574 中翻英 (274) Help His child conqueror through the lust of his eye by Him who loved us. 靠著愛我的主，使孩子胜過眼目的情慾. 11/7/2023

574 中翻英 (274)       Help His child conqueror through the lust of his eye by Him who loved me.                                                                靠著愛我的主，使孩子胜過眼目的情慾.            11/7/2023

十一月七日的晨曦甘露,   使編輯者領悟,   只有靠著愛我們的主,  才能使孩子胜過眼目的情慾達十一個月之久.   要勝過魔鬼的誘惑,   惟一的要訣,   只有求助於上帝的大能.  親愛的主內訪友,  您嘗過主恩的滋味嗎?

「然而. 靠著愛我們的主，在這一切的事上，已經得胜有余了。」                                                   （羅   8:37 新國際版）

在基督里我們已經是得胜者。既然如此，我們在禱告中再求得胜——除非每一句禱告都帶著贊美。這豈不是很明顯的放棄了我們基本上的得胜地位，而自取失敗么？讓我問一問你：你曾否經歷過失敗？你曾否在盼望，總有一天你能夠剛強到使你得胜？如果你的情形是如此，那么，我為你所獻的禱告，只能像使徒保羅為以弗所人所做的那樣。就是求神重新開啟你的眼睛，叫你看見，你与那位已經坐在神右邊的基督一同坐著，祂是「遠超過一切執政的、掌權的、有能的、主治的、和一切有名的。」（弗1:20-21）在你周圍的困難也許沒有改變，獅子也許仍舊大聲的吼叫。但你無需再一次盼望去胜過它們，因為在基督耶穌里，你在戰場上已經是得胜者了。 

November 7

“No,  in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”               (Romans 8:37 NIV)

In Christ we are already overcomers. In this case, we no longer seek victory in our prayers—unless every prayer is accompanied by praise. Doesn’t this obviously give up our basic position of victory and bring about defeat? Let me ask you this: Have you ever experienced failure? Have you ever hoped that one day you would be strong enough to win? If this is the case for you, then I can only pray for you as the apostle Paul prayed for the Ephesians. It means asking God to reopen your eyes so that you can see that you are seated with Christ who is already seated at the right hand of God. " (Ephesians 1:20-21) The difficulties around you may not change, and the lion may still roar loudly. But you don’t need to hope to overcome them again, because in Christ Jesus you are already a conqueror on the battlefield.

573 中翻英(273)Lord, help us to stand against the devil's schemes by putting full armor of Yours. 求主助我們穿上祢賜的全副軍裝 抵擋(against)魔鬼的詭計. 11/6/2023

573 中翻英(273)Lord, help us to stand against the devil's schemes by putting full armor of Yours.                                         求主助我們穿上祢賜的全副軍裝 抵擋(against)魔鬼的詭計.     11/6/2023

十一月六日

「要穿上神所賜的全副軍裝，就能抵擋(against)魔鬼的詭計。」（弗   6:11 新國際版）

上面經文那個動詞「抵擋」，就是「堅守你的地位」的意思。這不是現代化術語的進軍令，目的要侵略外國的領土，以便征服和占領。神沒有告訴我們要這樣做。「抵擋」這兩個字乃是暗指仇敵所爭執那個地位事實上是屬神的，因此，也是屬于我們的。原來主耶穌基督已攻破了撒但的國度，借著死和复活，贏得了一個重大的胜利。今天我們的爭戰，只是維持并鞏固祂早已既有的胜利。為此在這段經文里（弗   6:13-17），所描述的兵器大部份都是屬于防衛性質的，因為國度的領土都屬乎基督。我們無須憑著自己的爭戰去得著國度里的任何据點。我們只需堅持防守，以抵擋一切挑戰者就夠了。

November 6

“Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.” (Ephesians 6:11 NIV)

The verb (against) in the above verse means "hold your position." This doesn't mean a marching order to invade foreign lands in modern terms for conquest and occupation. God doesn't tell us to do this. The word (against)   implies that the position the enemy is fighting for actually belongs to God, and therefore,  belonging to us. It turns out that the Lord Jesus Christ has defeated the kingdom of Satan and won a major victory through death on the cross and resurrection. Our battle today is only to maintain and consolidate His existing victory. For this reason, the weapons described in this passage are defensive (Ephesians 6:13-17), because the territory of the kingdom is already belongs to Christ. We don't need to fight for any stronghold in the kingdom. It is enough for us to defend ourselves against all challengers.

