第八十六天: 2011年12月22日(Kislev 26, 5772)
請讀:以弗所書第二章 使徒行傳15:9; 26:18加拉太書3:26 歌羅西書3:24
「看見神蹟!今天讓我們歡呼神真美好!」
來看神蹟將你推向一個更大的榮耀!我的妻子最近說了這個驚人的聲明:「期待神蹟是純真的特質之一,那是在這個充滿憤世嫉俗與絕望的世界中,所必須被培養與保護的。」神蹟與信心必須一起作工,信心與我們基督徒生活的每個部分都有關係,憑著信心我們領受救恩,「你們得救是本乎恩,也因著信;這並不是出於自己,乃是 神所賜的;也不是出於行為,免得有人自誇。」(以弗所書2:8-9);信心與我們成聖的經歷有關,「我差你到他們那裡去,要叫他們的眼睛得開,從黑暗中歸向光明,從撒但權下歸向神;又因信我,得蒙赦罪,和一切成聖的人同得基業。」(使徒行傳26:18);信心與我們潔淨的經歷有關,「又藉著信潔淨了他們的心,並不分他們我們。」(使徒行傳15:9);信心與我們稱義的經歷有關,「惟有不做工的,只信稱罪人為義的 神,他的信就算為義。」(羅馬書4:5)〔但是那信靠宣判罪人為無罪的上帝的人,上帝要因著他的信,而不是他的行為,使他跟自己有合宜的關係。(現代中文譯本)〕、「我們既因信稱義,就藉著我們的主耶穌基督得與 神相和。」(羅馬書5:1);信心與我們接納的經歷有關,「所以,你們因信基督耶穌都是 神的兒子。」(加拉太書3:26)、「因你們知道從主那裏必得著基業為賞賜;你們所事奉的乃是主基督。」(歌羅西書3:24)而所有這一切都取決於我們的信心。信道是從聽道來的,聽道是從基督的話來的,在聽道與建立信仰上,如果我們要看見我們的應許實現的話,我們必須時常進入一種信心的爭戰,在哈該書中,百姓開始堅強起來重建聖殿,但卻因為衝突擾亂而致分心與沮喪。
神蹟這個字與奇蹟的原則有關聯,只有神在天上能孕育出奇妙的事情,使我們在地上能看見什麼是真正的神蹟。神蹟是超自然的神聖力量彰顯在我們所居住的這個世界中,使神的同在與能力之特別啟示能顯現出來,從寶座上流出祂的能力,在我們地上的領域中釋放到我們裡面、並通過我們的時候,所有大自然的事物都會來效力,一旦神的大能釋放出來,祂就建立與保守祂的旨意、以及在世上人類血肉之軀的生命過程,而一個神蹟,或是祂的大能,就將永恆延伸到我們所居住、行走的環境中。
這個力量與「神的靈」有連結,因此「上帝的手指」有祂的工作:「主的靈在我身上,因為他用膏膏我,叫我傳福音給貧窮的人;差遣我報告:被擄的得釋放,瞎眼的得看見,叫那受壓制的得自由,」(路加福音4:18)、「我若靠著神的能力趕鬼,這就是神的國臨到你們了。」(路加福音11:20)、「彼得看見,就對百姓說:以色列人哪,為什麼把這事當作希奇呢﹖為什麼定睛看我們,以為我們憑自己的能力和虔誠使這人行走呢﹖」(使徒行傳3:12)。神蹟就是力量、偉大的工作、奇妙的工作、以及上帝力量的彰顯。祂使用祂的手指來磨塑、塗上顏色、並完成祂的目的,所以祂就像是生命的偉大陶匠!祂從一片混沌中創造出一個新次序,祂進入地球的自然法則,並且改變它們的行動方向。上帝的超自然手指,為我們重心安排了一個自然世界的樣子,而對那些有眼睛去看世界的人,這整個世界都充滿了奇蹟,自然界到處都充滿了令人驚奇的事物,但是我們必須尋找到這個使自然界如此奇妙的手指,並與上帝一起活著。
有一個更大的榮耀!要看見並且進入這個嶄新的境界,要擺上個季節所有會讓你退縮的挫折、幻滅與冷漠。如果上個季節的爭戰,使你無法完成任何的計畫、重新部署、以及「再次上升」,我們「錫安的榮耀」的敬拜團隊,實際收錄了CD專輯「再次上升」。(您可上網訂購 www.gloryofzion.org)
要告訴你的情感不要抓住過去的創傷,不要害怕你過去的痛苦會在嶄新境界中再度復發,要相信你以後的光景會比之前的更好。上來進入一個新的屬靈領域吧!要去超越!當我們在跨越時,一個新的恩膏就被釋放出來。讓創傷離開吧,並釋放出饒恕,開始用一種嶄新、活潑的方式敬拜,並與天使互動連結,要宣告新一波的聖靈將會擊中你,要宣告你在過去季節中所播種的將要開始倍增,並且你的倉房將會再度充滿有餘,而你也必須要辨識出那在你周遭攔阻生命河水湧流的靈界力量。
Day 86 of 100 Days: “See Miracles! Shout Today That God Is Good!” Read: Eph. 2; Acts 15:9; 26:18; Gal 3:26; Col. 3:24
See the miracles that are pressing you into a greater glory! My wife recently made this incredible statement: “Expecting the miraculous is one of the childlike characteristics that has to be cultivated and protected in a world full of cynicism and disappointment.” Miracles and faith must go hand in hand. Faith is related to every part of our Christian lives. By faith we receive salvation (Eph. 2:8–9). Faith is associated with our experiences of sanctification (Acts 26:18), purification (Acts 15:9), justification (Rom. 4:5; 5:1), and adoption (Gal. 3:26; Col. 3:24). All are dependent upon our faith. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. There is a war of faith to hear and stand that we must enter into at times if we are to see our promises manifest. In the Book of Haggai, the people began strong to rebuild but got distracted and discouraged from the warfare.
