Daily Devotion 每日灵修

帖撒罗尼迦前书 5: 8 但我们既然属乎白昼，就应当谨守，把信和爱当做护心镜遮胸，把得救的盼望当做头盔戴 上。(现代标点和合本)
1Thessalonians 5:8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. (NKJV)

兄弟姐妹，请记住，你是属乎白昼，而不是属黑夜的。即便你现在可能处在人生的低谷，你仍然是神所深爱的，你仍然是蒙恩宠的，神依然与你同在。因此，就应当谨守。恶者常常会把负面思想放入你的思维中，使你备受困惑和迷茫。圣经提醒我们应当谨守，定睛于神的话语为你随时的帮助。我们都需要神的话语。为了抵挡魔鬼的诡计，圣经教导我们把信和爱当做护心镜遮胸，把得救的盼望当做头盔戴上。头盔保护的是你的头脑和思维。今天，如果你拥有神所赐的盼望，这将是保护你思维的关键。

Brothers and Sisters, be reminded that you are of the day, not of darkness. Even though you may be walking through a valley right now, you are still loved, you are still favored, and God is still beside you. Therefore, be sober. Often time the devil will put negative thoughts into your mind making you confused and disoriented. The bible tells you to be sober. Look into the word of God to help you. You need the word of God. We all need the word of God. To withstand the devil’s attack, the bible tells us to put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. The helmet protects your head and mind. Today, if you have God’s kind of hope, it is the one thing that can help protect your mind and your thoughts.

民数记 6:24-26 愿耶和华赐福你，保护你；愿耶和华使他的脸光照你，赐恩给你； 愿耶和华敞脸垂顾你，赐你平安。(现代标点和合本)
Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. (NKJV)

⼀切都始于基督对我们的爱。 因为祂如此爱我们，祂必看顾与守护我们。祂的脸要光照你，祂的恩宠必临到你。 阿们！倘若主耶稣是为你，谁能敌挡你呢？恶者会来攻击搅扰你，但灾祸必不临到你，瘟疫也不能靠近你的帐篷。让我们都看⻅祂对我们是如此良善。信靠祂的⼈有福了。让我们不依靠⾃⼰的能⼒、智慧或经验，也不依靠⼈的能⼒，⽽是让我们全然依靠主耶稣，充满期待祂的能⼒、恩惠、良善和慈爱在我们⽣命中。当我们说到祂的爱时，我们要明⽩祂对我们是如此美好的。祂来不是为了要审判你、定罪或责罚你。 如果我们认为祂对我们是苛刻的，我们⼜怎能感受到祂的爱呢？圣经说，主善待我们每⼀个⼈。祂对你说：“不要害怕，因为我与你同在。“你今天是那个陷⼊绝望的⼈吗？主耶稣告诉你要像那个患⾎漏的⼥⼈⼀样，来到祂⾯前，相信祂必施恩予你，你必看到祂对祂⼦⺠的美善，祝福和恩惠。倘若你常在祂的爱⾥，你必如鹰返⽼还童，必如鹰展翅上腾。

Everything starts with the love of Christ for us. Because He loves us so, He is going to take care of us. He will watch over you. His face will shine upon you and His favour will abound towards you. Amen. If Jesus is for you, who or what can be against you? The devil may throw many things at you but no evil shall befall you and no plaque shall come near your dwellings. We will taste His love and see that He is good to us. Blessed is the one who trusts in Him. Let us not trust in our own might and our own smarts or our own experiences, nor do we trust in the might of the people around us, but let us depend fully on and expect fully from the person of Jesus, His might and His favour and His goodness and His love. When we talk about His love, we need to understand that He is good to us, He is not here to judge you nor condemn you nor punish you. How can we feel His love if we think He is judgemental towards us? The bible says that the Lord is good to all of us. And the Lord is telling you, “Do not fear for I am with you.” Are you that person in despair today? The Lord tells you to be like the woman with the issue of blood. Come to Him with an expectation that He will be good to you, and you will see His goodness towards His people, His blessings and favour for His people. If you abide in His love, your youth will be renewed like the eagle’s, and shall mount up with wings like the eagle too.