 572 中翻英(272)        Lord, have  a mercy on me!        主阿, 求祢憐憫我!       11/5/2023

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十一月五日

「因為到神面前來的人，必須信有神，且信祂賞賜那尋求祂的人。」（來   11:6 新國際版）       

三項關于神的事實，构成了真實信心的基礎：（一）祂能（太   9:28）；（二）祂肯                     （太   8:2-3），（三）祂是（來   11:6）。請你特別注意，我所題的最后信心的基礎，不是指著含糊的相信有一位神，而是要确信神是一位活的神，且是現在的，并在積極行動中的神。

讓我們假設你在帶領一個罪人歸向基督，你和他一同禱告——而他自己也禱告了。那時，你問他目前站在什么地位上（得救或沉淪）？如果他回答說，神能夠拯救他，你對這答案滿意嗎？如果他再進一步，肯定的說，神愿意拯救他。這答案夠了嗎？絕對是不夠的，你對這答案必不會滿足，直到他表示确信神現在已經拯救了他，并且神現在已是他的救主。如果我們只認識「神能」和「神肯」，而缺少了「神是」，我們在屬靈上是不能達到任何的結果的。因為神的能力和慈愛，只能鼓勵我們，叫我們有盼望。但信心乃是建立在神現在的行動上。除非你能夠說：「我的所是和我的所有都是因為基于「神是」！」不然，你就不要認為自己有了信心。 

November 5th

“For whoever comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6 NIV)

Three facts about God form the basis of true faith: (1) He can (Matthew 9:28); (2) He is willing (Matthew 8:2-3); (3) He is (Hebrews 11:6 ). Please pay special attention to the fact that the final basis of faith I mentioned does not refer to vague belief that there is a God, but to the conviction that God is a living God who is present and in active action.

Let’s say you are leading a sinner to Christ, and you pray with him—and he prays. At that time, you ask him what position he currently stands in (salvation or destruction)? If he answers that God can save him, are you satisfied with that answer? If he goes further, it is certain that God is willing to save him. Is this answer enough? Absolutely is not enough, and you will not be satisfied with the answer until he expresses his conviction that God has now saved him, and that God is now his Savior. If we only know "God can" and "God wills" but lack "God is", we will not be able to achieve any spiritual results. Because God’s power and love can only encourage us and give us hope. But faith is based on God’s current actions. Unless you can say: "What I am and everything I have is based on "God is"! ” Otherwise, don’t think you have faith.

571 中翻英 (271) Faithe is reality. 信心是實存. 11/4/2023

571 中翻英 (271)                 Faithe is reality.           信心是實存.                                    11/4/2023

十一月四日

「大衛就尋求耶和華的面。」（撒下   21:1另譯）

我們有時候在禱告上付上很大的努力，卻沒有從神那里得著任何的回答，然而我們卻很少去尋找那得不著回答的原因。如果我們的禱告是違反了神的心意，我們怎能盼望得著祂的答應呢？在我們一切所有的禱告中，我們必須首先找出祈求的鑰匙（關鍵）。這就是撒母耳記下廿一章所描寫，大衛在那長久的飢荒中所進行的一件事。

大衛不是就向神呼喊說：「這飢荒已經延續了三年，現在求你開恩可怜我們，今年賜給呢？神給大衛坦直的問題以坦直的答复，而大衛也從此摸著了禱告蒙答應的鑰匙。掃羅殺了一些基遍人，乃破坏了以色列人与基遍人所立的約。雖然掃羅是為著神大發熱心而做的，但他在這事上卻是犯了罪。神不容許祂子民破坏這一嚴肅的誓約，因此便有了矯正的行動。到了第十四節，經上就如此記載：「此后神垂听國民所求的」。大衛已得著禱告蒙答應的鑰匙了。

 

November 4th

"David sought the face of the Lord." (2 Samuel 21:1 special translate)

Sometimes we put in a lot of effort in prayer, but we don’t get any answer from God. However, we rarely look for the reason why we don’t get an answer. If our prayers go against God’s will, how can we expect to receive His answer? In all our prayers, we must first find the key to the prayer. This is what David did during the long famine described in 2 Samuel 21.

