Category: 260靈修

第三章

18 小子們哪，我們相愛，不要只在言語和舌頭上，總要在行為和誠實上。19 從此就知道我們是屬真理的，並且我們的心在　神面前可以安穩。 20 我們的心若責備我們，　神比我們的心大，一切事沒有不知道的。 21 親愛的弟兄啊，我們的心若不責備我們，就可以向　神坦然無懼了。 22 並且我們一切所求的，就從他得著；因為我們遵守他的命令，行他所喜悅的事。 23 　神的命令就是叫我們信他兒子耶穌基督的名，且照他所賜給我們的命令彼此相愛。 24 遵守　神命令的，就住在　神裏面，　神也住在他裏面。我們所以知道　神住在我們裏面是因他所賜給我們的聖靈。

 

默想：

1. 緩慢並且仔細地讀這段經文，細心咀嚼一下：為什麼「當我們愛別人的時候，我們就能夠不再受內心的責備（自我批評，21節）」？有什麼觸動我心的字句？
2. 我是否經常責備自己？是否經常自我批評，或是很難接受別人的稱讚或肯定？和神一起來思考這個問題，告訴祂我的情況與領受。
3. 為何約翰如此確認「愛別人」與「從自我批評中釋放」（我們的心不責備我們）兩者有關？思考這兩者有什麼關連（18-20，24）？
4. 今天，特別注意我對自己的批評，或是輕看別人對我的讚賞。將這些事記下來，花幾分鐘把今天所遇到與想到的和神交談。再回想約翰所寫有關愛人與愛己（不受自我批評的捆綁）的經文，感謝並接受神樂意賜下的「坦然無懼」的心（21節）。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Chapter3

¹⁸Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. ¹⁹This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence ²⁰whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.  ²¹Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God ²²and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. ²³And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. ²⁴Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

 

Meditation

1. Read this passage slowly and carefully.  Think: why can we cease to be controlled by the internal voice of self-criticism when we love others (v21)?
2. What role does self-criticism play in my life?  Do I constantly criticize myself or do I find it difficult to receive compliments or affirmation?  Explore this with God, and talk with Him about what I discover.
3. Why does John so firmly ties loving others and freedom from self-criticism?  Ponder this connection(18-20,24).
4. Pay special attention today to my self-criticism.  Jot these things down.  Then, talk to God about it.  Recall what John says about loving others and self-criticism, and ponder it some more.  Thank God and accept the “confidence before God” (v21).

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第二章

15 不要愛世界和世界上的事。人若愛世界，愛父的心就不在他裏面了。 16 因為，凡世界上的事，就像肉體的情慾、眼目的情慾，並今生的驕傲，都不是從父來的，乃是從世界來的。 17 這世界和其上的情慾都要過去，惟獨遵行　神旨意的，是永遠常存。

 

默想：

1. 這段經文中，「世界」是指背叛神的整個世俗化體系與觀點。約翰指出這個價值觀的本質深植於人自我滿足的自私慾望、對物質擁有的貪婪慾望、及個人的虛浮名聲地位的追求；這些理念與價值觀都是與神相對抗。
2. 我們很容易變得自我中心，被短暫的私慾、地位、財富的魅力所迷惑，而遠離神。那些堅持與神同走天路的，才是永存的。作者提醒我們必須選擇，因我們只能事奉一個主。
3. 將這首詩歌獻給主，凝視主的眼，慢慢地唱，每小段都停頓一下，聆聽主問我，「這真是你的心願嗎」？讓我也像彼得一樣回答主：「主啊！你知道，這是我的心願，一個很膚淺、微弱，卻真實的心願」。

我寧願有耶穌，勝得金錢，我寧屬耶穌，勝得財富無邊；
我寧願有耶穌，勝得華宇，願主釘痕手，引導我前途。

副歌：
勝過做君王，雖統治萬方，卻仍受罪惡捆綁；
我寧願有耶穌，勝得世界榮華，富貴，聲望。

我寧願有耶穌，勝得稱頌，我寧忠於主，成全祂的事工；
我寧願有耶穌，勝得名聲，願向主聖名，永赤膽忠誠。

恩主比百合花，更加美艷，遠比蜂房蜜，更加可口甘甜；
惟主能滿足我飢渴心靈，我寧願有主，跟隨祂引領。

（by Rhea F. Miller）

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 2

¹⁵Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. ¹⁷The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.

 

Meditation

1. The “world” in this passage refers to the value system and perceptions expressed in the culture of sinful human beings.  John pointed out the roots of every human society are in the selfish cravings of man, in the tendency to greedily desire the materialistic things he sees, and in man’s drive for self-importance.  Each of these is antagonistic to God.
2. It is easy to become self-centered and drawn away from God by the glamour of sensuality, status, and riches that will not last.  Those who remain on pilgrimage with God will live forever.  The author reminds us that we must choose; we can have only one master.
3. Use this hymn to express my desire for the Lord.  Look into the Lord’s eyes, sing slowly.  Pause at every sentence.  Listen to the Lord’s question: “Is this really your desire”?  Let my answer be similar to Peter’s, “Lord, you know, this is indeed my desire, though shallow, feeble, but it’s true”.

I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold; I’d rather be His than have riches untold;

I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands,  I’d rather be led by His nail pierced hand.

Than to be a king of a vast domain Or be held in sin’s dread sway,
I’d rather have Jesus than anything This world affords today.

I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause; I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause;
I’d rather have Jesus than world-wide fame, I’d rather be true to His holy name.

He’s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom; He’s sweeter than honey from out of the comb;
He’s all that my hungering spirit needs, I’d rather have Jesus and let Him lead.

(by Rhea F. Miller)

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

約翰一書

第一章

6 我們若說是與神相交，卻仍在黑暗裏行，就是說謊話，不行真理了。 7 我們若在光明中行，如同　神在光明中，就彼此相交，他兒子耶穌的血也洗淨我們一切的罪。 8 我們若說自己無罪，便是自欺，真理不在我們心裏了。 9 我們若認自己的罪，　神是信實的，是公義的，必要赦免我們的罪，洗淨我們一切的不義。 10 我們若說自己沒有犯過罪，便是以　神為說謊的，他的道也不在我們心裏了。

2:1我小子們哪，我將這些話寫給你們，是要叫你們不犯罪。若有人犯罪，在父那裏我們有一位中保，就是那義者耶穌基督。 2 他為我們的罪作了挽回祭，不是單為我們的罪，也是為普天下人的罪。

 

默想：

1. 認罪：把我們內心深處的軟弱不足，向神和可信賴的人傾訴，好讓我們經歷神的恩典和憐憫，得著祂樂意賜下的赦免和醫治。（生命陶造版聖經）
2. 神是光，我們必須進入神的光中，在光明中生活，才能與神、與弟兄姐妹相交。離開這個信仰群體、離開神的光的人，他們自稱是沒有罪；但真正的信徒卻非如此。我們必須承認我們犯罪，需要耶穌來赦免，並潔淨我們的罪；好讓我們繼續在光明中行走，“如同神在光明中”。
3. 禱告：我是否正在掙扎什麼罪？有什麼深層的捆綁尚未得釋放？我是否被罪咎所牽制而無法親近神？告訴神，安靜地坐在神面前，聆聽耶穌對我的回應。祂對我的心意是什麼？

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 1

⁶If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. ⁷But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

⁸If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. ⁹If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.

