服从上帝永远都会带来祝福Obedience Always bring Blessing

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服从上帝永远都会带来祝福

平安弟兄姊妹们！

应该怎样定义“上帝的祝福”？我的定义是：上帝对我们表明祂的仁慈和慈爱的所有方式。例如：回应我们的祷告、为我们行神迹、赐我们意想不到的恩惠，此外，有时上帝也会选择以不同方式祝福我们，例如：在苦难、艰难和痛苦中，祂授予我们力量和喜乐，帮助我们在灵命上成熟起来。

当我们真正爱上帝并服从祂时，我们可以坚信，祂必会向我们显明祂的恩慈和慈爱。主耶稣说，并且一直说：“人若爱我，就必遵守我的道（命令），我父也必爱他，并且我们要到他那里去，共同建造我们的家（上帝的家就是上帝的国度）。”所以当你真正爱上帝并服从祂时，你就会看到你与上帝有一个亲密的关系，并且你能放胆说：“我们是天上（上帝的家）的国民，并且等候救主，就是主耶稣基督从天上降临。”（腓立比3:20）

大卫在诗篇24:3里问道：“谁能登耶和华的山？谁能站在祂的圣所？”回答是：“就是手洁心清，不向虚妄，起誓不怀诡诈的人。他必蒙耶和华赐福，又蒙救他的 神使他成义”（诗篇24:4-5）

“凡遵守主道的（主耶稣的命令），爱 神的心在他里面实在是完全的，从此我们知道（之所以基督的知识称他爱上帝的心为“完全”，不是因为从此他不会犯罪了，而是因为他永远都会坚定不移地活在耶稣基督的教导里）我们是在主里面”（约翰一书2:5）

只有你将耶稣作为你的主来爱祂并服从祂时，你才有蒙祂祝福的盼望，“主耶稣为我们的过犯受害，为我们的罪孽压伤。因祂受的刑罚我们得平安，因祂受的鞭伤我们得医治”（以赛亚53:5）。是的，只有你真正地将耶稣作为你生命的主来爱祂并服从祂时，你才能蒙祂的医治。因为耶稣基督的受难，除去了所有属祂的子民本该受的刑罚，消除了他们过犯的代价。“尽末了所毁灭的仇敌，就是死”（哥林多前书15:26）

一定要记住，上帝祝福你的方式可能与你的预期不同。也许祂会用苦难来牵领你与祂更加亲近，也许祂的祝福是挪去你生命中那些阻碍你为祂结出果实的事物。总之，无论怎样，只要你事事都遵行祂的旨意，那么祂必会以惊奇的方式来祝福你。

Obedience Always bring Blessing

Shalom Brothers n Sisters,

How to define “A blessing from GOD”? I define a blessing as any expression of GOD’s goodness and love toward us. Answered prayer, miraculous provision and unexpected favor are some examples. But sometimes GOD chooses to bless us in different ways. For instance, HE grants us strength and joy in the midst of hardship, tribulation and suffering to help us mature spiritually.

When we truly love and obey GOD, we can trust that HE will display HIS goodness and love to us. JESUS said and is still saying to us in John 14:23 “If anyone loves ME, he will keep MY WORD (commandments); and MY FATHER will love him, and WE will come to him and make OUR home with him (GOD’s home is the kingdom of GOD). Can you see the close relationship and fellowship you will have with GOD when you truly love and obey HIM? And you can boldly say “For our citizenship is in heaven (the home of GOD), from which we also eagerly wait for the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST” – Phil. 3:20.

In the Psalm of David, he asked, “Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in HIS holy place?” Psalm 24:3. And the answer, “He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.

He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation – Psalm 24: 4-5”.

“But whoever keeps HIS WORD (The commandments of JESUS), truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know (This knowledge of Christ is called a “perfected” love of God not because it makes us personally sinless, but because it is irrevocably established in those who live by it – the teachings of CHRIST JESUS) that we are in HIM” - 1 John 2:5.

When you love and obey JESUS you make HIM your LORD then only you can expect HIS blessings – “But HE was wounded for our transgressions, HE was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon HIM, and by HIS stripes we are healed” - Isaiah 53:5. Yes we are healed only when we truly love and obey JESUS as our LORD - The sufferings of CHRIS remove the penalty that HIS people would otherwise owe, and as a result HE will undo the effects of sin in them.

Death itself will be undone at last (the last enemy that will be destroyed is death – 1 Cor. 15:26’.

But remember that GOD’s choice of blessing may be different from your expectation. Perhaps HE will use suffering to draw you closer to HIMSELF. Or HE may use HIS blessing to remove from your life those things that hinder fruitfulness for HIM. No matter what, if you walk in HIS will, HE will bless you in surprising ways.

