372 中翻英 (102) For the battle is not yours, but God's. 胜敗不在乎你們，乃在基督里得胜。4/30/2023

372  中翻英 (102) For the battle is not yours, but God's. 胜敗不在乎你們，乃在基督里得胜。4/30/2023

四月三十日

「不要.......恐懼、惊惶，因為胜敗不在乎你們，乃在乎神。」（代下20:15    新國際版）

如果你憑著自己的力量去爭取得胜，那你在爭戰開始時便要注定失敗了。你作基督徒所遭遇的困窘和狼狽，乃起因于你一開始就估計你能憑著自己得胜。假如撒但起意要在你的事業上，或家庭里攻擊你，叫難處和誤會增加，造成一個局面，使你不能應付和逃避，并且有被壓下之險，你就禱告、禁食、掙扎、抵擋，但經過了多日，效果全無。為什么呢？因你試著要憑自己的力量進入得胜里去。你這樣做，是放棄了屬于你的那一個（在基督里得胜）地位。因為神在基督耶穌這個人里面早已得胜了，得胜是屬于我們的，因為祂是我們的得胜！祂已將祂的得胜賜給我們享用了。撒但已經是一個被擊敗了的仇敵，主耶穌只要吹一口气，就可以將它除滅。但你卻要憑著自己的力量去制造颶風哩！那么，得胜的秘訣在哪里呢？只要簡單的抬起頭來仰望祂，并贊美說：「主阿，你的得胜是無所不包的，也包括我目前的光景，我贊美你！」然后，你就要安息在神早已為你獲取的得胜上面.

April 30

"Do not be afraid or discouraged, ...... For the battle is not yours, but God's."                                            (2 Chronicles 20:15  NIV)

If you strive for victory in your own strength, you are doomed when the battle begins. The embarrassment and embarrassment you encounter as a Christian are caused by your initial estimation that you can overcome by yourself. If Satan intends to attack you in your career or in your family, increasing difficulties and misunderstandings, creating a situation where you cannot cope and escape, and are in danger of being depressed, you should pray, fast, and struggle , resist, but after many days, no effect. why? Because you are trying to get into victory in your own strength. In doing so, you relinquish the one (victory in Christ) position that is yours. Because God has long been victorious in Christ Jesus, and victory belongs to us, because He is our victory! He has given us His victory to enjoy. Satan is already a defeated enemy, and the Lord Jesus can destroy him with just one breath. But you have to rely on your own strength to create a hurricane! So, what is the secret of victory? Simply look up to Him and praise, "Lord, Your victory is all-encompassing, including my current situation. I praise You!" Then,  you will rest in the victory that God has already achieved for you.

371 中翻英 (101) The christian is wiping away tears and helping the gospel to grow . 基督徒是拭著眼淚扶犁前行 去廣傳福音. 4/29/2023

 371  中翻英 (101)    The christian is wiping away tears and helping the gospel to grow .                                                            基督徒是拭著眼淚扶犁前行 去廣傳福音.                                                        4/29/2023

四月二十九日的曠野筵席上擺滿上帝的祝福菜餚。遵行祂的旨意是編輯者的福分。親愛的主內訪友，您肯定有過肉體，和心腸衰殘的感覺的時候，您也有過拭著眼淚扶犁前行，去感受到傳福音的力量是來自上帝的福分的經歷，絕對不是靠自己能做得到的。

「我的肉體，和我的心腸衰殘，但神是我心里的力量，又是我的福分，直到永遠。」（詩     73:26）

我所認識的一位弟兄有一次被邀出外布道數月，那時他所鐘愛的妻子，健康欠佳。就在他出發那一天，有一位朋友托我帶給他一封別前的信函，當我將到他家時，他剛出門，但沒有看見我，他往外走了一小段路就停下了，稍經躊躇之后，他開始回步轉向家門。我發覺他靈里有一些掙扎，我沒有等著他，就從另一條路往河邊的輪渡走去。不久當他抵達輪渡時，我將那封信交給他說：「愿主祝福你」。他的答話顯得他內心十分宁靜。几個月以后，他從外面做工回來，我將當日看見他离家的情景，在彼此交談中稍為涉及。他坦然承認說：「是的，當我站在路旁猶疑不決時，我覺得在缺乏照顧和金錢的環境下，我不能夠离開她和孩子們，但當我舉步折回時，那經節就臨到了我：「手扶著犁向后看的，不配進神的國」（路9:62）！因此我再轉步直往輪渡去了。」拭著眼淚扶犁前行——這就是基督徒。

April 29

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever" (Psalm 73:26 NIV)

A brother, whom I knew, was once got a missionary mission for several months as his beloved wife was sick. On the day before he left, a friend of mine asked me to bring a letter him. As I was about to arrive at his home, he just left.  He didn’t see me. He stopped after walking a short distance.  After a little hesitation, he began to step back and turn towards the door. I noticed that he was having some spiritual struggles, so I didn't wait for him, so I walked to the ferry by the river by another road. When he arrived on the ferry shortly after, I handed him the letter and said, "May the Lord bless you". His answer showed that he was very peaceful. A few months later, when he came back from working outside, I will see the scene of him leaving home that day, and we will talk about it a little bit in our conversations. He candidly admits: "Yes, when I stood by the side of the road hesitating, I felt that I couldn't leave her and the children without care and money, but when I stepped back, that had been The Bible verse came to me: "He who puts his hand on the plow and looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:62)! So I turned around and went straight to the ferry. Wiping away tears and helping the plow move --- that is the christian.

