Daily Devotion 每日灵修

林后 4：13 - 但我们既有信心，正如经上记着说，我因信，所以如此说话。我们也信，所以也说话。

每一天，我们都在说话。在我们的沟通中，常会出好的话，当然也会有说不好的话。但是，一句好的话能造就人，反之，一句不好的话会使人绊倒。而经上记着说，若要享美福，就必须禁止舌头不出恶言，不说诡诈的话。其实，恶言不单单是难听的话，也包含了不信神的话，就是不相信神在圣经里所给我们的应许。

经上记着说：信就是所望之事的实底，是未见之事的确据。（希 11:1）朋友们，相信，就是当你还没看见事情的发生，但是你知道它肯定会发生。若看见了才相信，就不是相信了。今天，当我们还未看见事情发生以前，我们的思想要相信我们所要看见的事情会发生，并且在行动上也要一致，就是不断宣告神的话，我们的口所出的是相信的话。就好比一个人拿到不好的医药报告，但是经上说：因着耶稣的鞭伤，我们已完全得医治。（彼前 2:24）当他相信的时候，他的口不再是他会有什么问题，而是他宣告自己是完全得医治的。若一个人的口袋眼见当下是空空的，但是当他相信耶和华是他的牧者，他必不致缺乏的时候，他肯定看见他的生命是被祝福的。就如同亚伯拉罕一样，在他还未看见以前，当他选择相信，他就必看见他真的成为了神所应许他的，成为那多国的父。

朋友们，让我们的口是出颂赞的话，我们的嘴要常说神的话，经上怎么说，我们就因着相信也如此说，好让我们的生命是享美福，是丰盛的生命。当我们这样行的时候，必要看见我们的生命要更上一层楼，是作首不做尾，居上但不居下的。阿门！

Joel 3:10(b) - Let the weak says "I am strong".

What you believe in today will greatly influence your speaking, and your speaking will determine your living. If you are going to see whether you yourself believe in the Word of God or not, look at what you are speaking daily. The first response, the first word that comes out from your mouth shows what you really believe in. However, many people will say, I have to speak the fact. I am sick so therefore I have to say that "I am sick", I am poor so I have to say that "I am poor". You see, as children of God, we are not speaking according to facts, we are no longer living by sight, we are no longer being led by our feeling. Instead, we are to speak the truth! We are not denying that the sickness and that lack is with us, but instead of choosing to speak forth what we feel, what we are encountering now, how great is that problem, we choose to speak what the Word of God says. Why? Because the Word of God is power, it is life, it is spirit, it is living! The moment when you choose to speak the Word of God, you are not denying what you are encountering, but instead you are speaking who you really are. The truth is as a child of God, you are as healthy as Jesus is, you are as prosperous as Jesus is. As you speak the Word of God, the same power when God speaks, you will have the same power when you speak. When He sees darkness, He calls forth what He wanted, and when He says "let there be light", there was light. What do you want to see today? Seemingly now you might not be having it, but instead of speaking what you are seeing now, call forth what you want. When you weak, say "I am strong!", when you are in sorrow, say "the joy of the Lord is my strength!", when you are sick, say "I am already healed!". You are speaking who you really are, what you really have, and what you really can do in Christ!!

诗篇 59:16-17
但我要歌颂你的力量，早晨要歌唱你的慈爱；因为你作过我的高台，在我急难的日子作过我的避难所。
我的力量啊，我要歌颂你，因为神是我的高台，是赐恩与我的神。

哈罗朋友，你可否想过使你前进的力量从何而来？
当你软弱迷失时，你的反应如何？ 你是选择待在消极中埋怨？还是选择专注于你力量的泉源？
现在，是时候让你做决定和选择。当你力量不足时，歌颂你的力量-神。
当你失落觉得孤独一人时，歌唱你的慈爱-神。
不管你处于什么环境中，无论你面对什么挑战，永远记得你拥有那最强的依靠，那就是神！祂是你的避难所是你的高台，是永远不改变的。
他是那慈爱的神，是赐恩与你的神，他在乎你并且愿意带领你走过，给你一切最好的。

