Daily Devotion 每日灵修

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

How sure are we on the love of God in our daily lives? Are we thinking and expecting that the love of God is not constant and it is based on our performance?
Many would think that whenever they did wrong, or they failed, God will no longer love them as before. Many would think that what they do is able to alter the love
that God has for them. But do you know that you did nothing to deserve this love? When you were still a sinner, Christ chose to die for you at the cross. Therefore,
there is nothing that you can do to make Him love you less. Looking at John 3:16, Nicodemus was asking on how to be born again. He was asking how does it possible
for one to have a new life all over again besides going back to the womb of the mother and birth out once again? But He doesn't know that the one who was speaking
to him is the source of life. Likewise, in order to have a new life, totally new and recreated life, you need to understand one important truth. That is God first came to give.

God the Father is a giver, and when He came to you, He never did it by talking, but instead He gave. He chose to give not money, nor any other things that you need in life,
but He chose to give you His one and only Son, Jesus. He gave you His best, so that you can have a new and recreated life in Him. Totally free from sins, curses, sicknesses,
weaknesses, poverty, darkness, bondages, fear and all! When God can give you His best, you can be assured that He will surely give you the rest.
What's more health, opportunities, a good marriage, joy and peace? Since you already have Jesus, you have them all!

But the key is, in order to inherit this, you need to believe in Him. Not believing in yourself, not believing in the worldly system, not believing in how people perceives you,
but believe in Jesus. The moment when you believe in Him, by putting your confidence and trust on Him and what He said, you will not perish! Not only not perishing,
you have eternal life, a life that can never ever be separated again from God! How great!

Therefore today, meditate on God's giving in your life, remember, if He can give you His best - Jesus, what else that He cannot give you? When you have His best, you have all
the rest!

James 4:8a Come near to God and He will come near to you.
Psalms 73:28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.

Dear friend, do you know where is the fountain of you life and what is the source of your life? Is it your career? Family? Friend? Money? Wealth? Health? Or yourself?
Today, be bold and courageous in life knowing that the Almighty God, the Sovereign Lord is the fountain of your life and the source of your life.
Is Him, that you need to stay connected to. In His light, you see light. His unfailing love is priceless and you find refuge in the shadow of His wings.
So, move forward in life today by stay connected to the source of your life through the Word, put Him in the first place in your life, surely He will take care of your career, family, friend, money, wealth, health and yourself!
Just like the concept of electricity, we need to connect the plug to the socket with source then turn on the power button in order to generate electricity so that we can use it.
Today, we as man also need to connect ourselves to the words of God with the Holy Spirit then turn on the believe button by faith in order to generate the supernatural power in our life so that we can live our life effortlessly without worries and fears.
Do not wait any longer friend, right now at this moment, take up the authority you have and step by faith knowing that your Daddy God-the source of your life, can do far more than what you can imagined.
In Him, nothing is too hard! Bad can turn to be good and impossible becomes possible!
When you stay connected to the source, surely you are highly favored, deeply loved and greatly blessed!

Isaiah 54:10- Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Many things may change and can alter from time to time, the things in this world fades away.
When you put a cup of coffee on your table, the next moment you realize is, it never gets hotter
but instead it turns cold. However, the word of God says even the mountains can be shaken, even
the hills can be removed. He means that even the most constant things on this earth can be removed
and has the possibilities of change, but His love and His covenant will never ever change!
That is how sure of His love and covenant for you!
When His unfailing love never change, you can be sure that never a moment you're not being loved,
never a moment that God lost his interest and concerns over you, and never a moment He dislikes and
angry with you! Thus, when His covenant never change, you can be sure of that what He promises you
Stands valid for eternity, when He says your concern is his concern, all that He has is yours, and His health
is your health, and His wealth is your wealth! All these never change, therefore it will bring you peace instead
of fear and insecurity!
The Lord has compassion and He loves you; today know that many things may change, but His unfailing love for you
and His promises shall never ever change. Have faith in Jesus and know that He is with you, and believe that He loves you!
Why? Good things happen to those who believe that The Lord loves them!

箴言14：30 心中安静，是肉体的生命

有时候，令人分心的事情会影响我们对神的专注与信靠。这就是耶稣对马大的心。为了预备餐点，她【伺候的事多，心里就忙乱了】（路加福音10：40）。她抱怨妹妹馬利亞未伸出援手（显然是因着因为马利亞專注於基督和祂的教导），耶稣回答她说：「马大！马大！你为许多的事思虑烦扰，但是不可少的只有一 件；马利亞已经选择那上好的福份，是不能夺去的。」（路加福音10：41-42）
馬大忙於款待的事原是出於好意，她有一颗服事的心，但卻因此失去了專注於耶穌，享受与祂同在的美妙时刻。祂配得我們全心关注，惟獨信靠祂，凡事交托，我们才不会灰心困倦，才能使我們克服人生中的困境，跨越挑战。

主啊！我要保守我的心，专心仰望袮；
能專注地坐在祢腳前，專心聆听祢的话语，来与祢親近。
只看內心的忧伤，必然愁苦；環顧四周，備受干擾；
唯有仰望，才得平安。

Ephesians 4:23 - to be made new in the attitude of your minds;

Your mind has its attitude. When you take note of what you're thinking
from moment to moment, you'll realize that everyone has his own pattern
of thinking. Some has the arrogant mind attitude, and he only thinks about himself.
Some has a pessimistic mind attitude that no matter comes before him, he will think
of the worst. The attitude of your mind determines your living.
So, do you know that your mind need to be constantly renewed by the Word of God?
Renewal means it has to be made new, the old has to be replaced. Likewise, the old
attitudes of your mind has to be replaced by new thoughts!
Only the Word of God is able to destroy the old and wrong thoughts, and reveals to you
who you are, what you can do and what you have in Christ! Change the attitude of your mind
through the Word and you'll see changes in your life!