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基督的传道士

平安弟兄姊妹们！

天父赋予你生命的目的是什么呢？是让你能够荣耀上帝，在你每一天的生命中抓住每一个能够侍奉上帝、荣耀上帝的机会，及至你由内而外所表现出的每一个态度和言行，也应该对建立祂的国度而有所价值，甚至你的传道讲台可以在下一扇门、在对面街道，也可以在工作中、家中、在社区里。所以侍奉上帝，不单单局限在教会里。

因为从某种程度上讲，每一个基督真正的跟从者都是传道人。很明显，所有真正爱主耶稣并服从祂的人都是祂的跟从者，都蒙召作为祂的传道士，向身边的人分享我们对上帝的信心，并且我们的责任就是将主耶稣的真福音分享给身边人，帮助他们能够得救，但并不是靠我们的力量拯救他们，而是将上帝的真理带给他们，使他们作出决定，是否要回应圣灵的带领。

让我们牢记主耶稣把我们留在世界的原因，就是让我们为祂作盐（马太福音5:13）、作光（马太福音5:14）、作见证（使徒行传1:8），这就使我们与众不同。但是若我们的生命与世人相比没有区别，那么我们就使上帝对我们生命的旨意和呼召失败。

我的朋友，我为你祷告：愿你寻求天父的旨意，降服于祂的带领，愿上帝透过你的生命，行出惊人的大能之事。阿们！

Missionary of CHRIST

Shalom Brothers n Sisters,

What purpose does the FATHER have for your life? You can honor the LORD and make an impact for GOD with your daily choices. Your attitudes and actions should count for HIS kingdom, and your mission fields can be next door, across the street, at work, at home and in the community. Serving GOD is not limited to church alone.

Every single follower of CHRIST is a missionary to some degree. It is very clear all of us who truly love and obey JESUS, are followers called by JESUS to be a missionary to share our faith in GOD to others and it is our responsibility to share the true gospel of JESUS to help them get saved - not our power to save them, but to bring them to the truth and let them make their decision in response to the leading of the HOLY SPIRIT.

Let us remember the reason why JESUS left us here is to be the salt (Matt. 5:13) and light (Matt. 5:14) and witnesses (Act. 1:8) that is for us to make a difference, if our life is not making any difference then we are failing GOD and HIS calling upon our life.

My friend, I pray you will seek the FATHER's will and surrender to HIS leading. The LORD will amaze you with the powerful things HE will do in and through your life. Amen.

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“我知道我是最大的罪人”

平安弟兄姊妹们！

如果你作为一个基督徒，真正成长在上帝的恩典中、活在上帝的教导里，那么你最终就会达到一个地步，就是你会感到自己是世上最大的罪人。原因就是：当你越接近圣洁的上帝时，就越来越多地看出自己是肮脏的罪人。“因为我们的 神乃是烈火”（希伯来书12:29），在上帝的圣洁前，我们的罪恶显露无遗。所以当你越靠近上帝，就越有一种莫名的紧张，这是很正常的感觉，因为你所面对的是一位神圣又圣洁的上帝。

圣经里有一些最圣洁的先贤，就是他们也表达出自己是不洁的罪人：1/以赛亚说：“祸哉，我灭亡了。因为我是嘴唇不洁的人，又住在嘴唇不洁的民中，又因我眼见大军王万军之耶和华”（以赛亚6:5）。2/使徒彼得：西门彼得看见，就俯伏在耶稣膝前说：“主阿，离开我，我是个罪人”（路加福音5:8）。3/使徒保罗：“基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。这话是可信的，是十分可佩服的，在罪人中我是个罪魁”（提摩太前书1:15）

"I am The Biggest Sinner I Know."

Shalom Brothers n Sisters,

If you truly grow in the grace of GOD as a Christian and abide in the teachings of GOD, you will come to the place eventually where you'll think that you're the biggest of sinner in town. The reason why is because as you draw nearer to our HOLY GOD, you will begin to see yourself more and more as a dirty sinner. "For our GOD is a consuming fire" Heb. 12:29. GOD's  holiness exposes the awfulness of our sins. It is quite normal to feel nervousness for no apparent reason as you draw near to GOD's presence, for HE is a holy GOD.

Here are some of the mightiest holy men of old in the Bible expressing the awfulness of their sinfulness; 1) Isaiah said, "Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the KING, the LORD of hosts" (Isaiah 6:5). 2) The Apostle Peter, "When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at JESUS's knees, saying, 'Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O LORD" (Luke 5:8). 3) The Apostle Paul, "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that CHRIST JESUS came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief" (1 Tim. 1:15).