创世记 2:9 耶和华神使各样的树从地⾥⻓出来，可 以悦⼈的眼⽬，其上的果⼦好作⻝物。 园⼦当中⼜有⽣命树和分别善恶树。(现代标点和合本)
Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (NKJV)

真相是——如今你是在基督耶稣⾥。 所以今天当神看你时，祂不是看你的作为，⽽是看⻅祂的爱⼦主耶稣。因此，我们今天要问的不是“我是否⾜够好”，⽽是“主耶稣是否⾜够好”。如果主耶稣是最好的，那么今天你就配得所有祝福与医治。 ⽣命树的意义是什么？分别善恶树的意义⼜是什么呢？分别善恶树不仅仅是“认识恶”的树，⽽是“分别善与恶”之树。这棵树指的是我们⽣命中，我们对善与恶；对与错的判断。在⽇常⽣活中，我们经常⾯临选择：这是对的吗？那是错的吗？哪⼀个是正确的决 定？为什么这是错的？有时，即使在聆听神的话语时，我们也可能感到困惑——哪⼀种解释才是正确的？谁是对的，谁⼜是错的？这种困惑往往源于缺乏属灵的启⽰。然⽽今天，神不要我们⼀直沉溺于对与错的层⾯上。祂渴望我们来到⽣命树前，⽣命树的意义不关乎对与错，⽽是关乎拥有⽣命。

The truth is – you are now in Christ Jesus, so when God looks at you today, He does not see you but He sees Jesus. Hence, the question we should ask today is not whether we are good enough but if Jesus is good enough. If Jesus is good enough, then today you are worthy to be blessed, and you are worthy to be healed. What is the meaning of the tree of life and what is the meaning of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? The latter one is not just a tree of the knowledge of evil only but of the knowledge of both good and evil. This tree points to what is good and evil in our lives; in other words - what is right and what is wrong. We are always faced with right or wrong choices in life. Is this right? Is that wrong? Which is the right thing to do? Why is it wrong? Sometimes we even get confused listening to God’s words – Which is the right meaning? Who is right and who is wrong? This happens when we fail to receive the revelation from the spirit. Today, God does not want you to dwell only in what is right and what is wrong. God wants us to go to the Tree of Life, where it is not about right or wrong but it is about having life.

撒⺟⽿记上 16:7 ...耶和华不像⼈看⼈，⼈是看外貌， 耶和华是看内⼼。(现代标点和合本)
1Samuel 16:7 …For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. (NKJV)

今天⽗神也是在看你的内⼼。当你 从⼼⾥信的正确，你就晓得⽗神并没有以 怒⽓待你，祂不是按着你的⾏为来断定你 是否公义，⽽是因着⼗架的完⼯，祂看你 是全然⽆瑕疵，带着公义的⾝份坦然⽆惧 来到祂⾯前。在祂眼中，你是全然公义。如果你做错了该怎么办？如果你仍然时不时地陷⼊罪中⼜当如何？如果你仍然⽆法 摆脱坏习惯时该怎么办？你还配得为⽗神所爱吗？是的！你仍然配得被⽗神所爱。 为什么？因为不是靠着我们的⾏为称义， ⽽是我们有因信⽽来的奇迹。只要我们相 信主耶稣，神就把赐给亚伯拉罕的义归于 我们。当你依靠⾃⼰的意志⼒想要做出改变时，你永远不会成功，但当你信的正 确，就看⻅由内⽽外的转变。阿们！

Today Abba Father is also looking at your heart. When you believe right in your heart, you will know that Abba Father is not angry at you, and that He does not need you to earn His approval of you, but that because of Jesus’ finished work at the cross, He sees you as perfect and completely worthy to come before Him. You are righteous in His sight. What if you have done wrong? What if you still fall into sin now and then? What if you still cannot get rid of that addiction? Are you still worthy of God’s love? Yes, yes, yes! You are still completely worthy of God’s love. Why? Because it does not come by our own efforts but we have a miracle that comes by faith. Just by our believing in Jesus, God imputes to us the righteousness which was also given to Abraham. When you depend on your own willpower to change, you can never succeed, but when you believe right, there will be an inside-out
transformation. Amen!

