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今天早晨，也許因前一周的勞累疲乏，心情不高，靈修也有氣無力很勉強。 於是，知趣地放棄自己的努力，尋求神的帶領。
信箱裏有一封新的信函，這個信箱好像是我的Sack, 我去原文網址讀了作者這篇靈修文字的全文，看它能給我什麽感動。
這一篇說的是神的恩典，以耶穌的生命為代價白白賜給我們的恩典。我們收到這份恩典本來是自己不配得的， 可是神給了我們， 因為他樂意，這是他的心願。我們的心中因此有幸福和感謝，上帝的聖靈也在我們心中作工， 使我們原意去做符合他心願的事情。
貼上來也給那些似乎走到低穀的人們， 願神的愛與恩典讓我們走出低迷的困境，發出感謝讚美之聲。
Abounding Grace
By Roy Lessin, DaySpring co-founder and writer. September 15, 2010
http://roy.dayspring.com/2010/09/abounding-grace.html
God is able to make all grace abound toward you. 2 Corinthians 9:8 Grace.
What a wonderful word! The very sound of it brings health and healing, comfort and reassurance, encouragement and hope. What does this wonderful word mean to us who have trusted in Christ?
First of all, we need to understand what grace does not mean. It does not mean that God looks at us through rose colored glasses; that He turns His head away and hides His eyes whenever we sin; that He lets us do whatever we please, whenever we please, while assuring us that all is well. Grace is not a permission slip that lets us do our own thing or skip out on our responsibilities. Grace is not a free pass that allows us to break the rules or a “Get Out of Jail Free” card that allows us to escape correction. Grace is not a license to sin.
What is Grace? Here are some helpful and wonderful definitions that have been written and spoken through the years:
Grace is God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.
Grace is God’s unmerited favor.
Grace is God working in us the will and the desire to do the things that please Him.
Grace is receiving from God what we do not deserve, freely, without money or price.
Grace is God’s influence upon us resulting in happiness and thankfulness.
Grace is amazing!
I would like to share a few additional thoughts about the meaning of God’s grace upon our lives. Grace is like the poor finding a vast treasure, the hungry finding a banqueting table, the weak finding limitless strength, the thirsty finding an artesian well, the fearful finding great courage, the lost finding the way back home, the empty heart finding a reservoir of never-ending love.
When we come to Jesus in our brokenness, our emptiness, our unworthiness, our helplessness, and in our need, we are reassured by His promise that all who come to Him, He will not cast out—He receives us, embraces us, washes us, restores us, and pours out upon us His abounding grace. Recently, I have to come to understand God’s grace to mean this…Jesus Christ will be to me all that I cannot be; He will do for me all that I cannot do; He will work through me all He calls me to be and to do…not once in awhile, but always; He will give it, not in tiny measure, but abundantly, over and over again.
May the following words about grace by Annie J. Flint ring loudly in your heart today and penetrate deep within your
spirit…
He giveth more grace
He giveth more grace as our burdens grow greater,
He sendeth more strength as our labors increase;
To added afflictions He addeth His mercy,
To multiplied trials He multiplies peace.
When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources
Our Father’s full giving is only begun.
Fear not that thy need shall exceed His provision,
Our God ever yearns His resources to share;
Lean hard on the arm everlasting, availing;
The Father both thee and thy load will upbear.
His love has no limits, His grace has no measure,
His power no boundary known unto men;
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.
Grace for Every Moment
We believe in grace and the One who gives it.Moment by moment grace unfolds.
By the grace of God, I am what I am.I Corinthians 15:10
By Grace AloneAmazing Grace, how sweet the sound...Live courageously in the arms of grace.
又：讀了本文引證的兩條經文， 以及前後的經文， 很受鼓舞，
哥林多後書9章6/10節：
“少 種 的 少 收 ， 多 種 的 多 收 。 這 話 是 真 的 。各 人 要 隨 本 心 所 酌 定 的 。 不 要 作 難 ， 不 要 勉 強 ， 因 為 捐 得 樂 意 的 人 ， 是 神 所 喜 愛 的 。神 能 將 各 樣 的 恩 惠 ， 多 多 地 加 給 你 們 。 使 你 們 凡 事 常 常 充 足 ， 能 多 行 各 樣 善 事 。如 經 上 所 記 ， 他 施 舍 錢 財 ， 周 濟 貧 窮 。 他 的 仁 義 存 到 永 遠 。”
4章16/18節
“所 以 我 們 不 喪 膽 。 外 體 雖 然 毀 壞 ， 內 心 卻 一 天 新 似 一 天 。我 們 這 至 暫 至 輕 的 苦 楚 ， 要 為 我 們 成 就 極 重 無 比 永 遠 的 榮 耀 。原 來 我 們 不 是 顧 念 所 見 的 ， 乃 是 顧 念 所 不 見 的 。 因 為 所 見 的 是 暫 時 的 ， 所 不 見 的 是 永 遠 的 。”
哥林多前書15章10節
“然 而 我 今 日 成 了 何 等 人 ， 是 蒙 神 的 恩 才 成 的 。 並 且 他 所 賜 我 的 恩 ， 不 是 徒 然 的 。 我 比 眾 使 徒 格 外 勞 苦 。 這 原 不 是 我 ， 乃 是 神 的 恩 與 我 同 在。”
但願我們能夠勇敢活在神的恩典中。
信箱裏有一封新的信函，這個信箱好像是我的Sack, 我去原文網址讀了作者這篇靈修文字的全文，看它能給我什麽感動。
這一篇說的是神的恩典，以耶穌的生命為代價白白賜給我們的恩典。我們收到這份恩典本來是自己不配得的， 可是神給了我們， 因為他樂意，這是他的心願。我們的心中因此有幸福和感謝，上帝的聖靈也在我們心中作工， 使我們原意去做符合他心願的事情。
貼上來也給那些似乎走到低穀的人們， 願神的愛與恩典讓我們走出低迷的困境，發出感謝讚美之聲。
Abounding Grace
By Roy Lessin, DaySpring co-founder and writer. September 15, 2010
http://roy.dayspring.com/2010/09/abounding-grace.html
God is able to make all grace abound toward you. 2 Corinthians 9:8 Grace.
