你们有福了

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你们有福了

人若因我辱骂你们、逼迫你们、捏造各样坏话毁谤你们，你们就有福了，应当欢喜快乐，因为你们在天上的赏赐是大的，在你们以前的先知，人也是这样逼迫他们（马太福音5:11-12）  

亲爱的弟兄姊妹们，当你为主受逼迫时，不要坐在那里抱怨，也不要浪费时间为自己难过。也许你会想，魔鬼迫害你，是因为他以此为乐。其实不是的，你受到逼迫，是因为你对魔鬼构成了很大威胁，是因为你把上帝的话语刻在心里。魔鬼知道，如果他不把上帝的话语从你心里除去，那么你就会给他造成更多麻烦，是他无法控制的。

喜乐吧！当你为主而蒙受沉重的逼迫时，意味着你已经属于上帝“大团队”的一员，意味着魔鬼视你为劲敌，所以他会差派他最好的队员，想尽办法对付你，要让你离开上帝的团队。

凡是奥运会的参赛者，决不会轻易放弃比赛，他们不会说：“哎呀，我真希望我能不参加奥运会，因为这里全是最强、最棒的世界顶级健将，如果我装病就能退赛了。”不，他们决对不会放弃这个难得的机会。而我们身为上帝团队里的队员，在面对魔鬼的挑战时就更应该说：“我不会胆怯退缩，我要靠着对上帝有行动的信心用生命去拼搏，我要证明给魔鬼看，我才是最棒的！”这才是你该做的！你要怀着喜乐接受魔鬼的挑战，你知道作为上帝的队员，你才是最后的胜利者。归根结底，你的上帝有足够的资源使你得胜，祂决对不需要先停下来思量自己是否还有让你赢得挑战的足够资源。上帝知道，祂能够击败魔鬼迫害你的一切行动。

所以，当逼迫来临时，你要信靠上帝，并且满怀喜乐，因为你知道你会取得“奥运会比赛”的胜利。

研经：彼得前书4:12-19

4:12 亲爱的弟兄阿，有火炼的试验临到你们不要以为奇怪（似乎是遭遇非常的事），

4:13 倒要欢喜，因为你们是与基督一同受苦，使你们在祂荣耀显现的时候也可以欢喜快乐。  

4:14 你们若为基督的名受辱骂便是有福的，因为　神荣耀的灵常住在你们身上。  

4:15 你们中间却不可有人因为杀人、偷窃、作恶、好管闲事而受苦，  

4:16 若为作基督徒受苦却不要羞耻，倒要因这名归荣耀给　神。  

4:17 因为时候到了，审判要从　神的家起首。若是先从我们起首，那不信从　神福音的人将有何等的结局呢？

4:18 若是义人仅仅得救，那不虔敬和犯罪的人将有何地可站呢？  

4:19 所以那照　神旨意受苦的人，要一心为善，将自己灵魂交与那信实的造化之主。  

Blessed are ye

"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." (Matthew 5:11-12)

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

When persecution comes, don't sit around whining about it. Don't waste your time feeling sorry for yourself. Despite what you may think, that persecution hasn't come because the devil gets his kicks out of picking on you. It comes because you've become a threat to him. It comes because you've put the Word in your heart, and he knows that if he doesn't get it out, you're going to cause him more trouble than he can handle.

So rejoice! Heavy duty persecution means you've made it to the big league. It means the devil is taking you so seriously that he's sending in his best players in an effort to get you out of the game!

The players that make it to the Olympic game don't look for some way out of it, do they? They don't say, "Boy, I sure wish I didn't have to be in that Olympic game. Those competitors are the biggest, meanest players in the world. "Maybe I'll get sick and I won't have to play." No! They relish the opportunity. "Let me at 'em," they say. "I've worked all my life to get here and now I'm going to prove I'm the best!"