The word miracle is linked with the principle of wonder. Wonderful events only God can conceive in heaven for us to see on the earth are really what a miracle is about. A miracle is a supernatural manifestation of divine power in this atmospheric world that we live in, in which special revelations of the presence and power of God are displayed. All natural events become subservient and aid His power from the throne room as released in and through us here in the earth realm. Once His power is released, He establishes and preserves His will and the life processes of human flesh in the world. A miracle, or His power, extends eternity into the atmosphere where we live and walk.
This power aligns with the “the Spirit of the Lord” so the “the finger of God” can have His work (Luke 4:18; 11:20; cf. Acts 3:12). Miracles are powers, mighty works, wonderful works, and manifestations of the power of God. He uses His finger to touch, paint, and work His will like the mighty molder of life that He is! He creates a new order out of a mess. He enters the natural laws of Earth and redirects their actions. The supernatural finger of God rearranges what seems to us as a natural world. The whole world is filled with wonders to those who have eyes to see. The natural world everywhere is full of marvels, but we must look for the finger that makes the natural wondrous and alive with God.
There is a greater glory! See and enter into the new. Shake off all discouragement, disillusionment, and disinterest from the last season that have caused you to shrink back. If the war from the last season turned you away from pushing back completion of any project, regroup and “go up again.” Our worship team at Glory of Zion International actually recorded a CD entitled Go Up Again. (You can purchase this CD at www.gloryofzion.org.)
Tell your emotions not to hang on to past hurts. Do not be afraid that your last pain will recur again in the new. Believe that your latter can be greater than the former. Come UP into a NEW spiritual realm! GO BEYOND. A fresh anointing is being released as we cross over. Let go of trauma, and release forgiveness. Begin to worship in a new and fresh way, and interact with the angelic hosts. Decree that a new wave of the Holy Spirit will overtake you. Declare the seeds that you have sown in the past seasons will begin to multiply, and your storehouse will fill again. Recognize spiritual forces around you that have blocked the flow of the river of life.