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“并è¦ä»¥æ©æ…ˆç›¸å¾…ï¼Œå˜æ€œæ‚¯çš„心,彼æ¤é¥¶æ•,æ£å¦‚ 神在基ç£é‡Œé¥¶æ•äº†ä½ ä»¬ä¸€æ ·ã€‚â€ä»¥å¼—所书4:32
爱与包容,是基ç£å¾’分别为圣ã€å–œä¹å¾—力的美好è§è¯ã€‚
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32)
Embracing each other with love despite the differences will be a good testimony for Christ.
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æˆ‘è³œçµ¦ä½ å€‘ä¸€æ¢æ–°å‘½ä»¤ï¼Œä¹ƒæ˜¯å«ä½ 們彼æ¤ç›¸æ„›ï¼Œæˆ‘æ€Žæ¨£æ„›ä½ å€‘ï¼Œä½ å€‘ä¹Ÿè¦æ€Žæ¨£ç›¸æ„›ã€‚ ä½ å€‘è‹¥æœ‰å½¼æ¤ç›¸æ„›çš„å¿ƒï¼Œçœ¾äººå› æ¤å°±èªå‡ºä½ 們是我的門徒了。〠約翰ç¦éŸ³ 13:34-35
在我们生命ä¸ï¼Œçˆ±æ˜¯æœ€æœ‰åŠ›çš„å·¥å…·ã€‚ 然而,没有多少人知é“如何使用它,或者应用它。
A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.’ John 13:34-35.
Love is a powerful tool in our life but not many people know how to use it or make it applicable.
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耶和åŽè¯´ï¼šæˆ‘çŸ¥é“æˆ‘å‘ä½ ä»¬æ‰€æ€€çš„æ„念是èµå¹³å®‰çš„æ„å¿µï¼Œä¸æ˜¯é™ç¾ç¥¸çš„æ„å¿µï¼Œè¦å«ä½ ä»¬æœ«åŽæœ‰æŒ‡æœ›ã€‚ ä½ ä»¬è¦å‘¼æ±‚我,祷告我,我就应å…ä½ ä»¬ã€‚ ä½ ä»¬å¯»æ±‚æˆ‘ï¼Œè‹¥ä¸“å¿ƒå¯»æ±‚æˆ‘ï¼Œå°±å¿…å¯»è§ã€‚(耶利米书 29:11-13)
ç¥žå¯¹æˆ‘ä»¬çš„è®¡åˆ’æ˜¯ç”¨å¿ƒè‰¯è‹¦ã€‚è¦æŽ¥å—神的计划,我们è¦å‘问,祷告和è†å¬ã€‚
For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart’ (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
God’s plan for us is of good intentions. To receive God’s plan we must ask, pray and listen.
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ä»–ä»Žé«˜å¤©ä¼¸æ‰‹æŠ“ä½æˆ‘ï¼ŒæŠŠæˆ‘ä»Žå¤§æ°´ä¸æ‹‰ä¸Šæ¥ã€‚17 ä»–æ•‘æˆ‘è„±ç¦»æˆ‘çš„åŠ²æ•Œå’Œé‚£äº›æ¨æˆ‘çš„äººï¼Œå› ä¸ºä»–ä»¬æ¯”æˆ‘å¼ºç››ã€‚(诗篇 18:16-17)
这首诗篇把我们带回到摩西的故事,通过红海。当我们感到ä¸å ªé‡è´Ÿçš„æƒ…况下,在我们身边,上å¸ä»Žä»–çš„è§‚ç‚¹å’ŒåŠ›é‡æ¥å¸®åŠ©æˆ‘ä»¬ã€‚æˆ‘ä»¬å¯èƒ½ä¼šè§‰å¾—,我们将被摧æ¯ï¼Œä½†ä¸Šå¸çœ‹åˆ°æ›´å¤§çš„ç”»é¢- ä»–çš„åŠ›é‡æ˜¯æ›´å¤§çš„ã€‚è€¶ç¨£åž‚å¬æˆ‘ä»¬çš„ç¥·å‘Šã€‚ä»–æ›¾æ•‘æˆ‘ä»¬ï¼Œä»–ä¼šå†æ¬¡æ‹¯æ•‘ï¼
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. 17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.. (Psalms 18:16-17)
This Psalm brings us back to the story of Moses going through the Red Sea. When we feel overwhelmed by the circumstances around us, God reaches us from a place of perspective and power. We may feel that we will be destroyed, but God sees the bigger picture — His power is greater. Jesus Christ hears our prayers. He has delivered us and will deliver us again!
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å› ä¸ºç¥žèµç»™æˆ‘们䏿˜¯èƒ†æ€¯çš„心,乃是刚强ã€ä»çˆ±ã€è°¨å®ˆçš„心。(ææ‘©å¤ªåŽä¹¦ 1:7)
相信上å¸å¹¶ä¸æ„å‘³ç€æˆ‘ä»¬æ˜¯ç»æœ›çš„和软弱的,相å,我们知é“è°æ˜¯ç”Ÿå‘½çš„主人。
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:7)
Believing God does not mean we are desperate and weak; in the contrary, we know who is the master of life.
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耶和åŽè¯´ï¼šâ€œæˆ‘çš„æ„念éžåŒä½ 们的æ„念,我的é“è·¯éžåŒä½ 们的é“路。 å¤©æ€Žæ ·é«˜è¿‡åœ°ï¼Œç…§æ ·ï¼Œæˆ‘çš„é“è·¯é«˜è¿‡ä½ ä»¬çš„é“路,我的æ„å¿µé«˜è¿‡ä½ ä»¬çš„æ„念。(以赛亚书 55:8-9)
知é“ä¸Šå¸æ˜¯è‡³é«˜è€…,我们应进一æ¥è°¦å‘自己跟éšä»–。
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,†declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8-9)
Knowing God is the Most High; we should further humble ourselves to follow Him.
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æˆ‘çˆ±ä½ ä»¬ï¼Œæ£å¦‚çˆ¶çˆ±æˆ‘ä¸€æ ·ï¼Œä½ ä»¬è¦å¸¸åœ¨æˆ‘的爱里。(约翰ç¦éŸ³ 15:9)
è¿™æ˜¯è§£è„±çš„ï¼Œå› ä¸ºæˆ‘ä»¬çš„æƒ…æ„Ÿä¸ç¨³å®šçš„ï¼Œä»¥åŠæ˜¯å–„å˜çš„,但天父的爱对我们是永远ä¸å˜ã€‚所以请记ä½ï¼Œç¥žçš„爱是如æ¤å·¨å¤§ï¼Œä½ æˆ‘æ˜¯æ— æ³•æŠŠæ¡å®ƒçš„长阔高深,所以è¦åœ¨å¤©çˆ¶çš„爱里放心,并相信爱,让天父的爱去改å˜ä½ 。
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. (John15:9)
This is liberating because our love goes up and down and has a tendency to be fickle, but the Father’s love for us never changes. So remember that God’s love is so great that you or I cannot grasp its height or depth, so rest in that love, believe in that love, and let God’s love change you.