^2：1My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. ²He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

 

Meditation:

1. Confession: Sharing our deepest weaknesses and failures with God and trusted others, so that we may enter into God’s grace and mercy and experience His ready forgiveness and healing. (Spiritual Formation Bible)
2. God is light.  In order to be in fellowship with God and fellow believers, we need to enter into God’s light and to live accordingly.  Those who had left the fellowship claim they are without sin, but not the faithful.  We must admit that we do sin and need Jesus to forgive and cleanse us from sin so that we may continue walking in the light “as he himself is in the light”.
3. Pray: Am I struggling with some sin?  What deeper bondage is still not released?  Does my guilt hold me back from Jesus?  Talk to him about this.  Now sit silently, listen for Jesus’ response.  What is his desire for me?

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

 

第二十一章

15 他們吃完了早飯，耶穌對西門‧彼得說：「約翰（在馬太十六章十七節稱約拿）的兒子西門，你愛我比這些更深嗎？」彼得說：「主啊，是的，你知道我愛你。」耶穌對他說：「你餵養我的小羊。」 16 耶穌第二次又對他說：「約翰的兒子西門，你愛我嗎？」彼得說：「主啊，是的，你知道我愛你。」耶穌說：「你牧養我的羊。」 17 第三次對他說：「約翰的兒子西門，你愛我嗎？」彼得因為耶穌第三次對他說「你愛我嗎」，就憂愁，對耶穌說：「主啊，你是無所不知的；你知道我愛你。」耶穌說：「你餵養我的羊。 18 我實實在在地告訴你，你年少的時候，自己束上帶子，隨意往來；但年老的時候，你要伸出手來，別人要把你束上，帶你到不願意去的地方。」 19 （耶穌說這話是指著彼得要怎樣死，榮耀　神。）說了這話，就對他說：「你跟從我吧！」

默想：

1. 慢慢的讀這段經文，好像我就是彼得，主在連續三次問我，我愛主嗎？隨著彼得的回答，體會當時的心情，與心中翻動的思潮。重復閱讀幾次，留意聆聽主對彼得所說的說話；祂也在向我說什麼嗎？
2. 繼續安靜在主前，聆聽、等候、再聆聽、再等候。
3. 若得到主對我說的話，感謝神。若尚未得到，亦感謝神，結束今天的靈修時間，繼續等候，體會聖靈的微小聲音。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 21

¹⁵When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?”  “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”  Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”  ¹⁶Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” ¹⁷ The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. ¹⁸ I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” ¹⁹Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”

 

Meditation

1. Read it slowly as if I were Peter and the Lord was asking me three times, “Do you love me?”  Follow Peter’s answers and imagine his mood, emotion and thoughts going through his whole person.  Repeat it several times paying extra attention to what the Lord is saying to Peter.  Is He speaking to me, too?
2. Continue to be quiet before the Lord, listen, wait, listen, and wait…..
3. If I have heard what the Lord is telling me, thank Him.  If I haven’t, thank Him, too.  Continue to wait and listen to the whispering voice of the Holy Spirit after this time with God.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第二十章

19 那日（就是七日的第一日）晚上，門徒所在的地方，因怕猶太人，門都關了。耶穌來，站在當中，對他們說：「願你們平安！」 20 說了這話，就把手和肋旁指給他們看。門徒看見主，就喜樂了。 21 耶穌又對他們說：「願你們平安！父怎樣差遣了我，我也照樣差遣你們。」 22 說了這話，就向他們吹一口氣，說：「你們受聖靈！ 23 你們赦免誰的罪，誰的罪就赦免了；你們留下誰的罪，誰的罪就留下了。」
24 那十二個門徒中，有稱為低土馬的多馬；耶穌來的時候，他沒有和他們同在。 25 那些門徒就對他說：「我們已經看見主了。」多馬卻說：「我非看見他手上的釘痕，用指頭探入那釘痕，又用手探入他的肋旁，我總不信。」 26 過了八日，門徒又在屋裏，多馬也和他們同在，門都關了。耶穌來，站在當中說：「願你們平安！」 27 就對多馬說：「伸過你的指頭來，摸（原文是看）我的手；伸出你的手來，探入我的肋旁。不要疑惑，總要信！」 28 多馬說：「我的主！我的　神！」 29 耶穌對他說：「你因看見了我才信；那沒有看見就信的有福了。」

默想：

1. 這是約翰記載耶穌受難復活後，第一次向門徒顯現。特別注意耶穌對他們所說的話。
2. 多馬對耶穌復活的反應，我覺得如何？耶穌如何回應他呢？
3. 再讀一次經文，環觀耶穌的門徒中，有相信的，也有如多馬懷疑的；以我現在與主耶穌的關係，我會站在那一邊？當我聽見耶穌對我說話時，從心中向神回應，讓祂帶領我與祂對話。
4. 無論我是多馬或是其他門徒，感謝神賜給我的信心。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 20

¹⁹On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” ²⁰After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.  ²¹Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” ²²And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”   ²⁴Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. ²⁵So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.”  ²⁶A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” ²⁷Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”  ²⁸Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”  ²⁹Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Meditation:

1. Read John’s description of the first time Jesus appeared to his disciples after his death and resurrection.  Pay special attention to Jesus’ words to them.
2. What does Thomas’s response to Jesus’ resurrection make me feel?  How did Jesus respond to him?
3. Read the passage once more.  Look around Jesus’ disciples, those believing ones; and then Thomas.  Judging from where I actually am in my relationship with Jesus right now, where will I be?  As I hear Jesus speak to me, respond to him from my heart.  Let him engage me in conversation.
4. Thank God for the faith he has given me no matter if I were a Thomas or like the other disciple.

 

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第十九章

1當下彼拉多將耶穌鞭打了。 2 兵丁用荊棘編做冠冕戴在他頭上，給他穿上紫袍， 3 又挨近他，說：「恭喜，猶太人的王啊！」他們就用手掌打他。 4 彼拉多又出來對眾人說：「我帶他出來見你們，叫你們知道我查不出他有甚麼罪來。」 5 耶穌出來，戴著荊棘冠冕，穿著紫袍。彼拉多對他們說：「你們看這個人！」 6 祭司長和差役看見他，就喊著說：「釘他十字架！釘他十字架！」彼拉多說：「你們自己把他釘十字架吧！我查不出他有甚麼罪來。」 7 猶太人回答說：「我們有律法，按那律法，他是該死的，因他以自己為　神的兒子。」 8 彼拉多聽見這話，越發害怕， 9 又進衙門，對耶穌說：「你是哪裏來的？」耶穌卻不回答。 10 彼拉多說：「你不對我說話嗎？你豈不知我有權柄釋放你，也有權柄把你釘十字架嗎？」 11 耶穌回答說：「若不是從上頭賜給你的，你就毫無權柄辦我。所以，把我交給你的那人罪更重了。」 12 從此，彼拉多想要釋放耶穌，無奈猶太人喊著說：「你若釋放這個人，就不是凱撒的忠臣（原文是朋友）。凡以自己為王的，就是背叛凱撒了。」 13 彼拉多聽見這話，就帶耶穌出來，到了一個地方，名叫「鋪華石處」，希伯來話叫厄巴大，就在那裏坐堂。 14 那日是預備逾越節的日子，約有午正。彼拉多對猶太人說：「看哪，這是你們的王！」 15 他們喊著說：「除掉他！除掉他！釘他在十字架上！」彼拉多說：「我可以把你們的王釘十字架嗎？」祭司長回答說：「除了凱撒，我們沒有王。」 16 於是彼拉多將耶穌交給他們去釘十字架。