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.

希伯来书 10:9 后⼜说：我来了为要照你的旨意⾏，可⻅祂是除去在先的，为要⽴定在后的。(现代标点和合本)
Hebrews 10:9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second. (NKJV)

主耶稣说，祂来了为要照⽗神的旨意⾏。 请留意，这是第⼀个“旨意”——⽗神的旨意。在圣经中，即在先和在后的。主耶稣除去在先的约，以便⽴定在后的约。在先的说，你必须按照律法上所写的去做，才能得着祝福。然⽽，在后的约的说，它不是关乎你做了什么，⽽是关乎主耶稣在⼗字架上所成就的。当神看你时，祂看到的不是你，⽽是主耶稣的宝⾎。这就是旧约中，圣殿约柜发⽣的事情。当神看着两个基路伯的时候，祂只看到洒在施恩座上的⾎，⽽没有看到施恩座下⼈所犯的罪。因 此，当神看你时，祂不看你的软弱，因为主耶稣的⾎已经洗净了你⼀切的罪孽，所以你现在祂眼中是全然美丽，毫⽆瑕疵的。

Jesus told the Father that He had come to do God’s will. Take note that this is the first “W” – the will of the Father. In the bible, there is a First Covenant and a Second Covenant. Jesus took away the first so that He may establish the second. The First Covenant says that you must do according to what is written in the law before you can receive any blessing. However, in the Second Covenant, it is not about what you have done but what Jesus had done on the cross. When God looks at you, He does not see you but He sees the blood of Jesus. This was what happened at the Ark of the Covenant in the temple in the Old Testament. When God looked through the two cherubins, He only saw the blood sprinkled on the mercy seat and not the sins of the people under the mercy seat. Hence, when God looks at you, He does not see your weaknesses because He sees the blood of Jesus cleansing you of all your sins so that you are now perfect in His sight.

约翰福⾳ 14:6 耶稣说：我就是道路、真理、⽣命... (现代标点和合本)
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life… (NKJV)

世界可以给你看到各样的⽅法，但耶稣说 祂就是道路、真理、⽣命。在教会，领袖 们不会指⽰你哪个⽅法是最完全的，因为 惟有⼀条路是完全的，那就是回到主耶稣 这⾥。如何才能改善你岌岌可危的婚姻关 系？回到主耶稣这⾥。要如何才能加强我 的财务状况？我有信⽤卡债务，我⽋银⾏ ⼀⼤笔债务，我还⽋债与⼈；总之，我的 债务⾮常庞⼤。⽽哪⼀条路对我来说是最 好的的呢？耶稣说：“我就是道路、真 理、⽣命。”阿们！ 教会，让我们操练不断的祷告，让⽗神在 我们⽣命的每个领域引导我们⾛正确的 路，包括在我们的婚姻中、育⼉⽇常、我们的⽣意和⼯作上。我们需要从祂⽽来的启⽰，来带领我们的⼯作和⽇常⽣活， 来⾃祂的⼀个想法就能提供我们所需要的突破。阿们！

The world can show you many ways but Jesus says that He is the way, the truth, and the life. In this temple of God, the leaders are not here to tell you which way is perfect because there is only one perfect way, and that is coming back to Jesus. How can you make your marriage relationship better? Come back to Jesus. How can I strengthen my finances? I have a big credit card debt. I owe the bank a lot of money. I owe people money. My debt is huge. Which way is the best for me? Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” Amen! Church, let us learn to pray that God will lead us down the right path in every area of our lives including our marriage, our parenting, our business, and our careers. We need to seek Him to give us the revelation to help us in our business, and in our daily lives. One idea from Him can give us the breakthrough we need. Amen!

