Day 144
能力的正確理由
雷克-喬納 Rick Joyner
翻譯：Kate 2022.6.15
轉載/轉寄 請註明出處：國度禱告網
提摩太前書1:5告訴我們："但命令的總歸就是愛；這愛是從清潔的心和無虧的良心，無偽的信心生出來的。" 我們已經討論了我們對能力的需求，以成為全能神的見證。我們也必須明白，神是愛，沒有愛我們就不能成為祂的見證。我們生活的主要目標應該是聖靈的果子和能力。神的能力是祂愛的展現。
主醫治人不是為了顯示祂的能力，而是為了展示祂對人的愛的能力。如果祂想展現祂的能力，祂可以做更大的事，比如移山，或者像摩西一樣分開海洋。祂可以像約書亞一樣讓太陽停止轉動，甚至用星星在天空中寫下祂的名字。祂為愛的緣故使用能力。祂醫治人是因為祂愛他們，祂不希望他們生病。祂治病是因為醫治、救贖和恢復是祂的屬性，因為愛是祂的屬性。
正如討論過的，我們是主在地上的身體。祂想通過祂子民來做祂的工作。祂使用我們的方式不是當祂是無生命的想像中的物體，而是希望我們與祂合一。祂希望我們擁有祂的思想和心。祂希望我們能感受到祂對世人的感受。就像約翰-G-雷克一樣，當我們為世人禱告時，尋求感受祂對世人的感受是一種智慧。
主在一些最偉大的奇蹟中，如在水面上行走，只在少數人面前完成。祂本可以站在湖面上講道，但祂沒有。當祂行神蹟時，並不是為了引起世人的注意。祂這樣做是出於對天父的順服。我們一次又一次地讀到，祂被憐憫所觸摸，因為那是天父的感受。我們也必須學會被感動神的事物所感動。我們心想在最多人面前行最大的神蹟，但當我們成熟時，只是看著主幫助別人就會成為我們的獎賞。
最偉大的能力展示並不在於僅僅醫治世人，而是讓他們保持健康。當然，這並沒有為祂的能力提供那麼多的 "見證"，但這同樣是祂能力的展示，也許是祂的愛的更大展示。神的保護也不失為一個奇蹟。讓我們看到並承認祂在萬事上的作為，知道"各樣美善的恩賜和各樣全備的賞賜都是從上頭來的，從眾光之父那裡降下來的；在他並沒有改變，也沒有轉動的影兒。"（雅各書1:17）。
現在似乎通過教會釋放一股新能力。壯觀的神蹟正在發生。這一浪高過一浪，直到祂子民在祂所做的所有工作中行走，甚至更大的工作，如祂所應許的。然而，讓我們現在在心中決定，我們要追求愛。正如哥林多前書第13章告訴我們的，我們可以有移山的信心，有預言的最大恩賜，甚至可以殉道，但如果我們沒有愛，那就不算數了！這就是神。
神是全能的，但祂也是愛。當我們看到祂的能力在祂的教會中增長時，讓我們也確信我們的愛在增長。這不是一個非此即彼的情況。我們被鼓勵懇切地渴望屬靈的恩賜，同時也追求愛。我們必須同時做到。我們追求祂的恩賜是為了展示祂的愛。愛的能力是所有能力中最偉大的。
之前我們討論了我們如何被呼召在我們所到之處播種平安。我們應該在我們的家庭、工作、購物的地方等建立堅不可摧的神的平安堡壘。通過這樣做，我們正在擴展神的國度。現在讓我們把這與神的愛結合起來。平安不是被恐懼或激動所感動--愛是被同情心所感動。平安為神的工建造下基礎，但愛會工作。
Day 144
Power for the Right Reasons
Rick Joyner
As we are told in I Timothy 1:5, "But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith." We have discussed our need for power to be witnesses of the God who is all-powerful. We must also understand that God is love and we cannot be His witnesses without love. Our primary goals in life should be the fruit of the Spirit and power. The power of God is the demonstration of His love.
The Lord did not heal people to reveal His power, but to demonstrate the power of His love for them. If He had wanted to demonstrate His power He could have done much greater things, like moving mountains, or parting seas like Moses. He could have stopped the sun like Joshua, or even written His name across the sky with stars. He used His power for the sake of love. He healed people because He loved them, and He did not want them to be sick. He healed because healing, redemption, and restoration is His nature, because love is His nature.
As we have discussed, we are the Lord's body on the earth. He wants to do His works through His people. He does not just want to use us as He might an inanimate object, but He wants us to be in unity with Him. He wants us to have both His mind and His heart. He wants us to feel what He feels for people. Like John G. Lake, it is wisdom for us to seek to feel what He feels for people when we pray for them.
The Lord did some of His greatest miracles, like walking on the water, before only a handful of people. He could have preached His sermons standing on a lake, but He didn't. When He performed miracles it was not for the purpose of getting people's attention. He did it out of obedience to the Father. Over and over we read that He was moved by compassion because that is what the Father was feeling. We too must learn to be moved by what moves God. There is something in us that will want to do the greatest miracles in front of the most people, but when we are mature, just watching the Lord help others will be our reward.
Some of the greatest demonstrations of power are not found in merely healing people, but in keeping them well. Certainly this does not give as much of a "witness" to His power, but it is just as much a demonstration of His power, and maybe an even greater demonstration of His love. The protection of God is no less a miracle. Let us see and acknowledge His works in all things, knowing that "Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow" (James 1:17).
It seems that a new wave of power is now being released through the church. Spectacular miracles are taking place. This will increase in waves until His people are walking in all of the works that He did, and even greater works, just as He promised. However, let us settle in our hearts now that we are going to pursue love. As we are told in I Corinthians 13, we can have the faith to move mountains, have the greatest gifts of prophecy, and even die martyrs, but if we do not have love it will not count!
God is all-powerful, but He is also love. As we see His power growing in His church let us also be sure that our love is growing. It is not an either/or situation. We are encouraged to earnestly desire spiritual gifts as well as to pursue love. We must do both. We pursue His gifts in order to demonstrate His love. The power of love is the greatest power of all.
Previously we discussed how we are called to sow peace everywhere we go. We should be building impregnable fortresses of the peace of God in our homes, jobs, places where we shop, and so on. By doing this we are extending the kingdom of God. Now let us join this with the love of God. Peace is not being moved by fear or agitations—love is being moved by compassion. Peace builds a foundation for the work of God, but love does the work.