默想：

1. 慢慢地讀這段經文，最好能夠將本章聖經通讀一次，用心中的眼觀看，用心中的耳聆聽。有什麼感受，心中有什麼思想？告訴神，聆聽神對我的回應。
2. 唱或讀這首詩歌：「你在那裡？」作為我對神的禱告。

（1）主捨命十架時你在那裡？
主捨命十架時你在那裡？
啊！有時我一想到就戰抖，戰抖，戰抖，
主捨命十架時你在那裡？

（2）我的主被釘時你在那裡？

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 19

¹Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. ²The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe ³and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him in the face.  ⁴Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” ⁵When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”  ⁶As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”       But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.”  ⁷The Jews insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”  ⁸When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, ⁹and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰“Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”  ¹¹Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”  ¹²From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.”  ¹³When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). ¹⁴It was the day of Preparation of Passover Week, about the sixth hour.       “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.

¹⁵But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”       “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.       “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.  ¹⁶Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.

Meditation:

1. Read this passage slowly.  If it’s possible, read the whole chapter.  Try to see and hear the story.  What do I think and how do I feel?  Talk to God about it.  Wait for His response.
2. Sing or read this hymn as a response prayer.

Were You There    Negro spiritual

(1)     Were you there when they crucified my Lord?(2X)
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

(2)     Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?(2X)

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第十八章

4 耶穌知道將要臨到自己的一切事，就出來對他們說：「你們找誰？」 5 他們回答說：「找拿撒勒人耶穌。」耶穌說：「我就是！」賣他的猶大也同他們站在那裏。 6 耶穌一說「我就是」，他們就退後倒在地上。 7 他又問他們說：「你們找誰？」他們說：「找拿撒勒人耶穌。」 8 耶穌說：「我已經告訴你們，我就是。你們若找我，就讓這些人去吧。」 9 這要應驗耶穌從前的話，說：「你所賜給我的人，我沒有失落一個。」 10 西門彼得帶著一把刀，就拔出來，將大祭司的僕人砍了一刀，削掉他的右耳；那僕人名叫馬勒古。 11 耶穌就對彼得說：「收刀入鞘吧，我父所給我的那杯，我豈可不喝呢？」

25 西門彼得正站著烤火，有人對他說：「你不也是他的門徒嗎？」彼得不承認，說：「我不是。」 26 有大祭司的一個僕人，是彼得削掉耳朵那人的親屬，說：「我不是看見你同他在園子裏嗎？」 27 彼得又不承認。立時雞就叫了。

默想：

1. 存著謙卑的態度，等候神透過這段有關彼得的事件來對我講話。
2. 重讀這段經文。彼得的自信（10）及軟弱（25-27）的經歷，是否使我得到鼓勵？我什麼時候也曾像有過彼得一樣的感受？
3. 告訴神我心中的感受。等候聖靈在我心中繼續醫治和陶造的工作。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 18

⁴Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”  ⁵“Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.    “I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) ⁶When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.  ⁷Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”       And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.”  ⁸“I told you that I am he,” Jesus answered. “If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” ⁹This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.” ¹⁰Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)  ¹¹Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”

 

²⁵As Simon Peter stood warming himself, he was asked, “You are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it, saying, “I am not.” ²⁶One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, “Didn’t I see you with him in the olive grove?” ²⁷Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.

Meditation:

1. Go over the passage slowly with humility.  Wait for God to speak to me about Peter’s actions here.
2. Read this passage again.  How does the story of Peter both self-confident(v10) and weak (vv25-27) encourage me?  When have I felt like Peter?
3. Talk to God about this.  Allow the Holy Spirit to work to heal and to mold in me slowly and surely.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第十七章

20 「我不但為這些人祈求，也為那些因他們的話信我的人祈求， 21 使他們都合而為一。正如你父在我裏面，我在你裏面，使他們也在我們裏面，叫世人可以信你差了我來。 22 你所賜給我的榮耀，我已賜給他們，使他們合而為一，像我們合而為一。 23 我在他們裏面，你在我裏面，使他們完完全全地合而為一，叫世人知道你差了我來，也知道你愛他們如同愛我一樣。

26 我已將你的名指示他們，還要指示他們，使你所愛我的愛在他們裏面，我也在他們裏面。

默想：

1. 慢慢地讀這段經文，記得這是耶穌在為我禱告（「為那些因他們的話信我的人」20節）。讀第二遍時，讀到他們時，將我的名字代入，再讀多一遍。
2. 耶穌在為我禱告這件事，最觸動我的是什麼？為什麼？
3. 感謝耶穌為我禱告，告訴耶穌最觸動我的禱告詞句。用耶穌的禱告為其他的信徒禱告。
4. 在今天一天的生活中，時刻體驗耶穌的同在，而這正是祂的計劃——內住我心中。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 17

²⁰“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, ²¹that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. ²²I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: ²³I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. ²⁴“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. ²⁵“Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. ²⁶I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.”

Meditation:

1.  Read the passage slowly, knowing that this is Jesus praying for me (“those who will believe in me”). Read it again; substitute my name when it comes to them or they.  If needed, read it one more time.
2. What am I most excited about Jesus praying for me or saying about me?  Why?
3. Thank Jesus for praying for me.  Talk to him about the prayer phrases I found most meaningful.  Pray Jesus’ prayer for his followers alive today in the world.
4. Walk around today with the sense that Jesus is in me and that this was always his plan – to be in me.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

 

第十六章

7 然而，我將真情告訴你們，我去是與你們有益的；我若不去，保惠師就不到你們這裏來；我若去，就差他來。 8 他既來了，就要叫世人為罪、為義、為審判，自己責備自己。 9 為罪，是因他們不信我； 10 為義，是因我往父那裏去，你們就不再見我； 11 為審判，是因這世界的王受了審判。 12 「我還有好些事要告訴你們，但你們現在擔當不了（或譯：不能領會）。 13 只等真理的聖靈來了，他要引導你們明白（原文是進入）一切的真理；因為他不是憑自己說的，乃是把他所聽見的都說出來，並要把將來的事告訴你們。 14 他要榮耀我，因為他要將受於我的告訴你們。 15 凡父所有的，都是我的；所以我說，他要將受於我的告訴你們。」

默想：

1. 聖靈在世上有三樣事工：為罪：因為罪的本質是不信（9節），而信徒對耶穌有堅定的信心，這與世界對祂的抗拒對立，正是證實世界的罪。為義：義的終極標準就是父神透過耶穌表現出來；現在耶穌已回到天父身邊（10節），證實祂的真確性。雖然人現在看不見耶穌，祂的性情卻表現在信徒學效耶穌的生命中；因此，日常生活中我們不斷顯示罪人和神之間的差距。為審判：十字架與復活的真實性，就是在信徒靠著耶穌的復活大能（羅8：11）而活出的嶄新生命；這就毫無疑問地證明撒但已被擊敗。因此，牠所統治的世界，只不過是個虛晃的空架。
2. 我們無法作任何事來定世界的罪；但是，當我們的生命注入聖靈的能力，並表現出天國的恩典時；我們便能勇敢地向世界宣告神的審判。
3. 感謝聖靈的引領，幫助我每天活出學效基督的生活來。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 16

⁷But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. ⁸When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt^[a] in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: ⁹in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; ¹⁰in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; ¹¹and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.  ¹²“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. ¹³But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. ¹⁴He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. ¹⁵All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.