370 中翻英 (100) Jesus is the head of the church. 主耶穌是教會的頭。 4/28/2023

 370  中翻英 (100)        Jesus is the head of the church.      主耶穌是教會的頭。       4/28/2023

四月二十八日的默思是針對教會的肢體的運作。基督是教會的頭，我們信徒都是肢體，都當依照上帝的恩賜而參與服事，決不可像那拿一千兩銀子的，把它埋在土裡，使教會失去這肢體的參與，教會的生命因此受到攔阻，并且貧乏下去。親愛的主內訪友，我們都是借著這樣運用屬靈所賜的才能，使教會的生命活躍。

「但如今，神隨自己的意思，把肢體俱各安排在身上了。」（林前     12:18  新國際版）

請你告訴我，身上哪一個肢體是更好的？是手呢？是腳呢？當你思想到這個問題時，你會無從比較，因為各肢體的功用不同，而又同樣的不可或缺，然而有許多信徒，竟輕看神對他個人的呼召，當他們不能成為他們所欽羡的那肢體的時候，他們就放棄了他們在身體上作肢體的地位。這种情形，就是主耶穌在馬太福音廿五章所描述，那些仆人們憑才干領銀的比喻。在這比喻里，有人領五千，另有人領二千，但整個比喻的重點系于那個領一千的。這里的危机乃是：那領一千銀子的弟兄，將他的恩賜埋藏起來。他或者自問：「我既然不能在身體里占一個顯著的地位，那么占不占其它地位又有什么要緊呢？」請你記得，這是絕對要緊的！因為這比喻教訓我們，如果二千能另賺二千成為四千，那么一千也能成為二千的。我們就是借著這樣運用屬靈的功能，才會發現生命。因著那領一千銀子的肢體將恩賜扣住了，教會的生命就受到攔阻并且貧乏下去。

April 28

"But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, .... just as He willed them to be."                    (1 Corinthians 12:18  NIV)

Please tell me, which part of the body is better? Is it the hand or the feet?  When you think about the question, you can't answer.  Each member has its unique function. They are equally important for the body.  However, many believers look down on God's personal calling, thinking that they cannot be what they are. They relinquish their status as members of the Body when they are members of the body whom they desire.  In Matthew chapter 25, it is the situation what the Lord Jesus described those servants receiving money according to their ability. In this parable, one man received five talents and another received two talents, but the key point of the whole parable  is the one who received one talent.  The danger thing is happened as the one receiving talent servant who buried his gift in the earth.  Maybe he will ask himself, "Because I am not the prominent part of the body, what it does matter if I function it or not?" Please, it does matter! Because this parable teaches us that if two talents can earn another two talents to become four talents, then one talent can also become two talents. It is by exercising our spiritual faculties in this way that we discover life. The life of the church is hindered and impoverished because the gift is withheld by the one-talent member.

369 中翻英 (99) Learning translaton is important, but need patience. 學習翻譯很重要, 但是需要耐心. 4/27/2023

 369  中翻英 (99)                     Learning translaton is important, but need patience.                                                                                      學習翻譯很重要, 但是需要耐心.                                   4/27/2023

四月二十七日的晨曦默思是啟示有基督信仰的人，必須要有忍耐和信心。啟示錄默許我們在上帝兒子主耶穌基督里面的信心實存。肯定我們會被主耶穌再來提升到主的國度共享祂的喜樂和榮耀。這是編輯者的見證。

「圣徒的忍耐和信心，就是在此。」（啟示錄 13:10 新國際版）

看來很難再忍下去的一些圣徒在呼喊，「要到几時呢？」但很有意思的一點乃是，約翰在這本論及審判之書的開始，竟形容自己是「你們的弟兄，又是在那耶穌里同患難，同國度，同忍耐的。」啟示錄這本書給我們看見，到了一個相當的地步，神最終放棄了忍耐而執行審判。忍耐之所以需要，乃因審判尚在將來，但審判的日子一到，就無需再忍耐了。可是在目前，那時刻仍未來到，而我們也如同使徒約翰一樣，仍須生活在忍耐的時代中。拔劍來抗暴拒惡并不難，然而甚至那些殉道的圣徒，神還是告訴他們要等候片時，直至人數滿足的時候（啟 6:11）。神對不忍耐總是否定的，祂本身就是恒久忍耐。讓我們取用神的忍耐，來顯示我們在祂里面的信心實存。

April 27

".... This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints."                                   (Revelation 13:10  NIV)

Some saints who were looking to bear struggling any longer, were crying, "How long?" But John begins his book on Revelation by describing himself as "Your brethren, also in the tribulation, the kingdom, and the endurance in Jesus.”  The book of Revelation shows us that God finally gave up patience and executed judgment to a certain extent. Patience is needed because judgment is not yet coming, but when it comes, there will be no need for patience. But at present, that time has not yet come, and we still have to live in the age of endurance , like the apostle John. It is not difficult to draw the sword to resist violence and evil, but even those martyred saints, God still told them to wait for a while until the number of the saved people is enough (Revelation 6:11). God has always the patience to wait, and He himself is long-suffering. Let us take the God's patience to show our reality of faith in Him.

