447 中翻英 (137) Lord, have mercy on me! 主阿! 求祢[憐憫我. 7/4/202

447 中翻英 (137)            Lord, have mercy on me!             主阿!  求祢[憐憫我.            7/4/202 

七月四日

「你要給人，就必有給你們的。」（路6:35）

主的仆人除了應該學習接受，還應學習給出。我記得有一次，我決定星期五要搭船往閩江上游一個地方去傳道，那時我手頭僅有十五元，我必須為旅費仰望神。我一直禱告，但錢仍沒有來。星期五早上我再禱告，不但錢沒有來，里面反覺得我應該送五元給一位同工。我想起主曾說過「你要給人，就有給你的。」我向來不是愛錢的人，但那天我真是愛惜金錢，覺得很難給出去。我又禱告說：「主阿，若你真要我給出去五元，我愿意。」但里面并不愿意。這是我一生第一次因錢財而流淚。到底我順服了神，把五塊錢給了那位同工。給了錢之后，我充滿屬天的喜樂。

我預備星期五晚動身。我對神說：「原有十五元已經不夠，而你叫我給出五元，豈不是更不夠了么？」當時我真不知道怎樣禱告。我決意乘小火輪先到水口，再坐小木船轉到建甌。我到了水口的旅程只用了很少的錢。當小火輪將要到的時候，我以為不該照我的意思禱告，并且若是不這樣做，結果將會好一點。所以我就向主說：「我現在不知道怎樣禱告，求你替我做。」我又說：「若是你不給我錢，請你預備一只費用便宜的船。」抵達水口時，很多小船的船夫來兜生意，其中一個只要七元，這价錢比我所預料的少得多，因為按規矩要多好几倍。我問船夫為什么要得這樣少，他說：「這只船已經有一個縣政府的人包去，我可以讓出后艙另外搭一個客人，所以我不在乎船費多少，但你要自己預備伙食。」我本來有十五元，在我給了同工五元，坐小火輪用了几角錢，小木船船費七元，伙食用了一元多之后，我到建甌還有一元三角。感謝主，贊美主，因祂的安排總是好的。

 

ourth of july

"Give and it will be given to you" (Luke 6:35)

A servant of the Lord should learn to give as well as receive. I remember one time, I decided to take a boat to go to a place in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River to preach on Friday. At that time, I only had fifteen yuan on hand, and I had to look to God for the travel expenses. I kept praying, but the money still didn't come. I prayed again on Friday morning, but not only did the money not come, but the inside thought that I should give five yuan to a co-worker. I remembered that the Lord once said, "If you give, it will be given to you." I have never been a person who loves money, but that day I really cherished money and found it difficult to give it away. I prayed again, "Lord, if You really want me to give five dollars, I will." But I was not willing inside. It was the first time in my life that I shed tears over money. In the end, I obeyed God and gave the five dollars to that co-worker. After giving the money, I was filled with heavenly joy.

I'm going to leave on Friday night. I said to God, "Fifteen dollars is not enough, but you asked me to give five dollars, wouldn't it be even more insufficient?" At that time, I really didn't know how to pray. I decided to take a small steamer to Shuikou first, and then take a small wooden boat to Jian'ou. My journey to Shuikou cost very little money. When the little steamer was about to come, I thought I should not pray as I wished, and that the result would be better if I did not. So I said to the Lord, "I don't know how to pray now, please do it for me." I also said, "If you don't give me money, please prepare a cheap boat." When I arrived at the mouth of the water, many The boatmen came to do business, and one of them only cost seven yuan, which was much less than I expected, because it was several times as much as the rule. I asked the boatman why he needed so little, and he said, "This boat has already been chartered by a person from the county government. I can give up the back cabin to take another guest, so I don't care how much the boat costs, but you have to prepare your own food. "I originally had fifteen yuan, but after I gave five yuan to the co-workers, a few cents for the small steamboat ride, seven yuan for the small wooden boat, and more than one yuan for the meal, I still had one yuan and three yuan in Jian'ou . Thank the Lord, praise the Lord, for His arrangements are always good.