2010年4月14日 星期三

2010-04-14 Devotionals Today

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心的改造:誠實,忍耐,虛心
忍耐的美德
每月內省(按此)

 
經文:
雅各書一2-4

2我的弟兄們,你們落在百般試煉中,都要以為大喜樂;3因為知道你們的信心經過試驗,就生忍耐。4但忍耐也當成功,使你們成全、完備,毫無缺欠。

 
經文背景:
雅各勸勉信徒落在試煉中時,應有的態度。
 
經文淺釋:
1. 「試煉」(2節)─ 指日常生活中的困難和壓力。
2. 「忍耐也當成功」(4節)─ 忍耐到底的意思。
3. 「成全、完備」(4節)─ 成熟和完全的意思。
 
經文默想:
1. 為甚麼信心經過試驗,就生忍耐?
2. 為甚麼忍耐能使人更加成熟、完全?
   
 
忍耐的美德

  忍耐本是一種崇高的美德,然而若能正確恆久地在各樣試驗中使用它、操練它,這美德將可使人生出更美的品格!這就是雅各所說:「……但忍耐也當成功,使你們成全完備,毫無缺欠。」的深層意義。

  成功的忍耐就是指一種始終不渝的恆心,任憑環境多惡劣,也不會動搖所持定的。然而,人往往在開始面對考驗時,總能表現得堅定出色,但當試煉的軛越來越大、困境越來越深的時候,不少信徒的忍耐就會受到威脅,甚至搖動,漸漸減弱,因而不能成功地堅忍到底。
  
  一顆始終不渝的恆心,能幫助信徒穿過考驗,並在考驗中將人品格裡的軟弱、敗壞……等渣滓磨掉,使人的生命因此更臻完美。

  弟兄姊妹,在你面對各種考驗時,你是否能堅忍到底,持守美德再生出美德呢!?

 
人生應用:
面對生活中的磨練,我能否堅忍到底?
 
靈性格言:
禱告不只在乎說話,它比說話更深。在你沒有說出以先,它已出現在你心靈裡。  ~列斯比
 
 
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第191天
聖靈的居所

如果我們都能珍重自己的高貴身份,不但自身的生活,甚至這個世界也不再一樣。

請您安靜地、慢慢地從心裡誦讀以下的經文。您可以不斷重覆地誦讀,讓經文在您心中回響。在讀的時候,請特別留意「你們也靠他同被建造,成為神藉著聖靈居住的所在」這一句。

經文
以弗所書二14-22

因他使我們和睦,將兩下合而為一,拆毀了中間隔斷的牆;而且以自己的身體廢掉冤仇,就是那記在律法上的規條,為要將兩下藉著自己造成一個新人,如此便成就了和睦。既在十字架上滅了冤仇,便藉這十字架使兩下歸為一體,與神和好了,並且來傳和平的福音給你們遠處的人,也給那近處的人。因為我們兩下藉著他被一個聖靈所感,得以進到父面前。這樣,你們不再作外人和客旅,是與聖徒同國,是神家裡的人了;並且被建造在使徒和先知的根基上,有基督耶穌自己為房角石,各房靠他聯絡得合式,漸漸成為主的聖殿。你們也靠他同被建造,成為神藉著聖靈居住的所在。

 
靈修指引

「你們靠基督同被建造,成為神藉著聖靈居住的所在。」…「你們是聖靈的居所。」保羅對信徒整體及個別的肯定、鼓勵著實是語重深長。…

我們之內居住了一位神!神藉著聖靈居住在我們之內!我們這個血肉之軀,竟然成了神的居所,是多麼神聖、莊嚴,是一個難以明白,更不可能說明的奧秘。…

我們之內居住了一位神!不是叫我們追求或展現呼風喚雨、起死回生的超然能力。畢竟,我們自己也難免一死。…

我們之內居住了一位神!也不是說我們有免災免難、趨吉避凶的福氣。天災人禍如果發生,我們也同樣會遇難。…

我們之內居住了一位神!這會使我們自然行在神聖的道途上嗎?並不必然,還要看我們是否願意順應神的靈在內心的啟導。…

那麼,「我們之內居住了一位神」,到底有甚麼可貴之處?…這個問題反映出,我們太習慣用「功能」、「功效」的價值觀來處理靈性生活了。但不打緊,我們學習「四兩撥千斤」,藉著探索這個問題,幫助自己更珍重、感激「神內住」的奧秘。…

當我認信,「在我之內居住了一位神」,我是一個可愛、被愛的人,不管別人怎樣踐踏我的自尊。聖神樂意以我的內心為居所。…

當我認信,「在我之內居住了一位神」,我是被接納、被懷抱的人,不管我在行為、樣貌、心思上有多少缺憾、過錯。聖神樂意以我的內心為居所。…

當我認信,「在我之內居住了一位神」,我是充滿神聖氣質或潛質的人,我可以順應內心之神的引導,選擇行善、播送光明、希望、友愛。聖神樂意以我的內心為居所。…

當我認信,「在我之內居住了一位神」,我的祈禱來得更自然、自在。我不必再向神呼天搶地、討價還價、求福避禍、或者是「臨急抱佛腳」,我只要轉念歸心、凝神聚氣,便意識到神的同在。聖神樂意以我的內心為居所。…

邀請您時常在內心確認,自己是如此神聖、莊嚴、奧妙的個體,並接受及歡迎「神在我之內居住」。…如果您喜歡以下的操練,每當想起,便重覆做吧:深深呼吸、放鬆身體,把意念集中內心,讓「在我之內居住了一位神」這個信念帶領您安息於神、珍重自己。……

 
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為到甚麼禱告?