Meditation

1. The Holy Spirit has three ministries to the world.  In regard to sin: the essence of sin is unbelief (v9).  Our trust in Jesus contrasts the world’s rejection of Him, this confirms its guilt.  In regard to righteousness: the ultimate standard of righteousness is God Himself, expressed in Jesus, whose claims have been vindicated by His return to the Father’s side(v 10).  Though men see Jesus no longer, His character is displayed in believers’ Christlike lives.  We continually exhibit the gap that exists between sinners and the Lord.  In regard to judgment: The Cross and Resurrection – the reality of which are seen in the believer who lives his life in Jesus’ resurrection power (Rm 8:11), proves unequivocally that Satan is a defeated foe.  Thus the world system he dominates is an empty sham.
2. There is nothing we can do to convict the world we live in.  It is our lives, infused by the Spirit’s power and displaying heaven’s grace, that boldly proclaim the judgment of our God.
3. Thank the Holy Spirit for His guidance in helping me to live out the Christlike life daily.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第十五章

1「我是真葡萄樹，我父是栽培的人。 2 凡屬我不結果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡結果子的，他就修理乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。 3 現在你們因我講給你們的道，已經乾淨了。 4 你們要常在我裏面，我也常在你們裏面。枝子若不常在葡萄樹上，自己就不能結果子；你們若不常在我裏面，也是這樣。 5 我是葡萄樹，你們是枝子。常在我裏面的，我也常在他裏面，這人就多結果子；因為離了我，你們就不能做甚麼。 6 人若不常在我裏面，就像枝子丟在外面枯乾，人拾起來，扔在火裏燒了。 7 你們若常在我裏面，我的話也常在你們裏面，凡你們所願意的，祈求，就給你們成就。 8 你們多結果子，我父就因此得榮耀，你們也就是我的門徒了。 9 我愛你們，正如父愛我一樣；你們要常在我的愛裏。

默想：

1. 耶穌的門徒是枝子，祂是葡萄樹，只要我們在主的愛中，我們就能結果子。枝子從連接的樹上吸取所需要的營養汁液。同樣的，我們從耶穌那裡汲取屬靈的生命力，使我們能開花結果。因此耶穌清楚地說：「離了我，你們就不能做甚麼」。
2. 枝子要能結果，園主需要經常修剪枝葉。我們的園主——天父，小心翼翼、殷勤地在園中工作，照料祂的葡萄園，為的是要幫助我們結出更多更好的果實來。神在我們生命中的修剪，是為我們的好處，並不是要威脅我們。
3. 活在主的裡面，並感謝祂必須作的修剪，使我能夠結果更多。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 15

¹“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. ²He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. ³You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ⁴Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.  ⁵“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. ⁷If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. ⁸This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.  ⁹“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.

Meditation

1. Jesus’ disciples are branches, He is the Vine.  As we remain in His love, we produce fruit.  A branch draws its nutrients from the vine.  In the same way we draw the spiritual vitality from Jesus in order for us to produce fruit.  Thus Jesus says clearly, “Apart from me you can do nothing.”
2. For the branches to bear more fruits, the gardener needs to prune his vine regularly.  The great Gardener, our heavenly Father, works with extreme care to prune His vines.  We’re assured that God, the gardener, actively tending His vineyard, is fully committed to bring us to maximum fruitfulness.  God’s pruning work benefits us, it doesn’t threaten us.
3. Remain in the Lord and thank Him for the necessary pruning in order for me to be fruitful.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第十四章

15 「你們若愛我，就必遵守我的命令。 16 我要求父，父就另外賜給你們一位保惠師（或譯：訓慰師；下同），叫他永遠與你們同在， 17 就是真理的聖靈，乃世人不能接受的；因為不見他，也不認識他。你們卻認識他，因他常與你們同在，也要在你們裏面。

默想：

1. 這段經文是有關聖靈，以禱告的心祈求聖靈引領我來讀；使今天的讀經成為我的禱告。
2. 聖靈是三位一體神當中最被忽略的，我們常將祂看作是三一神的附帶者。但耶穌應許要留給祂的門徒（以及我們，祂的跟隨者）這位重要的朋友。究竟聖靈會住在我的心裡，並且會帶領我過每一天的生活，就像經上所說，聖靈常「與你們同在」（16），「也要在你們裏面」（17）這是什麼意思？這會令我很得安慰嗎？還是不安？沮喪？難明？驚訝？我如何更多地意識到，這位良友今天確實內住我心？
3. 今天當我開車、走路、工作、讀書、與別人交往時，請求我的良友指引我，無論是我的意念、所說的話語、所作的決定。

 

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 14

¹⁵“If you love me, you will obey what I command. ¹⁶And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— ¹⁷the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.

Meditation:

1. This passage is about the Holy Spirit, ask Him to guide in a prayerful reading of it.  Make the reading a prayer in itself.
2. The Holy Spirit is the most neglected personhood of God.  Yet Jesus promises to leave His disciples (and us as his followers) with this important Friend.  What does it mean to have the Holy Spirit in me and guiding me throughout my day, as this passage says: “But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you”?  Is it comforting? Discomforting? Frustrating?  Hard to understand?  Awesome?  How can I grow today in awareness that the Friend lives in me?
3. As I drive, walk, work, study, and interact with others today, call on my Friend for his guidance with the thoughts I think, the words I speak, and the decisions I make.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

 

第十三章

1逾越節以前，耶穌知道自己離世歸父的時候到了。他既然愛世間屬自己的人，就愛他們到底。 2 吃晚飯的時候，魔鬼已將賣耶穌的意思放在西門的兒子加略人猶大心裏。 3 耶穌知道父已將萬有交在他手裏，且知道自己是從　神出來的，又要歸到　神那裏去， 4 就離席站起來，脫了衣服，拿一條手巾束腰， 5 隨後把水倒在盆裏，就洗門徒的腳，並用自己所束的手巾擦乾。

12 耶穌洗完了他們的腳，就穿上衣服，又坐下，對他們說：「我向你們所做的，你們明白嗎？ 13 你們稱呼我夫子，稱呼我主，你們說的不錯，我本來是。 14 我是你們的主，你們的夫子，尚且洗你們的腳，你們也當彼此洗腳。 15 我給你們作了榜樣，叫你們照著我向你們所做的去做。 16 我實實在在地告訴你們，僕人不能大於主人，差人也不能大於差他的人。 17 你們既知道這事，若是去行就有福了。