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预备打仗的兵æ¥åˆ°å¸Œä¼¯ä»‘è§å¤§å«ï¼Œè¦ç…§ç€è€¶å’ŒåŽçš„è¯å°†æ‰«ç½—的国ä½å½’于大å«â€¦ä»¥è¨è¿¦æ”¯æ´¾ï¼Œæœ‰äºŒç™¾æ—长,都通达时务,知é“以色列人所当行的,他们æ—弟兄都å¬ä»Žä»–们的命令;(历代志上 12:23-32)
历代志作家有一个独特的观察,他了解以è¨è¿¦å¹¶çŸ¥é“以色列应该åšäº›ä»€ä¹ˆã€‚ä¸–ç•Œæ˜¯ä¸æ–å˜åŒ–çš„ã€‚æˆ‘ä»¬å¯æœ‰æŠ½å‡ºæ—¶é—´æ¥è§‚察社区在å˜åŒ–å—?这是21世纪教会的挑战,ä¸ä»…è¦äº†è§£æ—¶ä»£ï¼Œè€Œæ˜¯åŒæ—¶çŸ¥é“该怎么åšç¥žçš„工作。
“These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him… from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do – 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command (1 Chronicles 12:23-32)
The writer of Chronicles makes a unique observation of the men of Issachar—they understood the times and knew what Israel should do. The world is constantly changing. are we taking the time to understand the ways that our communities are changing? This is the challenge of the church in the 21st Century—to not only understand the times, but also to know what to do.
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ä½ æ´¾ä»–ç®¡ç†ä½ æ‰‹æ‰€é€ çš„ï¼Œä½¿ä¸‡ç‰©ï¼Œå°±æ˜¯ä¸€åˆ‡çš„ç‰›ç¾Šï¼Œç”°é‡Žçš„å…½ï¼Œç©ºä¸çš„鸟,海里的鱼,凡ç»è¡Œæµ·é“的,都æœåœ¨ä»–的脚下。†(诗篇 8:6)
神委托给我们管ç†åœ°çƒä¸Šçš„ä¸€åˆ‡ï¼Œæ˜¯å› ä¸ºä»–è¦æˆ‘ä»¬åœ¨è´£ä»»ä¸æˆé•¿ã€‚所以ä¸è¦å› 为事情还没有完æˆï¼Œä¾¿é€€ç¼©æˆ–埋怨天父。这是一个特æƒä¹Ÿæ˜¯ä»»åŠ¡ï¼Œæ˜¯å¤©çˆ¶èµç»™æ¯ä¸ªäººçš„。
“You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet (Psalms 8:6)
There are things that God delegates to us because He wants us to grow in roles of responsibility. So don’t shrink back and blame God or others because things are not done—you have a mandate from God to rule in your circumstances. This is a privilege that God gives to every human on the earth.
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â€œç¥žå•Šï¼Œä½ çš„æ„å¿µå‘æˆ‘何ç‰å¯¶è²´ï¼å…¶æ•¸ä½•ç‰çœ¾å¤šï¼æˆ‘若數點,比海沙更多;我ç¡é†’的時候,ä»å’Œä½ åŒåœ¨ã€‚†詩篇139:17-18
è©©äººèƒ½å¤ å‘神作這種充滿感æ©ã€æ»¿è¶³ã€å®‰å…¨çš„禱告,åªå› 爲他内心深處,確實有神。
‘How precious to me are your thoughts,God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand –    when I awake, I am still with you..’ (Psalms 139:17-18)
The psalmist’s prayer shows his understanding of God and his full acceptance of the true Provider!
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“ä¸è¦è‡ªæ¬ºï¼Œç¥žæ˜¯è¼•æ…¢ä¸å¾—çš„ï¼›äººç¨®çš„æ˜¯ä»€éº¼ï¼Œæ”¶çš„ä¹Ÿæ˜¯ä»€éº¼ã€‚â€ åŠ æ‹‰å¤ªæ›¸6:7
人所åšçš„,ä¸è«–善或惡ã€å…¬é–‹æˆ–éš±è—,神都必審å•。
‘Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.’ (Galatians 6:7)
Whatever we do, whether it is good or evil, open or hidden, God will judge upon them.
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“無論何人……..åªæŠŠä¸€æ¯æ¶¼æ°´çµ¦é€™å°åè£çš„一個å–ï¼Œæˆ‘å¯¦åœ¨å‘Šè¨´ä½ å€‘ï¼Œé€™äººä¸èƒ½ä¸å¾—賞賜。†馬太ç¦éŸ³10:42
涼水與å°å,簡單å‘微,人ä¸åœ¨æ„,神å»é‡è¦–。
‘And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.’ (Matthew 10:42)
Cold water and the little ones are simple things. Man does not take much attention but God does!
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“主耶和è¯èªªï¼Œæˆ‘ä¸å–œæ‚…é‚£æ»äººä¹‹æ»ï¼Œæ‰€ä»¥ä½ 們當回é è€Œå˜æ´»ã€‚â€ä»¥è¥¿çµæ›¸18:32
ç¥žæ„›ç¥‚æ‰€å‰µé€ çš„äººï¼›ç¥‚ä¸é¡˜æ„看到人背棄祂ã€èµ°å‘滅亡。
‘For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!’ (Ezekiel 18:32)
God loves all of us and does not want to see men and women turn away from him.
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“我們若是é è–éˆå¾—生,就當é è–éˆè¡Œäº‹ã€‚â€åŠ æ‹‰å¤ªæ›¸5:25
既是神的兒女,行事為人豈能以自己的血氣去迎åˆä¸–ç•Œçš„è¦æ±‚。
‘Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25)
We are the new creation in Christ. So we should be careful in meeting worldly requests.
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â€œä¸»å•Šï¼Œæ±‚ä½ ä½¿æˆ‘å˜´å”‡å¼µé–‹ï¼Œæˆ‘çš„å£ä¾¿å‚³æšè®šç¾Žä½ 的話ï¼â€è©©ç¯‡51:15
大衛王的禱告,ä¸ä¹Ÿè©²æ˜¯æˆ‘們的心è²ã€æˆ‘們的祈求?
‘Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise. (Psalms 51:15)
The prayer by King David should also be echoed by us.
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“我的æ©å…¸å¤ ä½ ç”¨çš„ï¼Œå› ç‚ºæˆ‘çš„èƒ½åŠ›ï¼Œæ˜¯åœ¨äººçš„è»Ÿå¼±ä¸Šé¡¯å¾—å®Œå…¨ã€‚â€å“¥æž—多後書12:9
人有軟弱,神有æ©å…¸ï¼Œåªè¦å…¨å¿ƒä¿¡é ,必能經æ·ç¥žçš„è±ç››èˆ‡æ¬Šèƒ½ã€‚
But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
We all have weaknesses but God’s grace is sufficient. All we need is believe and trust Him.
