於2011-12-26發佈

瞭解並認同神的公平
上週我分享到美西災難之後的缺水狀況會造成許多人喪亡,最終會成為全世界的災難。預備緊急能飲用的水成為所有信徒當做的事。在未來,能飲用的水將成為全世界最寶貴的商品。

上一次到美國西北部,在為那地區感受到可怕的悲傷過後幾天,神讓我看見那地區火山爆發與地震後,美國西北部和加拿大西部會成為世上其中一個地質最穩定美麗、適合居住的地方。我還在消化中,但我感到在地震後,此地區的基柱會以某種方式被建立為世上最穩定的地方。這也是希伯來書十二章的重點,神告訴我們每一件可以被震動的事都會被震動,好讓不能被震動的事長存。

我們也期待在西岸發生極大震動後,那地同樣也會成為全地屬靈最活絡之地。當這些事在這世代末了展開時,這些地區將會成為避難所。

這是我對加州所看見最清楚的事,總要心存盼望,是神使『萬事』互相效力,好叫祂的子民得益處。所有臨到之事都是為了祂子民的益處,在此我們不能失去盼望。末日將臨到世界的事,與臨到埃及的審判相似,是為了釋放神的子民得自由並審判埃及的假神。這些將臨到世界的事情是為了相同的理由。

即便如此,聖經告訴我們:『我們若是先分辨自己,就不至於受審。』(參考哥林多前書11:31)。在這些事情發生之前,我們應該禱告人們悔改,好讓他們不至於受審。因為會牽動全世界的經濟,就算是出於自私,我們都應當為美西禱告。全世界都會被那裡所發生的事深深感動。  
 
對我們所有人都有助益的一件事,就是尋求深入瞭解並認同神的公平與審判。基督徒對這些事膚淺與錯誤的瞭解會成為一個弱點,在要來的時候付上慘痛的代價。我們必須尋求在健全的聖經真理中來建立我們的信仰,而不是像多數人將他們的信仰建造在人為推理與理想主義上。當我們將信仰建造在健全的聖經真理上,就會協助引領我們進入神的公義,而祂的公義將引領我們進入平安與喜樂的真正源頭。

因為神的國不在乎吃喝,只在乎公義、和平,並聖靈中的喜樂』(羅馬書14:17)。

祂的國度快要來到,祂的旨意將行在地上如同在天上。倘若我們將生命建造在祂的國度上,我們現在就能活在天堂。我們有一個簡單的選擇─先求祂的國超乎萬事,還是繼續順著世界的靈而活。 

我今日呼天喚地向你作見證;我將生死禍福陳明在你面前,所以你要揀選生命,使你和你的後裔都得存活;且愛耶和華─你的神,聽從祂的話,專靠祂;因為祂是你的生命,你的日子長久也在乎祂。這樣,你就可以在耶和華向你列祖亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各起誓應許所賜的地上居住』(參考申命記30:19-20)。

 (摘自 喬納 word for the week, Week 49, 2011)


The Judgments of God, Part 12
Understanding and Agreeing with the Justice of God
Week 49, 2011

I shared last week that water shortages after the West Coast disasters would cause the loss of many people, which will ultimately be worldwide. Preparing emergency sources of drinkable water is something all believers should do. Drinkable water will be one of the most valuable commodities in the world in the future. 

When on my last visit to the Northwest, after days of feeling a terrible grief for the region, I was then shown that after the eruptions and earthquakes in that region, the Northwest U.S. and Western Canada would become one of the most geologically stable and beautiful places in the world to live. I’m still processing this, but I felt that somehow the pillars of the earth in this region would be set in such a way that this would be as stable as anywhere in the world after this. This is also the point of Hebrews 12 where we are told that everything that can be shaken will be shaken; it is so that the things which cannot be shaken will remain. 

We can also expect that after the great shaking comes to our West Coast that this region will likely be the most spiritually alive place on the planet. As things unfold at the end of this age, these regions will be a haven.

I have not seen anything more specific than this about the future of California. There is always hope, and God does cause “all things” to work for the good of His people. Whatever comes will be for the good of His people, and we cannot lose hope in that. The things that come upon the world at the end of this age are parallels to the judgments that came upon Egypt to set God’s people free and to judge the false gods of Egypt. These things are coming upon the world for these same reasons. 

Even so, we are told that “if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not have to be judged” (see I Corinthians 11:31). Until these things happen, we should pray for repentance so that they could be spared. Because of the link to the world economy, even if it is out of selfishness, we should be praying for our West Coast. The whole world will be touched by what happens there. 

One thing that would help us all would be to seek a deep understanding and agreement with God’s justice and His judgments. The shallow and sometimes wrong understanding of Christians about these is a weakness that will be increasingly costly in the times to come. We must seek to establish our beliefs on sound biblical truth instead of what most have built theirs on which is human reasoning and human idealism. When we establish them on sound biblical truth, they help lead us to God’s righteousness, and His righteousness will lead to the only true source of peace and joy that we can have.

"for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14:17).

His kingdom is coming and His will is going to be done on earth as it is in heaven. We can live in heaven now if we will build our lives on His kingdom. We have a simple choice—to seek His kingdom first above all things or to keep living according to the spirit of this world. 

 "I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him" (see Deuteronomy 30:19-20).