默想：

1. 耶穌在最後晚餐中，教導門徒謙卑和洗禮這兩個深奧的道理。留意耶穌何等深厚的愛，但門徒的回應是多麼幼稚，基督甘為僕人的心是多麼偉大。
2. 什麼是服事？「滿有愛心和體貼，積極謀求他人的好處，並跟隨神在我們這個世界所定下的目標。我們這樣服事，便能成長，超越自我，經歷老我的日益消亡。」（生命陶造版聖經）
3. 反省：在我的服事中，謙卑是我的「商標」嗎？與主對話，聽主對我的回應。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 13

¹It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. ²The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. ³Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; ⁴so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. ⁵After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

¹²When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. ¹³“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. ¹⁴Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. ¹⁶I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

Meditation

1. Jesus’ Last Supper begins with profound lessons in humility and baptism.  Notice the incredible extent of Jesus’ love, the ignorance of human responses, and the immensity of Christ’s servanthood.
2. Think over the definition of Service – Loving, thoughtful, active promotion of the good of others and the causes of God in our world, through which we experience the many little deaths of going beyond ourselves. (Spiritual Formation Bible)
3. Reflect:  Is humility the trademark for my service?  Talk to God and wait for His response.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第十二章

20 那時，上來過節禮拜的人中，有幾個希臘人。 21 他們來見加利利伯賽大的腓力，求他說：「先生，我們願意見耶穌。」 22 腓力去告訴安得烈，安得烈同腓力去告訴耶穌。 23 耶穌說：「人子得榮耀的時候到了。 24 我實實在在地告訴你們，一粒麥子不落在地裏死了，仍舊是一粒，若是死了，就結出許多子粒來。 25 愛惜自己生命的，就失喪生命；在這世上恨惡自己生命的，就要保守生命到永生。 26 若有人服事我，就當跟從我；我在哪裏，服事我的人也要在那裏；若有人服事我，我父必尊重他。」

默想:

1. 耶穌說到一粒麥子的死與結子粒是什麼意思？靜候耶穌來，指出我生命中（或是某個關係、某個決定、等）是我緊握住，不願讓耶穌來改變、帶來成長的地方。這樣的堅持，對我的生命會造成怎樣的破壞或窒息？
2. 默想羅馬書12：2「將注意集中在神身上，你會徹底地從裡到外改換一新。」（譯自the Message）若我真將注意集中在神身上，且因此就放手，我的困境會變成怎樣？
3. 坐下來，雙手緊握拳頭，然後放鬆雙手，打開手掌向上。與神對話，談論一個打開手的生命會是怎樣的？求神告訴我和祂在一起是什麼意思（26）。
4. 再想一想我那雙手緊握的生命；祈求耶穌的幫助，讓我今天可以將緊握的雙手輕輕地放鬆一點，明天再放一點，……。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 12

²⁰Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. ²¹They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” ²²Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.  ²³Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. ²⁵The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

Meditation:

1. What does Jesus mean when he talks about a grain of wheat dying and reproducing itself?  Then wait for Jesus to show an area of my life – a relationship, a decision to be made, and so on – in which I am holding on to the status quo, and not allowing him to bring growth or change.  In what way might this be destructive or suffocating?
2. Ponder Romans 12:2 “Fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out.”(the Message).  What would this area of my life look like if I am to “fix my attention on God, ” and in so doing, let go?
3. Hold hands in tight fists.  Then relax them, open them, and turn palms upward.  Talk with Jesus about what a life of open hands would look like.  Ask him to show me what it means to be where he is(26).
4. Think again about the tightly held part of my life.  Talk with Jesus, ask Him to help me to let go just a little bit today, and tomorrow, …

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第十一章

28 馬大說了這話，就回去暗暗地叫她妹子馬利亞，說：「夫子來了，叫你。」 29 馬利亞聽見了，就急忙起來，到耶穌那裏去。 30 那時，耶穌還沒有進村子，仍在馬大迎接他的地方。 31 那些同馬利亞在家裏安慰她的猶太人，見她急忙起來出去，就跟著她，以為她要往墳墓那裏去哭。 32 馬利亞到了耶穌那裏，看見他，就俯伏在他腳前，說：「主啊，你若早在這裏，我兄弟必不死。」 33 耶穌看見她哭，並看見與她同來的猶太人也哭，就心裏悲歎，又甚憂愁， 34 便說：「你們把他安放在哪裏？」他們回答說：「請主來看。」 35 耶穌哭了。 36 猶太人就說：「你看他愛這人是何等懇切。」

默想：

1. 讀這段經文，有什麼特別吸引我的地方？是兩位姐姐深切愛弟弟的情懷？是她們的悲痛？是主耶穌的哭？
2. 馬利亞對耶穌說：「主啊，你若早在這裏，……」，我是否也有同樣的想法？這個想法的背後，我對主有什麼埋怨？指責？是什麼事情？
3. 回想這段日子，有沒有感到孤單和獨立挑起擔子的時候，嘗試捕捉神揹我經過的足跡，為此向神感恩。並以輕唱或默念的方式，用「足印」的部分歌詞作為我的禱告。

他當天親身的應許，他必會與我伴結前行；
一生中的每段道路，都必會帶領我經過；
路漸盡回望我的一生，雖有他一起的腳蹤；
但絕望並困境之中，全是孤單足印。
每次我心中多悲傷，他怎卻遠去剩我獨行；
每次我感到是寂寞，他怎卻遠去剩我孤單；
默默地在我身邊的主，跟我低聲輕輕說出；
『在絕望路裏的一雙，原是我的足印。』
回望我過去多少的失意，但你每次每次也在旁；
是你抹我淚痕，是你揹我經過
明白到有你居於心深處，我不再是獨行；
前路有你共行，留下雙雙足印。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 11

²⁸And after she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.” ²⁹When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. ³⁰Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. ³¹When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.  ³²When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”  ³³When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. ³⁴“Where have you laid him?” he asked.  “Come and see, Lord,” they replied.  ³⁵Jesus wept.  ³⁶Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”

Meditation:

1. What stands out and draws my attention in this passage? The deep love of the two sisters for their brother?  Their grief?  Jesus’ weeping?
2. Mary said to Jesus: “Lord, if you had been here…”. Have I also had similar thought?  What was my complaint or accusation of the Lord?
3. Have I felt lonely and burdened lately?  Try to visualize the image when God carried me through.  Thank God for this.  Read the words as my prayer: Footprints in the Sand – The Poem

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it:
“LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you, you’d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why when I needed you most you would leave me.”
The LORD replied: “My son, my precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第十章

1「我實實在在地告訴你們，人進羊圈，不從門進去，倒從別處爬進去，那人就是賊，就是強盜。 2 從門進去的，才是羊的牧人。 3 看門的就給他開門；羊也聽他的聲音。他按著名叫自己的羊，把羊領出來。 4 既放出自己的羊來，就在前頭走，羊也跟著他，因為認得他的聲音。 5 羊不跟著生人；因為不認得他的聲音，必要逃跑。」