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â€œæ‰€ä»¥ä½ ä»¬è¦å½¼æ¤è®¤ç½ªï¼Œäº’ç›¸ä»£æ±‚ï¼Œä½¿ä½ ä»¬å¯ä»¥å¾—医治。義人祈禱所發出的力é‡ï¼Œæ˜¯å¤§æœ‰åŠŸæ•ˆçš„ã€‚â€é›…儿›¸5:16
手潔心清ã€è¬™å‘é †æœçš„禱告,神必悅ç´ã€‚
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. (James 5:16)
Pray with purity in mind and heart; and with humble and obedient attitude. God pleases this kind of prayer.
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“ç«è‹—æ€Žæ¨£åžæ»…ç¢Žç§¸ï¼Œä¹¾è‰æ€Žæ¨£è½åœ¨ç«ç„°ä¹‹ä¸ï¼Œç…§æ¨£ï¼Œä»–å€‘çš„æ ¹å¿…åƒæœ½ç‰©ï¼Œä»–們的花,必åƒç°å¡µé£›é¨°ã€‚å› ç‚ºä»–å€‘åŽæ£„è¬è»ä¹‹è€¶å’Œè¯çš„訓誨,è—視以色列è–者的言語。â€ä»¥è³½äºžæ›¸5:24
拒絕神ã€é›¢æ£„ç¥žçš„çµæžœï¼Œæ˜¯ç„¡ä»¥å½¢å®¹çš„æ‚²åŠ‡ã€‚
Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty   and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel. (Ecclesiastes 5:19)
It would be a indescribable disaster if we reject God and keep ourselves away from God.
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“神賜人資財è±å¯Œï¼Œä½¿ä»–能以åƒç”¨ï¼Œèƒ½å–自己的分,在他勞碌ä¸å–œæ¨‚,這乃是神的æ©è³œã€‚â€ å‚³é“æ›¸5:19
è¨±è¨±å¤šå¤šäººä»¥çˆ²æ˜¯ç†æ‰€ç•¶ç„¶çš„事情,事實上是神的賞賜,是神的ç¥ç¦ã€‚
Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil – this is a gift of God. (Ecclesiastes 5:19)
While many people take many happened things for granted, we as believers know that it has been given by God and blessed by Him.
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â€œä½ å€‘è¦çµ¦äººï¼Œå°±å¿…æœ‰çµ¦ä½ å€‘çš„ï¼Œä¸¦ä¸”ç”¨åè¶³çš„å‡æ–—,連æ–帶按,上尖下æµçš„å€’åœ¨ä½ å€‘æ‡·è£ï¼›å› ç‚ºä½ å€‘ç”¨ä»€éº¼é‡å™¨é‡çµ¦äººï¼Œä¹Ÿå¿…用什麼é‡å™¨é‡çµ¦ä½ å€‘ã€‚â€ è·¯åŠ ç¦éŸ³6:38
ç„¡ç§çš„付出,ç¦ä¸ŠåŠ ç¦ï¼›æ–¤æ–¤è¨ˆè¼ƒçš„,æ‰è¥Ÿè¦‹è‚˜ã€‚
‘Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.’ (Luke 6:38)
Giving with love as God has given to you.
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â€œä»–å€‘å“€æ±‚ä½ ï¼Œä¾¿è’™è§£æ•‘ã€‚ä»–å€‘å€šé ä½ ï¼Œå°±ä¸ç¾žæ„§ã€‚†詩篇22:5
ç¥žçš„ä¿¡å¯¦èˆ‡æ…ˆæ„›ï¼Œè±ˆèƒ½è¢«äººè‡ªå·±çš„é ‘å¼·å’Œç„¡çŸ¥ï¼Œè¼•æ˜“å¦å®šå¾—了ï¼
‘To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.’ (Psalm 22:5)
God’s love and faithfulness is beyond our understanding.
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“ä¸è¦æ•ˆæ³•這個世界.åªè¦å¿ƒæ„更新而變化,å«ä½ 們察驗何為神的善良ã€ç´”å…¨å¯å–œæ‚…的旨æ„。â€ç¾…馬書12:2
與神親近ã€è¿½æ±‚è–æ½”,æ‰èƒ½ä»¤æˆ‘們離棄世界似是而éžçš„迷惑。
‘Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.’ (Romans 12:2)
Close to God and pursue purity in mind, then we would be able to identify the worldly things and not to follow it.
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â€œæˆ‘ä¾†æœ¬ä¸æ˜¯å¬ç¾©äººæ‚”改,乃是å¬ç½ªäººæ‚”æ”¹ã€‚â€ è·¯åŠ ç¦éŸ³5:32
没有一个人是義人, 神希望看到的,是回é 的浪å。
‘I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.’ (Luke 5:32)
No one is righteousness. God wants to see us to turn to him with true confession
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“è¦ä»¥æ‰‹è¶³ä¹‹æ„›å½¼æ¤ç›¸è¦ªï¼Œç”¨ææ•¬çš„心互相禮讓。殷勤ä¸å¯æ‡¶æƒ°ï¼Œå¿ƒéˆè¦ç«ç†±ï¼Œå¸¸å¸¸æœäº‹ä¸»ã€‚†羅馬書12:10-11
殷勤的æœäº‹ï¼Œæ˜¯æ•¬è™”ã€æ˜¯æ„›ã€æ˜¯è¬™å‘ï¼Œæœ€çœŸèª çš„è¡¨ç¾ã€‚
‘Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervour, serving the Lord.’ (Romans 12:10-11)
Serving God with commitments. That shows the sincerity, love, humbleness and truthfulness.
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“從施洗約翰的時候到如今,天國是努力進入的,努力的人就得著了。â€é¦¬å¤ªç¦éŸ³11:12
天國的好,ä¸å®¹ç½®ç–‘,但是è¦é€²å…¥å¦‚æ¤å®Œç¾Žçš„國度,ä¸èƒ½ä¸è¬¹æ…Žéµå¾žç¥žçš„å©å’。
‘And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.’ (Matthew 11:12)
In order to enter the kingdom of heaven, we must be cautious and obey his instructions.
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“謹守訓誨的,乃在生命的é“ä¸Šï¼›é•æ£„責備的,便失迷了路。†箴言10:17
æ£è»Œçš„ç«è»Šé †æš¢ã€å¹³å®‰ï¼›è„«è»Œçš„æ‚²åŠ‡ï¼Œç„¡ä»¥è¨€å–»ã€‚
‘Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.’ (Proverbs 10:17)
When the train is on the track, it goes smoothly and peacefully. When the train is off the track, disaster will come.
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â€œè€¶å’Œè¯æ˜¯æˆ‘的力é‡ï¼Œæ˜¯æˆ‘的盾牌;我心è£å€šé ä»–å°±å¾—å¹«åŠ©ã€‚æ‰€ä»¥æˆ‘å¿ƒä¸æ¡æ¨‚, 我必用詩æŒé Œè´Šä»–。†詩篇28:7
è©©äººå› çˆ²å°ç¥žçš„ä¿¡é ï¼Œå¾žè€Œèƒ½å¤ åœ¨å›°è‹¦ä¸ç²å¾—力é‡å’Œä¿éšœï¼Œé‡æ–°ç‡ƒèµ·æ¡æ„‰çš„希望。
‘The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.’ (Deuteronomy 1:30)
Because of the trust in God, the psalmist recommenced his hope even when he was in trouble.
