本週屬靈操練 (7-8-2007)

精典詩歌欣賞——  信而順服

「耶和華喜悅燔祭和平安祭，豈如喜悅人聽從他的話呢？聽命勝於獻祭，順從勝於公羊的脂油。」（撒上十五：22）

只有因愛而住在神裏面的人，纔會將自己的福樂完全交在神的手中；如果你將自己的快樂交給神，是出於意志的能力，或畏懼，甚至為了「討祂喜悅」，這些動機太可怕了，太可憐了。只有「愛」能使一個人將意志降服於神。如果順服不是出於愛，那麼順服至終會變得很「無情」。─ 蓋恩夫人《靈命的歷境與危機》

詩歌介紹請參考—— 信而順從

〈副歌〉信而順服！因為除此以外，不能得耶穌喜愛，惟有信而順服。

Trust and Obey

1. When we walk with the Lord in the light of his word, what a glory he sheds on our way! 
	While we do his good will, he abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey.

Refrain: Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. 

2. Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share, but our toil he doth richly repay; 
	not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross, but is blest if we trust and obey. 
	
3. But we never can prove the delights of his love until all on the altar we lay; 
	for the favor he shows, for the joy he bestows, are for them who will trust and obey. 
	
4. Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at his feet, or we'll walk by his side in the way; 
	what he says we will do, where he sends we will go; never fear, only trust and obey. 	

禱告的操練———「你可以用Abba的稱呼向神禱告」

禱告乃是發動屬靈能力的接線，神的能力正如一個永不失靈，且源源不絕的電源一樣，我們何時需要電力的幫助，只要接上電源，能力立刻到來。只有藉著禱告，才能發動屬天的能力，叫神的旨意和榮耀得以展現在地上。禱告就是信徒對神信心的觸摸，正如那位血漏婦人對主的觸摸。
 

在主禱文裏，耶穌將我們帶入和天父一個無比親密的關係中，誠如主自己在世時用亞蘭文和神交談，祂常用 Abba 來稱呼神，翻出來就是「阿爸」，這個無比的特權祂也賜給一切屬祂的兒女。你也能用這個稱呼向神禱告。

（摘自大光「讀經日程——禱告篇」）

Inspiration, Exhortation, and Warning Concerning Prayer

Christ was in an agony at prayer (Luke 22:44). Many when they pray are rather in a lethargy, than in an agony. When they are about the world they are all fire; when they are at prayer, they are all ice. ——Thomas Watson

Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer. Most people consider the exercise a fatiguing ceremony, which they are justified in abridging as much as possible. Even those whose profession of fears lead them to pray, pray with such languor and wanderings of mind that their prayers, far from drawing down blessings, only increase their condemnation. ——Fenelon

The Western church has lost the prayer stamina of the mission churches in Asia, Africa, South America, Indonesia, and those of the underground church in many parts of the world. Yes, we are great organizers, but poor prayers. ——Paul E. Billheimer

讓我們學習這樣的禱告

    全能的神，萬物之主，你安排一切事物與機會，好彰顯你的恩慈與榮耀，將兇惡化為良善。我謙卑懇求你賜給我上頭來的智慧，使我可以敬仰你，愛慕你得道路與腳蹤，即使它深奧難測，不易探尋。求你教導我在凡事上順服你的安排，在一切人事與環境的變遷中仍能知足，在成功中懂得節制，在你的恩典中讀出責任，在敵對的人面前謙和、忍耐與柔順，能透過密雲看見一切，也等候主的安慰。求主幫助我殷勤盡責，堅定不移，使我裡面的靈剛強起來，奉耶穌基督我們主的名。阿們。 (戴祿1613~1667年)

    全能的神，求你在我們患難之時賜下赦罪的恩典，在幽暗的日子賜下盼望，在身體生病時能安靜且勇敢地信靠你。當我們的心低沉，靈沉重，連活著都成為重擔，厭煩快樂，抱怨陽光太光亮刺目，生命太喧鬧歡樂之時，懇求聖靈安慰師臨到我們，以致天上的恩光明徹照耀，我們的心又被恩典所救拔，不僅有勇氣，更有忍耐的盼望與不動搖的信心，在你的憐恤中始終懷著希望，而從死裡復生，進入永恆的年日。求恩主垂聽我們。奉我們主耶穌基督的名。阿們。（杜森）

 摘自 讓我們學習這樣的禱告

珠璣語錄——「你們要把下垂的手，發酸的腿挺起來  」

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