Didn’t David just cry out to God and say, “This famine has lasted for three years? Now please have mercy on us and give us a good harvest this year!” No, David didn’t pray like this. David was seeking the face of the Lord. . How did God respond to this? God gave David a frank answer to his frank question, and from then on David found the key to answered prayers. Saul broke the covenant between the Israelites and the Gibeonites by killing some of the Gibeonites. Although Saul did it with great zeal for God, he sinned in this matter. God would not allow His people to break this solemn vow, so corrective action was taken. When it comes to verse 14, the Bible records this: “After this God heard the prayers of the nation.” David had received the key to answered prayer.

570 中翻英 (270) God is a mercyful God. 上帝是大有憐憫的上帝. 11/3/2023

 570 中翻英 (270)     God is a mercyful God.       上帝是大有憐憫的上帝.                  11/3/2023

十一月三日

「他們  ...  在內院門和殿內供職的時候，不可穿羊毛衣服。... 不可穿使身體出汗的衣服。」    （結 44:17-18 新國際版）

這個命令雖然令人惊奇，但其中的解釋卻很有意義。那些在异象的殿內供職的必須穿細麻布衣服，而不可穿羊毛衣服，因為在將來事奉的環境里，任何使人出汗的工作，都不能蒙神悅納的。這里告訴我們什么呢？我認為這個出汗的表號，使我們回憶創世記第三章所記人類的墮落。因著墮落的結果，咒詛便臨到地上。因此，人必終身勞苦，才能從地里得吃的。神并且告訴亞當說：「你必汗流滿面，才得糊口。」

今日神的工作卻不是這樣出汗勞苦，乃是帶有來世那种毫不費力的性質，換句話說，神的工作是應該這樣，因為它該帶著神祝福的標記。只有當神的祝福受攔阻時，那屬肉體的努力才成為必需的。請容忍我說一句話：屬靈的職事，就是神自己的工作，當神親自做工時，人就不需要消耗那么多的努力而為此流汗了。

November 3rd  

“They .... must not wear any woolen garment while ministering at the gate of the inner court or inside the temple.  .... must not wear anything that makee them perspire.” (Ezek. 44:17-18)

Although this command is surprising, but the explanation makes sense. Those who serve in the temple of vision must wear fine linen clothes and not woolen clothes, because in the future service environment, any work that makes people sweat will not be acceptable to God. What does this tell us? I think this symbol of sweating reminds us of the fall of mankind in Genesis 3. As a result of the fall, a curse came to the earth. Therefore, people must work hard all their lives to get food from the ground. God also told Adam, “In the sweat of your face you will eat your bread.”

God’s work today is not like sweating and toiling, but it has the effortless nature of the future life. In other words, God’s work should be like this, because it should bear the mark of God’s blessing. It is only when God's blessings are thwarted that carnal efforts become necessary. Please bear with me and say one thing: spiritual ministry is God’s own work. When God does the work himself, people don’t need to expend so much effort and sweat for it.