368 中翻英 (98) God is faitheful。 上帝是信實的。 4/26/2023

368  中翻英 (98)            God is faitheful。            上帝是信實的。                4/26/2023

我們在天上公義的上帝，祢是信實的，祢的話永遠是真理，祢的應許從不落空。祢的兒子主耶穌基督為我們捨生取義，釘死在十字架上兩千年來，永遠是信徒追隨的榜樣。祂的復活大能及大愛永遠活在孩子的內心，我決心至死要為主作見證。奉主的聖名禱告。阿們。

今日四月二十六日的曠野筵席顯示出上帝的大愛，祂知道人的老我充滿了罪性。前不幾天我所敬愛的   In-Touch   傳道人Charles   Stanley  博士為主辛苦作見證一生，  現已回到他所愛的主那裡。他天天只講罪 :   他強調愛是捨我其誰，情慾(lust)則是慾火燒心，急急只求一己之樂。世上這麼多為主工作的傳道人，上帝是信實的，祂知道人心。

「但義人的路，好像黎明的光，越照越明，直到日午。」（箴     4:18 新國際版）

盡管有所羅門以及其他君王墜落歷史的記錄，我們仍然無須假定每一個人的末后年月，就是屬靈衰落的時日。讓我們想想雅各從巴旦亞蘭回到迦南地后的情況：這個本是動蕩不休的人，現在安靜的定居了。在他自己家庭的圈子里，他遭受了許多的悲傷和挫折，但在這些境遇中，他卻顯出一种忍耐和對別人的關怀。這些美德与他早年的自私性格，是迥然不同的。或者再看看后來在埃及的他，那時他正是那位在埃及執掌大權之約瑟的父親，如果是從前的雅各，他必會急切地抓緊這個新机會來抬升自己的前途与地位；但這位靈命成熟的老人，如今似乎很滿足地退到后面去了。由于這樣，出自他口那些滿有屬靈分量的預言性的祝福，就給創世紀這卷書，提供了一個适切的高潮。

April 26

"The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of the dawn, shining ever brighter till the full  light of day." (Proverbs 4:18 NIV)

Despite the historical records of the fall of Solomon and other kings, we need not assume that the last days of each christian will be spiritual decline at end. Let's think about Jacob's return to Canaan from Paddan-aram: before he is selfish active man has now settled down quietly. In his own family he suffered a lot of sorrows and setbacks, but now she showed a kind of patience and concern for others. These virtues are very different from his early selfish character. Or take a look at him in Egypt later.  At that time, he was the father of Joseph who was in power in Egypt. As if he were in the past, he would have eagerly seized this new opportunity to show off his Status; but now he is a spiritually mature old man who seems contented in back place. Because of this, his prophetic blessings provide a fitting climax to the book of Genesis.

367 中翻英 (97) Did I obey willingly God's will ? 我甘心 樂意順從上帝的旨意了嗎? 4/25/2023

367  中翻英  (97)    Did I obey willingly God's will ?    我甘心 樂意順從上帝的旨意了嗎?         4/25/2023  

親愛的主內訪友，如何我們才能甘心的順從上帝的旨意?     在今天的曠野筵席中擺滿了各式各樣的菜餚，有山珍海味，也有清淡的蔬菜水果。上帝是公義的，有人被主按手做牧師，有的却做招待引人入座的事工，都是服事主。希望走到人生的盡頭，我們能夠像保羅一樣的說，"當跑的路，我已經跑盡了。"（提后   4:7）

「.... 与王同處，為王做工。」（代上     4:23  新國際版  ）

大衛王有許多勇士，其中有些是將軍，有些是看門的，這些人都是按著王所指定的崗位，各守其職。我們必須甘心樂意，接受神所賜給我們的那一份。或作將軍或作看門，是照著神的意思，不是憑著自己的選擇。如果你是一個基督徒，就該知道，神早已為你標明一條該走的道路。使徒保羅在提后四章七節稱之為「路程」。神不單為保羅標出一條道路，也為祂每一個儿女個別標出一條道路。因此最要緊的，就是每一個神的儿女，都應明了并行走在神為他所指定的路程上。「主阿，我只有這愿望，就是將自己獻給你，讓你帶領我，在你所命定的道路上往前。」這就是真正的奉獻。如果到了一生的盡頭，我們能夠和保羅一同說：「當跑的路，我已經跑盡了。」（提后4:7）那我們就真是有福了。我們在地上的生命只活一次，而最悲慘的，乃是當我們到生之終時，才知道自己以往所走的，是一條錯誤的道路。

April 25

"...... ; they stayed there and worked for the king." (1 Chronicles 4:23 NIV)

King David had many warriors, some of whom were generals, and some were gatekeepers. These people all held their positions according to the positions appointed by the king. We must be willing to accept what God has given us. Whether to be a general or a gatekeeper is according to God's will, not according to one's own choice. If you are a Christian, you should know that God has already marked a path for you to take. The apostle Paul calls it "the journey" in 2 Timothy 4:7. God not only marked out a way for Paul, but also for each of His children individually. Therefore, the most important thing is that every child of God should understand and walk on the path God has appointed for him. "Lord, I have only this desire, and that is to give myself to You to lead me in the way You have appointed me to go." That's true consecration. If at the end of our lives, we can say with Paul, "I have finished my course" (2 Timothy 4:7), then we are truly blessed. We only live one life on earth, and the most tragic thing is when we come to the end, we realize that we have been on a wrong path.

