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默想經文:(約伯記 5:19-22 和合本)
你六次遭難,他必救你;
就是七次,災禍也無法害你。
在饑荒中,他必救你脫離死亡;
在爭戰中,他必救你脫離刀劍的權力。
你必被隱藏,不受口舌之害;
災殃臨到,你也不懼怕。
你遇見災害饑饉,就必嬉笑;
地上的野獸,你也不懼怕。
把信心建立在祂的應許之上
我相信神給了我以上的經文部分來堅固你。讓我們仔細看看第一句:「你六次遭難,他必救你;就是七次,災禍也無法害你。」這節經文我已經讀了許多遍,但主使這句經文在我裡面成了活話,所以我將這新的領悟告訴你。我要特別對那些在保護的領域受到極大挫折的人講話。也許你經歷了一件非常艱難甚至悲慘的事,或者正在經歷一個非常具有挑戰性的情況。我想鼓勵你把信心建立在神的應許上,而不是你的經驗上。
神的話語說,在這個世上,我們會有苦難(見約翰福音16:33)。神在祂的話語中說祂要救我們脫離患難,這就告訴我們,我們會經歷患難。但是神想要我們知道,當我們越聽到人傳講詩篇91篇,我們越引用這篇詩篇,並且每天提醒自己主的保護,我們的信心就會越在祂的保護裡增長。
信心來自「聽道,聽道是從基督的話語而來」(羅馬書10:17,新譯本)。我們聽道越多,我們就越有信心!我們越是宣告和做出保護的禱告,我們就越能在它的祝福中前行。這就是這本書的目的,就是要讓你被主對你生命的保護的應許所充滿,直到你的信心堅固、滿溢。
我親愛的讀者,從困境中解脫是奇妙的,但有一個應許更偉大,那就是你身處在「邪惡無法傷害你」的地方。這是我對你和你所愛的人的禱告。當我們身處在危險的時候,我們有全能的神保護我們。願我們都能在這末世,得到主保護的啟示。然而我們當中還沒有一個人,包括我自己,已經到達那裡,我們都還在這趟信心的旅程中,在神保護我們的應許中行走。讓我們感謝主把我們從所有的困境中拯救出來,因為我們仍然相信,我們將來到一個沒有然和邪惡能傷害我們和我們所愛的人的地方!
Meditate on: (Job 5:19-22 KJV)
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Build Your Faith Upon His Promises
I believe the Lord gave me the above portion of Scripture to strengthen you. Let's take a closer look at the first verse: "He shall deliver you in six troubles, yes, in seven no evil shall touch you." Now, I have read this verse a number of times before, but the Lord quickened this Scripture in me, so let me share this fresh insight with you. I want to specially address those who have been greatly discouraged in the area of protection. Perhaps you have experienced a very difficult or even tragic event, or are going through a very challenging situation right now. Can I encourage you to build your faith upon His promises and not upon your experiences?
The Word of God says that in this world, we will have trouble (see John 16:33). The fact that God declares in His Word that He will deliver us from troubles tells us that we will experience troubles. But God wants us to know that the more we hear preaching on Psalm 91, the more we quote it and remind ourselves of the Lord's protection daily, the more our faith in His protection will grow.
Faith comes from "hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ" (Rom. 10:17, NASB). The more we hear, the more we believe! The more we claim and pray the prayer of protection, the more we will walk in its blessings. That is the intention of this book—to saturate you with the hearing and hearing of the Lord's protection promises for your life until your faith is robust and overflowing.
My dear reader, deliverance from trouble is fantastic, but there is a promise that is even greater, and that is when you are at that place where "no evil shall touch you." That's my prayer for you and your loved ones. While we live in dangerous times, we have an almighty God who watches over us. May we all increase and have a progressive revelation of the Lord's protection in these last days. While none of us, myself included, are there yet, we are on a journey of faith, of walking fully in the promises of God's protection. Let's give thanks to the Lord for His deliverance from all our troubles as we continue to believe we will come to the place where no evil will touch our loved ones and us!