14 我是好牧人；我認識我的羊，我的羊也認識我， 15 正如父認識我，我也認識父一樣；並且我為羊捨命。 16 我另外有羊，不是這圈裏的；我必須領他們來，他們也要聽我的聲音，並且要合成一群，歸一個牧人了。 17 我父愛我；因我將命捨去，好再取回來。 18 沒有人奪我的命去，是我自己捨的。我有權柄捨了，也有權柄取回來。這是我從我父所受的命令。」

默想：

1. 出聲讀出這段耶穌所說的話，好像祂在向我個人解釋一樣，注意話語中多次重復的字「認識」。耶穌認識祂的羊，他們也認識耶穌；天父認識耶穌，耶穌也認識天父。
2. 好牧人耶穌為羊作下列的各樣事情，那樣是我今天最需要耶穌為我作的？
   

   ◊ 按名字呼喚祂自己的羊
   ◊ 領他們出來
   ◊ 認識自己的羊
   ◊ 把羊擺在自己前面，若需要，為羊捨命
   ◊ 引領另外的羊

3. 羊認識耶穌的聲音並跟隨且認識祂。我今天應如何回應耶穌？
4. 禱告：告訴耶穌我對祂的需要，特別是關於認識祂聲音。祈求祂的幫助。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 10

¹“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. ²The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. ³The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ⁴When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. ⁵But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”

¹⁴“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— ¹⁵just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. ¹⁷The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. ¹⁸No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”

Meditation

1. Read these words of Jesus aloud slowly as if he were explaining this to me personally.  Notice that the repeated word “know”.  Jesus knows his sheep; they know Jesus.  The Father knows Jesus; Jesus knows the Father.
2. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, does the following for the sheep.  Which of these do I most need for Jesus to do for me today?
   

   ◊ call his own sheep by name
   ◊ lead them out
   ◊ know his own sheep
   ◊ put the sheep before himself, sacrificing himself, if necessary
   ◊ gather and bring other sheep

3. The sheep recognize Jesus’ voice and respond by following him and knowing him.  How do I need to respond to Jesus today?
4. Pray: Talk to Jesus about what I need.  Especially talk about my capacity to recognize his voice.  Ask for his help.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第九章

13 他們把從前瞎眼的人帶到法利賽人那裏。 14 耶穌和泥開他眼睛的日子是安息日。 15 法利賽人也問他是怎麼得看見的。瞎子對他們說：「他把泥抹在我的眼睛上，我去一洗，就看見了。」 16 法利賽人中有的說：「這個人不是從　神來的，因為他不守安息日。」又有人說：「一個罪人怎能行這樣的神蹟呢？」他們就起了紛爭。 17 他們又對瞎子說：「他既然開了你的眼睛，你說他是怎樣的人呢？」他說：「是個先知。」 18 猶太人不信他從前是瞎眼，後來能看見的，等到叫了他的父母來， 19 問他們說：「這是你們的兒子嗎？你們說他生來是瞎眼的，如今怎麼能看見了呢？」 20 他父母回答說：「他是我們的兒子，生來就瞎眼，這是我們知道的。 21 至於他如今怎麼能看見，我們卻不知道；是誰開了他的眼睛，我們也不知道。他已經成了人，你們問他吧，他自己必能說。」 22 他父母說這話，是怕猶太人；因為猶太人已經商議定了，若有認耶穌是基督的，要把他趕出會堂。 23 因此他父母說：「他已經成了人，你們問他吧。」 24 所以法利賽人第二次叫了那從前瞎眼的人來，對他說：「你該將榮耀歸給　神，我們知道這人是個罪人。」 25 他說：「他是個罪人不是，我不知道；有一件事我知道，從前我是眼瞎的，如今能看見了。」

默想：

1. 法利賽人可以任意地批評毀謗耶穌，但他們必須面對一件事實，就是祂使一個瞎子重見光明。今天太多人任意給耶穌評論，但若他們誠實的話，他們必須面對一個事實，就是成千上百萬的人，見證耶穌在他們生命中改變的工作。約翰牛頓，曾經從事最卑劣的販奴勾當，在經歷了神的改造後，寫下這首詩歌：
   

   奇異恩典 何等甘甜 我罪已得赦免  前我失喪 今被尋回 瞎眼今得看見
   如此恩典 使我敬畏 使我心得安慰  初信之時 既蒙恩惠 真是何等寶貴

2. 輕唱這首詩歌，回想我未信主前的光景，以及我的生命如何經歷了主的拯救，主的陶造，主的改變。用心唱這首詩歌，作為感謝神在我生命「施工中」的陶造工程。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 9

¹³They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. ¹⁴Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath. ¹⁵Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”  ¹⁶Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.”
But others asked, “How can a sinner do such miraculous signs?” So they were divided.  ¹⁷Finally they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.”
The man replied, “He is a prophet.”  ¹⁸The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. ¹⁹“Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?”  ²⁰“We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. ²¹But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” ²²His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for already the Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue. ²³That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”  ²⁴A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God,” they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”  ²⁵He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

Meditation

1. The Pharisees could say whatever they wanted about Jesus.  But they had to face the fact that He gave sight to a man born blind.  Today, people can pass any judgment on Jesus.  But if they are honest they have to agree that millions testify to Jesus’ transforming work in their lives.  John Newton, once a slave trader, experienced a transformation expressed and wrote this hymn:
   

   “Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me.
   I once was lost but now am found, was blind, but now, I see.
   T’was Grace that taught my heart to fear.  And Grace, my fears relieved.
   How precious did that Grace appear, the hour I first believed.

2. Sing softly this hymn and reflect on my life before and after encountering God’s grace.  Use this hymn as my thanksgiving to God for His wonderful transforming “work in progress” in me.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第八章

1於是各人都回家去了；耶穌卻往橄欖山去， 2 清早又回到殿裏。眾百姓都到他那裏去，他就坐下，教訓他們。 3 文士和法利賽人帶著一個行淫時被拿的婦人來，叫她站在當中， 4 就對耶穌說：「夫子，這婦人是正行淫之時被拿的。 5 摩西在律法上吩咐我們把這樣的婦人用石頭打死。你說該把她怎麼樣呢？」 6 他們說這話，乃試探耶穌，要得著告他的把柄。耶穌卻彎著腰，用指頭在地上畫字。 7 他們還是不住地問他，耶穌就直起腰來，對他們說：「你們中間誰是沒有罪的，誰就可以先拿石頭打她。」 8 於是又彎著腰，用指頭在地上畫字。 9 他們聽見這話，就從老到少，一個一個地都出去了，只剩下耶穌一人，還有那婦人仍然站在當中。 10 耶穌就直起腰來，對她說：「婦人，那些人在哪裏呢？沒有人定你的罪嗎？」 11 她說：「主啊，沒有。」耶穌說：「我也不定你的罪。去吧，從此不要再犯罪了！」

默想：

1. 想像我那天也在事發的群眾中，看見那位被捉的婦人羞愧窘迫的神情，聽見宗教領袖鄙視斥責的怒吼，感受沙塵拂面而過，耶穌蹲下來寫字。
2. 誠實地來到神面前，請求聖靈幫助我面對我最近經常沉溺於其中的罪。現在想像我也來到像那個女人的場面，犯罪時被捉，被暴露。想像耶穌與我有同樣的對話：「沒有人定你的罪嗎？」「主啊，沒有。」祂看著我的眼，  「我也不定你的罪。去吧，從此不要再犯罪了！」 我有什麼感受？有什麼想法？