366 中翻英 (96) Did I live a life worthy of the calling from God's grace? 我行事為人与蒙上帝的恩召相稱嗎? 4/24/2023

 366  中翻英 (96)             Did I live a life worthy of  the calling from God's grace?                                                                                  我行事為人与蒙上帝的恩召相稱嗎?                                                                             4/24/2023

四月二十四日的晨曦默思常常驚醒編輯者:   我行事為人与蒙上帝的恩召相稱嗎?   編輯者從嬰孩時期就被上帝揀選為祂的兒子，自認有時我的行事為人与蒙上帝的恩召相稱; 但帶罪性的老我常常引誘我犯眼目情慾，肉體情慾及今生驕傲的罪，使愛我的主蒙羞。親愛的訪友，希望您的行事為人与蒙上帝的恩召相稱，榮耀主的聖名。

「我為主被囚的勸你們，既然蒙召，行事為人就當与蒙召的恩相稱。」（弗     4:1）

我是否已經有所領悟，那住在我里面的神的靈是有位格的呢？我只是一個瓦器，但在這瓦器里藏著一個無价之寶，就是榮耀的主。神儿女們的眼睛如果被開啟，看見了他們身上所帶著那丰足的資源能綽有余裕應付他們的任何需要，那么他們所有的憂慮与煩擾，就會于焉終止了。如果他們認識那藏在他們心中的寶庫是何等浩大，他們的輕率浮囂，也就不复存在了。如果你口袋里只有一塊錢，你可以很輕松的沿著街道步行，你知道即使失掉那塊錢，也是不大要緊的，因為這只是一個很小的數目。但若你所攜帶的數目是五千塊錢，情形就會大不相同，而你所有的態度也就不同了，你心里會有很大的喜樂，但卻不敢在路上輕忽游蕩了。你不時會慢步下來，伸手往口袋里去，靜靜地摸摸你的寶貝，然后在喜樂的嚴肅中，繼續你的路程。是的，我極其鄭重的說：「你們這些從神的靈重生的人，是在心里帶著神！」

April 24

"As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of  the calling with you have recieved" (Ephesians 4:1 NIV). 

Did I realize the Holy Spirit dwelling within me who has a personality?   I am but an earthen vessel, but within this earthen vessel lies a priceless treasure, the Lord of Glory ( 2 Corrins 4:7). If the eyes of the children of God are opened to see that there are abundant resources within them that are more than sufficient to meet any of their needs, then all their worries and troubles will cease. If they knew the vastness of the treasure house hidden in their hearts, then,  their rashness would have ceased to exist. If you have only one dollar in your pocket, you can easily walk down the street, knowing that it won't matter if you lose it, because it's only a small amount. But if you carry five thousand dollars in your pocket, that is quite different. You will have great joy in your heart, but you will not dare to wander carelessly on the street. From time to time you will amble down, reaching your hand into pockets, touching your darling money silently, and  walking continuely joyous solemnity. Yes, I say it with the utmost solemnity, "You are born again of the Holy Spirit carrying God within your heart!"

365 中翻英 (95) Does the unbeliever smell the Fragrance of Jesus Christ from me ? 慕道者能從我生命裡嗅出耶穌基督馨香之氣? 4/23/2023

 365  中翻英 (95)        Does an unbeliever smell the Fragrance of Jesus Christ from me ?                                                          慕道者能從我生命裡嗅出耶穌基督馨香之氣?                                    4/23/2023

愛我們的天父，求祢賜恩典，使孩子現在的生活樣式，不再是從前有罪性的老我在活著，應該是重生後學像耶穌基督的形象的新生命，是主活在我內心。讓不信者發現我改變了。成為謙卑有愛心的人，使慕道者嗅出在我生命裡有耶穌基督的馨香之氣。

「婦人對丈夫說，我看出那常從我們這里經過的，是圣洁的神人。」（王下4:9）

以利沙所留給書念大戶婦人的印象，是何等的超絕！然而直到那段時候（王下4:8），他并沒有在她的家里行過什么神跡，圣經也沒有記載他帶給那婦人什么神的話。他只是途經她的家門，看一看他們，也進去吃一頓飯。她不會很熟識他的，然而她卻對她的丈夫說，我看出他是一個圣洁的神人。很明顯的，那婦人所獲的印象，并非由于以利沙的所說或所做，乃是由于他的所是。當以利沙來到，她就從他身上感到神的同在。別人從我們身上所感到的是什么呢？我們每一個人，都能夠將一些印象留給別人，他們是感覺我們聰明呢、有恩賜呢、或者是別的什么呢？以利沙的探訪，產生了一個顯著的結果：他在書念婦人的家中，給人留下了一個深刻的印象，那就是神自己。

April 23

"The woman said to her husband, I have seen that the man who passes by us constantly is a holy man of God." (2 Kings 4:9)

What a wonderful impression Elisha made on the well-to-do Shunem woman! However, until that time (2 Kings 4:8), he did not perform any miracles in her house, and the Bible does not record that he brought the woman any word of God. He just passed by her house, had a look at them, and went in for a meal. She would not know him very well, yet she said to her husband, I saw him as a holy man of God. It is evident that the woman was impressed not by what Elisha said or did, but by what he was. When Elisha came, she felt God's presence in him. What do others think of us? Everyone can make some impression to others. Do they think we are smart, gifted, or someone different? Elisha had made of a remarkable influrence by showing on his visit: he made an impression to the Shunem woman that he showed him as God Himself. 

364 中翻英 (94) Our Lord is the way, the truth, and the eternal life ...(John 14:6) 我就是惟一的道路, 絕對的真理, 和永遠的生命.....。 4/22/2023

364  中翻英 (94)            Our Lord is the way, the truth, and the eternal life ...(John 14:6)                                                                 我就是惟一的道路, 絕對的真理, 和永遠的生命.....。                 4/22/2023

四月二十二日曠野筵席有道極名貴的菜餚   ---   耶穌基督就是永遠的生命。信徒在地上的生命只是過旅。親愛的朋友，您想得到永遠的生命嗎?     請跟隨編輯者禱告   :   我們在天上的父上帝,   我現在向祢悔改，求祢現在就進入我的內心，作我的主，我的救主。阿們。這是白白的恩典，但不是廉價的，因為主耶穌基督為贖我們的罪釘死在十字架上。