 

569 中翻英 (269) The love of God is the source of all spiritual blessings. 上帝的愛, 就是一切屬靈祝福的源頭. 11/2/2023

569 中翻英 (269)               The love of God is the source of all spiritual blessings.                                                                       上帝的愛, 就是一切屬靈祝福的源頭.                                                                11/2/2023

十一月二日

「愿主耶穌基督的恩惠，神的慈愛，圣靈的感動，常与你們眾人同在。」（林后13:14）

在神心里的愛，就是一切屬靈祝福的源頭。在耶穌基督里面所顯明的恩典，叫我們有分于這些祝福，而圣靈的來臨和交通（即感動）使這些祝福成為我們生命中的經歷。父神在祂心里為我們所計划的，祂儿子替我們成全了，而圣靈現在將這一切都交通給我們。所以每當我們在基督里新發現一些屬于我們的事物時，讓我們仰望神已預備的工作方法，就是圣靈將我們所看見的，作成為我們生命的經歷。所以我們務要在圣靈里行動生活，在凡事上對祂維持順服。如果我們這樣行，那就是大大的敞開了我們里面的門戶，而讓神一切的愿望，都充分的在我們身上實現出來。

 

November 2

“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (2 Corinthians 13:14)

Love in the heart of God is the source of all spiritual blessings. The grace revealed in Jesus Christ makes us partake of these blessings, and the coming and fellowship (i.e., inspiration) of the Holy Spirit make these blessings an experience in our lives. What God the Father planned for us in His heart, His Son fulfilled for us, and the Holy Spirit now communicates it all to us. So every time we discover something new that belongs to us in Christ, let us look to the working method God has prepared, which is the Holy Spirit making what we see into the experience of our lives. Therefore, we must move and live in the Holy Spirit and maintain obedience to Him in all things. If we do this, it will greatly open the door within us, allowing all God’s wishes to be fully realized in us.

568 中翻英 (268) Nothing is impossible for God. 在上帝沒有難成的事. 11/1/2023

 568 中翻英 (268)        Nothing is impossible for God.       在上帝沒有難成的事.           11/1/2023

十一月一日

「撒拉說，神使我喜笑，凡听見的必与我一同喜笑。」（創   21:6 新國際版）

神在不可能的事中顯示了祂那完全的主權，以致撒拉要在滿怀感激的惊奇中喜笑了。在早一點時期（創   17:17），笑的是亞伯拉罕。但他的笑是不相信的笑——不是向神而發，因他乃是臉伏于地向神拜禮的人（創   17:3）。他沒有對神不敬，他只是笑自己的老邁衰弱，心中有一种絕對沒有生育可能的感覺。

亞伯拉罕已往的信心到哪里去了呢？他以前的信心确是真實的，但也許混雜著某些經驗中的現實主義，因而有一點合理的自恃和自信。那時期的信心，可以說是「神加上亞伯拉罕」的信心。最后，當亞伯拉罕九十九歲的時候，他知道自己的力量已到了盡頭，現在只剩下神是可以信靠的了。但就在這轉變的階段中，信心吸取了新的品格。因為順利的光景并不能幫助信心，反而時常攔阻信心的增長。這似乎環境越容易，信心就越困難，環境越困難，信心卻變得越容易。當環境處于完全不可能的情況中時，信心失去其它憑借，只能不顧一切，專一的抓牢著神，由于這樣，最后就會帶進撒拉那种惊奇中的喜笑。

November 1st

“Sarah said,  "God has prepared laughter for me, every one that hears will laugh with me.” (Genesis  21:6 NIV)

God had displayed complete mastery of the impossible, and Sarah's was the laugh of grateful amazement.  Earlier it had been Abraham who laughed (Genesis 17:17).  But his was the laugh of incredulity — not, be it said, directed at God, before whom he was fallen low in obeisance, but surely at himself (Genesis 17:3).  There was no disrespect, just a sense of the utter impossibility of it all.

Where was his faith of past years? True faith it had been but mingled perhaps a certain practical "realism," a touch of justifiable self-relance.  It was faith, so to say, in “God plus Abraham.”  Now at length He knew that the  "Abraham" was ninety-nine years old, his power had come to an end.  Only God was left to believe in.  But just here that belief took on its new character; for favorable situations do not help faith, they more often hinder it.  It seems that when conditions are easy, faith is difficult; when they are more difficult; faith becomes easier; and when once the environment are in downright impossible, the faith of stark desperation, having God slone to cling to, at last, it will eventually bring about Sarah’s laughter of aazement.