That's how you should be when the devil challenges you. You should accept that challenge with joy, knowing you're going to come out a winner. After all, your GOD is sufficient to see you through. HE never stops and wonders if HE's going to have enough resources to get you over your problems this time. HE knows HE can beat anything the devil brings against you.

So, when persecution comes, trust HIM and rejoice, knowing that you've made it to the Olympic game now!

Scripture Study: 1 Peter 4:12-19

4:12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.

4:13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

4:14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

4:15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.

4:16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

4:18 And, "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"

4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

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因靠上帝而得的喜乐

“因靠耶和华而得的喜乐是你们的力量”（尼希米8:10）

平安弟兄姊妹们！喜乐，并不是当某些事情进行顺利时，你所感觉到的那种时有时无的舒畅快乐，喜乐的力量远不止如此。靠上帝而得的喜乐，是世界最强的灵命力量之一。

让我们再看尼希米8:10，我来告诉你为什么。如果将这句经文的词语移动分解，就可以得出：“因靠耶和华而得”是关键，其实在意思是：喜乐是力量，并且二者可以互换位置，力量也是喜乐，喜乐和力量都是由上帝而来。

这就使我们看到，喜乐尤为重要。你不能说对上帝有信心，但是面对逆境所表现出的却是信心软弱。当上帝想要使你的灵命强壮时，“在逆境中喜乐”就是祂坚固你灵命的工作！

喜乐，既不是一种意识形态，也不是一种情绪感觉，喜乐是一股真实的力量，是魔鬼用任何方法都无法与之抗衡的力量。那么，现在就把你的忧虑向你对上帝的信心屈服，让你因靠上帝而得的喜乐击败你的沮丧。

喜乐，是圣灵所结的果子（加拉太5:22-23）。作为基督徒，喜乐本已住在你里面了，不过你还要让它不断地成长起来，就是要承认喜乐并靠着它生活，那么你就能够享受到喜乐的力量了。

无论今天你面对何种境况，你都应该充满喜乐。在灵命上，你可以在主里强壮起来，你可以靠着你里面圣灵的供给而战胜一切困境！

喜乐起来吧！

研经：诗篇18:28-50

Joy of the LORD

"The joy of the Lord is your strength." (Nehemiah 8:10)

Shalom Brothers and Sisters,

Joy. It's not a warm, happy feeling you're supposed  to have now and then when things are going well. It's much more than that. Joy is one of the most powerful spiritual forces in the world.

Look again at Nehemiah 8:10 and I'll show you why. If you were to diagram that scripture and remove the phrase, "of the LORD," you would find what it's truly saying is this: Joy is strength. The two are interchangeable.

That's what makes joy so crucial. You can't live a life of faith without being strong in the LORD--and when GOD wants to make you strong, joy is what HE uses to do the job!

Joy is not just a state of mind. It is not a fleeting emotion. Joy is a very real force, and the devil doesn't have anything that can stand up against it. Just as fear has to yield to faith, discouragement has to yield to joy.

Since joy is one of the fruits of the HOLY SPIRIT, you already have it residing within you. But you must develop it, confess it, and live by it if you want to enjoy its power.

Whatever circumstances you are facing today, you can be full of joy. You can be strong in the Lord. You can draw on the supply of the HOLY SPIRIT within you and come out on top.

Rejoice!

Scripture Study: Psalm 18:28-50

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按所行的受报

平安弟兄姊妹们！

贯穿整本圣经，上帝承诺那些有神性的人特别的赏赐，因为他们对上帝的顺从。例如，我们都知道未来的国度，就是基督再来之时，上帝将按照每个人所行的报应各人：“人子要在祂父的荣耀里同着众使者降临。那时候，祂要照各人的行为报应各人”（马太福音16:27重点强调）。“看哪，我必快来。赏罚在我，要照各人所行的报应他”（启示录22:12重点强调）。

