現在不要放手
作者：金-波特 KIM POTTER
來源：以利亞名單
日期：2023.12.31
翻譯：Kate
轉載/轉寄 請註明出處：國度禱告網

我們又到了一年的尾聲。這似乎是不可能的，然而我們在這裡。每年此時，許多人都會回顧前幾個月的情況，以及所做的禱告。每年這個時候，許多人都會決定（如果他們的禱告還沒有得到回應）:"今年不會發生；也許明年會發生。"

如果那是你，我今天想鼓勵你。這還沒有結束。我想提醒你，神在一天之內改變了事情。

在一天之內

這天，約瑟還被關在監獄裡；第二天，他成了埃及宰相，他和他的家人得到了恢復。這個人不僅使他的家人免於饑餓，而且在饑荒中拯救了整個國家。

這天，大衛還在逃命，吃他能找到的東西。他的敵人在他後面緊追不捨。第二天，他成了國王，住在宮殿裡，正如上帝所應許的那樣。他的敵人都消失了。

這天亞伯拉罕和撒拉沒有孩子，第二天她就懷上了一個應許的嬰兒。

這天，門徒們充滿了恐懼，躲在門後。第二天，他們被聖靈的力量所充滿，四處傳道、教導和行神蹟。

我們一次又一次地看到神如何在一天之內為祂的子民改變一切。讓我再與你分享一個。

"以利沙說：你們要聽耶和華的話，耶和華如此說：明日約到這時候，在撒瑪利亞城門口，一細亞細麵要賣銀一舍客勒，二細亞大麥也要賣銀一舍客勒。有一個攙扶王的軍長對神人說：即便耶和華使天開了窗戶，也不能有這事。以利沙說：你必親眼看見，卻不得吃。" （王下7:1-2）

聖經繼續說："這話果然應驗......"（第20節）。誰是唯一沒有看到這奇妙的事情發生的人？就是那個不相信它能發生的人。

我相信上帝能在一天之內為祂的子民改變一切。我相信祂是同一個神，昨天和今天都是。祂沒有也不會改變。今年即將結束的事實是不相關的。等候並不能否定永生神的話語。

"神非人，必不致說謊，也非人子，必不致後悔。他說話豈不照著行呢？他發言豈不要成就呢？（民數記23:19）

不要放手！

今天，你是否抓住了一個應許？現在不要放手。拒絕做一個不相信上帝仍然可以在一天內改變事情的人。

"你們必須忍耐，使你們行完了神的旨意，就可以得著所應許的。因為還有一點點時候，那要來的就來，並不遲延；"（希伯來書10:35-36）

堅守神的應許。不要動搖。這一年還沒有結束。往往在體育賽事的最後幾秒鐘，比賽才會最終獲勝。願我們也是如此。

在2022年的這最後 "幾秒鐘 "裡，願我們在活人的土地上看到神的仁慈。願我們看到主的恩手為我們工作。願我們看到祂對我們的應許在一天內實現。現在不要放手。

 

DON'T LET GO NOW
KIM POTTER, DAYTON, TN

Here we are...at the end of another year. It seems impossible, yet here we are. This is the time of year when many look back over the previous months and the prayers they have been praying. It's the time of year when many decide (if their prayers haven't been answered yet), "It won't happen this year; maybe next year."

If that's you, I want to encourage you today. It's not over yet. I want to remind you of the times God changed things in a day.

IN ONE DAY

One day Joseph was in prison; the next day he was second in command. Consequently, he and his family were restored. This man not only saved his family from hunger but saved an entire nation during famine.

One day David was running for his life, eating whatever he could find. His enemy was hot on his trail. The next day he was a king living in a palace, just as God promised. His enemies were all gone.

One day Abraham and Sarah were childless, the next day she was pregnant with a baby of promise.

One day the disciples were filled with fear, hiding behind closed doors. The following day they were filled with the power of the Holy Spirit and went about preaching, teaching and performing miracles.

Time and time again we see how God changed things for His people in one day. Let me share one more with you:

"Then Elisha said, 'Hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the LORD: "Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria'." So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, 'Look, if the LORD would make windows in Heaven, could this thing be?'

"And he said, 'In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.'" (2 Kings 7:1-2, NKJV)

Scripture goes on to say, "And so it was fulfilled..." (verse 20). Who was the ONLY person who didn't see this wonderful thing come to pass? The one who didn't believe it could happen.

I believe God can change things for His people in a day. I believe He is the same God, yesterday and today. He has not and will not change. The fact that this year is coming to an end is irrelevant. Waiting does not negate the word of the living God.

"God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19. NKJV)

DON'T LET GO!

Today, are you holding onto a promise? Don't let go now. Refuse to be one who doesn't believe that God can still change things in a day.

"Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise." (Hebrews 10:35-36, NKJV)

Hold on to the promise of God. Do not waver. This year is not over yet. It's often in the last seconds of a sports event that the game is ultimately won. May it be so with us.

In these last 'seconds' of 2022, may we see the goodness of God in the land of the living. May we see the good hand of the Lord working on our behalf. May we see His promises to us fulfilled in a day. Don't let go now.