Daily Devotion 每日灵修

1 John 5:5- “Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”
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The battles belong to The Lord and so does the victory, it belongs to The Lord! The moment when Jesus was nailed at the cross, people around crowned Him as defeated, but none of them truly remember that He will be raised from the dead in three days time. Likewise, when you look at your situation now, when people look at you and addressing you as defeated now, know that that is not your position! For even you are now in the first day, or the second day, but know that when the third day arrives, you will raise! Because of Jesus, victory is already yours, there's nothing that you can achieve it by your own, but through the finished work of Jesus, His work is perfectly done so that you're now more than a conqueror! Therefore, who is it that has overcame sickness, fear, insecurity and lack? You! When you believe in Jesus, you stand in the victory ground, for eternity! See yourself as a victor and not a victim today, as Christ is, so are you in this world!

Psalm 21:7 - For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.

Trust simply means to have a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability and the strength of someone or something. Therefore, trusting in the Lord simply means putting your confidence, your certainty, your assurance and reliance on what Jesus can do for you. All the more you draw near to Him through His Word, you will realise that your trust and confidence grows naturally, trusting in Him does not need any self effort, but it grows day by day as the relationship between you and the Lord gets closer. All this happen through understanding how much that you are loved by the God Most HIgh! No matter how great is the storm around you, no matter how difficult the challenge you may feel, but know that through the unfailing love of the Most High, you will not be shaken! Hiding in His love today, be reminded that you are so loved by God, look at how unfailing is His love instead of looking at how uncertain your situation. My friend, tell yourself today that "I am the beloved of Christ!", in His refuge, you can never be shaken!

太 14:27 - 耶稣连忙对他们说：“你们放心，是我，不要怕！”

有多少时候，在我们的生命中是被惧怕所充满的？在寂静的黑夜里；在空无一人的小巷里；在经济风暴里；在战争不断的国家里；在吵吵闹闹的家庭里；或是在无助的时候等。这一切，常常令人感到惧怕。但是，当我们开始惧怕的时候，我们的力量就微小，情况就开始越变越糟糕，甚至有时候会把人逼得走上绝路。在圣经中，也记载着耶稣的门徒们害怕的时候。当时，门徒们在船里，在那时候风浪不顺，他们的船身也因着风浪而摇摆不定。在夜里四更天，耶稣在海面上走，往门徒那里去。门徒看见耶稣在海面上走，就惊慌了，说：“是个鬼怪！”便害怕，喊叫起来。因为在人的知识里，人不可能在海面上行走的。但是，耶稣却连忙对他们说：“你们放心，是我，不要怕！”

想想看，有多少时候当我们遇见令我们害怕的事情时，耶稣总挺身而出，告诉我们：你们放心，不要怕？又有多少时候，我们不相信其实耶稣基督真的在我们的生命中帮助我们的？当耶稣说：“放心，不要怕！” 的时候，我们真的不再害怕了吗？我们选择相信耶稣基督能够带领我们胜过，还是我们继续的呆在惧怕里，不愿走出来？在经济风暴的时候，我们是选择信靠神？还是选择觉得自己在这情况中肯定糟糕透了？在面对不好的医药报告时，我们是选择相信因着耶稣的鞭伤，我们已经得医治了；还是相信医学报告，觉得自己不可能好了？在一个破裂的家庭中成长的你，是相信自己的人生就是一团糟，不会完整了；还是相信耶稣基督能修补一切，并且是加倍的偿还给你？

朋友们，在我们的生命中真的要时时刻刻依靠耶稣基督，相信祂的话是真的，祂说什么，就要成就什么。在世上虽然有苦难，但是我们可以放心，因为耶稣基督祂已胜了这世界。因此，在我们的生命中，无论遇见什么样的高山，面对什么样的问题，要相信我们的神比这一切都大！祂要将你的高山变为平地，使问题成为你的脚凳，所以，继续紧抓着耶稣，不要放手！阿门！

Micah 7:19- You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.

Sin and iniquities separate us from God, it is a barrier between you and God that causes you unable to enjoy that relationship with Him. Know that when God created us, His heart is to enjoy intimate relationship with us, His heart is to see us enjoying His creation. However because of Adam's fall, sin became the barrier between you and God; but good news has came, Jesus came as our lamb of sacrifice, He took away whatever that hinder us from coming to have that relationship with God, He nailed it at the cross, He demolished the wall of separation and brought us back into the Kingdom of God! Therefore now in Christ there's no longer condemnation, your identity has changed from a sinner to a righteous man in Christ! Thus, when Jesus has tread your sins underfoot and throw all your iniquities into the deep sea, why would you hold on to it? You're set free my friend, not because of how good you are but how good Jesus is! So enjoy this relationship with Him and know that you are deeply loved!

