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4-18

Peace is my continual gift to you. It flows abundantly from my throne of grace. Just as the Israelites could not store up manna for the future but had to gather it daily, so it is with my peace. The day-by-day collecting of manna kept my people aware of their dependence on me. Similarly, I give you sufficient peace for the present when you come to me by prayer and petition with thanksgiving. If I gave you permanent peace, independent of my presence, you might fall into the trap of self-sufficiency. May that never be!

I have designed you to need me moment by moment. As your awareness of your neediness increases, so does your realization of my abundant sufficiency. I can meet every one of your needs without draining my resources at all. Approach my throne of grace with bold confidence, receiving my peace with a thankful heart.

平安是我不斷賜予你們的禮物，它從我的施恩寶座上豐盈地流淌。就像以色列人不能為未來儲存嗎哪，必須每天收集一樣，我的平安也是如此。日複一日地收集嗎哪，讓我的百姓意識到他們對我的依賴。同樣地，當你們通過禱告、懇求和感恩來到我麵前時，我會給你們足夠的平安來麵對當下。如果我給你們永久的平安，獨立於我的同在，你們可能會陷入自足的陷阱。願這永遠不會發生！

我設計你們需要時刻依賴我。隨著你們對自己需要的認識的增加，你們也會意識到我的豐盈。我可以滿足你們所有的需要，而不會用盡我的資源。帶著大膽的信心來到我的施恩寶座，以感恩的心接受我的平安。