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

CHAPTER 8

¹But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. ²At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. ³The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group ⁴and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. ⁵In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” ⁶They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.    But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. ⁷When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” ⁸Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.  ⁹At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. ¹⁰Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”  ¹¹“No one, sir,” she said.  “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

Meditation:

1. Imagine myself in the crowd that day.  Picture the embarrassed and ashamed expression on the woman’s face.  Hear the condescending voices of the religious leaders.  Feel the dirt blowing against me as Jesus bends down and writes something in it.
2. Come honestly before God and ask the Spirit to reveal to me the sins I’ve engaged in recently.  Then imagine myself in the same situation as this woman.  I’m caught in this sin, exposed.  Imagine me and Jesus having the same conversation: “Does no one condemn you?”  “No one, Master.”  He looks me in the eye.  “Neither do I.  Go on your way.  From now on don’t sin.”  What am I feeling?  Thinking?

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第七章

45 差役回到祭司長和法利賽人那裏。他們對差役說：「你們為甚麼沒有帶他來呢？」 46 差役回答說：「從來沒有像他這樣說話的！」 47 法利賽人說：「你們也受了迷惑嗎？ 48 官長或是法利賽人豈有信他的呢？ 49 但這些不明白律法的百姓是被咒詛的！」 50 內中有尼哥底母，就是從前去見耶穌的，對他們說： 51 「不先聽本人的口供，不知道他所做的事，難道我們的律法還定他的罪嗎？」 52 他們回答說：「你也是出於加利利嗎？你且去查考，就可知道加利利沒有出過先知。」

 

默想：

1. 差役因耶穌的話留下深刻印象（46），竟沒有捉拿他；那個夜訪耶穌的法利賽人尼哥底母（參3章），顯然已暗地裡成為信徒，即使很多法利賽人憎恨耶穌，並想殺害祂，但尼哥底母仍不顧自己的聲譽地位，冒險為耶穌說話，抨擊法利賽人不守自己的規條，暴露了他們虛偽的動機。
2. 當我聽到周圍的人（或是親友或是不認識的人）批評毀謗耶穌時，我會有怎樣的反應？
3. 安靜坐在主面前，揣摩當年耶穌的遭遇，被人惡意攻擊、甚至經常有遭殺身之禍的危險臨頭，心頭湧上怎樣的感受？告訴耶穌，與祂對話，聆聽祂的回應。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 7

⁴⁵Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”  ⁴⁶“No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards declared.  ⁴⁷“You mean he has deceived you also?” the Pharisees retorted. ⁴⁸“Has any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him? ⁴⁹No! ut this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.”  ⁵⁰Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, ⁵¹“Does our law condemn anyone without first hearing him to find out what he is doing?”  ⁵²They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”

Meditation:

1. The temple guards impressed with Jesus’ teaching didn’t arrest Jesus.  Nicodemus, the Pharisee that visited Jesus at night (ch 3) had apparently became a believer, despite the overwhelming hatred of Jesus from his fellowmen.  He risked his reputation and defended for Jesus.  He attacked them for breaking their own rules and exposed their hypocritical motive.
2. How do I respond when I hear people around me (relatives or strangers) criticizing or blaspheming Jesus?
3. Sit quietly before the Lord.  Try to imagine what Jesus encountered, vicious attack and murder threat.  What feelings are stirred up in me?  Talk to Jesus and listen to His response.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第六章

35 耶穌說：「我就是生命的糧。到我這裏來的，必定不餓；信我的，永遠不渴。 36 只是我對你們說過，你們已經看見我，還是不信。 37 凡父所賜給我的人必到我這裏來；到我這裏來的，我總不丟棄他。 38 因為我從天上降下來，不是要按自己的意思行，乃是要按那差我來者的意思行。 39 差我來者的意思就是：他所賜給我的，叫我一個也不失落，在末日卻叫他復活。 40 因為我父的意思是叫一切見子而信的人得永生，並且在末日我要叫他復活。」 41 猶太人因為耶穌說「我是從天上降下來的糧」，就私下議論他， 42 說：「這不是約瑟的兒子耶穌嗎？他的父母我們豈不認得嗎？他如今怎麼說『我是從天上降下來的』呢？」 43 耶穌回答說：「你們不要大家議論。 44 若不是差我來的父吸引人，就沒有能到我這裏來的；到我這裏來的，在末日我要叫他復活。 45 在先知書上寫著說：『他們都要蒙　神的教訓。』凡聽見父之教訓又學習的，就到我這裏來。 46 這不是說有人看見過父，惟獨從　神來的，他看見過父。 47 我實實在在地告訴你們，信的人有永生。 48 我就是生命的糧。 49 你們的祖宗在曠野吃過嗎哪，還是死了。 50 這是從天上降下來的糧，叫人吃了就不死。 51 我是從天上降下來生命的糧；人若吃這糧，就必永遠活著。我所要賜的糧就是我的肉，為世人之生命所賜的。」 52 因此，猶太人彼此爭論說：「這個人怎能把他的肉給我們吃呢？」

默想：

1. 有些人「希望」他們有永生，有些人「相信他們將會有」永生，還有人堅持認為「要到死的時候才會知道」，還有人會說「你憑什麼認為你比我好，你有永生，我沒有？」停頓一下，自問，我對永生的了解與相信是什麼？
2. 耶穌在談到確據的事情，祂要我們知道我們是有永生的。「到我這裏來的，我總不丟棄他」（37節）。當我們接受基督之後，神會保守我們到永遠。在39-40節中，耶穌繼續說到天父的心意是「叫一切見子而信的人得永生，並且在末日我要叫他復活」（40節）。不是「將要有」永生，不是「可能會有」永生，也不是「也許會有」，而是「信的人有永生」（47節）。
3. 既然耶穌說我有永生，我就信祂的話。花點時間感謝神賜我救恩以及永生。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 6

³⁵Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. ³⁶But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. ³⁷All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. ³⁸For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. ³⁹And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. ⁴⁰For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”  ⁴¹At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” ⁴²They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”  ⁴³“Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. ⁴⁴“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. ⁴⁵It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. ⁴⁶No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. ⁴⁷I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. ⁴⁸I am the bread of life. ⁴⁹Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. ⁵⁰But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. ⁵¹I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”  ⁵²Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

 

Meditation:

1. Some folks “hope” they have eternal life.  Others “trust they will have” eternal life.  And other folks insist “How can you know until you’re dead?”  Others will say, “What makes you think you’re so much better than me?”  Pause for a moment and ask myself: what is my understanding or belief about eternal life?
2. Jesus wants us to know that we have eternal life (v37).  After we responded to God, He will keep us safe, forever.  Again, in vv 39-40, it’s not “will have” eternal life, not “may have”, and not “maybe has”.  It’s “he who believes has everlasting life.”(v47)
3. Since Jesus says I have eternal life and I can take His word for it. Take the time to thank God for His salvation and eternal life for me.