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窄门

平安弟兄姊妹们，主耶稣呼召我们进入那“窄门”、走那条“窄路”，除此之外别无选择。虽然这条窄路并不吸引人，又布满艰难，看起来好像也没有什么益处，但却是惟一一条通往永生的可靠又正确的路。

不随从大众而谨守上帝的真道，这对任何人来说都是不容易做到的。当挪亚和他全家始终坚持忠于上帝时，只有他们一家八口，其他人都是嘲笑和讥讽他们，然而当洪水来临时，死的却是那大多数人，存活的只有他们八个人。

从这里我们可以看出，随从大众而不遵行上帝的命令，这是非常危险的事情。主耶稣说：“我就是门，凡从我进来的必然得救，并且出入得草吃。”（约翰福音10:9）这条窄路是引导我们跟从主耶稣，从而使我们获得真正的自由（超越律法的自由），并且硕果累累（找到了真粮）。

为了确保始终坚行在这条窄路上，我们必须立定心志靠着上帝话语的带领（我将你的话藏在心里，免得我得罪你。你的话是我脚前的灯，是我路上的光---诗篇119:11，105）。我们要的是不被定罪，而不是为己谋利最终被定罪（你们要进窄门。因为引到灭亡，那门是宽的、路是大的，进去的人也多。引到永生，那门是窄的、路是小的，找着的人也少---马太福音7:13-14）。

让我们祷告：天父，求您带领我永远进那窄门、坚行在窄路上，只做被您喜悦的诚实正确的事情，求您赐给我您的恩典，使我坚定不移地走到最后，能够得到您的祝福和夸赞。奉主耶稣基督的名求，阿们。

Narrow gate

Shalom! Brothers n Sisters,

Jesus calls us to enter the 'narrow gate'. Not many choose to go on this path. The passage is not attractive, the way is hard and seems not so rewarding. Yet this is the honest and right way and the way that leads to eternal life.

It is not easy for anyone to be different from the majority. When Noah & his family remained true to God, they were only 8 in number. The rest laughed & mocked them. But when the flood came, it was death for the majority & life for the 8.

We can see that it is dangerous to just follow the majority. Jesus says in John 10:9 "I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture." The path that leads us to Jesus is one that has true freedom (come in & go out), & also that is fruitful (find pasture).

To ensure we are on this path, we have to make decisions guided by God's WORD (Psalm 119:11 - YOUR word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against YOU ; V105 - YOUR word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path). It should also be one that is out of conviction and not convenience (Matt. 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it).

Let us pray: “Father, guide me to always enter by the narrow gate, doing the honest and right thing that are pleasing to YOU. Give me the grace to persevere till the end that I may receive your blessing & commendation, in Jesus' name, Amen”.

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上帝的一个教导：宽恕

我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的、是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪，洗净我们一切的不义（约翰一书1:9）

要以恩慈相待，存怜悯的心，彼此饶恕，正如 神在基督里饶恕了你们一样（以弗所4:32）

亲爱的弟兄姊妹们，我们要宽恕别人，正如上帝宽恕了我们一样。我们要永久并毫无保留地释放那些陷在过犯内疚中的人们，就像他们根本没有伤害过我们一样。你要刻意忘记并且宽恕他们的过犯，当你这样做时，某些超凡奇事就会发生在你里面，他们给你造成的伤痛就会消失。上帝的大能会带走那些不好的事情的负面效应，使你能够彻底地将它们抛在脑后。

不要变成情绪的记录员，仔细记录别人做过的每一件错事，你要学会宽恕并遗忘。这就意味着，一旦你宽恕了一个人，那么你就要永远地宽恕他。当那些不好的旧感觉又在你里面升起来时，撒旦会试图让你确信其实你没有宽恕他们，你要抵挡撒旦说：“不，我靠着有行动的信心服从上帝，所以我已经宽恕他们了，我拒绝陷在那些旧的感觉中。”这样就打开了一个上帝赐福给你的全新世界。

你们不要论断人，就不被论断。你们不要定人的罪，就不被定罪。你们要饶恕人，就必蒙饶恕（路加福音6:37）

研经：路加福音6:27-37

Forgiveness A teaching from GOD

1 John 1: 9 - If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Eph. 4: 32 - Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

You're to forgive as God forgives. To release that person from guilt permanently and unconditionally and to operate as if nothing bad ever happened. You're to purposely forget as well as forgive. As you do that, something supernatural will happen within you. The pain once caused by that person will disappear. The power of GOD will wash away the effects of it and you'll be able to leave it behind you once and for all.

And don't become an emotional bookkeeper, keeping careful accounts of the wrongs others have done. Learn to forgive and forget. That means once you've forgiven a person, you need to consider him permanently forgiven! When old feelings rise up within you and Satan tries to convince you that you haven't really forgiven, resist him. Say, "No, I've already forgiven that person by faith in obedience to GOD. I refuse to dwell on those old feelings."  It will open a whole new world of GOD’s blessing for you.

Luke 6:37 - Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Scripture Study:  Luke 6:27-37