「.... 這永生也是在祂儿子里面，人有了神的儿子就有生命 .....。」（約壹   5:11-12）

如果我們能夠發現基督的恩典和基督自己的分別，那是一件非常蒙福的事！譬如說，謙卑和基督的分別，忍耐和基督的分別，愛心和基督的分別等等。神不會把謙卑、忍耐、圣洁、或愛心，作為祂在恩典中個別的恩賜來給你，神不是一位零售商，將祂的恩典一包一包的分配給我們   —— 將一些忍耐分給那不能忍耐的人，將一些愛心分給那沒有愛心的人，將一些謙卑分給那驕傲的人，或按著我們所能取的數量，分給我們作為一种屬靈資本去做工。神只有一個恩賜來應付我們的需要，那就是祂的儿子耶穌基督。

一般人對圣洁的觀念，以為是指生活上每一細節都要圣洁，那只是圣洁的果子。真實的圣洁乃是基督，主耶穌自己成為我們的圣洁（林前1:30）。因此，你可以將圣洁兩字改為愛心、謙卑、能力、自治等。今天哪里有忍耐的要求，祂就是我們的忍耐！明天可能有純洁的要求，祂就是我們的純洁！我們個人的殘缺算不得什么，千百樣不同的事物也算不得什么，祂總是我們每一個需要的解答。

April 22

".... , and this eternal life is in His Son.  He who has the Son has life; ..." (1 John 5:11-12)

If we can discover the difference between the grace of Christ and Himself, how blessed it is!    For example, the difference between humility and Christ, patience and Him, love and Him, and so on. God doesn't give you humility, patience, holiness, or love gift as separate.  God is not a retailer distributing His grace to us in separate gifts of packege : for the impatient giving some patience gift , giving hate person some love,  some humility to the proud man, or give us as much as we can work as for spiritual sources. God has only one gift to meet our needs --- His Son, Jesus Christ.

For the common people, holiness is to life every things that would be holy.  It is only the fruit of holiness. True holiness is just Christ Himself, the Lord Jesus Himself (1 Corinthians 1:30). So you can name the holiness as love, humility, power, self-control and so on. Wherever we need a patience today, He is our patience!  Tomorrow, we may be need a purity, and He is our purity! Our individual imperfections are neither nothing, nor are a thousand different things, because He is always the provider for all our need.

363 中翻英 (93) So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8 : 36) 天父的兒子若叫你們自由, 你們就真自由了. 4/21/2023

 363  中翻英 (93)             So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.  (John 8 : 36)                                                                天父的兒子若叫你們自由, 你們就真自由了.                       4/21/2023

四月二十一日的曠野筵席啟示信徒,   天父的兒子若叫你們自由, 你們就真自由了.  "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.  (John 8 : 36) "  主內的訪友, 您們肯定與編輯者有同樣的領悟.  信主後就不再受有罪性的老我約束, 我們有新生命, 新生命叫我們認識絕對的真理 --- 主耶穌基督, 因祂是惟一的道路, 絕對的真理, 和永遠的生命, 若不藉著祂, 沒有人能到父那裡去.  是的, 當困難來叩我的心門時, 依靠主, 求祂去開門, 我們就得以自由了.                                                           

「因為賜生命圣靈的律，在基督耶穌里釋放了我，使我脫离罪和死的律了。」（羅     8:2）

中國自秦朝開始直到現世紀，實行著一項貿易商感覺負擔沉重而又無可逃避的厘金稅。這是一种國內貨物轉運稅，在全國各地設立了不少的關卡來征收，負責稅收的官員，都具有很大的權力。但在几年前政府立了另一條律法來取代原來的厘金稅。你能否想象那些在舊法例下喘息的百姓，那种得釋放的舒暢感覺呢？他們現在無須憂慮，也不必擔心遇見稅收官員時，應准備如何對答。因為第二條法例已經使他們脫离第一條法例的威脅了。

神借著祂所立的新律，把我們從舊律中釋放出來。后者把我們緊綁在罪和死之下，而前者卻把我們帶進自由，并使我們活在与生命之靈有福的聯合里。

April 21

"... because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. " (Romans 8:2 NIV).

From the very beginning of Chinese history,  China has implemented a likin tax from the Qin Dynasty till the present century, that had made traders a heavy burden and inescapable. This is a kind of domestic cargo transshipment tax. Many checkpoints have been set up throughout the country to collect it. The officials in charge of taxation have great power. But a few years ago the government enacted another law to replace the original likin tax. Can you imagine how happy of the traders who were breathing under the presure of old law receiving the new laws.  Now the     traders don't need to worry about what to do when they meet a tax official. Because the second law has made them releasing from the presure of the first law.

God's Son has set us free from the old law by His truth.  The old law binds us tightly to sin and death, while Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set us free from the old law and enables us to live in blessed union with the Holy Spirit of life.

362 中翻英 (92) Lord said, "My grace is enough for you." 主說, " 我的恩典夠你用." 4/20/2023

362   中翻英 (92)          Lord said, "My grace is enough for you."   主說, " 我的恩典夠你用."                                            4/20/2023

我們滿有慈愛, 滿有憐憫的上帝, 祢賜予孩子活到93歲的年日, 使我深信不疑, 祢的恩典夠我用. 懇求祢饒恕我不與同時服事祢的其他信徒相愛, 合一, 犯今生驕傲的罪.  孩子決心學習主耶穌基督的謙卑的樣式, 藉由祂的榮光顯出我驕傲罪的本性, 我向主悔改, 求祢現在進入孩子的心, 作我的救主.  奉主耶穌的名禱告.  阿們.

四月二十日的晨曦默思, 啟示我們自省不能顯示出我們的罪來, 惟一的方法是要用主耶穌基督的光來照亮我們. 因此詩人從內心懇切的禱告, "神阿！求你鑒察我, 看在我里面有什么惡行沒有." 