路得记1：16-路得说：不要催我不跟随你。你往哪里去，我也往哪里去；你在哪里住宿，我也在哪里住宿；你的国就是我的国，你的神就是我的神。

因为不幸的环境，使到拿俄米和路得两人相依为命。当初，为了逃离以色列的饥荒，拿俄米与家人搬迁到摩押地去寄居，在这期间两个儿子娶了摩押女子为妻。后来拿俄米的丈夫和两个儿子都死了；在当时的社会，这三名寡妇的生活顿时陷入困境。
拿俄米听见以色列的饥荒已经结束，就决定回家乡，其中一位儿媳路得就跟随她回去。尽管那时拿俄米觉得耶和华是惩罚她的神，路得依然跟着她，虽然那时她是可以离开的，她却对拿俄米不离不弃。她对那俄米说：不要催我不跟随你。你往哪里去，我也往哪里去；你在哪里住宿，我也在哪里住宿；你的国就是我的国，你的神就是我的神（路得记1：16）。

因着路得说『你的神就是我的神』，她的人生从此不再一样！

故事里的三位主角，其中两名是寡妇（年迈的犹太人拿俄米和年轻的外邦女子路得），以及一名富有的妓女之子波阿斯（约书亚记2：1，马太福音1：5）
过程发展穿插着令人难以解释的意外：路得“恰巧”在波阿斯的田里拾取麦穗（路得记2：3）。结局是意想不到的祝福；弥赛亚的祖先得以诞生（路得记4：16-17）。
上帝总能在看似无足轻重的事上彰显祂的美意，在你意想不到的时候给你惊喜，在你软弱时给了你强心剂；在你最不配的时刻给了你恩惠，祂把独生爱子给了你，救赎了你脱离死亡的网罗，把你带离黑暗，到光明的国度里。阿门！

Hebrews 12:3- Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

What you consider and think about each day affects your life.
Your believing affects your thinking, and your thinking affects your living.
So, in order to have a right living, you're to see what you're thinking in your mind
all day long, is it sickness? That fear? That exceeding great problems? That impossibilities?
What are the things that you pondered in mind now?
My friend, when you consider about your sickness and what you're worrying about, it does not help you
but makes you weary and lose heart; instead consider and think about Jesus,
think about His greatness and His finished work,
Think about how much he loves you and given his best for you;
So that you Do not lose heart and grow weary, for He is great and mighty in power, for only
He is Able to turn your darkness into light, your fear into boldness, your sickness into perfect health!

Galatians 5:25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

Dear friend, do you know that sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want?
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires, but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
It is important for us to know who shall we our mind follow and lean on today because the mind of sinful man is death but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.
So friend, regardless what your mind is thinking a few second ago, let it be the past. From now on, let us set our mind on things that is above-JESUS, and keep in step with the Spirit.
Stop living our lives in negativity ground, but keep in step with the Spirit and think positively no matter what are we encountering knowing that JESUS has full control in the situation we are in.
Stop listening to what our emotions say when facing problems, but instead, keep in step with the Spirit by listening to what the words of God say.
Stop reacting to our surrounding by our feelings but keep in step with the Spirit and response with the peace, love and joy God has placed in our heart.
In everything we do, do it with the tremendous power of God that make things happen. Tap into the supernatural by eyeing on Jesus and focus on what He can do, trust in Him and know that nothing is to hard for Him.
When we keep in step with the Spirit, surely we will see things change in our favor, bad turn to be good and impossible becomes possible!

縱然所有人都拒絕你，請記得，上帝站在你面前張開雙臂迎接你。当祂定意爱你，就爱你到底（约翰13：1）；祂永遠接納你，永遠肯定你的價值。上帝看見你…！你是祂所珍視的寶貝，無論你的人生遭遇了什 麽，你經歷了多少失敗、挫折，你在上帝眼中的價值永遠不變。你永远是祂眼中的瞳仁，祂代替你的软弱，担当你的疾病（马太8：17）”。當一扇門關閉時，祂會爲你打開另一扇更宽的门，把更大、更好的給你。如果我們持守著正確的心態，祂會將仇敵加諸于我們生命中的惡，翻轉爲于我們有益的 善（箴言16：7）。
上帝要將你的傷疤化作天上的閃耀之星，祂要將這些失望轉爲盼望。但，你是否能經歷這一切的美好、良善，取决于你能否放下過去，放下自我，转而把眼目定睛在耶稣，瞻仰祂的荣美，知道你的一切好处不在祂以外（诗篇16：2）。
但你不能在上帝打句號的地方，加上問號；你不能一再沉淀于往日，又盼望未来。祂永遠不會放棄你，所以你也不要放棄自己。当你思想耶稣，沉静在祂的爱里，你就不会疲倦灰心。

希伯来书12：3那忍受罪人这样顶撞的，你们要思想，免得疲倦灰心。