对于报应和赏赐，主耶稣说报应不仅包括一般的报应，那些得救的和没得救的还会受到各自的报应，就如去天国或下地狱。所承诺的赏赐，也以个人所行的为根据而有所不同，保罗写道：栽种的和浇灌的都是一样，但将来各人要照自己的工夫得自己的赏赐（哥林多前书3:8重点强调）。

我们将来的赏赐会以我们各自的工夫为基础，也兼顾每个人特别的天赋、才干和机遇因素。例如，主耶稣对才干就有清楚的比喻（马太福音25:14 -18：天国又好比一个人要往外国去，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们，按着各人的才干给他们银子：一个给了五千，一个给了二千，一个给了一千。就往外国去了。那领五千的随即拿去做买卖，另外赚了五千。那领二千的也照样另赚了二千。但那领一千的去掘开地，把主人的银子埋藏了。  

19-20：过了许久，那些仆人的主人来了和他们算帐。那领五千银子的又带着那另外的五千来，说：“主啊，你交给我五千银子。请看，我又赚了五千。”主人说：“好，你这又良善又忠心的仆人，你在不多的事上有忠心，我要把许多事派你管理；可以进来享受你主人的快乐。”

22-23： 那领二千的也来说：“主啊，你交给我二千银子。请看，我又赚了二千。”主人说：“好，你这又良善又忠心的仆人。你在不多的事上有忠心，我要把许多事派你管理；可以进来享受你主人的快乐。”

24-27： 那领一千的也来说：“主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，没有种的地方要收割，没有散的地方要聚敛，我就害怕，去把你的一千银子埋藏在地里。请看，你的原银子在这里。” 主人回答说：“你这又恶又懒的仆人，你既知道我没有种的地方要收割，没有散的地方要聚敛，就当把我的银子放给兑换银钱的人，到我来的时候，可以连本带利收回。

28-30：夺过他这一千来，给那有一万的。因为凡有的，还要加给他，叫他有余。没有的，连他所有的也要夺过来。把这无用的仆人丢在外面黑暗里，在那里必要哀哭切齿了。 ”）

上帝期望从那些多给的人，能够收回更多。主耶稣说：“因为多给谁，就向谁多取。”（路加福音12:48）

Repayment According to Deeds

Shalom Brothers and Sisters,

Repayment According to Deeds

Throughout Scripture, the godly are promised special rewards for their obedience. For examples, we know that in the future kingdom at CHRIST’s return, GOD is going to repay every one according to our deeds:

For the SON of MAN is going to come in the glory of HIS FATHER with HIS angels; and will then recompense every man according to his deeds (Matt. 16: 27 emphasis added).

Behold, I am coming quickly, and MY reward is with ME, to render to every man according to what he has done (Rev. 22: 12, emphasis added).

The recompense and rewards of which JESUS spoke not only include general repayments that all the saved or unsaved shall mutually share, such as heaven or hell. The promised repayments also include specific and individual rewards based upon each person’s individual deeds. Paul, writing of his and Apollo’s ministries, stated,

Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor (1 Cor. 3: 8, emphasis added).

Our future rewards will be based on our own works, taking into consideration our particular gifts, talents, and opportunities. JESUS’ parable of the Talents makes this ever so clear (Matt. 25: 14-30

The Parable of the Bags of Gold

14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

19 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’

21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

22 “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’

23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’

26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

28 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’).

GOD expects more from those HE’s given more. JESUS said, “From everyone who has been given much shall much be required” (Luke 12:48).