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â€œåœ¨ä½ å€‘å‰é¢è¡Œçš„耶和è¯â”€ä½ å€‘çš„ç¥žå¿…ç‚ºä½ å€‘çˆæˆ°ï¼Œæ£å¦‚他在埃åŠå’Œæ› é‡Žï¼Œåœ¨ä½ å€‘çœ¼å‰æ‰€è¡Œçš„一樣。†申命記 1:30
䏿œƒæ”¹è®Šçš„神,éŽåŽ»å¦‚ä½•å¸¶é ˜ä»¥è‰²åˆ—äººï¼Œä»Šå¤©ä¹Ÿæœƒçµ¦äºˆæˆ‘å€‘åŒæ¨£çš„ä¿å®ˆï¼Œå•題在乎我們å°ç¥‚是å¦ç›¸ä¿¡èˆ‡æ•¬ç•。
‘The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes.’ (Deuteronomy 1:30)
Our God never changed! How He lead the Israelites in the past will also lead us today. Believe and you will receive!
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“若有人愛神,這人乃是神所知é“çš„ã€‚â€ å“¥æž—å¤šå‰æ›¸8:3
默默的耕耘,也許ä¸é人注æ„ï¼Œä½†æ˜¯ç¥žæ—¢ä¸æœƒå¿½è¦–ä¹Ÿä¸æœƒå¿˜è¨˜ã€‚
‘But whoever loves God is known by God.’ (1 Corinthians 8:3)
God does not forget those who love Him and work for Him in silence.
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“凡事我都å¯è¡Œï¼Œä½†ä¸éƒ½æœ‰ç›Šè™•。凡事我都å¯è¡Œï¼Œä½†ç„¡è«–哪一件,我總ä¸å—它的轄制。â€å“¥æž—å¤šå‰æ›¸6:12
使徒ä¿ç¾…處事的原則,自由裡é¢å¸¶è‘—節制,既ä¸è¢«ç½ªæ†ç¶ï¼Œä¹Ÿä¸å—邪éˆçš„奴役。
‘I have the right to do anything,’ you say – but not everything is beneficial. ‘I have the right to do anything’– but I will not be mastered by anything.’ (1 Corinthians 6:12)
The principle of Paul’s life is that there are disciplines in freedom and he refused to be bound by the evil spirit.
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â€œé®æŽ©è‡ªå·±ç½ªéŽçš„,必ä¸äº¨é€šï¼›æ‰¿èªé›¢æ£„罪éŽçš„ï¼Œå¿…è’™æ†æ¤ã€‚†箴言28:13
å”¯æœ‰æ¸…æ½”çš„å¿ƒã€æ£ç›´çš„éˆï¼Œæ‰èƒ½å¼•é ˜æˆ‘å€‘çœ‹åˆ°ç¥žçš„å…¬ç¾©ï¼Œæ˜Žç™½ç¥žçš„æ¬Šèƒ½ã€‚
‘Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.’ (Proverbs 28:13)
We must have a confessed heart in order to understand God’s righteousness and power.
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“耶和è¯å•Šï¼Œæ±‚ä½ å°‡ä½ çš„é“æŒ‡æ•™æˆ‘;我è¦ç…§ä½ 的真ç†è¡Œï¼›æ±‚ä½ ä½¿æˆ‘å°ˆå¿ƒæ•¬ç•ä½ çš„åï¼â€è©©ç¯‡ 86:11
è©©äººçš„ç¥ˆæ±‚ï¼Œæ—¢ä¸æ˜¯åŠŸååˆ©ç¥¿ï¼Œä¹Ÿä¸æ˜¯æ¦®è¯å¯Œè²´ã€‚
‘Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.’ (Psalms 86:11)
Note that the psalmist does not request for wealth and career success but faithfulness.
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â€œå …å¿ƒå€šè³´ä½ çš„ï¼Œä½ å¿…ä¿å®ˆä»–ååˆ†å¹³å®‰ï¼Œå› ç‚ºä»–å€šé ä½ ã€‚â€ ä»¥è³½äºžæ›¸26:3
真æ£çš„å¹³å®‰æ˜¯ä¾†è‡ªç¥žï¼Œä¸æœƒä¾†è‡ªå±¬æ–¼ä¸–界的事物或人。
‘You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.’ (Isaiah 26:3)
The real peace comes from God not from man or worldly things.
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“他們ä¸å†é¥‘ã€ä¸å†æ¸´ï¼Œæ—¥é 和炎熱也必ä¸å‚·å®³ä»–們。†啓示錄 7:16
如æ¤çœŸæ£çš„平安,是神賜予所有接å—ç¾”ç¾Šçš„å¯³è¡€æŠŠç½ªå½æ´—淨的人。
‘‘Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,    nor any scorching heat..’ (Revelation 7:16)
Only for those who knows Christ and accepted His salvation will experience this real peace.
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“就è¦ç¦æ¢èˆŒé ä¸å‡ºæƒ¡è¨€ï¼Œå˜´å”‡ä¸èªªè©è©çš„話。â€è©©ç¯‡34:13
當內心平éœã€æ²’有仇æ¨è‹¦æ¯’æ™‚ï¼Œå°±ä¸æœƒå› å£èˆŒçŠ¯ç½ªï¼Œå‚·äººå‚·å·±ï¼Œä»¤ç¥žä¸æ‚…。
‘‘keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.’ (Psalms 34:13)
When we have God’s peace in our heart, we will not develop the intention to hurt people.
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â€œå› ç‚ºï¼Œæˆ‘çŸ¥é“æˆ‘çš„éŽçŠ¯ï¼›æˆ‘çš„ç½ªå¸¸åœ¨æˆ‘é¢å‰ã€‚â€è©©ç¯‡51:3
æ£è¦–罪,承èªç½ªï¼Œé é›¢ç½ªï¼Œä¸æ˜¯åˆ¥äººè©²æœ‰çš„行爲,是我們自己æ¯å¤©å¿…é ˆåš´è¬¹ä»¥å°çš„事情。
‘‘For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.’ (Psalms 51:3)
Have courage to accept that we are sinners and ask God’s forgiveness and change.
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â€œä½ å€‘å„人若ä¸å¾žå¿ƒè£é¥’æ•ä½ çš„å¼Ÿå…„ï¼Œæˆ‘å¤©çˆ¶ä¹Ÿè¦é€™æ¨£å¾…ä½ å€‘ã€‚â€é¦¬å¤ªç¦éŸ³18:35
饒æ•他人也許ä¸å®¹æ˜“,但是神嚴厲的è¦å‘Šï¼Œçµ•éžæˆ²è¨€ã€‚
‘‘This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.’ (Matthew 18:35)
To forgive someone is not that easy but we must listen to God’s instructions and obey what He commands.