歌罗西书 3:3 因为你们已经死了，你们的⽣命与基督 ⼀同藏在神⾥⾯。(现代标点和合本)
Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (NKJV)

罗⻢书 6:6 说你的旧⼈已经死了，是已经与基督同钉⼗字架。你的“旧⼈”是什么？ 它是你被诅咒的旧我，是在神眼中充满罪恶的旧我，注定要拆毁的旧我。你的旧⼈已经与基督同钉⼗字架。⼀旦你接受基督 为你的救主，你就是⼀个新造的⼈。旧事已过，都变成新的了(哥林多后书 5:17)。我们在基督⾥都的新造的⼈，圣经说你的⽣命是与基督⼀同藏在神⾥⾯。这意表什 么呢？这意味着你所做的每⼀件事，⽆论是⼯作、⽣意、养育⼦⼥等事上，都不再 是关于你或你的努⼒。你的⽣命是与基督 ⼀同藏在神⾥⾯。当你取得成功时，不是靠你⾃⼰；当你的孩⼦表现优异时，也不是因着你们⾃⼰的功劳。当你的事业顺利时，不是为了向世⼈显⽰你是多么成功的⽣意⼈，或你是多 么聪明，⽽是数算神对你的美好与慈爱。祂⼀直是你慈爱的⽗。阿们！

Romans 6:6 says that your old man has been crucified with Christ. What is your “old man”? It is your old self which is cursed, your old self which is full of sin in God’s sight, your old self which is doomed for destruction. Your old man has been crucified with Christ. Once you received Christ as your Saviour, you are a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17). We are all new creations in Christ, and the bible says that now your life is hidden with Christ in God. What does it mean for your life to be hidden with Christ in God? It means that in everything that you do, whether it is in your work, business, parenting etc, it is no longer about you or your own efforts. Your life is hidden in Christ. When you succeed, it is not you who did it. When your child excels, it is not because you are a good parent. Your life is hidden in Christ. It is the Lord who has been such a good Father to you. When your business does well, it is not to tell the world what a good businessman you are or how smart you are, but it is to tell the world how good God has been to you. Amen!

哥林多后书 3:6 祂叫我们能承当这新约的执事，不是凭着字句，乃是凭着精意，因为那字句是叫⼈死，精意是叫⼈活。(精意或作圣灵) (现代标点和合本)
2Corinthians 3:6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. (NKJV)

“…新约的执事”——这节经⽂证明了有 旧约和新约。这新约不是凭着字句 (即写在⽯版上的律法)，乃是凭着精意 (圣灵)；因为字句 (律法) 是叫⼈死，精意 (圣灵) 是叫⼈活。我们不靠 ⾃⼰的努⼒，⽽是靠圣灵。教会传给你 们的道是藉着叫⼈活的圣灵；⾁体是⽆益处的。因此，我们不依靠⽆益的⾁体，⽽是依靠神的灵，它赐予我们恩 惠、智慧和恩膏，这都是从上头⽽来。 ⾝为⽗⺟，我们规划孩⼦的未来，但在⼀切事上，我们需要依靠圣灵来引导我 们。弟兄姐妹，你在⽣活中依靠谁或什么呢？主耶稣在约翰福⾳ 6:63 中说，祂对你们所说的话就是灵，就是⽣命。因此，在我们的⽇常⽣活中，如果我们依靠圣经中基督的话，就意味着依靠圣灵。阿们！

“…ministers of the new covenant” - here in this verse is the proof that there is an old covenant and a new covenant. This new covenant is not of the letter (which means the law written on stone) but of the Spirit; for the law kills but the Spirit gives life. We do not depend on our own efforts but we depend on the Spirit. The word preached to you by the church is through the Spirit and the Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. Therefore, we do not want to depend on the flesh which counts for nothing, but we want to depend on the Spirit of God which gives favor, wisdom and anointing which comes from above. As parents, we plan for our children’s future but in our planning for their success, we need to depend on the Spirit to lead and guide us. Brothers and sisters, who or what are you depending on in life? Jesus said in John 6:63 that the words which He had spoken to you are full of spirit and they are life. Therefore, in our daily walk, if we depend on the word of Christ in the bible, it translates to a dependence on the Spirit. Amen!