耶利⽶书 1:5 我使你在⺟腹中成形以先,就认识你;你还未出⺟胎,我已把你分别为圣, ⽴你作列国的先知。(新译本)
Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations. (NKJV)
主耶稣在你还未成形于⺟腹时就已经认识 你了。祂晓得你所有的优缺点与特质,但祂依然爱你。圣经说,当你还是罪⼈时, 祂就选择为你⽽死。那么,为什么你还会 觉得,当你犯错时,主耶稣就不爱你了 呢?即便你没有达到标准,你依然是祂所爱的。弟兄姊妹,让我们满⼼相信,主耶稣在 我们还未在⺟腹中成形以先,就已经认识我们。在我们还未出⺟胎时,祂已把我们分别为圣。分别为圣意味着从世界中被拣选出来,祂将你置于祂翅膀的荫下,使你永远受到保护和蒙恩宠。倘若你领会这启⽰,祂不仅使你⾜享⻓寿,也使你的⾝⼦健壮。你可以⼀直健康强壮地活着,直到被提的那⼀天。神也⽴你作多国的先知,祂呼召你在此做⼤的事情。是祂呼召了 你;若是祂拣选了你,祂必赋予你能⼒。 阿们! 教会,在⽣命中我们要有活泼的盼望。圣经告诉我们,当约柜在俄别以东的家中的三个⽉里,他和他的全家是备受祝福的。有些⼈可能⽴刻会说“是的,阿们”,并将这祝福领受为⾃⼰的,但也有⼈会觉得这福分不可能临到⾃⼰⾝上。前者是相信的信徒,⽽后者则是不信的信徒。让我们都成为相信的信徒,相信神所应许的⼀切祝福都必临到我们⾝上。
The Lord Jesus already knew you even before you were formed in the womb. He knows all your good points and idiosyncrasies but He still loves you. The bible tells us that while you were still a sinner, He chose to die for you. So why do you still think that Jesus does not love you when you did something wrong? You are still His beloved even when you did not meet the mark. Brothers and sisters, let us have the confidence that Jesus knew us even before we were formed. And before we were born, Jesus sanctified us. To sanctify is to be set apart from the world. He put you under His wings so that you are forever protected and favored, and if you can possess this, He also made you forever healthy. You can live healthy and strong until the day you are raptured. God ordained you to be a prophet to the nations. God called you to be here to do great things. He called you and if God calls you, He will empower you. Amen! Church, we need to live with expectations in life. The bible tells us that when the ark of the covenant was in Obed-Edom’s house, he and his household were blessed during those three months. Some of you may immediately say Yes and Amen and claim this blessing for yourselves, but there are also some who will think it is impossible for such blessings to come upon them. The former is a believing believer while the latter is an unbelieving believer. Let us be believing believers and expect all the blessings to come upon us just as God has promised.