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â€œä»–å¿…æŒ‰äººæ‰€ä½œçš„å ±æ‡‰äººï¼Œä½¿å„äººç…§æ‰€è¡Œçš„å¾—å ±ã€‚â€ç´„伯記34:11
神公義的審判,絕å°ä¸æœƒå› 為人的å¦å®šæˆ–逃é¿ï¼Œå°±ä¸å˜åœ¨ã€‚
‘‘He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves.’ (Job 34:11)
God’s judgement exists disregard man’s rejection of God.
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â€œä½ ç•¶åŽ»æ‹›èšæ›¸çŠåŸŽæ‰€æœ‰çš„猶大人,為我ç¦é£Ÿä¸‰æ™ä¸‰å¤œã€ä¸åƒä¸å–我和我的宮女,也è¦é€™æ¨£ç¦é£Ÿï¼Œç„¶å¾Œæˆ‘é•例進去見王,我若æ»å°±æ»ç½·ã€‚†以斯帖記 4:16
王åŽä»¥æ–¯å¸–儘管急於營救æ—äººï¼Œå»æ²’有忘記以敬ç•神的態度,å°å¿ƒé 備,謹慎行事。
‘‘Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.’ (Esther 4:16)
Although there was an urgency to save people, the Queen Esther did not forget to pay respect to God as she asked her people to go fasting.
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â€œåœ¨æ› é‡Žå››åå¹´ï¼Œä½ é¤Šè‚²ä»–å€‘ï¼Œä»–å€‘å°±ä¸€ç„¡æ‰€ç¼ºâ€§è¡£æœæ²’æœ‰ç©¿ç ´ï¼Œè…³ä¹Ÿæ²’æœ‰è…«ã€‚â€ å°¼å¸Œç±³è¨˜9:21
舊約的神無微ä¸è‡³çš„çœ‹é¡§ç¥‚çš„åæ°‘ï¼Œä»Šå¤©ï¼Œç¥žåŒæ¨£ä»¥ç´°è†©å‘¨å…¨çš„æ©å…¸ä¾†æ¾†çŒç¥‚的兒女。
‘For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen.’ (Nehemiah 9:21)
God looks after His people during the Old Testament times. He does the same today for His children.
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“與喜樂的人è¦åŒæ¨‚;與哀å“的人è¦åŒå“。â€ç¾…馬書 12:15
ä¸å«‰å¦’,æ‰èƒ½èˆ‡äººåŒæ¨‚;懂得愛,æ‰èƒ½èˆ‡äººåŒå“。
‘‘Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.’ (Romans 12:15)
Without jealousy you could rejoice with others; with love you could mourn with others.
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â€œä½ è©±çš„ç¸½ç¶±æ˜¯çœŸå¯¦ï¼Œä½ ä¸€åˆ‡å…¬ç¾©çš„å…¸ç« æ˜¯æ°¸é é•·å˜ã€‚†詩篇119:160
åªè¦çœŸå¿ƒä¿¡æœç¥žçš„大能,我們也會åƒè©©äººèªªå‡ºåŒæ¨£çš„禱詞。
‘‘All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.’ (Psalms 119:160)
The psalmist utters these words out of his reverence of God and from his sincere heart.
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“摩西å°ä»–們說:所收的,ä¸è¨±ä»€éº¼äººç•™åˆ°æ—©æ™¨ã€‚然而他們ä¸è½æ‘©è¥¿çš„è©±ï¼Œå…§ä¸æœ‰ç•™åˆ°æ—©æ™¨çš„,就生蟲變è‡äº†ï¼›æ‘©è¥¿ä¾¿å‘他們發怒。†出埃åŠè¨˜ 16:19-20
åè¡Œå·±è·¯çš„çµæžœï¼šä¸å ªè¨æƒ³ã€‚
‘‘Then Moses said to them, ‘No one is to keep any of it until morning.’20 However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.’ (Mark 4:20)
The consequences of acting on your own will and desire is detrimental.
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“那撒在好土è£çš„,就是人è½äº†é“ï¼Œé ˜å—了,並且çµäº†æžœå¯¦ï¼Œæœ‰ä¸‰åå€çš„,有å…åå€çš„,有一百å€çš„。†馬å¯ç¦éŸ³ 4:20
農人æ’種å‰å¿…é ˆå…ˆæŠŠæ³¥åœŸé 備好以確ä¿ç¨®ç±½çš„ç”Ÿé•·ï¼›äººå…§å¿ƒçš„åœŸå£¤åŒæ¨£éœ€è¦é©ç•¶çš„è£å‚™æ‰èƒ½çµå‡ºè–éˆç¾Žå¥½çš„æžœå。
‘‘Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop – some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.’ (Mark 4:20)
Farmers would prepare the soil before sowing seeds. Our hearts work the same way, we need to equipped with God’s word so that we can bear fruit.
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“體貼肉體的就是æ»ï¼Œé«”è²¼è–éˆçš„乃是生命平安。†羅馬書8:6
è‚‰é«”æ˜¯æŒ‡è€æˆ‘çš„è²ªå©ªã€æ€¨æ¨ã€è©è©ã€å«‰å¦’ç‰ç¨®ç¨®ç½ªæ€§ï¼›å¾—æ•‘é‡ç”Ÿçš„人若ä¸é 離罪ã€è¦ªè¿‘神的話,豈能確實享å—到新生命的ç¥ç¦ï¼Ÿ
‘‘The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.’ (Romans 8:6)
Here the meaning of flesh is referring to greed, envy, anger and sneaky or any sinful desires. If we want the real life we must let the Spirit controls our mind.
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“ä¸è¦ç‚ºè‡ªå·±ç©æ”¢è²¡å¯¶åœ¨åœ°ä¸Šï¼Œåœ°ä¸Šæœ‰èŸ²å咬,能é½å£žï¼Œä¹Ÿæœ‰è³ŠæŒ–窟窿來å·ï¼›åªè¦ç©æ”¢è²¡å¯¶åœ¨å¤©ä¸Šï¼Œå¤©ä¸Šæ²’有蟲å咬,ä¸èƒ½é½å£žï¼Œä¹Ÿæ²’有賊挖窟窿來å·ã€‚â€é¦¬å¤ªç¦éŸ³6:19-20
æ¯äººéƒ½æœ‰å…©å€‹å£è¢‹ï¼Œä¸€å€‹å±¬åœ°ï¼Œä¸€å€‹å±¬å¤©ï¼›è¦å¾€å“ªå€‹å£è¢‹è£¡å˜æ”¾è²¡å¯¶ï¼Œå®Œå…¨å–決於自己。
‘‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.’ (Matthew 6:19:20)
We all have two pockets assuming you are wearing a pair of jean, one belongs to the world and the other belongs to the heaven. It’s up to you where you store up your treasures.
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“耶穌看著他們說,在人這是ä¸èƒ½çš„.在神凡事都能。†馬太ç¦éŸ³19:26
å› çˆ²è€¶ç©Œæ˜¯ç¥žï¼Œæ‰€ä»¥ç¥‚èƒ½é¡¯ç¤ºå‡ºäººæ„æ–™çš„神跡奇事。
‘Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’ (Matthew 19:26)
Because Jesus is God, therefore He could perform wonders and miracles.