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撒种之人所撒的就是道

撒种之人所撒的，就是道（马可福音4:14）

亲爱的弟兄姊妹们，现在、就是此时此刻，你隐藏了在你之内的一个无价之宝，一个能够改变世界的珍宝。这个珍宝能够改变一个人永恒的命运，能够把他从地狱里拯救出来，带他进入天国而得到永生；这个珍宝能够把一个人的贫乏转变为富足、把他的疾病转变为健康、把他的忧伤转变为喜乐。

在你之内的珍宝，就是上帝全能的话语。不要隐藏你里面的珍宝，你要把他播撒在你每一个所到之处，把他播撒在你所遇到的每一个人的心里，你要抓住每一个能够与人分享上帝话语的机会！

也许你会说：“可是，我不知道该怎么做！”

那么开始学习吧，让这三步来引导你。

第一步：作出决定。就在今天，你要下定决心：无论在什么情况下，你都要与别人分享上帝的话语！现在就立定这样的心志，这是重要的关键，并且把它交托上帝。一旦你这样做了，你会发现接下来的工作很容易。

第二步：自己做好准备。在每一天里，把时间多多用在默想上帝的话语上，并且允许圣灵掌管你，因为这会使你帮助别人的事工变得更加容易，你会敏锐地感受到圣灵的同在，能够听到祂的声音，祂会帮助你懂得在什么境况中该说什么话。

第三步：持守信心。当你与别人分享上帝的话语时，你要坚定地相信，上帝必会使祂的话语有结果，上帝的话语决不会无效而返---即使你看到他们好像对你说的不感兴趣、即使上帝的话语好像对他们没有作用，但是你仍然要对上帝的话语有决对地信心。你要有信心，相信上帝的话语在他们里面必是有生命的，必会在他们里面运作、转变他们。

现在，你还要隐藏在你里面的、能够改变世界的珍宝吗？如果你的回答是否定的，那么就在今天，你要做你该做的了。

研经：哥林多后书4:1-7

4:1 我们既然蒙怜悯受了这职分，就不丧胆。  

4:2 乃将那些暗昧可耻的事弃绝了，不行诡诈、不谬讲　神的道理，只将真理表明出来，好在　神面前把自己荐与各人的良心。  

4:3 如果我们的福音蒙蔽，就是蒙蔽在灭亡的人身上。  

4:4 此等不信之人被这世界的神弄瞎了心眼，不叫基督荣耀福音的光照着他们，基督本是　神的像。  

4:5 我们原不是传自己，乃是传基督耶稣为主，并且自己因耶稣作你们的仆人。  

4:6 那吩咐光从黑暗里照出来的　神，已经照在我们心里，叫我们得知　神荣耀的光显在耶稣基督的面上。  

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。  

The sower soweth the WORD

"The sower soweth the WORD." (Mark 4:14)

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Right now, at this very moment, you have hidden within you a treasure that can change the world. A treasure that can change a man's eternal destiny, that can take him to heaven and save him from hell. A treasure that can turn a person's poverty into prosperity, his sickness into health, his sorrow into joy.

You have within you the all-powerful WORD of GOD.

Don't keep it to yourself. Plant it wherever you go! Sow it into the hearts of those you meet. Share it at every opportunity.

"But I don't know how!" you may say.

Then start learning. Let these three steps help guide the way.

One: Make a decision. Make up your mind and heart today that you are going to share the WORD with others no matter what! Determine right now that it's the most important thing you'll ever do. Commit to it. Once you've done that, you'll find the rest is easy.

Two: Prepare yourself. Spend time meditating in the WORD each day. Allow the HOLY SPIRIT to minister to you. That will make it easy for you to minister to others. You'll be sensitive to the HOLY SPIRIT and be able to hear HIS voice. HE'll help you know what to say in each situation.

Three: Stay in faith. Once you've shared the WORD with someone, trust GOD for the results. The WORD of GOD does not return void. Even if they seem indifferent to you, even if it appears the WORD had no effect, keep believing. Your faith will keep that WORD alive inside them, and eventually, it will do its transforming work.

You have hidden within you a treasure that can change the world. What are you going to do with it today?

Scripture Study: 2 Corinthians 4:1-7

4:1 Therefore, since through GOD's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.

4:2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of GOD. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of GOD.

4:3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of GOD.

4:5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

4:6 For GOD, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of GOD in the face of Christ.

4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from GOD and not from us.