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回到起初的根基：活出基督的樣式, Back to Basics: Growing to be Like Jesus

講道錄音

教會行事曆

2012.3.9

心靈重整/靈命更新特會

New Life Christian Center in Irvine

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創6:5-6 耶和華見人在地上罪惡很大，終日所思想的盡都是惡，耶和華就後悔造人在地上，心中憂傷。這是聖經第一次提到神的心，且提到神受傷的心。神的心受傷是因為人的罪惡很大，人遠離了神起初創造的心意。神精心所創造的人被罪破壞到一個程度，你能想像聖經說“終日所思想的盡都是惡”。
我很難想像神的心會受傷？因為當我們每一次想到神的時候，是祂的權能、祂的榮耀，我們想到的絕對不會是看起來軟弱或是受傷的樣子。但在這段經文中，我們卻是看見祂的情感與祂對我們的熱愛。為什麼神的心會受傷？為什麼神的心會憂傷？我相信一個人對另一個人沒有任何的期待或要求自然就不會有受傷或是憂心。正如一位父親當他花這麼多的心思與心力去栽培他的孩子，但卻看見他的孩子無法活出他所期待的或是看見他的孩子走錯了路，沒有一個父母不可能不憂心的。因為愛，所以就會有受傷，因為有期待所以會憂心。雖然神透過各樣的方式向我們証明祂的存在，而且人也明明的知道祂的神性，卻不把祂當神來對待，換句話說，他們不把神當一回事。
撒但有一個方法毀壞你的生命，就是讓你的心向神關起來，撒但來就是要偷竊、殺害、毀壞，仇敵知道神對你的生命是有命定的，所以牠會想各樣的方法來毀壞神的工作。正如摩西出生，耶穌的出生，仇敵就想毀壞神的計劃。仇敵也知道如過牠不能毀壞你的命定，牠可以傷你心最深的地方，使你對神產生懷疑，甚至棄絕神(約伯就是一個例子)。以致使神原本要給你的美好事物，最終是無法得到。不單如此，使你的心遠離神。因此，你可能靠著你個人的努力過一個基督徒的生活，使你不再覺得是有恩典，一切都得靠努力或表現。可能你的基督徒生活變得越來越律法，你雖然也做禮拜、唱詩歌，但基本上是一個宗教的儀式，可能你的心對神不再有任何的感覺。
撒但想將我們留在過去的傷害與失敗中，想讓我們的過去成為我們的未來。因為仇敵想將神創造你的時候，所賜給你的榮耀奪走。其實我們都是為著神的榮耀被造，也反映出神的榮耀。


	慕安德烈每日靈修 2/5 代禱勇士「那時，祂見無人拯救、無人代求，甚為詫異。」（以賽亞書五九：16）自古以來，上帝一向垂聽禱告，施行拯救。但在這段經文中，我們看到上帝甚為詫異，為何在那混亂的世代，竟無人代求。容我們再深入思想，這意味著什麼？上帝訝異為何竟無一人愛人靈魂，願為他人代禱！上帝也訝異為何竟無一人有足夠的信心，相信祂大能的膀臂，能因信徒的代禱而施行拯救。若無代禱者，祂的審判就將臨到；反之，若有代禱勇士，上帝就大施拯救。（賽六十四7；結廿二30，31）在上帝的國度，代禱勇士的地位何等重要！然而，上帝既應許要賜下能力，施行拯救，卻只有這麼少人來使用這恩典，支取那要給我們的能力與祝福，這不是很奇怪嗎？讓我們來明瞭自己的地位。上帝藉著耶穌創造萬有，並完成救贖的工作，如今祂坐在寶座上，擴張上帝國度的責任就移交在祂子民的手中。信徒在上帝寶座前，扮演祭司的角色，為自己為眾人的罪求赦免，並為一切的需要，祈求隨時的幫助與憐憫。而基督耶穌早就坐在榮耀寶座上，要將豐沛的聖靈恩賜與能力，厚厚地澆灌在等候祂腳前的兒女心中。宇宙的奧妙變化，星球的規律運轉，甚至教會的成立與發展，都是靠信徒們不斷禱告的力量托住。這樣的真理奧秘，或許是出乎你的意料之外，聞所未聞，但卻是千真萬確。親愛的弟兄姊妹們，上帝等著你！上帝需要你做代禱勇士！祂要我們在祂榮耀的計劃、聖工上有份，而這只有藉著我們的禱告，與祂的恩典得以成事。願我們洞察這真理，降服於上帝的呼召，委身於代禱的祭壇。「親愛的天父：開啟我們的心眼，能看見祢邀請祢的兒女，藉着信心的代求和禱告，參與祢國度的擴展。讓我們能呼應這神聖而榮耀的呼召，全心全意獻身於這蒙福的事奉中。奉耶穌的名，阿們。」 God's Best Secrets by Andrew Murray 2/5 GOD SEEKS INTERCESSORS "He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor." ?X ISAIAH lix. 16. From of old God had among His people intercessors to whose voice He had listened and given deliverance. Here we read of a time of trouble when He sought for an intercessor, but in vain. And He wondered! Think of what that means ?X the amazement of God that there should be none who loved the people enough or who had sufficient faith in His power to deliver, to intercede, on their behalf. If there had been an intercessor He would have given deliverance; without an intercessor His judgments came down (see Isaiah Ixiv. 7; Ezek. xxii. 30, 31). Of what infinite importance is the place the intercessor holds in the Kingdom of God! Is it not indeed a matter of wonder that God should give men such power, and yet that there are so few who know what it is to take hold of His strength and pray down His blessing on the world? Let us try to realize the position. When God had in His Son wrought out the new creation, and Christ had taken His place on the Throne, the work of the extension of His Kingdom was given into the hands of men. He ever liveth to pray; prayer is the highest exercise of His royal prerogative as Priest-King upon the throne. All that Christ was to do in heaven was to be in fellowship with His people on earth. In His Divine condescension God has willed that the working of His Spirit shall follow the prayer of His people. He waits for their intercession, showing the preparation of heart ?X where and how much of His Spirit they are ready to receive. God rules the world and His Church through the prayers of His people. "That God should have made the extension of His Kingdom to such a large extent dependent on the faithfulness of His people in prayer is a stupendous mystery and yet an absolute certainty." God calls for intercessors : in His grace He has made His work dependent on them ; He waits for them. Our Father, open our eyes to see that Thou dost invite Thy children to have a part in the extension of Thy Kingdom by their faithfulness in prayer and intercession. Give us such OM insight into the glory of this holy calling, that with our whole heart we may yield ourselves to its blessed service. AMEN.