Daily Devotion 每日灵修

Ephesians 2:19 - Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household.

Do you know that Jesus has broken the barrier between you and the Father by His body? We were brought near to God never by our own efforts or good behavior, but solely by the blood of Jesus Christ. Because of His one sacrifice, we are perfected forever! Therefore, when there is no longer a barrier between you and the Father, when we are already brought near to God, your identity has changed! We used to be foreigners and aliens, being foreigner and alien means being separated, has no part with the things of God, and without power!

However, the moment when you accepted Jesus, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, you are His fellow citizens, you are His people and ultimately, you are in the household of God! Being a member of His household simply means you have shares in the things of God, you are reconciled, you are now equipped with power! Just like when you are in the household of your own father on earth, you simply enjoy everything in that house! You will not need to plead your mum for food, or kneeling down to your dad in order to get him to send you to school! You can freely enjoy whatever there is in the fridge without paying, and surely your parents will not get you to pay. That is what happen in your normal household, what's more in the household of God! In the household of God, you are His child, you can enjoy whatever it is that Jesus has purchased for you! He has purchased you freedom, love, joy, peace, blessings,and all that you need! He has stored them within you, and all you need to do is to open the fridge and just get whatever you want! God the Father will never ask you to pay, because the payment is Jesus, the Lamb of God! How wonderful!

Therefore, the moment when you know how much that He loves you, you will be more assured of your identity in Christ, you are in His house, hence, you will live life, you will talk, you will react like His child! It's never by force or effort, you can live it out supernaturally natural just because you are already His child, you are already in His household, you are already righteous, you are already being loved, therefore you can!

2 Corinthians 8:9 - For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, that you through His poverty might became rich.

The world has been teaching and influencing people that we are living in a time of lack, therefore as we yield to the saying of the world, we will tend to think like a poor man. Poverty mindset is not of God, because God never has a poverty mindset. That's why in Romans 8:6 says as you set your mind on flesh, it is death; but as you set your mind on the Spirit it is life and peace. Of course, a carnal mind will think what is not of God, and poverty is mindset is definitely not of God. But the moment when we accept Christ, our spirit man has the same nature as God, it is a new created spirit man. Whatever that Christ has done, it is done and you have it in your spirit man.

Therefore, we need to start to see what Jesus has done and acknowledge Him for what He did. This helps us to grow in our spirit. The verse says that He was rich, yes in fact He is! He owns thousands of cattle and hills, all that is in the universe, the heaven and earth are all belong to Him. He has all things, and all things are created for Him! But because of all of us, because of loving us, He became poor. He let go all that He has, being naked and put to shame at the cross, even His last robe was snatched by the Romans soldier, He was left without anything at the cross; why? so that you through His poverty might become rich!

If you are to live a life of abundance and prosperity, you can't do it your own way. Though it might work, but the blessings of the Lord adds no sorrow to it! You need to "through" Jesus Christ, you need to go through Him, let Him be the bridge and connection, through His poverty, through what He has done for all of us at the cross, you are already rich. The divine exchange has done, the Work of Jesus has completed, today, your new created inner man is just as rich as Jesus is!

Hence, keep in step with the Word of God and develop your spirit man from now on. As you grow in your spirit, then you are able to operate in whatever that He has entrusted you! Therefore, it's time to be a son, and not an infant.

从前，当约书亚要攻打耶利哥城的时候，他们连续带着神的约柜围绕那城七日。到了第七日，他们同样的围绕着耶利哥城七次，然后约书亚对百姓说：“呼喊吧，因为耶和华已经把城交给你们了！” 当百姓们一同呼喊的时候，城墙就塌陷，百姓便上去进城，各人往前直上，将城夺取。（参阅 约书亚记第六章）但他们呼喊的时候，是带着胜利的呼喊，是充满活力的，是知道他们必打胜仗，因为有神与他们同在，他们就必凡事亨通。
同样的今天，在我们的生命中要时常连接与耶稣。当我们把耶稣放在我们生命的前头，就好比当时约书亚的士兵们把神的约柜放在前头行一样，让祂来引领我们的道路，那么我们所作的必凡事亨通，是必定得胜的。当我们的生命是颂赞神，带着胜利的欢呼，便能使我们生命里拦阻我们前进的城墙倒塌。朋友们，正所谓马是为打仗之日预备的，得胜乃在乎耶和华。（箴 21：31）我们策划，我们行，但成事的乃是神。当我们把所作的交托耶和华，我们所谋的就必成立。（箴 16:3）我们可以有很好的计划，可以有很多的见解，可以有很多得准备，但更不可少的就是那使我们亨通的神。要知道，我们今天之所以能战胜的能力，是因为我们有一位得胜的神。
朋友们，今天这胜利已经属于我们。我们是能战胜黑暗的权势，我们的生命是在问题之上的，因着那爱我们的主，在这一切的事上我们是得胜有余的。（罗 8:37）所以，让我们因着我们有个复活且得胜的生命来欢呼，来向神献上满心的感恩。阿门！