「神阿！求你鑒察我, .....  看在我里面有什么惡行沒有, ......」（詩139:23-24）

真正的自知，并非從自省而來。自省永不能引導我們進入明确的認識。事實上，當從神而來的光照亮時，我們才能有所看見。我想這是很簡單的，如果我們要注意自己的臉是否干淨，我們怎辦呢？我們是否用雙手仔細地去摸遍面部呢？當然這是不行的。我們必得找一面鏡子，把自己的臉帶到光中，在那光里一切都顯得清楚了。

你是否明白「鑒察我」這話的意思呢？這當然不是指著我自己鑒察自己說的，「鑒察我」的意思，是指著「你鑒察我」！這是蒙光照的路。這是讓神進來鑒察我們。我對自己的真實認識，不在乎我鑒察自己，乃在乎神鑒察我！

April 20

"Search me, O God, ..... see if there is any offensive way in me, ....." (Psalm 139:23-24)

True self-knowledge does not come from self-examination. Introspection can never lead us into reality. In fact, we can only see when the light from God shines upon us. I think it's very simple, if we want to pay attention to whether our face is clean, what should we do? Do we carefully touch our face with both hands? Of course this is not acceptable. We must find a mirror, and bring our face into the light, and in that light all things will appear clearly.

Do you understand the meaning of the words "search me"? Of course, this does not refer to me examining myself. "Search me" means "you examine me"! This is the enlightened way. This is for God to come in and inspect us. My true knowledge of myself does not depend on me examining myself, but on God examining me!

361 中翻英 (61) Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life . no one comes to the Father except through me. 耶穌回答說：“我就是道路、真理、生命，如果不是藉著我，沒有人能到父那裡去。4/19/2023

361 中翻英 (61)     Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life . no one comes to the  Father except     through me.   耶穌回答說：“我就是道路、真理、生命，如果不是藉著我，沒有人能到父那裡去。4/19/2023    

愛我們的主耶穌基督,求祢拯救孩子脫離魔鬼的試探,不要墜入眼目的情慾,及今生的驕傲.因為祢是惟一的道路、絕對的真理、和永遠的生命，如果孩子不藉著祢，就不可能到父上帝那裡去. 我已經決志在今年把倪柝聲(Watchman Lee) 的每日晨曦默思(曠野的筵席）奉獻給祢，求祢讓孩子一天一天的藉由祢的憐憫及恩賜為祢作見證．奉主耶穌的聖名禱告．阿們。 

 四月十九日的曠野筵席

「耶穌對它說，經上又記著說：「不可試煉主你的上帝」。」（太4:7）

試煉神，和試驗神，這兩件事确有天淵之別。前者是神所禁止的，后者是神所歡迎的。這兩件事從表面上看來，似乎是相同的，但實際卻大不然。它們的分別就在乎如何借著神的話來認識神的旨意。以色列人和埃及人，提供了這方面的例證。二者在探足入紅海這件事上，同樣是冒大險。但這一個冒險是把以色列民帶到榮耀的拯救中，卻使埃及人陷于羞辱和死亡，為什么呢？因為在這兩班人中，只有以色列民是依著神的話而行動，他們就是把神的話，付諸得胜試驗的實施中。

或者我們再看看保羅和他的年青同工提摩太。保羅雖然身體軟弱，但他在一生年日中所完成的工作，卻比十個強壯的人所做者更多！他無視理智，勞苦的做工下去，并證實了神能力的充足。然而他沒有勸導要提摩太這樣的效法他，他還實在警告提摩太要特別注重健康。如果提摩太沒有神的命令，而試著去效法保羅那樣的勞苦，那就是試煉神了。但保羅遵從神的命令，結果就是證明神的信實可靠。

April 19

"Jesus said to it, and it is written again, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test'. ” (Matthew 4:7)

There are difference between tempting God and testing God. The former is not allowed from God, but the latter is welcomed by Him. It may appear to be the same meaning on the outside, but in reality they are quite different. Their difference lies in how to know God's will through His word. The Israelites and the Egyptians provide illustrations of the difference of it. The two nations took the same risk when they tryied to cross over the Red Sea. But there is one risk which let the Israelites to get a glorious deliverance; otherwise it letting the Egyptians army to be drawned to die. Why? Because among the two kinds of people, they were difference to obey God's word.  The Israel people were acted according to His words, and putting God's words into the test not tempting Him.

Taking another example,  Let's take a look at Paul and his young colleague Timothy. Although Paul was not in a healthy, but he accomplished God's giving job in his life more than ten strong men! He toiled on in defiance of reason, and tested the sufficiency of God's power. However, he did not persuade Timothy to imitate him in this way. He actually warned Timothy to pay special attention to health. If Timothy tried to imitate Paul's toil without God's command.  It is that he would be tempting God's atribute. But Paul obeyed God's commands, and the result was to prove God's faithfulness and reality.

