Daily Devotion - Jan 2 - ¥q¥¬¯u¨C¤éÆF­×(¤é) Morning by Morning

司布真每日靈修(日) Morning by Morning

一月二日

經文: 「你們要�切禱告。」(歌羅西書四：2)

世上有這麼多人談論禱告的事，你也許覺得這是很有意思的事：我們一翻開聖經，很快就讀到「那時人才開始求告耶和華的名。」（創四：26）；而當我們要合上聖經時，同聲祈禱的阿門聲又不絕於耳。類似的句子在聖經中不勝枚舉，例如與天使摔跤的雅各，一天禱告三次的但以理，全心仰賴上帝的大衛，在山頂的以利亞，在牢裡的保羅與西拉。聖經中有數不清的誡命與應許，這些究竟要教導我們什麼功課呢？豈不是禱告的重要性與必要性嗎？我們很清楚上帝的話語，一點一劃都不能廢掉，也深知上願意真實地住在我們生活中。祂曾多次多方提到禱告，可見禱告的地位多麼重要！而且禱告的需要是長久的，即使到了天堂，我們還是要不斷地祈禱。一個沒有禱告生的基督徒，是不正常的。若你是上帝的孩子，你一定會渴慕尋求天父的面，向祂說話。但願這新的一年，求上帝使我們更聖潔、謙卑、熱心愛主，且更有耐心，與上帝的關係更加密切，常與祂一起談心。同時也成為眾人的榜樣，不但上帝的榮美可藉我彰顯，週圍的人也可藉我得福。

Morning, January 2

Scripture: "Continue in prayer."(Colossians 4:2)

It is interesting to remark how large a portion of Sacred Writ is occupied with the subject of prayer, either in furnishing examples, enforcing precepts, or pronouncing promises. We scarcely open the Bible before we read, "Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord;" and just as we are about to close the volume, the "Amen" of an earnest supplication meets our ear. Instances are plentiful. Here we find a wrestling Jacob—there a Daniel who prayed three times a day—and a David who with all his heart called upon his God. On the mountain we see Elias; in the dungeon Paul and Silas. We have multitudes of commands, and myriads of promises. What does this teach us, but the sacred importance and necessity of prayer? We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in his Word, he intended to be conspicuous in our lives. If he has said much about prayer, it is because he knows we have much need of it. So deep are our necessities, that until we are in heaven we must not cease to pray. Dost thou want nothing? Then, I fear thou dost not know thy poverty. Hast thou no mercy to ask of God? Then, may the Lord's mercy show thee thy misery! A prayerless soul is a Christless soul. Prayer is the lisping of the believing infant, the shout of the fighting believer, the requiem of the dying saint falling asleep in Jesus. It is the breath, the watchword, the comfort, the strength, the honour of a Christian. If thou be a child of God, thou wilt seek thy Father's face, and live in thy Father's love. Pray that this year thou mayst be holy, humble, zealous, and patient; have closer communion with Christ, and enter oftener into the banqueting-house of his love. Pray that thou mayst be an example and a blessing unto others, and that thou mayst live more to the glory of thy Master. The motto for this year must be, "Continue in prayer."

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