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“他å°äººèªªï¼Œæ•¬ç•主就是智慧,é é›¢æƒ¡ä¾¿æ˜¯è°æ˜Žã€‚â€ç´„伯記28:28
敬ç•神的人,ç¥ç¦æ»¿æ»¿ï¼Œæ‚–逆神的人,或得管教,或至滅亡。
‘And he said to the human race, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.†(Job 28:28)
Those who fear God will be truly and richly blessed.
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â€œæ‰€ä»¥ï¼Œä½ å€‘ç¦±å‘Šè¦é€™æ¨£èªªï¼šæˆ‘å€‘åœ¨å¤©ä¸Šçš„çˆ¶ï¼Œé¡˜äººéƒ½å°Šä½ çš„å為è–。â€é¦¬å¤ªç¦éŸ³6:9
èƒ½å¤ ç¨±å‘¼å®‡å®™çš„é€ ç‰©ä¸»ç‚ºå¤©çˆ¶ï¼Œé€™æ˜¯ä¸€ç¨®ç„¡å¯æ¯”æ“¬çš„ç¦æ°£ï¼Œæˆ‘å€‘æ‡‰ç•¶çæƒœã€‚
‘This, then, is how you should pray: ‘“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name†(Matthew 6:9)
It is our privilege to call the Creator our Father in Heaven. Take heart and listen to what He says.
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“摩西å°è€¶å’Œè¯èªªï¼šä¸»é˜¿ï¼Œæˆ‘ç´ æ—¥ä¸æ˜¯èƒ½è¨€çš„äººï¼Œå°±æ˜¯å¾žä½ å°åƒ•人說話以後,也是這樣。我本是拙å£ç¬¨èˆŒçš„。耶和è¯å°ä»–èªªï¼šèª°é€ äººçš„å£å‘¢ï¼Ÿèª°ä½¿äººå£å•žã€è€³è¾ã€ç›®æ˜Žã€çœ¼çžŽå‘¢ï¼Ÿè±ˆä¸æ˜¯æˆ‘ ─ 耶和è¯éº¼ï¼Ÿâ€ 出埃åŠè¨˜4:10 – 11
摩西看見的是自己的ä¸è¶³ï¼Œç„¶è€Œç¥žè¦ä»–ç¶“æ·çš„,是神的大能,慈愛與救贖的計劃。
‘Moses said to the Lord, ‘Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.’ 11 The Lord said to him, ‘Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? (Exodus 4:10-11)
While Moses perceived his inadequacy, God wanted him to experience His power and love and His plan of rescue.
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â€œåœ¨æ› é‡Žå››åå¹´ï¼Œä½ é¤Šè‚²ä»–å€‘ï¼Œä»–å€‘å°±ä¸€ç„¡æ‰€ç¼º:è¡£æœæ²’æœ‰ç©¿ç ´ï¼Œè…³ä¹Ÿæ²’æœ‰è…«ã€‚â€å°¼å¸Œç±³è¨˜ 9:21
舊約的神無微ä¸è‡³çš„çœ‹é¡§ç¥‚çš„åæ°‘ï¼Œä»Šå¤©ï¼Œç¥žåŒæ¨£ä»¥ç´°è†©å‘¨å…¨çš„æ©å…¸ä¾†æ¾†çŒç¥‚的兒女。
‘For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen.’ (Nehemiah 9:21)
God shows us how he looked after the people of Israel in ancient days recorded in the Old Testament. At the same time, He is gracious to us and his mercy and grace is sufficient for us today.
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“我們原是他的工作,在基ç£è€¶ç©Œè£é€ æˆçš„,為è¦å«æˆ‘們行善,就是神所é 備嫿ˆ‘們行的。†以弗所書 2:10
å¿˜è¨˜è‡ªå·±èº«è² çš„ä½¿å‘½ï¼Œå°±æ˜¯å¿˜è¨˜ç¥žã€å¿˜è¨˜ç¥‚在我們身上的計劃,以åŠç¥‚的期望。
‘For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.’ (Ephesians 2:10)
Do not forget our mission: that is to do good works for God.
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â€œä¸»è€¶å’Œè¯æ˜¯æˆ‘的力é‡ï¼›ä»–使我的腳快如æ¯é¹¿çš„蹄,åˆä½¿æˆ‘穩行在高處。†哈巴谷書 3:19
å…ˆçŸ¥å“ˆå·´è°·èƒ½å¤ è·¨è¶Šç–‘æƒ‘ã€è¿·æƒ˜çš„黑暗,快æ¥ç©©è¡Œèµ°å‘屬éˆçš„高處,åªå› çˆ²ä»–æ˜Žç™½äº†ç¥žå¤§èƒ½çš„ä½œçˆ²ï¼Œé ˜æ‚Ÿäº†ç¥žæ™ºæ…§çš„å®Œå…¨ã€‚
‘The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights..’ (Habakkuk 3:19)
The prophet Habakkuk shows how he understands God’s wisdom by declaring that God is his sole strength.
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“愛是ä¸åŠ å®³èˆ‡äººçš„ï¼Œæ‰€ä»¥æ„›å°±å®Œå…¨äº†å¾‹æ³•ã€‚â€ç¾…馬書13:10
自ç§å’Œé©•傲,多言和浮èºï¼Œéƒ½æœƒä»¤äººå¿˜è¨˜æ„›çš„價值,愛的æ„義。
‘Love does no harm to a neighbour. Therefore love is the fulfilment of the law.’ (Romans 10:13)
The value of love is demonstrated by selflessness, humbleness and helpfulness.
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â€œå› ç‚ºæˆ‘å€‘çœ¾äººå¿…è¦åœ¨åŸºç£å°å‰é¡¯éœ²å‡ºä¾†ï¼Œå«å„人按著本身所行的,或善或惡å—å ±ã€‚â€ å“¥æž—å¤šå¾Œæ›¸5:10
基ç£å°å‰çš„審判比什麽都é‡è¦ï¼Œæˆ‘們豈能掉以輕心 ?
‘For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due to us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.’ (2 Corinthians 5:10)
For all of us the most important thing is to face the judgment seat of Christ. Consider it seriously.
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“ä¸è¦å½¼æ¤èªªè¬Šï¼Žå› ä½ å€‘å·²ç¶“è„«åŽ»èˆŠäººï¼Œå’ŒèˆŠäººçš„è¡Œç‚ºï¼Œ 穿上了新人.這新人在知è˜ä¸Šæ¼¸æ¼¸æ›´æ–°ï¼Œæ£å¦‚é€ ä»–ä¸»çš„å½¢åƒï¼Žâ€æŒç¾…西書3:9-10
ç•¶æˆ‘å€‘çš„ç”Ÿå‘½é¡˜æ„æŽ¥å—è–éˆçš„轉化以後,æ‰å¯èƒ½æœ‰æ›´æ–°çš„表ç¾ã€æµæ·ŒåŸºç£çš„æ„›ã€‚
‘Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.’ (Colossians 3:9-10)
When we let the work of the Holy Spirit transform us, we will be renewed and overflowing with God’s love.