I look at my palm and see,
who am I without thee;
and yet you've chosen the weak,
to make me arise and shine..

Your love touched my heart always,
Abba Abba I call your name,
Extending your mighty arms,
to sustain me whenever I fall..

Your favor is surrounding me,
Your grace abounding on me,
all because of the One who came,
and bear my sins and shames.

Darkness has to flee,
Sickness has to flee,
Bondage are set free,
and the blind can see..
The cross is the prove from thee,
your loving-kindness is what I see.

Psalm 139:9-10 - If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea. Even there your hand will guide me; your right hand will hold me fast.

Do you ever feel that sometimes you are left all alone in circumstances? You might feel being outcast and there is no one by your side that can fully understand all your needs. Are there problems and circumstances looming, which makes you feel so insecure and nowhere out? Today, keep your heart secure and know that your Father in Heaven loves you eternally.

Always remember that you are never alone. Even though the waves and the storms might seem to be gigantic, but you have a support that is unshakable. That man is Jesus Christ. Just like what Psalm says if I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, and your right hand will hold me fast. How loving! It means that even though you are at the far side, His hands will always be there to guide and protect. Today, no matter where you are, even though you are rise and above, He is still there guiding you; even though you are far away, He is still holding you.

You might be far away, but when Jesus holds you with His right hand, He is bringing you back into His embrace! It means that when He is with you, He will bring you back to the land of joy! Right in the pit of your life, He is there. So, whom shall you fear?

Today, when the hands that created heaven and earth is with you, when the nail pierced hands are guiding you; you will see that nothing can hold against you when you are in the embrace of God! Jesus' finished work is there leading you into a better place and a better hope! Therefore, look upon Him and see that His right hand is there holding you fast, so you are not alone!

Psalm 9:9 - The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Where are you going to look for refuge in times of troubles or lacking? Many of us tend to run away from God and turn to the problems instead. Today, you are to know that when problems come, when poverty drops by, you are to run to your Father in Heaven directly!

He is refuge for the oppressed. In the original meaning, refuge here means an inaccessible place. It means Jesus is an inaccessible place for all your problems! Then, you are to be assured that poverty has no access to Jesus, sicknesses have no access to Jesus, broken relationship has no access to Jesus, and even condemnation has no access to Jesus! Therefore, they have no access to you too! Probably you had been crushed by all the oppositions, financial problems, guilt; however, this is a day that you can run to Jesus. You don't have to wait until you settle everything by your own or when you are whole, you can run to Him anytime! In Him, everything that is bad is all inaccessible, you are well protected in His embrace!

In times of trouble, He is your stronghold! It means that He is forever in front of you to shield you! When condemnation comes, Jesus has it first! When accusation comes, Jesus has it for you! When curses come, they hit Jesus first! This is what He has done for you on the cross! A stronghold that you can always rely on! So run to Him today!