Matthew 14:27- “But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.””
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Fear robs away what God wants you to enjoy, and as you dwell in fear, it robs you from the peace, the joy and the assurance that God has given you! Know that the sea may be raging right now, the winds may be blowing harshly on you, your boat may be sinking, but when Jesus is in your boat, you can never drown! It is when the disciples were panicking because of the great storms, that they saw Jesus walking towards them and fear changed their perspectives to see Jesus as ghost! Likewise, fear changes your perspectives of seeing things, you will tend to think of the worst part! But always know that in the midst of your fear and storms, Jesus is always the one walking towards you, even if you have not realize that it is Him! Therefore, Jesus is also walking towards you right now, He is here telling you that it is Him so don't be afraid! It simply means the presence of God dissolves all fears and anxiety! So, be conscious of Jesus' presence with you today, know that when Jesus is with you, at His Word He can calm the raging sea! Find peace in His word and don't be afraid!

Galatians 6:17- From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

You are a new creation in Christ, the moment when you accepted Jesus, do you know that you are now in the shelter of the God Most High? You are now hidden in Him, and He is your everlasting refuge. It is just like you see a man wearing a mascot costume, you are now wearing Jesus, and you are now hidden in Him! Therefore you are so secure and safe in the refuge of God, and you can always trust God for His wonderful deliverance and help!
Hence from now on, let no sickness, no bad news, no issues can cause you trouble, why? Because when you accepted Jesus, you bear the mark of Jesus! The mark of Jesus is a mark of power, victory and salvation! So, you can be sure that when you have the mark of Jesus, devil sees Jesus, not you; they sees the Almighty One, and not you; when viruses see you, they see the blood of Jesus and not you! When all these that are not of God see you, they will be so terrified and flee!

彼前 5:7 - 你们要将一切的忧虑卸给神，因为祂顾念你们。

很多时候，人总喜欢把自己的想法，自己的思维套在别人的身上，甚至在神的身上。人总觉得神只是在看大事，而不会理睬在我们生命中芝麻绿豆的小事，但我要告诉你，错了。我们的主是顾念我们的，祂在乎一切我们所在乎的，无论是大事或小事，只要是我们所顾念的，所在意的，祂比我们更加在乎。很常的，人都在小看自己，总觉得自己什么也不是，或许觉得自己是最渺小，最卑微的，不可能有人会注意自己，更别提是那宇宙的神了。但是，他们不晓得，在神的眼里，没有什么比你我更重要了。我们是祂的宝贝。是祂所爱的，甚至愿意牺牲自己的爱子，为了拯救我们脱离黑暗。想想看，这样的一位神，你还觉得祂不够重视你吗？

你知道吗？在我们的生命中，大至攸关我们生命的大事，或是我们人生大事，小至我们的日常生活，例如吃饭、工作、睡觉等，祂都一一在看顾，并且是不打盹，不睡觉的为我们照顾所有的一切。很多时候，我们觉得事情的成就只是凑巧，但其实很多人都不晓得原来这一切是因为我们神的缘故，祂在为我们处理大大小小的事。好比每一次我们出门，无论我们去哪里，祂都保守我们，确保我们是平安回到家的。又或是每次无论你到哪里，在没有位置停车的当时，当你一祷告，就真的有一辆车刚好出去，好让你有一个停车的位置。或许这些事情，人都觉得只是刚好，觉得是理所当然。其实，这一切都因着神的恩典，因我们是蒙恩宠的。

所以，让我们常常感恩，时时归荣耀给神。因为离了祂，我们什么也不能，我们什么也不是。唯有我们的神是爱我们到底，并且无时无刻的在为我们照顾一切的。阿门！

Proverbs 4:18- “The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.”
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Righteousness cannot be gained by your good works or even your effort. Righteousness is what Christ has purchased and given to those who believe in Him. The moment when you accept Jesus, you are righteous! And this righteousness is unshakable and cannot be removed. You will not lose the righteousness because Jesus has done a perfect sacrifice for all of us! Because of that, we are to enjoy this identity that God has given us, being as a righteousness of God through faith in Christ Jesus, you enjoy a lot of benefits as a righteous!
The path of your future is shining even brighter than your yesterday, for this is a gift to those who are in Christ. As a child of God, don't dwell and mourn over yesterday but move forward knowing that the day ahead is better, greater and brighter! For Good things are in store for you!!

Psalm 26:3- “for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.”
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Every morning when you wake up, you will realize that all sorts of thoughts are gushing into your mind without your permission. Eventually, a wrong thinking will lead to a wrong living. Therefore, instead of checking on what's wrong in your life, look at what is in your mind lately. You will realize that many of times, emotional came, anger came, depression came due to all sorts of wrong thinking. But good news to you is that God has given us His word as the guidance of our lives, His word has become the lamp upon your path! So instead of keeping your thoughts on your problem, Keep your thoughts on how much God loves you today, whatever you look upon, see the love of God always before you. See how blessed you are to have Jesus dying for your sins, how blessed you are to have Jesus loving you! Rely on His faithfulness and know that in Christ, you will rise above and not drown!