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第14天


讀經:   提摩太前書二章1至5節
「踫到有需要的時候,就當立即禱告」。這是一個很好的座右銘;然而,難道禱告就只是求神的幫助嗎?神當然喜歡我們凡事向祂祈求,或為別人的需要向祂代求;可是,禱告卻絕不僅限於向神求這求那。

聖經之中至少提到五種禱告,它們分別是:頌讚、感恩、認罪、代求和祈求。也許,我們可以將這五種禱告的元素寫在聖經的封面頁底,讓它時刻提醒我們禱告不僅限於祈求。

頌讚是向神的敬拜。我們在禱告中向神發出頌讚,全因為祂就是那位配得稱頌的神;我們在頌讚中不單注目於神的作為,更注目於祂的美善和偉大。

感恩是為到神的一切作為而感謝祂。我們不單只要凡事祈求,更要凡事謝恩。要為到神垂聽我們的禱告、拯救我們的靈魂和時刻保守我們,不住的向祂感恩。

任何人都會有犯罪跌倒的時刻,基督徒也不能例外;因此,我們必須藉著禱告向神認罪。請讀約翰壹書一章9節。我們要記著:只要我們來到神的面前,尋求祂的饒恕,祂必然會赦免我們。

我們要學會在禱告中記念別人,為別人的需要代禱。這就是聖經所講的代求。至於祈求,就是求神滿足我們本身的需要。我們禱告的時候,往往一開口就只懂得為自己的需要祈求,至於另外的四種禱告,卻總是拋諸腦外。

誠然,我們並非在每次禱告的時候,都週全地兼顧這五方面的禱告。有時,我們在危急的關頭,只能呼求神的拯救;但是,當神應允了我們的禱告,我們卻不可忘記向神謝恩。

我們該時常檢視自己的禱告生活,看看是否只側重了某一方面,而完全忽略了另一些方面。但願我們都一起學習禱告,以致我們的禱告生活愈益豐富。

反思:

「只要凡事藉著禱告、祈求和感謝,將你們所要的告訴神。」腓立比書四章6節

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HOW MANY KINDS OF PRAYER ARE THERE?
Day 14


Bible Reading:   1 Timothy 2: 1 - 5
'When in need, pray.' That would be a good motto. But is asking for help all there is to prayer? God does expect us to ask him for the things we need or which we want him to do for others. But there is more to prayer than just asking all the time.

There are at least five different kinds of prayer mentioned in the Bible. They are: adoration, thanksgiving, confession, intercession and petition. It would be helpful to write those five words down in the back of your Bible.

Adoration is worshipping God because he is God. It is recognising him for what he is, not just for what he can do for us.

Thanksgiving is thanking God for all that he has done. It is not asking for anything more. We should never forget to continually thank God for answering prayer, for saving our souls and for keeping us day by day.

All of us sin, even if we are Christians. Therefore we need to confess our sins in prayer to God. Read 1 John 1:9 and remember as you pray that God is always waiting to forgive us when we turn to him.

We need to pray for other people, too, and for their needs. This is called intercession. Petition is asking God for the things we need ourselves. Too often that is one part of prayer we use the most - what about the other four?

We may not be able to include all of these five kinds of prayer every time we pray. Sometimes we need to send an urgent call to God for help and there isn't time for anything else. But when he answers, let's not forget to thank him for doing this for us.

Over a period of a day or two we ought to use every one of these kinds of prayer. Listen to yourself as you pray. See if one or two of these are missing from your prayers. Make sure that all of them are included in your prayer life from now on.

A THOUGHT:

In everything … with thanksgiving … let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:6

BIBLE READING: John 14: 12 - 15; 16: 23 - 24

DAY 15

ARE WE LEARNING TO PRAY?

Everything God has created is governed by certain clear laws or principles. For example in the spiritual realm, salvation only comes through faith. It has to be faith in Jesus Christ, but God looks for faith before he can give salvation.

In the same way there are certain conditions for prayer. First it must be in the name of Jesus Christ. It is not enough just to add the name of Jesus as the closing words of our prayers. Our whole prayer must be offered through Christ. We cannot ask for anything because we think we deserve it. We deserve nothing, but God recognises the person and name of Jesus Christ and because of Christ, answers our prayer.

It would be like someone allowing you to go to a store and buy goods on their account. You may have no money at all, and therefore you are not trying to use your money (which you don't have) but you are using their money and are able to get what you need.

Praying in the name of Christ also means asking for the kind of things which Christ would be willing to let us have, it would be no use asking God, even in the name of Christ, for those requests you know very well God does not want you to have, or would not want you to do. Read Psalm 84:11, 'no good thing will God withhold from those that walk uprightly'.

Who can use the name of Christ in prayer? Those who belong to him, those who are the children of God. God loves to hear the voices of his children when they come to him in the name of his wonderful Son, Jesus Christ.

A THOUGHT:

No-one can come to the Father, except through Jesus Christ.

John 14: 6

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