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“主耶和è¯èªªï¼Œæˆ‘ä¸å–œæ‚…é‚£æ»äººä¹‹æ»ï¼Œæ‰€ä»¥ä½ 們當回é è€Œå˜æ´»ã€‚â€ä»¥è¥¿çµæ›¸18:32
ç¥žæ„›ç¥‚æ‰€å‰µé€ çš„äººï¼›ç¥‚ä¸é¡˜æ„看到人背棄祂ã€èµ°å‘滅亡。
‘For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!’ (Ezekiel 18:32)
God loves everyone and does not want to see any of us turn away from Him and stroll to death.
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“è¦ä»¥æ‰‹è¶³ä¹‹æ„›å½¼æ¤ç›¸è¦ªï¼Œç”¨ææ•¬çš„心互相禮讓。†羅馬書12:10
ç¥žæ˜¯æ„›ã€‚æ„›æ˜¯æˆ‘å€‘ä¿¡ä»°çš„æ ¸å¿ƒï¼Œä¹Ÿæ˜¯æˆ‘å€‘å¾…äººçš„æº–å‰‡ã€‚
‘Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves.’ (Romans 12:10)
God is love. Love is the core of Christian belief. We should treat one another with love.
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“他使我躺臥在é’è‰åœ°ä¸Šï¼Œé ˜æˆ‘在å¯å®‰æ‡çš„æ°´é‚Šã€‚â€è©©ç¯‡23:2
背棄神的人,抱怨沒有得到神的愛;敬ç•ç¥žçš„äººï¼Œå®Œå…¨èƒ½å¤ é«”æœƒç¥žçš„æ…ˆæ„›èˆ‡å¸¶é ˜ã€‚
‘He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.’ (Psalms 23:2)
Fear God and you will experience His love and guidance.
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“使人和平的人有ç¦äº†ï¼Œå› 為他們必稱為神的兒å。â€é¦¬å¤ªç¦éŸ³5:9
論斷或çˆåŸ·ï¼Œæ”»æ“Šæˆ–å‚·å®³ï¼Œéƒ½ä¸æ˜¯ç¥žçš„兒女該有的行爲。
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.’ (Matthew 5:9)
When interact with others, we should make peace always as this is instructed by Jesus.
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“耶穌å°ä»–們說:來跟從我,我è¦å«ä½ 們得人如得éšä¸€æ¨£ã€‚â€é¦¬å¯ç¦éŸ³1:17
è€¶ç©Œæ˜¯ç¥žï¼Œåªæœ‰ç¥žæ‰èƒ½å¤ å°äººä½œå¦‚æ¤æ¬Šå¨çš„å©å’和應許。
‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send you out to fish for people.’ (Mark 1:17)
Jesus is God. Only God could command this authority and promises like this.
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â€œä½ å€‘è¦å¸¸å¸¸å–œæ¨‚. 我å†èªªï¼Œä½ 們è¦å–œæ¨‚。†腓立比書4:4
喜樂顯示出感æ©çš„心,釋放的情懷,å¦ç„¶çš„æ…‹åº¦ï¼Œé‚„有:å°ç¥žçš„ä¿¡é 與仰望。
‘Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: rejoice!’ (Luke 11:13)
Having joy shows the gratitude and trust of God. It helps you to relax and be daring in doing the right thing.
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â€œä½ å€‘é›–ç„¶ä¸å¥½ï¼Œå°šä¸”çŸ¥é“æ‹¿å¥½æ±è¥¿çµ¦å…’女,何æ³å¤©çˆ¶ï¼Œè±ˆä¸æ›´å°‡è–éˆçµ¦æ±‚他的人嗎?â€è·¯åŠ ç¦éŸ³11:13
ä¿¡é å…‹æœæ†‚慮;仰望ç‰å€™ï¼Œæ›´èƒ½å¤ 體會神的慈愛與æ©å…¸ã€‚
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!’ (Luke 11:13)
Faith overcomes anxiety. By waiting upon the Lord, we will experience His abundant love and grace.
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â€œä½ å€‘è¦ä½¿è»Ÿå¼±çš„æ‰‹å …壯,無力的è†ç©©å›ºã€‚†以賽亞書35:3
關心別人,自己æˆé•·ã€‚拒絕關心別人的人,常被轄制在æ„煩苦惱ä¸ï¼Œä¸€ç±ŒèŽ«å±•ã€‚
‘Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way.’ (Isaiah 35:3)
When you care for others, it would also help you grow spiritually and maturely.
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â€œçŽ‹å•æˆ‘èªªï¼Œä½ è¦æ±‚甚麼。於是我默禱天上的神。â€å°¼å¸Œç±³è¨˜ 2:4
先禱告,å†å›žç”,先知尼希米以行動來顯示他是那麽謹慎的與神åŒè¡Œã€‚
‘The king said to me, ‘What is it you want?’ Then I prayed to the God of heaven.’ (Nehemiah 2:4)
Pray first before reply. This was shown as an example by prophet Nehemiah how he walked with God.
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â€œä½ å€‘åœ¨æˆ‘èº«ä¸Šæ‰€å¸ç¿’çš„ï¼Œæ‰€é ˜å—的,所è½è¦‹çš„ï¼Œæ‰€çœ‹è¦‹çš„ï¼Œé€™äº›äº‹ä½ å€‘éƒ½è¦åŽ»è¡Œï¼Œè³œå¹³å®‰çš„ç¥žå°±å¿…èˆ‡ä½ å€‘åŒåœ¨ã€‚†腓立比書4:9
使徒ä¿ç¾…諄諄的教導,切切的å®åš€ï¼Œç‚ºçš„æ˜¯è®“æˆ‘å€‘èƒ½å¤ äº«å—到神è±ç››çš„æ…ˆæ„›ï¼Œç„¡é™çš„æ©å…¸ã€‚
‘Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.’ (Philippians 4:9)
What Paul has been passionately teaching us and reminding us is for our good so that we can enjoy the abundant love and unlimited grace of God.
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“耶和è¯èªªï¼Œé€™ä¸€åˆ‡éƒ½æ˜¯æˆ‘æ‰‹æ‰€é€ çš„ï¼Œæ‰€ä»¥å°±éƒ½æœ‰äº†ã€‚ä½†æˆ‘æ‰€çœ‹é¡§çš„ï¼Œå°±æ˜¯è™›å¿ƒç—›æ‚”ã€å› 我話而戰兢的人。†以賽亞書66:2
ç¥žå‰µé€ ä¸€åˆ‡ï¼Œæ“æœ‰ä¸€åˆ‡ï¼Œä½†æ˜¯ç¥‚æ‰€å–œæ‚…çš„ï¼Œåªæ˜¯é‚£äº›æ‡‚å¾—è¬™å‘æ‚”改ã€ä¿¯ä¼æ•¬ç•祂的人。
‘Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?’ declares the Lord.