创 1:27
神就按着自己的形象造人，乃是照着他的形象造男造女。

亲爱的朋友，你知道你是照着神的形象所造的吗？有很多时候我们都忘了自己的身份，我们很常忘记我们究竟是谁，我们拥有什么和能做什么。
当问题来到，我们常常很自然地以负面去回应那问题还有我们甚至忘了自己比问题更大因为我们是照着神的形象造的。
我们是活在这世上但我们却不是属于这世界的。我们是属神的。 我们是他的创造更是他所爱的。你可知道我们在他眼中有多珍贵吗？他爱我们到一个地步牺牲他所爱的独生子耶稣基督，给了我们为我们死在十字架上为了救赎我们脱离一切。
因着他，我们是得胜有余且能享受他一切所有的。

在这复杂的世界，我们多数都会被问题和属世界的一切蒙蔽了心眼。
很多时候我们忘了我们是属于那一位一直在给、祝福、原谅的神的。在这世界上，我们习惯性的拿，拿，拿，拿到我们忘记了。 我们一直都在匆匆忙忙凭自己的努力不断争取能够过得更好的生活，而结果忘了自己是谁，拥有什么，能做什么。
所以，现在是时候改变了，朋友。现在是时候让我们醒悟了。

让我们回到那最起初的。记得我们乃是按照神的形象造的。 所以，我们拥有那浩大的能力来战胜一切的环境，我们拥有权柄来管理一切托付我们的事情，靠着那加给我们力量的我们凡事都能做！
基督如何，我们在这世上也如何。没有什么能够伤害你，更没有什么能拦阻你前进成就神的工作。
所以，开始以你的真实身份，你所拥有的，你能做成的，来走你的生命吧。
赞美主！

弗 1：23 - 教会是祂的身体，是那充满万有者所充满的。

一个完整的身体，是任何部分都不可缺的。而最重要的就是带领者，我们的头。若没有了头，全身就活不了了。在基督里，我们是主的肢体，而基督是我们的头。我们需要有一个头来引领我们，而这个头就是耶稣基督。在我们人生的道路上，我们需要被引领，而神的话就是我们脚前的灯，是我们路上的光。（诗 119:105）我们身为肢体的一部分，是要顺服我们的头，就是耶稣基督。我们每个肢体，都要连于我们的元首耶稣基督，全身都靠祂联络得合式，百节各按各职，照着各体的功用彼此相助，便叫身体渐渐增长，在爱中建立自己。（弗 4:15-16）我们每个人在基督里都扮演着重要的角色，都是被需要的，但更不可少的是我们的元首。当我们甘心顺从，听从神的话，跟随祂的指引，作好主的肢体，行祂要我们所行的，我们就必吃那地上的美物。（赛 1：19）

朋友们，我们与基督是同一体的，是不能分离的。当我们跟基督合而为一的时候，如今祂所有的都是我们的。你知道吗，基督不容许病痛在我们身上，祂不允许贫穷在我们身上，祂不允许我们有任何的委屈或苦难，因为当一个肢体受苦，全身都会跟着受苦；当一个肢体得荣耀，全身都跟着得荣耀。所以今天基督如何，我们在这世上也如何。（约一 4:17）因为我们是同一体的，祂要我们是灵魂体都兴盛的。（约三：2）

所以，让我们扮演好肢体的角色，而我们的角色就是相信神的话，顺从神的指引，行在主的旨意里。当我们这样行的时候，我们的生命必定是作首不做尾，居上但不居下的。阿门！

Proverbs 8:35 - For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord.

Many are searching and finding in this world, and everyone has a different goal to achieve in life. Some are looking for prosperity, some are looking for health, some are looking for love, and some are looking for freedom. You might be one of them searching and looking all these years, and you end up wounded and found that everything just turn you down. That's why we are unable to rely on human being or even our surroundings, because whatever that we can see are all temporary and what we cannot see are eternal. That's why you just have to rely on Jesus Christ and him alone because only He is eternal and forever.

Therefore, today if you are discouraged by all the circumstances around you, remember that there is one direction that you can always run to! That is to the embrace of your father in heaven. it says here in Proverbs that whoever finds me finds life. So, today when you find Jesus, you will find life! Life in terms on not only breathe, but also health, sound mind, peace, goodness, prosperity and good relationships with family! This is exactly the life that God wants to bless you with!

Not only that, you will receive favor from the Lord! How wonderful when you are searching for Him and beholding Jesus, you will see life and favor manifest in your life! It means wherever you are, you find favor in people's eyes. You have no idea why people will just help you and show favor on you! It is all because of God's glory are manifesting on you when you choose to find Jesus and behold His beauty all the time!

So find him today in the Words of God, and you will find life and receive favor super abundantly!