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第四天：2011年10月1日(Tishrei 3, 5772)  

成功！

閱讀：    詩篇139:17-18 詩篇1:3 約翰福音1:42 馬太福音16:18

約沙法尋求神的幫助並且成功地完成他的事，而神也同樣希望我們每個人都能成功。祂創造我們不是成為悲哀、慘遭失敗的，雖然這並不表示我們不會經歷失敗，而是我們並不是受造要去失敗，詩篇一三九篇17-18節：「神啊，祢的意念向我何等寶貴！其數何等眾多！我若數點，比海沙更多；我睡醒的時候，仍和祢同在。」

神的寶貴意念不只是向著大衛，就是寫這詩篇的作者，這些意念也是向著我們所有每一位。有一部分神對我們生命救贖的計畫，就是看見凡我們所需要的我們都能得到，這是為了完成祂對我們的旨意，而那些旨意包含我們的成功。

成功的定義是「變好或實現目標」，那代表興旺、昌盛或繁榮。成功是神對我們生命的旨意，詩篇一章3節說敬虔的人：「要像一棵樹栽在溪水旁，按時候結果子，葉子也不枯乾。凡他所做的盡都順利。」有一部分是屬靈的與屬肉體的，就是神為祂兒女所存留的，當我們在學習屬於我們的部分時，神會將我們推向成功，而我們會在與祂同行的路上成功。

這與彼得的情形一樣，當耶穌第一次看到彼得時，祂不只看見一個漁夫，而是看見在上帝國度中帶著一個崇高目標的男人，「於是西門彼得的兄弟安得烈…，領他(彼得)去見耶穌。耶穌看著他，說：你是約翰的兒子西門，你要稱為磯法。(磯法翻出來就是彼得。)」(約翰福音1:42)

彼得這名字就是磐石的意思，雖然彼得還不是門徒時有他的高低起伏，甚至在耶穌受難時三次否認主，而就在主復活後，主對彼得說：「我還告訴你，你是彼得，我要把我的教會建造在這磐石上；陰間的權柄(權柄：原文是門)，不能勝過他。」(馬太福音16:18)，所以這就是彼得，他成為偉大的門徒、傳揚神的福音，並且最後為基督的緣故而犧牲生命。

儘管彼得在剛遇見主時並沒有特別突出，但主耶穌看見在他裡面有一個偉大的命定，我認為主耶穌看到這個年輕門徒的未來，是一條崎嶇不平的路。即便如此，祂定出一個方向來引導彼得去超越、到達的境界，是在上帝的國度中成為一個非常成功的公民，而這個人就是主所說的，祂的教會要建造在這磐石上。

今天聖靈看我們，就如同主耶穌看彼得一樣，要達到我們最高的國度潛力，無論我們處在生命何種光景，或是我們如何感到自己是多麼地微不足道，然而聖靈能預見我們成功地實現我們受造的命定，正如在彼得新名字的意義變得清晰前，主耶穌以他的新名字來叫他，所以聖靈在這個時刻呼召我們出來─作為命定與成功的兒女，即使我們似乎可能離這目標很遠。

具體而言，神希望我們成功：

1.  因著我們的生命不斷前進，使我們不會持續活在過去的痛苦與遺憾中。

2.  因著我們戰勝我們靈魂的仇敵，使我們能夠抵擋誘惑並奪回我們的產業。

3.  使我們行事有智慧、有謀略。

4.  在正確的季節提升我們到達新的境界。

5.  當我們在一切所行的道路上呼求祂時，祂會幫助我們完成所命定的人生目標。

身為神的兒女，本質上祂希望我們成功就像祂成功一樣！

Day 4 of 100 Days: Success! Read Ps. 139:17-18 Ps. 1:3 Jn. 1:42 Matt 16:18

Chuck Pierce 寫於 2011年10月1日 23:43

Jehoshaphat sought God and was successful in what he was to accomplish. God also longs for us to succeed-every one of us. He did not create us to be sad, defeated failures. Although that does not mean that we will never experience failure, it does mean we are not created to be failures. Read Psalms 139:17-18

God’s loving and precious thoughts were not only toward David, who wrote this psalm, but they are also toward each and every one of us. Part of God’s redemptive plan for our lives is to see that we gain whatever we need, whenever we need it, in order to accomplish His purposes for us. Those purposes include our success.

Success is defined as “turning out well or attaining a goal.” It means to flourish, to prosper or to thrive. Success is God’s will for our lives. Psalms 1:3 says, the godly person “shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.” There is a portion, both spiritual and physical, that God has set aside for each of Hid children. As we learn what our portion is, and God moves us toward it, we become successful in our walk with Him.

 Such was the case with Peter. When Jesus first laid eyes on Peter, He saw far more than a local fisherman; He saw a man with a high purpose in the kingdom of God. “Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, ‘You are Simon, the son of John-but you will be called Cephas {which means Peter}’” John 1:42

 The name Peter means Rock. Though Peter had his ups and downs while yet a disciple, and even denied Christ at the Crucifixion, it was after the Resurrection when the Lord said to Peter, “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (Matt. 16:18). And so it was that Peter became a great apostle, spreading the gospel and eventually giving his life for the cause of Christ.

 Even though Peter was nothing particularly special at the time of their meeting, Jesus saw in him a great destiny. I suppose that Jesus knew a bumpy road would lie ahead for the young disciple. Even so, He set a course to lead and guide Peter through to the place where he would become a highly successful citizen of the kingdom of God, upon whom the Lord said He would build His church.

 Today, the Holy Spirit sees us just as Jesus saw Peter-reaching our fullest Kingdom potential. No matter where we are in life, or how insignificant we may feel, the Holy Spirit can see ahead to the day when we are successfully fulfilling the destiny for which we have been created. Just as Jesus called Peter by his new name long before its meaning became clear, so the Holy Spirit calls out to us in this hour-as children of destiny and success, even though we may seem far from it.

Specifically, the Lord longs for us to succeed:

by moving our lives forward so we are not constantly living in the pain and regret of the past;

by causing us to prevail over the enemy of our souls so that we are able to resist temptation and reclaim our inheritance;

by causing us to act wisely and strategically;

by promoting us to new levels at the right season; and

by helping us to achieve our destined purposes when we cry out to Him along our paths.

In essence, as God’s children, He longs for us to succeed even as He succeeds!