ways in which the Spirit of God is described. The same Holy Spirit is with us today and can supply for God's children those same wonderful gifts. Do you need wisdom? The Spirit has that for you. Do you need advice and strength? The Holy Spirit is waiting to give them to you. Count on him for these things. Ask him to make them real in your life. He is still the same as in Christ's day. He still waits to help each of us in all the circumstances of our lives. Notice verse 3 also. See what the result of the Spirit's work in our hearts will be. It will mean a new appreciation of people and circumstances. It will mean greater love for others and greater respect for all of God's children. The work of the Spirit will reach into every part of our lives as we allow him to do the work he came to do. A PRAYER: Blessed Holy Spirit live through me today, I would be like Jesus pure in every way.