於2022-08-30發佈

 

Day 67
恐懼與愛
雷克-喬納 Rick Joyner
翻譯:Kate
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在《約翰福音》7:17中,主給了我們一個理解真理的最基本原則:"人若立志遵著他的旨意行,就必曉得這教訓或是出於神,或是我憑著自己說的。"。如果我們要認識真理,我們必須致力於活出這個真理。得救的人不是那些只知道十字架的真理,而是那些把十字架的真理應用到他們生活中的人。當這一真理應用於我們的生活時,我們就重生了,進入了與神聯合和順服的生活。正如詩篇25:12-13所說:

誰敬畏耶和華,耶和華必指示他當選擇的道路。
他必安然居住;他的後裔必承受地土。

如果我們要接受耶和華的指導和指示,或得到我們的產業,就必須敬畏耶和華。真理的目標不僅僅是讓我們知道道路,也是為了讓我們走在路上。如果沒有純潔神聖的敬畏主的堅固基礎,我們就會把自己的生命建立在知道真理但不去行的薄弱基礎上。因此,我們屬靈生活的真實性在我們的行為中顯露出來,當沒有人看時,當知道沒有人會發現時。我們在神面前暗中是誰,就是我們的身份。

正如下一節經文所說,敬畏耶和華並接受祂的教導的人,將長存於昌盛之中,他的後裔將繼承那地。這就是真正貴族的基礎。貴族的最初目的是在地球上種植公義的家庭,他們將一代又一代地公義下去。這些人也是土地所有者,因為義人要繼承土地。當然,每當有一代人不在敬畏耶和華的道路上行走時,這一點就會被歪曲。然而,在地上建立行走在敬畏主中的家庭仍然是我們的呼召,而且應該是每個基督徒的目標。當我們敬畏主中行走,並將此傳給我們的孩子時,我們的家庭就會昌盛,繼承土地,並成為地上的公義種子。

正如箴言22:1告訴我們的那樣,"美名勝過大財;恩寵強如金銀。" 那些敬畏主的人確定他們將建立因真理、榮譽、正直和真正的基督徒慈善而受到尊重的名聲。我們必須向我們的孩子傳授這樣的知識:真正敬畏主是我們最寶貴的財富,在生活中服務和順從主是最高的呼召。那些走在這條路上的人是真正的貴族。他們的名字不僅在地上被人所知,而且被寫在生命之書上。

首先的亞當有一個生活在完美世界的新婦,但卻選擇了犯罪。末後的亞當"耶穌",將有一個生活在最不完美的世界中的新婦,但她選擇了順服。這是我們的呼召,是一種成功,其產業將持續到永遠。



DAY 67
Fear and Love
Rick Joyner

In John 7:17, the Lord gives us a most basic principle for understanding truth, "If any man is willing to do His will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from Myself." If we are going to know the truth, we must be committed to living that truth. It is not those who just know the truth about the cross who are saved, but those who have had the truth of the cross applied to their lives. When this truth is applied to our lives, we are born again into a life of union and obedience to God. As we are told in Psalm 25:12-13:

Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way he should choose.
His soul will abide in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.

The fear of the Lord is required if we are to receive His guidance and instruction, or receive our inheritance. The goal of truth is not just so we can know the way, but also so that we will walk in the way. Without a solid foundation of the pure and holy fear of the Lord, we will build our lives on the weak foundation of knowing the truth but not doing it. Therefore, the true nature of our spiritual lives is revealed in the way we behave when no one is looking, and when know no one could find out. Who we are in secret before God is who we are.

As the next verse states, the one who fears the Lord and receives His instruction will abide in prosperity and His children will inherit the land. This is the foundation of the true nobility. The original purpose of the nobility was to plant righteous families in the earth who would be righteous generation after generation. These were also the land owners, because the righteous were to inherit the land. Of course, this was perverted whenever a generation did not walk in the fear of the Lord. However, to plant a family in the earth that walks in the fear of the Lord is still our calling, and should be the goal of every Christian. As we walk in the fear of the Lord, and pass this on to our children, our families will prosper, inherit the land, and be righteous seeds in the earth.

As we are told in Proverbs 22:1, "A good name is to be more desired than great riches, favor is better than silver and gold." Those who fear the Lord determine that they will establish a name that is esteemed for truth, honor, integrity, and true Christian charity. We must impart to our children the knowledge that the true fear of the Lord is our most valuable possession, and that to live our lives to serve and obey Him is the highest calling. Those who walk in this are the true nobility. Their names are not just known on the earth, they are written in the book of Life.

The first Adam had a bride who lived in a perfect world, yet chose to sin. The "last Adam," Jesus, will have a bride who lived in a most imperfect world, but chose to obey. This is our calling, and is a success whose treasure will last forever.