Day 143
平安的能力
雷克-喬納 Rick Joyner
翻譯：Kate 2022.6.14
轉載/轉寄 請註明出處：國度禱告網

在主升天之前，祂給了一個奇妙的應許，正如我們在使徒行傳1:8中所讀到的：" 但聖靈降臨在你們身上，你們就必得著能力，並要在耶路撒冷、猶太全地，和撒瑪利亞，直到地極，作我的見證。"

我們靈魂的仇敵利用恐懼綑綁人，正如主利用信心使我們得自由一樣。通過加強恐怖主義，仇敵大膽地試圖讓整個世界處於恐懼的控制之下，讓我們因為恐懼而做出決定和採取行動。如果牠能成功，國家和人民團體之間就會出現更多的分裂，世上也會因此釋放出更多的死亡。與此相對應的能力是神的平安。上帝的平安是即將到來的時代的主要能力之一。那個時代將由來自耶路撒冷的平安之君統治，耶路撒冷意味著 "平安之城"。

正如今天的耶路撒冷是世界上最暴力、最充滿紛爭、最爭鬥的城市之一，它是人類目前狀況的晴雨錶。然而，基督徒得到了一個比世界上任何其他哲學或宗教都要偉大的盼望。一個新紀元即將到來，它比新紀元運動所宣傳的任何烏托邦都要偉大得多。耶穌將回來統治世界，世界將再次獲得平安，甚至獅子和羔羊也將一起躺臥。現在生活在這種平安中是我們的呼召和命定。

神的平安是聖靈的重要果實，它將其他果實連在一起。這就是為什麼仇敵的每一次攻擊幾乎都是為了偷走我們的平安。撒旦知道如果牠能奪走我們的平安，我們將很快失去耐心、愛心、信心等等。這就是為什麼《腓立比書》4:7告訴我們："神所賜、出人意外的平安必在基督耶穌裡保守你們的心懷意念。" 只要我們住在神的平安裡，我們的心和思想就會留在基督耶穌裡。

因為我們正經歷著世界範圍內對我們平安的攻擊，我們必須加強我們的決心，不僅要在心中保持上帝的平安，而且要在平安中成長，並將其傳播到世界各地。每當我們被那些會導致我們恐懼和擔憂的環境襲擊時，如果我們決定不屈服於恐懼或擔憂，而是相信主，我們就會在平安中成長。每當我們在走向動盪的世界時，住在神不可震動的平安中，我們就會傳播平安。

我們現在就可以在未來時代的能力中行走，因為我們住在那位要在未來時代統治的人裡面。這就是我們成為祂的見證人的方式，不僅僅是通過我們關於國度的話語，而且還通過生活中展示國度。正如希伯來書12:28所提醒的："所以我們既得了不能震動的國，就當感恩，照神所喜悅的，用虔誠、敬畏的心事奉神。"

這個所喜悅的事奉是什麼？就是對王的順服。這一點我們只有在日復一日地住在祂裡面時才能知道。如果我們知道我們在執行祂的旨意，在順從祂的生活中，我們就會在這種生活中擁有不可震動的信心和膽量，這種信心和膽量是由祂的愛和平安來調節的。如果我們住在坐在一切統治、權柄和治理之上的萬王之王裡，祂使萬事互相效力，使那些愛祂並按祂的旨意被召的人得益處，我們就會生活在不可震動的平安裡。

正如羅馬書8:6所告訴我們的，"體貼肉體的，就是死；體貼聖靈的，乃是生命、平安。"。住在神的平安中的一個關鍵是讓我們的心思放在聖靈上，而不是肉體上。正如羅馬書14:17-19所告訴我們的：

因為神的國不在乎吃喝，只在乎公義、和平，並聖靈中的喜樂。
在這幾樣上服事基督的，就為神所喜悅，又為人所稱許。
所以，我們務要追求和睦的事與彼此建立德行的事。

神的國度是公義、和平和喜樂，它們是按這個順序同在的。當我們行在公義中，也就是與神相合，順從祂，我們就能找到平安。當我們找到神的真正平安時，就會釋放出一種超越我們在這個世界上所能知道的任何其他喜樂。出於這個原因，我們應該追求那些能帶來平安的事情，並在這些事情上相互建立。我們應該尋求在我們所到之處播種平安。確定你不會讓恐懼或恐怖籠罩你的辦公室或職場，而是要讓它成為神的平安的堡壘。