What a wonderful word! The very sound of it brings health and healing, comfort and reassurance, encouragement and hope. What does this wonderful word mean to us who have trusted in Christ?
First of all, we need to understand what grace does not mean. It does not mean that God looks at us through rose colored glasses; that He turns His head away and hides His eyes whenever we sin; that He lets us do whatever we please, whenever we please, while assuring us that all is well. Grace is not a permission slip that lets us do our own thing or skip out on our responsibilities. Grace is not a free pass that allows us to break the rules or a “Get Out of Jail Free” card that allows us to escape correction. Grace is not a license to sin.
What is Grace? Here are some helpful and wonderful definitions that have been written and spoken through the years:
Grace is God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.
Grace is God’s unmerited favor.
Grace is God working in us the will and the desire to do the things that please Him.
Grace is receiving from God what we do not deserve, freely, without money or price.
Grace is God’s influence upon us resulting in happiness and thankfulness.
Grace is amazing!
I would like to share a few additional thoughts about the meaning of God’s grace upon our lives. Grace is like the poor finding a vast treasure, the hungry finding a banqueting table, the weak finding limitless strength, the thirsty finding an artesian well, the fearful finding great courage, the lost finding the way back home, the empty heart finding a reservoir of never-ending love.
When we come to Jesus in our brokenness, our emptiness, our unworthiness, our helplessness, and in our need, we are reassured by His promise that all who come to Him, He will not cast out—He receives us, embraces us, washes us, restores us, and pours out upon us His abounding grace. Recently, I have to come to understand God’s grace to mean this…Jesus Christ will be to me all that I cannot be; He will do for me all that I cannot do; He will work through me all He calls me to be and to do…not once in awhile, but always; He will give it, not in tiny measure, but abundantly, over and over again.
May the following words about grace by Annie J. Flint ring loudly in your heart today and penetrate deep within your
spirit…
He giveth more grace
He giveth more grace as our burdens grow greater,
He sendeth more strength as our labors increase;
To added afflictions He addeth His mercy,
To multiplied trials He multiplies peace.
When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources
Our Father’s full giving is only begun.
Fear not that thy need shall exceed His provision,
Our God ever yearns His resources to share;
Lean hard on the arm everlasting, availing;
The Father both thee and thy load will upbear.
His love has no limits, His grace has no measure,
His power no boundary known unto men;
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.
Grace for Every Moment
We believe in grace and the One who gives it.Moment by moment grace unfolds.
By the grace of God, I am what I am.I Corinthians 15:10
By Grace AloneAmazing Grace, how sweet the sound...Live courageously in the arms of grace.
又：讀了本文引證的兩條經文， 以及前後的經文， 很受鼓舞，
哥林多後書9章6/10節：
“少 種 的 少 收 ， 多 種 的 多 收 。 這 話 是 真 的 。各 人 要 隨 本 心 所 酌 定 的 。 不 要 作 難 ， 不 要 勉 強 ， 因 為 捐 得 樂 意 的 人 ， 是 神 所 喜 愛 的 。神 能 將 各 樣 的 恩 惠 ， 多 多 地 加 給 你 們 。 使 你 們 凡 事 常 常 充 足 ， 能 多 行 各 樣 善 事 。如 經 上 所 記 ， 他 施 舍 錢 財 ， 周 濟 貧 窮 。 他 的 仁 義 存 到 永 遠 。”
4章16/18節
“所 以 我 們 不 喪 膽 。 外 體 雖 然 毀 壞 ， 內 心 卻 一 天 新 似 一 天 。我 們 這 至 暫 至 輕 的 苦 楚 ， 要 為 我 們 成 就 極 重 無 比 永 遠 的 榮 耀 。原 來 我 們 不 是 顧 念 所 見 的 ， 乃 是 顧 念 所 不 見 的 。 因 為 所 見 的 是 暫 時 的 ， 所 不 見 的 是 永 遠 的 。”
哥林多前書15章10節
“然 而 我 今 日 成 了 何 等 人 ， 是 蒙 神 的 恩 才 成 的 。 並 且 他 所 賜 我 的 恩 ， 不 是 徒 然 的 。 我 比 眾 使 徒 格 外 勞 苦 。 這 原 不 是 我 ， 乃 是 神 的 恩 與 我 同 在。”
但願我們能夠勇敢活在神的恩典中。
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苗青青
2010-09-21 02:18:17
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謝謝謙謙， 也祝你節日平安快樂！
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2010-09-20 19:11:38
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青青中秋節平安快樂！
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