Daily Devotion - Jan 22 - ¼}¦w¼w¯P¨C¤éÆF­× God's Best Secrets by Andrew Murray

慕安德烈每日靈修 God's Best Secrets by Andrew Murray

禱告的靈

經文: 「鑒察人心的，曉得聖靈的意思，因為聖靈照著上帝的旨意替聖徒祈求。」（羅馬書八：27）

禱告不是我們的工作，乃是上帝以祂的大能，做工在我們心中，教導我們怎麼禱告。當我們想到這一點，我們的態度就會安靜地等候在上帝面前，尤其當我們軟弱到不知如何禱告時，聖靈更用說不出來的歎息為我們代禱。

這是多麼棒的想法！當我們覺得靈裡軟弱，禱告無力時，只要憑信心安靜來到主前，相信聖靈要親自來教導我們如何禱告。這不是我們的工作，乃是聖靈在我們心中的工作。我們想禱告的念頭，就證明上帝願意垂聽我們的禱告；上帝成全我們的祈求，就首先讓我們有為這些事禱告的意願，即使在我們軟弱時，聖靈也會幫補我們，為我們禱告。我們看到雅各與上帝摔跤的例子，似乎上帝要收回祂的祝福，事實上卻是要堅固雅各的信心，使他繼續勇往直前的祈禱。多麼棒的啟示！我們的禱告是由三一真神所開始，天父啟動我們想禱告的念頭，並供應我們一切所需要；聖子耶穌長久在天父面前代求，也教導我們如何奉祂的名禱告；聖靈則在暗中堅固我們軟弱的信心，叫我們能持續禱告。

我們提過真理的聖靈，常在我們心裡面尊崇耶穌；祂也是愛的靈，要將屬天的愛澆灌在我們心裡。如今我們又有禱告的靈，教導我們如何做一個禱告的人。感謝上帝祂賜下聖靈保惠師，住在我們心中，教我們如何禱告。

親愛的弟兄姐妹們，仔細傾聽聖靈的聲音，勿銷滅聖靈的感動，學習做個禱告的人，你將明白做個代禱勇士，是何等榮耀的呼召，向上帝大大張口吧，為教會、為弟兄姐妹，為眾人代禱吧！


THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER

Scripture: "The Spirit maketh intercession for the saints."—ROM. viii. 27.

"Prayer is not our work, but God's work, that He works within us by His almighty power." As we think of this, our attitude should be one of silent expectation that as we pray, the Holy Spirit may help our infirmities, and pray within us with groanings that cannot be uttered.
What a thought! When I feel how defective my prayer is, when I have no strength of my own, I may bow in silence before God in the confidence that His Holy Spirit will teach me to pray. The Spirit is the Spirit of prayer. It is not my work, but God's work in me. My very desire is a sign that God will hear me. When God would grant our requests, He first works the desire in our hearts, and the Spirit will perfect the work, even in our weakness. We see this in the story of Jacob. The same One Who wrestled with him, and seemed to withhold the blessing, was in reality strengthening him to continue and to prevail in prayer. What a wondrous thought! Prayer is the work of the Triune God: the Father, who wakens the desire, and will give all we need; the Son, who through His intercession, teaches us to pray in His Name; and the Holy Spirit, who in secret will strengthen our feeble desires.
We have spoken of the Spirit of truth who will glorify Christ in us, and of the Spirit of love, who will shed this love abroad in our hearts. And now we have the Spirit of prayer, through whom our life may be one of continual prayer. Thank God. The Spirit has been given from heaven to dwell in our hearts, and to teach us to pray.
Christian, listen to the leading of the Spirit. Obey His voice in all things. He will make you a man of prayer. You will then realize the glory of your calling as intercessor, asking great things of God for those around you, for the church, and for the whole heathen world.


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