如果我們住在主裡面，"......賜平安的神快要將撒但踐踏在你們腳下。願我主耶穌基督的恩常和你們同在！"（羅馬書16:20）。仇敵首先尋求竊取我們的平安，原因之一是牠知道如果我們走在神的平安中，就會在牠試圖表現自己的每一個方面粉碎牠。我們得勝的關鍵是走在神的平安裡。當我們走在神的平安中時，我們就走在即將到來的時代的基本能力中，我們為這種能力做見證。不要讓任何事物偷走你的平安。


The Power of Peace
Rick Joyner

Before the Lord ascended He gave a wonderful promise, as we read in Acts 1:8: "but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."

The enemy of our souls uses fear to keep people in bondage just as the Lord uses faith to set us free. By ratcheting up terrorism the enemy is boldly trying to get the whole world under the control of fear, to have us make decisions and take actions because of fear. If he can succeed, there will be even more division sown between nations and people groups, and more death released in the world because of it. The counter power to this is the peace of God. The peace of God is one of the primary powers of the age to come. That age is going to be ruled by the Prince of Peace from Jerusalem, which means the "city of peace."

Just as Jerusalem is today one of the most violent, strife-filled, and fought over cities in the world, it is a barometer of the present condition of humanity. However, Christians have been given a hope which is greater than any other philosophy or religion in the world. A new age is coming that is much greater than any utopia that the New Age Movement has promoted. Jesus is coming back to rule over the world which will again know such peace that even the lions and lambs will lie down together. It is our calling and destiny to live in that peace now.

The peace of God is the linchpin fruit of the Spirit that holds the others together. That is why almost every attack of the enemy is designed to steal our peace first. Satan knows if he can rob us of our peace we will quickly lose our patience, love, faith, and so on. That is why we are told in Philippians 4:7, "And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." As long as we abide in the peace of God, our hearts and minds will remain in Christ Jesus.

Because we are experiencing a worldwide assault on our peace, we must strengthen our resolve not only to maintain the peace of God in our hearts, but also to grow in peace and spread it around the world. Every time we are assaulted by circumstances that would cause us to fear and worry, if we determine not to submit to fear or worry, but rather trust in the Lord, we will grow in peace. We spread it every time we abide in the unshakable peace of God as we go forth into the world that is in such turmoil.

We can walk in the power of the age to come now by abiding in the One who is going to rule in the age to come. This is how we become His witnesses, not just by our words about the kingdom, but also by living lives that demonstrate the kingdom. As we are reminded in Hebrews 12:28, "Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe."

What is this acceptable service? It is obedience to the King. This we can only know as we abide in Him day-by-day. If we know we are doing His will, and living in obedience to Him, we will have an unshakable confidence and boldness in this life that is tempered with His love and peace. If we are abiding in the King of kings who sits above all rule, authority, and dominion, who causes all things to work together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose, we will live in an unshakable peace.

As we are told in Romans 8:6, "For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace." A key to abiding in the peace of God is having our mind set on the Spirit, not the flesh. As we are told in Romans 14:17-19:

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness
and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who in this way serves Christ
is acceptable to God and approved by men. So then let us pursue the things
which make for peace and the building up of one another.

The kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy, and they are found in that order. When we walk in righteousness, which is to be right with God and obeying Him, we find peace. When we find the true peace of God, it releases a joy that is beyond any other that we can know in this world. For this reason, we should pursue the things that make for peace, and to build up one another in them. We should seek to sow peace everywhere we go. Determine that you are not going to let fear or terror overtake your office or workplace, but that you are going to make it a fortress for the peace of God.

If we are abiding in the Lord, "...the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet" (Romans 16:20). One of the reasons the enemy seeks to steal our peace first is because he knows if we walk in the peace of God it will crush him in every way that he tries to manifest himself. The key to our victory is walking in the peace of God. When we walk in the peace of God, we are walking in a fundamental power of the age to come, and we bear witness of that power. Don't let anything steal your peace.