2009-11-09 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 第35天 主親自臨在祝福 我們從保羅對信徒的祝福想到，主真的是願意親自臨在來祝福我們的。 請您安靜地、慢慢地從心裡誦讀以下的經文： 經文 以弗所書一1-2 奉神旨意，作基督耶穌使徒的保羅，寫信給「在以弗所的聖徒」，就是在基督耶穌裡有忠心的人。 願恩惠、平安從神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們！ 再朗讀經文一或多次，在朗讀時，請您特別留意「願恩惠、平安從神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們！」這一句話。   靈修指引 保羅對信徒的祝福，使我們想起主耶穌復活之後，向門徒顯現的故事。當時的門徒懼怕被人扣查、追究有關耶穌的事，又會感到失落、迷惘、憂心、傷痛、疑惑、歉疚，這時，耶穌出現了，站在他們中間問安，祝福他們：「願你們平安」。… 當保羅說：「願恩惠、平安從神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們！」，他好像要提醒信徒，主耶穌復活之後向門徒顯現時的情境──那一位對門徒說「願你們平安」的主耶穌，亦親自站在他們中間。主耶穌的臨在是信徒的「恩惠」，亦成了他們的「平安」。保羅祝願信徒能夠同樣經驗主同在的「恩惠」」與「平安」。… 就在此刻當下，請您閉上眼睛，然後慢慢的用您心靈的眼睛仔細地去「發現」主如何臨在…… 請您也用心靈的耳朵去留心聽主對您的問安：「XXX，願您平安！」…… 如果您心靈的眼睛「發現」主的臨在，心靈的耳朵「聽見」主對您的問安說「願您平安」，您會怎樣回應呢？請您把心聲、心事向主傾訴。…… 結束默想的時候，請您對主說：主耶穌，您是我的「恩惠」與「平安」，讓我常常可以「發現」、「聽見」您。……   《誦禱心曲》版權屬譚沛泉博士所有，承蒙允許刊載。 音樂版權屬讚美之泉音樂事工所有     神的代言人 粵語 國語 第9天 讀經：   以西結書三章4至7節，16至27節 神可以呼召任何年齡，或任何靈命成長階段的信徒承擔特別的服侍。以西結30歲的時候，蒙神差派作祂的先知及代言人，他要將神的信息傳給一群需要聽見神話語的同胞。然而，最需要神話語的人（7節），卻往往是最不肯聽從的人（7節）。我們許多人向人作見證的時候，不少時候都會嚐到被拒絕的滋味。 神把一個沉重的責任放在以西結的肩頭：神要他將警告的信息傳給以色列民。他如果失職，神便要追咎他（18節）；百姓若不肯悔改，他們便要受罰，以西結卻要免責。這個原則不單適用在不信者的身上，那些離義行惡的「義人」，也都同樣合用（20節）。以西結對兩批人都有責任。 我們今天對已得救或未得救的人，都同樣有類似的責任。神希望祂的兒女作祂的代言人；祂希望我們作祂的代表去接觸其他人。祂要把信息傳給他們；我們便是祂的使者，祂已將責任交付我們。 我們只要願意，神便會在某些時間、某些場合和機會，使用我們去向某位信徒說話，祂希望我們互相扶持；但我們務必要以慈愛和禱告的心來作這工。有些基督徒最喜歡糾正別人；他們會直斥任何人──甚至是他們的教會。然而，結果卻是令弟兄姊妹受傷，甚或是教會分裂。如果我們這樣做會傷害他人或在彼此閒留下裂痕，最好還是讓聖靈親自作工吧。 不過，神仍然希望我們順服地為祂作見證，也期望使用我們各人作祂的快樂使者，讓我們都不要令祂失望。求問神今天祂希望你為祂作甚麼，再靜心等候祂帶給你的機會。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A SPOKESMAN FOR GOD Day 9 Bible Reading:    Ezekiel 3:4-7 & 16-27 A call to God's special service can come to a believer at any age or stage of spiritual development. Ezekiel was thirty when God commissioned him as His spokesman-prophet. He was given God's message for a people who needed to hear it. But, as is often the case, those who needed God's Word the most (v.7) were the very ones who would not listen. Many of us have often experienced that same rejection ourselves by those to whom we have tried to witness. God laid on Ezekiel a heavy responsibility. He must pass on God's warnings to the people of Israel. If he failed to do this he, Ezekiel, would be held accountable (v.18). If the people failed to respond, they themselves would suffer but Ezekiel would have discharged his responsibility. This principle held well not only for the outright unbeliever but also for the "righteous" man who sinned (v.20). Ezekiel had a responsibility toward both. We have a similar duty to both the unsaved and the saved today. God wants His children to be His spokespersons. He wants us to represent Him to others. He has messages for them and we are His messengers. He is counting on us. There will be times, occasions, and opportunities as we make ourselves available, when God will want us to speak to a fellow believer. He wants us to help each other. But let's make sure we do it graciously and prayerfully. Some Christians major on this "correction ministry". They can set anyone or everyone straight even their whole church. The result is too often a hurt believer, or a split church. It is better to leave this ministry to the Holy Spirit if we can't do it without causing harm or leaving scars. But God still wants obedient witnesses and He longs to use each one of us as His happy messengers. Let's not fail Him! Ask Him what He wants you to do for Him today and watch for the opportunity He brings before you.

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