360 中翻英 (60) "Yet you refused to come to me and have life" (John 5:40) 然而你們不肯到我這里來得生命。」（約5:40） 4/18/2023

 360  中翻英  (60)        "Yet you refused to come to me and have life" (John 5:40)                                                                          然而你們不肯到我這里來得生命。」（約5:40）        4/18/2023

四月十八日曠野筵席上有道極度鮮味的菜餚---到主那裡去得生命。但是我們這罪人却不肯來到主那裡。主內的訪友請放下世上的誘惑，帶著主復活的大能去作見證，見證主如何使您我藉由祂的大愛及大能使我們得到新生命。 

「她對儿子說, "器皿都滿了，再給我拿器皿來。" 儿子回答，"再沒有器皿了。" 油就止住了。」  （列王記下 4:6  新國際版）

上帝的大能是甘受我們的容器度量所限制的。聖靈的膏油是按著人為祂所預備的量度容器而涌流。上帝的祝福，是根据人信道的心志來限量而賜下。先知以利沙在另一處曾如此說,「要在這谷中滿處挖溝，因為主如此說，你們雖不見風，不見雨，但在祂眼中這谷必滿了水，這還算為小事，祂也必將摩押人交在你們手中。」（王下 3:16-18）人沒有力量去多得祂定規所賜的那一份祝福，但人卻可以自己定規去少取他可能獲得的祝福。「然而你們不肯到我這里來得生命。」（約5:40）

April 18

" ' The vessels were full, "

' she said to her son, ' Bring me another vessel.'  Her son answered, 'There is no more vessel.'  The oil stopped." (2 Kings 4:6)

God's power is willing to be limited by our measured capacity. The anointing oil of the Spirit of God flows according to the measured container which man has prepared for Him. God's blessings are bestowed according to the limits of human faith.  In another placeof the Bible, the prophet Elisha said, "Dig ditches all over this valley, for thus says the LORD, although you see neither wind nor rain, this valley will be filled with water, and this is a small thing in the eyes of the LORD, He will also deliver Moab into your hands." (2 Kings 3:16-18) Man has no power to get more of what God has determined to give, but a man can make his own determination to take less of what he may get bless. "Yet you refused to come to me and have life" (John 5:40)

 359  中翻英 (59)            Be filled with the Holy Spirit。    要被聖靈充滿。      4/17/2023

愛我們的主耶穌基督，求祢使圣靈充滿孩子。叫我在祢的寶座前唱出心靈讚不絕口的新歌。奉主耶穌的聖名禱告. 阿們.

四月十七日

「乃要被圣靈充滿，口唱心和的贊美主。」（弗5:18-19）

「被充滿」原文是 PLEROUSTHE。這個字用在上引經文是与圣靈有關的，意即「讓你自己繼續不斷的被充滿」。這里所形容的，不是如同五旬節所表現的屬靈轉机，而是我們時刻要去享受的一种光景。這种光景不是外表上屬靈的恩賜和靈力的彰顯，而是神的圣靈在我們靈里的親切同在和運行，猶如那永不涸竭的油，保證明燈不暗不滅，在有需要之際，甚至在漫漫長夜之后，依舊熒然放亮。然而，「被圣靈充滿」不僅是一件個人的事，也是我們和其他基督徒分領共享的事，正如保羅告訴我們說「要彼此唱和」。我們有些人很可能覺得個人的獨唱，比那些需要保持節奏与和諧的多人合唱，或二重唱，都較為容易。然而，圣靈的丰滿已經賜給我們了，其真實的目的，乃是叫我們在寶座前同唱新歌。

April 17

"But be filled with the Holy Spirit, and sing praises to the Lord with a melodious heart." (Ephesians 5:18-19)

The original text of "to be filled" is PLEROUSTHE. This word is used in the above-quoted passage in relation to the Holy Spirit, meaning "to keep yourself filled continuously". What is described here is not a spiritual turning point as shown in Pentecost, but a situation that we must enjoy all the time. This kind of situation is not an outward manifestation of spiritual gifts and spiritual power, but the intimate presence and operation of the Holy Spirit of God in our spirit, like the inexhaustible oil, which guarantees that the lamp will not be dimmed or extinguished. Bright when needed, even after long nights. However, being "filled with the Holy Spirit" is not only an individual matter, but also something we share with other Christians, as Paul tells us to "sing to each other". Some of us may well find it easier to sing solo than to sing in a chorus, or duet, where rhythm and harmony need to be maintained. However, the fullness of the Holy Spirit has been given to us, and its real purpose is to make us sing a new song before the throne.

358 中翻英 (98) "I know nothing, but He and Him crucified。"Paul said。 保羅說，" .... 只知道耶穌基督並他釘十字架。" 4/16/2023

 358 中翻英 (98)         "I know nothing, but He and Him crucified。"Paul said。                                                                               保羅說，"    .... 只知道耶穌基督並他釘十字架。"            4/16/2023

四月十六日的默思是保羅在第哥林多前書二章二節教導信徒說，"2 因為我曾定了主意，在你們中間不知道別的，只知道耶穌基督並他釘十字架。...."  他向我們指出那最有价值的事奉，不是恩賜的服事，乃是從基督死而复活之生命來的服事。問題不在乎恩賜，乃在乎十字架的工作。十字架的大愛是信徒服事的動機，十字架的大能是信徒服事的能力的泉源。依靠十字架的信息來服事以就永不會喪膽，因為依靠十字架的事奉，是從主復活的生命流出來的大能與大愛。

「我們受了這職分，就不喪膽。」（林后4:1）

我們從哪一方面來辨別神最高的目的——是恩賜的事奉，或是生命的事奉呢？為著使教會獲致短暫時間的造就，有些人就借著神奇的恩賜來服事。但在這段經文里，保羅向我們指出，那最有价值的，不是恩賜的服事，乃是從基督死而复活之生命來的服事。問題不在乎恩賜，乃在乎十字架的工作——這是對一個人屬靈身量的測量方法。

為著造就年幼的教會和拯救靈魂，屬靈恩賜有時會有特別顯著的作用，但它們不是成熟的標記，更不是一些值得夸耀的東西。只有愚昧人才會因神所賜給他的話語而驕傲。事實上神豈不是已經顯示，如果有需要的話，祂可以借著一只驢來說話么？

April 16

"Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart."                                 (2 Corinthians 4:1 NIV)

From which aspect do we discern God's highest purpose — whether it is the service of His gifts or of His resurrection life? For the short-term edification of the church, some minister with miraculous gifts. But in this passage, Paul pointed out to us that the most valuable service is not from His gift, but from the life of Christ's death and resurrection. It is not a matter of gifts, but of the work on the cross — that is the measurement of human's spiritual stature.