所以，常在他里面默想他的慈爱和所给与你的应许。
开始相信和宣告，当你开始颂赞神感谢神时，你必然经历那使不好变成好，使不可能变为可能的莫大能力！

赛 60： 1 - “兴起！发光！因为你的光已经来到！耶和华的荣耀发现照耀你。

我们的生命在基督里都是被预定是兴起发光，是得胜的生命。以前在我们还是罪人的时候，我们的生命是没有盼望的，是死的生命。很多时候，在那死的生命里人看不见未来，看不见希望，看不见一切的应许，是处于一个悲哀的环境，是四面楚歌的情景。但是，当我们口里承认耶稣为主，心里信神叫祂从死里复活那一刻开始，我们就得着那活的生命，是有神性情的生命，是复活，丰盛的生命，以前悲哀的日子已经完毕了。（赛 60:20）

朋友们，既然我们的生命是神所预定要兴起发光的，那么我们就要让神的应许彰显在我们的生命里。首先，我们先要清楚知道我们有什么应许，要清楚知道我们有资格去领受所有一切的应许，并且我们能把这些应许活出在我们的生命中。今天，当我们定睛在神的话，就能找到所有神给我们的应许，在神的话里我们知道我们有什么，我们能做什么。就好比在神的话里告诉你，神要使你的灵魂体都兴盛（约三：2）那么你就知道健康是你的；神的话告诉你，耶和华是我们的牧者，我们必不致缺乏，（诗23:1）那么你就知道你是什么都有了，因为祂是你的牧者；神的话告诉你，你要靠主常喜乐，（腓 4:4）意思就是今天不管在你的生活上面对什么问题，都要靠主喜乐，因为喜乐的心就是良药（箴 17:22）；当神的话告诉你，祂是你的帮助，是你的高台，（诗 46:1）那么你就知道无论你处于什么环境里，就算没有人在你身边，你依然是有帮助的，因为你的帮助是从神而来。（诗 121:2）

因此，让我们的生命是紧紧连接与耶稣，让祂来引领我们的道路，这样，就必看见我们的生命肯定是兴起发光，是被祝福并且是亨通顺利的。阿门！

Psalm 46:10 - Be still and know that I am God! I will be honored throughout the world.

There was a painting competition that painters are to paint according to the theme "Rest". Many artists painted beautiful pictures of one relaxing at beach and with a peaceful scenery. However, the first prize goes to a painter who paints his picture like this. It was all dark clouds, storms are hovering, waves are big, you can see the trees are wavering too, but in the midst of that great storm, there was a bird nest on that tree that the mother bird and its children were sleeping soundly. You see, be at rest is not about spending a great weekend relaxing at beach and a peaceful scenery only, being at rest is not about ceasing from work. But being at rest means even in the greatest storms, you are still able to be still and rest! Even in the midst of busyness, you still have peace. That's why the Word of God says be still and know that He is God. If you do not know that He is your God, it will be very difficult for you to be still! But if you will start to know Him deeper and deeper, knowing how much that He loves and cares, knowing that He is the God Almighty and nothing is too big that He cannot solve, you will be still and know that you have a God that can turn all things into possible, and He can turn water into wine! Therefore, be at rest today and know that God is taking care of you. Surrender all your cares to Him, for He cares for you!

