慕安德烈每日靈修 God's Best Secrets by Andrew Murray
安靜時間
經文: 「天上寂靜約有二刻。另有一位天使拿著金香爐，來站在祭壇旁邊。有許多香賜給他，要和衆聖徒的祈禱一同獻在寶座前的金壇上。那香的煙和衆聖徒的祈禱，從天使的手中一同升到上帝面前。」（啓示錄八：1，3，4）�
天上有寂靜的時刻約半個鐘頭——是聖徒在上帝面前獻上馨香禱告之祭的時刻，之後天使才吹起號角。上帝的衆兒女更覺得有這樣的需要，就是暫離俗事的干擾，安靜的來到上帝面前有半小時的靈修，爲要親近上帝，支取今天工作所需的能力。�
<BR> 多少時候，我們聽到基督徒抱怨沒有時間，或是即使有時間來到上帝面前，卻覺得這段安靜的時刻索然無味，如同嚼蠟。許多老基督徒是屬靈的侏儒，永遠停頓在嬰孩吃奶的階段，因他們不知道與上帝之間活潑真實的溝通，正是靈性增長的祕訣！�
<BR> 耶穌說：「你要禱告在暗中的父。」若你願意順服照著去做，不要去想這半個鐘頭在上帝面前安靜的時間要怎麽渡過，只單單相信當你每天忠心地來到上帝面前安靜敬拜，上帝必要親自向你顯現祂自己。�
<BR> 若你覺得這樣安靜的時刻太空泛，不妨先讀一段聖經，讓上帝藉著聖經向你說話，然後謙卑地等候在祂腳前，祂將會在你心中做工。默想或讀出詩篇六十一、六十二，或六十三篇，然後開始禱告，爲你的家人，教會的弟兄姐妹，同事或朋友代求，別擔心時間會拖太長，要持續禱告下去，上帝必定會報答你；當然，首先你要先遇見上帝。�
<BR> 弟兄姐妹們，上帝渴望親近你，也樂意施恩與你，難道你捨不得花半個小時在上帝面前單獨與祂相處？若你堅持每天有這樣持續半小時在上帝面前安靜時刻，剛開始或許覺得很困難，但持之以�，你會發現這將成爲你一生莫大的祝福。�
<BR> 「我靈在上帝面前安靜。」�
<BR> 「我的心哪，你當默默無聲，專等候上帝，因爲我的盼望是從祂而來。」（詩篇六十二：5）
HALF AN HOUR SILENCE IN HEAVEN
Scripture: "And there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And another angel came and stood at the altar; and there was given unto him much incense that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God."—REV. viii 1, 3, 4.
There was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour —to bring the prayers of the saints before God, before the first angel souded his trumpet. And so ten thousands of God's children have felt the absolute need of silence and retire¬ment from the things of earth for half an hour, to present their prayers before God, and in fellowship with Him be strengthened for their daily work.
How often the complaint is heard that there is no time for prayer. And often the confession is made that, even if time could be found, one feels unable to spend the time in real intercourse with God. No one needs ask what it is that hinders growth in the spiritual life. The secret of strength can only be found in living intercourse with God.
O my brother, if you would only obey Christ when He says: "When thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret," and have the courage to be alone with God for half an hour. Do not think, I will not know how to spend the time. Just believe, that if you begin and are faithful, and bow in silence be¬fore God, He will reveal Himself to you.
If you need help, read some passage of Scripture, and let God's Word speak to you. Then bow in deepest humility before God, and wait on Him. He will work within you. Read Ps. Ixi., Ixii., or Ixiii., and speak the words out before God. Then begin to pray. Intercede for your own household and children, for the congregation, for the Church and minister, for schools and missions. Keep on, though the time may seem long. God will reward you. But above all, be sure you meet God.
Brother, God longs to bless you. Is it not worth the trouble to take half an hour alone with God? In heaven itself there was need for half an hour's silence to present the prayers of the saints before God. If you persevere, you may find that the half-hour that seems the most difficult in the whole day may at length become the most blessed in your whole life.
"My soul is silent unto God."
"My soul, be thou silent unto God; for my expectation is from Him" (Ps. Ixii. 1, 5).
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