Sometimes, spiritual gifts are especially conspicuous for the edification of young churches and the salvation of souls, but they didn't the signs of maturity, and it was nothingm to be boast about. Only a fool can be proud of the God's. Did not God has shown that He make through a donkey to speak?

356 中翻英 (96) Are we the living sacrifices for our Lord? 我們獻上的是活祭嗎? 4/14/2023

 356 中翻英 (96)     Are we the living sacrifices for our Lord?  我們獻上的是活祭嗎?      4/14/2023

四月十四日的曠野筵席是要我們默思，我們如何為主奉獻祭，將身體獻上當作活祭。活祭是是將我們一生全獻給上帝。雖是不斷的焚燒著，卻仍活著，雖是活著，卻又是不斷的焚燒著。這是愛我們的主的旨意。

 「理當用繩索把祭牲拴住，牽到壇角那里。」（詩 118:27）

燔祭放在耶和華的壇上焚燒，這有何目的呢？那就是要完整的借焚燒奉獻給神。根据奉獻者的力量，所獻上的可能是一只公牛，一只羔羊，或是一只鴿子，但都有一個不變的要求，就是必須是一個完整的燔祭。因為神不接納一個殘缺的奉獻。今日祭壇所表示的，不是我們為神所做的是什么，乃是我們為神而活出的所是是什么。神所要求的，不是我們的工作，乃是我們的自己。舊約的獻祭，是以犧牲作終結，但新約的獻祭，卻与舊約不同，因新約所要求的，乃是一個「活祭」（羅12:1）。這祭壇的意思，是將我們一生全獻給神。雖是不斷的焚燒著，卻仍活著，雖是活著，卻又是不斷的焚燒著。

April 14

"Let the sacrifice be bound with ropes and take it to the horns of the altar."                               (Psalm 118:27 NIV)

What is the purpose of burning the sacrifice on the altar of the LORD? That is to consecrate completely whole offering to God through burning. According to the ability economic condition of the devotee, he may be offere a whole bull, a whole lamb, or a dove, but there is one requirement, that it must be a complete whole burnt offering. Because God does not accept a not perfect sacrifice offering. What we puts on the altar today,  representing not what we have done for God, but what what we live daily for God.  God requires us not our work, but ourselves.  In the Old Testament, the sacrifices were ended after sacrifices, but in the New Testament they are different in the New Testament which is a "living sacrifice" (Romans 12:1). The meaning of it is to dedicate our whole life forever to God. Although we are constantly offering sacrifices, it is going on without ending, because we are still alive.

357 中翻英 (97) Empty tomb. 空墳墓. 4/15/2023

357  中翻英 (97)                      Empty tomb.                    空墳墓.                                4/15/2023

基督信仰的基礎是主耶穌基督的復活, 已經有2000多年的時間. 跟隨主的信徒越來越多. 若是主耶穌基督沒有復活, 那麼幾十億的基督信仰者就不會存在, 顯然主是真活在有基督信仰的門徒心中.  編輯者是研究水科學(Hydrology)的基督信仰者, 積數十年的教學及研究, 始終無法找出天空雲彩形成的原因. 今年美國太空研究機構也放棄了數十年對雲的研究.  這是上帝創造宇宙的確據.

四月十五日的曠野筵席是一桌豐富的有營養的菜餚.   敬請訪友嘗試.

「作個榮耀的教會，毫無玷污皺紋等類的病。」（弗5:27）

基督有一天，要把一個榮耀的教會獻給自己，在這一句話里，神圣的恩典顯出了神永遠的計划。我們可以見到，由于教會現在因人的墮落受污損，所以需要生命的水借著道來洁淨，以達到預備整齊的地步，可以在榮耀中獻給祂。今日我們仍然站在墮落后的人類蒙救贖的歷史里，仍有許多缺欠需要補救。也有許多傷痕需要醫治。然而，圣靈描述教會的話是多么充滿了恩典，「毫無玷污」——就是說所有罪的痕跡，她已往墮落的歷史，現在已經全被忘記了。「毫無皺紋」—— 時間和年代的記號都消失了，因為現在一切都是妝飾過的，一切都是更新過的。「毫無等類的病」，因此不論撒但鬼魔或世人，再不能找到任何借口去譴責她了。神在祂的思想中，超越了人類的全部歷史，來看祂在榮耀中的教會，祂不提人的墮落，而只彰顯祂那位已得榮耀之儿子的形像。

April 15 

A glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing." (Ephesians 5:27)

One day, Christ will give Himself a glorious Church. In His Word, the divine grace reveals God's eternal plan.  Now it is clear ,  the Church is defiled by the sinful man.  The church should be cleansed by His Word —— the waters of life , and it may be brought in order to be consecrated again to Him in glory.  Today we are still standing in the history of the redemption of sinful human beings, and in the churchstill many deficiencies that need to be remedied. There are also many wounds that need healing. Yet how gracious the Holy Spirit's Words are to describe the Church, "spotless"—— that is, all traces of sin, her past depravity, are now forgotten. "Without a wrinkle" —— the marks of time and age are gone, for now everything is adorned and everything is renewed. "There is no equal disease," so neither Satan nor the world can find any excuse to condemn her. God has in his mind, beyond all human history, to see his church in glory, not to speak of man's fall, but to reveal only the image of his glorified Son.