林后 4:7 - 我们有这宝贝放在瓦器里，要显明这莫大的能力，是出于神，不是出于我们。

在这世上，有人的宝贝是自己的家人；有人的宝贝是宠物；有人的宝贝是世上稀有物品；有人的宝贝可能是宝藏。但在我们生命中最不可缺少的宝贝，就是我们的主，耶稣基督。在世上任何的宝贝都不能胜过祂，因为耶稣基督是大有能力的，当我们有了祂在我们的生命中，我们的生命就有能力，能战胜一切世上的劳苦愁烦，一切问题。当我们有了耶稣这个宝贝在我们生命里，就算我们四面受敌，却不被困住。心里作难，却不至失望。遭逼迫，却不被丢弃。打倒了，却不至死亡，（林后 4:8-9）因为那莫大的能力是出于神，不是出于我们。

我们的好处不在神以外，（诗 16:2）一切都是祂所赐给我们的。当我们有了耶稣，我们就有生命（约一 5:12）；当我们有了耶稣，我们就有医治（彼前 2:24）；当我们有了耶稣，我们就有喜乐（腓 4:4）；当我们有了耶稣，我们就有平安（约 14:27）；当我们有了耶稣，我们就有自由（约 8:32）；当我们有了耶稣，我们就有权柄（路 10:19）；当我们有了耶稣，我们就有丰盛（约 10:10b）；当我们有了耶稣，我们就有富足（林后 8:9）；当我们有了耶稣，我们灵魂体都兴盛（约三：2）！

所以朋友们，让我们的生命是紧紧连接于耶稣，离了祂我们不能做什么。祂是我们的元首，是我们生命里的一切源头，没有了祂，我们就不能享受祂所为我们预备的丰盛生命。而我们生命中最大的福分就是认识主耶稣，能经历祂的恩典和作为。阿门！

Jeremiah 29:12 - Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

Do you know that God is not a God of deaf, but instead He listens to you? Whatever it is that you are crying out today, regardless what you have gone through, your Father in Heaven listens and He understands you. However, we are to know that there should not be religion between God and us, that we only come to Him whenever we feel like it. But it should be a relationship between us and the Father, He longs to talk to you, He wants to develop relationship with you, He wants to tell you great things! You can never see one way communication in a relationship, because it will never work. Instead, as you come to Jesus, and draw close to Him, He promised you that He will surely draw closer to you. Your Father in heaven will run hundreds of step to you even if you just make one step forward. That is your Father! Therefore, call on to Him, come and talk to Him, He says that He will listen to you. Start to enjoy this relationship with Him today!

Psalm 16:2 - I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord, apart from you I have no good thing."

If you are seeing Jesus as your Lord today, you will submit your life to Him. Seeing Him as your Lord simply means you are committing everything to Him, knowing that He is your priority. You see, Jesus is the true vine and we are the branches, for apart from Him we cannot do anything (John 15:5). Jesus wants us to have a life connected to Him, instead of trying on our own effort to strive and earn. Thus, in Him are all the good things! All that we need in life, all that we are striving for, in fact Jesus has placed all the spiritual blessings in us the moment when we accept Jesus. But the main point is, many of times Christians are still trying to get and earn, thinking that they still do not have it. But Jesus gave us a great truth that we are to remain in Him and let His Word remain in us! (John 15:7) Even the Psalmist says that apart from Him we have no good thing. However, if you can make up your mind today and decide to let the Word remain in you instead of your own feelings and ideas, if you can decide to connect to Jesus from time to time by allowing His Words to remain in you, you know what, you will not miss any good things! For as you focus on Jesus and stay connected with Him, blessings, opportunities, good things will hunt you down!

Psalm 42:5 - Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour, my God.

Even though you may feel perplex and downcast at times, even though there are times when your heart is so disturbed within you, do you know that you can actually talk to your heart? You are a born again Spirit being the moment when you accepted Jesus as your Savior, therefore, you are a new creation. You have the same attributes like Jesus, and as He is so are you in this world. Therefore, you are able to communicate with your downcast soul, which is your mind, your thoughts. Put your hope in God, and focus your mind on the Word of God. Instead of seeing yourself in the problems, see yourself above them, you are sitting at the right hand side of the Father with Jesus! Because of that, start to praise Him, for He is good, then you shall see that problems shall come to pass and not to stay! Only Jesus is mighty to save, trust in Him and know that the whole heaven is backing you up!