‘These are the ones I look on with favour: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word..’ (Isaiah 66:2)
God creates everything and He owns everything. What He prefers are those who are humble and fear Him.
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â€œæˆ‘å› æ¤è‡ªå·±å‹‰å‹µï¼Œå°ç¥žã€å°äººï¼Œå¸¸å˜ç„¡è™§çš„良心。â€ä½¿å¾’行傳24:16
使徒ä¿ç¾…雖然在é¢å°äººçš„審判,但是ä»èƒ½å¦ç„¶åœ°èªªå‡ºä»–自己處事的原則,榮耀神的見è‰ã€‚
‘So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.’ (Acts 24:16)
The Apostle Paul was able to speak clearly of his principles when in court and stood for trial. A testimony of glorifying God.
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“凡事都ä¸å¯è™§æ¬ 人,惟有彼æ¤ç›¸æ„›ï¼Œè¦å¸¸ä»¥ç‚ºè™§æ¬ ï¼Œå› ç‚ºæ„›äººå°±å®Œå…¨äº†å¾‹æ³•ã€‚â€ç¾…馬書13:8
èˆ‡å…¶å› æ€ªè²¬åˆ¥äººå°Žè‡´è‡ªå·±çŠ¯ç½ªï¼Œä¸å¦‚多檢討自己,努力實è¸ç¥žçš„æ•™å°Žï¼Œè’™ç¥žå–œæ‚…。
‘Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.’ (Romans 13:8)
Instead of blaming others; we should review ourselves and work diligently in reverence of God’s teaching. That will please God.
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“虛心的人有ç¦äº†ï¼å› 為天國是他們的。â€é¦¬å¤ªç¦éŸ³5:3
ä¸ä¾è³´ä¸–界的財富,ä¸ç‚«è€€è‡ªå·±çš„æ‰è¯ï¼Œæ‡‚å¾—æ„è˜åˆ°è‡ªå·±çš„æ¸ºå°è€Œé¡˜æ„親近神的人,æ‰èƒ½äº«å—天國的è±ç››ã€‚
‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’ (Matthew 5:3)
Not depending on the worldly treasure, not boasting your talent and ability but humble before men and God, then you will understand the fruitfulness of faith.
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“我å‘è€¶å’Œè¯æˆ‘的神祈禱ã€èªç½ªï¼Œèªªï¼šä¸»å•Šï¼Œå¤§è€Œå¯ç•çš„ç¥žï¼Œå‘æ„›ä¸»ã€å®ˆä¸»èª¡å‘½çš„人守約施慈愛。â€ä½†ä»¥ç†æ›¸9:4
但以ç†èªç½ªçš„禱告,平和ä¸çš„謙å‘èˆ‡é †æœå……分顯示出敬ç•的屬éˆå¢ƒç•Œã€‚
I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: ‘Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, (Daniel 9:4)
The prayer of Daniel shown above shows his humbleness and respect before God.
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â€œæ‰€ä»¥ä½ å€‘æˆ–åƒæˆ–å–,無論作什麼,都è¦ç‚ºæ¦®è€€ç¥žè€Œè¡Œã€‚â€å“¥æž—å¤šå‰æ›¸10:31
基ç£å¾’的行事爲人惟有以è–經教導為原則,æ‰èƒ½å¤ 滿足神的心æ„,討神喜悅。
‘‘So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.’ (1 Corinthians 10:31)
The Bible is the guide for all believers of whatever they do. That’s the only way to please God.
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â€œä½ æƒ³é‡Žåœ°è£çš„百åˆèŠ±æ€Žéº¼é•·èµ·ä¾†ï¼Œå®ƒä¹Ÿä¸å‹žè‹¦ï¼Œä¹Ÿä¸ç´¡ç·šï¼›ç„¶è€Œæˆ‘å‘Šè¨´ä½ å€‘ï¼Œå°±æ˜¯æ‰€ç¾…é–€æ¥µæ¦®è¯çš„æ™‚候,他所穿戴的,還ä¸å¦‚這花一朵呢ï¼â€é¦¬å¤ªç¦éŸ³6:28-29
å¦‚æžœæˆ‘å€‘æ·±ä¿¡æ˜¯èª°åœ¨ç‰½è‘—æˆ‘å€‘çš„æ‰‹èµ°å‘æ˜Žå¤©ï¼Œå°±ä¸æœƒå¸¸å¸¸æ„è‹¦éŽæ´»ï¼Œå¤±åŽ»æ–°ç”Ÿå‘½çš„è¦‹è‰ã€‚
‘‘And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these.’ (Matthew 6:28-29)
If we truly believe who holds tomorrow, we shall not worry anymore of our future.
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“我兒,è¦å°‡ä½ çš„å¿ƒæ¸æˆ‘ï¼›ä½ çš„çœ¼ç›®ä¹Ÿè¦å–œæ‚…我的é“路。â€ç®´è¨€23:26
這是愛的呼喚,是ç¥ç¦çš„æ‰¿è«¾ï¼›ç¥žç‚ºæˆ‘們所é 備的é é è¶…éŽæˆ‘們所敢期盼。
‘My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,.’ (Proverbs 23:26)
This is the cry of love, the promise of blessings; God prepares much more than what we expected.
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“神éžäººï¼Œå¿…ä¸è‡´èªªè¬Šï¼Œä¹Ÿéžäººå,必ä¸è‡´å¾Œæ‚”。他說話豈ä¸ç…§è‘—行呢?他發言豈ä¸è¦æˆå°±å‘¢ï¼Ÿâ€æ°‘數記 23:19
當我們願æ„èªçœŸç›¸ä¿¡ç¥žçš„信實ã€å‰å¤§èˆ‡å…¨èƒ½çš„æ™‚å€™ï¼Œæˆ‘å€‘è‡ªç„¶ä¸æœƒå¿ƒå˜æ‡·ç–‘ï¼Œä¹Ÿä¸æœƒè¢«æ·¹æ²’在無望的沮喪裡。
‘God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfil?’ (Numbers 23:19)
When we truly know God, we will not have doubt instead we have every hope for life.
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â€œæˆ‘çš„å¼Ÿå…„å€‘ï¼Œä½ å€‘è½åœ¨ç™¾èˆ¬è©¦ç…‰ä¸ï¼Œéƒ½è¦ä»¥ç‚ºå¤§å–œæ¨‚ï¼›å› ç‚ºçŸ¥é“ä½ å€‘çš„ä¿¡å¿ƒç¶“éŽè©¦é©—,就生å¿è€ã€‚但å¿è€ä¹Ÿç•¶æˆåŠŸï¼Œä½¿ä½ å€‘æˆå…¨ã€å®Œå‚™ï¼Œæ¯«ç„¡ç¼ºæ¬ 。â€é›…儿›¸ 1:2-4
æ’ä¹…ã€æ£ç¢ºçš„å¿è€çµ¦äººå¸¶ä¾†å±¬éˆçš„盼望,也能令我們更åˆä¹Žç¥žçš„心æ„。
‘Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.’ (James 1:2-4)
Be perseverance and be patient is rightful in God’s eyes when dealing with life issues.