 

Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第五章

1這事以後，到了猶太人的一個節期，耶穌就上耶路撒冷去。 2 在耶路撒冷，靠近羊門有一個池子，希伯來話叫作畢士大，旁邊有五個廊子； 3 裏面躺著瞎眼的、瘸腿的、血氣枯乾的許多病人。（有古卷加：等候水動； 4 因為有天使按時下池子攪動那水，水動之後，誰先下去，無論害甚麼病就痊癒了。） 5 在那裏有一個人，病了三十八年。 6 耶穌看見他躺著，知道他病了許久，就問他說：「你要痊癒嗎？」 7 病人回答說：「先生，水動的時候，沒有人把我放在池子裏；我正去的時候，就有別人比我先下去。」 8 耶穌對他說：「起來，拿你的褥子走吧！」 9 那人立刻痊癒，就拿起褥子來走了。

默想：

1. 讀這段經文，有什麼特別吸引我的地方？是否因為我最近所受的傷害，而深切希望得到心靈的醫治？或是我質疑耶穌是否真能醫治肉身的疾病——我的或是別人的？
2. 詢問神，祂有什麼要我祈求得到醫治的地方？聆聽神，並和祂對話。（允許耶穌來醫治時，我有幾種可能的狀況：可能還沒能夠將緊握或執著的事放開；也可能希望自由和痊癒，但覺得被困，受綁，無法自拔；或是我已經可以接受醫治了。）
3. 若是今天與主有約的時間內，對我的痊癒有小小的進步，為此歡喜！若沒有，不要在意。繼續告訴耶穌我的情況，並警覺神為我作的工作。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 5

¹Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. ²Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesdaand which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. ³Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. ⁵One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. ⁶When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”  ⁷“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”  ⁸Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” ⁹At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.       The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,

 

 Meditation:

1. What stands out and draws my attention in this passage?  Do I deeply desire to experience wholeness of mind or spirit because of my wounded-ness lately?  Or do I find myself questioning whether Jesus really can heal a physical sickness – either my own or someone else’s?
2. Ask Jesus what he has specifically for me that calls for healing.  Talk to God about what I hear.  (Allowing Jesus to bring healing might require letting go of something that may hurt a lot to release, and may not think I’m ready for it right now.  Or I desire freedom and wholeness, but feel stuck, imprisoned, fragmented.  Or in this moment I find myself ready for my healing.)
3. If the time with Jesus and God’s message today moved me the tiniest bit closer to wholeness, rejoice.  If not, simply let things be.  Continue talking to Jesus about my situation, being alert to what he has for me.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第四章

43 過了那兩天，耶穌離了那地方，往加利利去。 44 因為耶穌自己作過見證說：「先知在本地是沒有人尊敬的。」 45 到了加利利，加利利人既然看見他在耶路撒冷過節所行的一切事，就接待他，因為他們也是上去過節。 46 耶穌又到了加利利的迦拿，就是他從前變水為酒的地方。有一個大臣，他的兒子在迦百農患病。 47 他聽見耶穌從猶太到了加利利，就來見他，求他下去醫治他的兒子，因為他兒子快要死了。 48 耶穌就對他說：「若不看見神蹟奇事，你們總是不信。」 49 那大臣說：「先生，求你趁著我的孩子還沒有死就下去。」 50 耶穌對他說：「回去吧，你的兒子活了！」那人信耶穌所說的話就回去了。 51 正下去的時候，他的僕人迎見他，說他的兒子活了。 52 他就問甚麼時候見好的。他們說：「昨日未時熱就退了。」 53 他便知道這正是耶穌對他說「你兒子活了」的時候；他自己和全家就都信了。 54 這是耶穌在加利利行的第二件神蹟，是他從猶太回去以後行的。

 

默想：

1. 當這位焦急的父親找到耶穌時，耶穌好像漠不關心，卻對他說：「若不看見神蹟奇事，你們總是不信」。而當這父親再次求耶穌時，耶穌只說：「回去吧，你的兒子活了！」
2. 這就是信心的困境；一方面神回應我們急迫的懇求，對我們說：「作好了，回去吧，病人已經痊愈了」！信心就是這樣，我們懇切地來向神求救恩，神說：「你可以走了！」工作已經完成了，你已經得痊癒了。我們雖然沒有證據，卻憑著信心，就照耶穌所說的，平安的走了。
3. 反思：當我將問題帶給耶穌時，我通常是接受耶穌的應許，還是不斷地擔心，愁煩？我的生活中，是否表現出確實相信神在掌管一切，並且要將最好的賜給我？與神對話，並聆聽神的回應。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 4

⁴³After the two days he left for Galilee. ⁴⁴(Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) ⁴⁵When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, for they also had been there.  ⁴⁶Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. ⁴⁷When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.  ⁴⁸“Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders,” Jesus told him, “you will never believe.”  ⁴⁹The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”  ⁵⁰Jesus replied, “You may go. Your son will live.”       The man took Jesus at his word and departed. ⁵¹While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. ⁵²When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”  ⁵³Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and all his household believed.  ⁵⁴This was the second miraculous sign that Jesus performed, having come from Judea to Galilee.

 

Meditation

1. When the anxious father came, Jesus seemed quite indifferent and said to the father: “Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders you will never believe.”   And when the father asked Jesus again, Jesus replied, “You may go. Your son will live.”
2. This is the dilemma of faith.  God, in response to our desperate appeals, speaks to us and says, “It’s done.  Go home and you’ll find the sick healed.”  Faith is very much the same.  We come to God desperate for salvation.  And all He said is, “you may go.”  The work is done, your healing accomplished.  And, though we lack evidence, in faith, we walk away as Jesus said.
3. Reflect: When I bring my problem to God, do I tend to accept his word or keep fretting and fussing?   Do I actually live out my life in a way that demonstrates that I really believe God is in control and wants the best for me?   Talk to God about this and listen to His response.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第三章

16 「　神愛世人，甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的，不致滅亡，反得永生。 17 因為　神差他的兒子降世，不是要定世人的罪（或譯：審判世人；下同），乃是要叫世人因他得救。 18 信他的人，不被定罪；不信的人，罪已經定了，因為他不信　神獨生子的名。 19 光來到世間，世人因自己的行為是惡的，不愛光，倒愛黑暗，定他們的罪就是在此。 20 凡作惡的便恨光，並不來就光，恐怕他的行為受責備。 21 但行真理的必來就光，要顯明他所行的是靠　神而行。」

默想：

1. 尼哥底母是個法利賽人，他在一個晚上來找耶穌，向他求問。在這晚的問答中，尼哥底母才開始真正地明白耶穌的教導，並得到幫助「出黑暗」進入新生命的「光」中。女作家Kathleen Norris 曾寫道：「我開始明白到，即使我多年來一直把神不知丟到哪裡去，神卻從來沒有丟失我」。我怎麼看自己過去在黑暗中，可能是抗拒得救的那段流蕩的日子？
2. 再讀這段經文，有沒有任何字或句特別觸動我？為什麼？究竟神要對我說什麼
3. 將這段經文中令我困惑，或是令我興奮的詞句告訴神，和神對話。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 3:16-21

¹⁶“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. ¹⁸Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. ¹⁹This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. ²⁰Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. ²¹But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”

 

Meditation:

1. Nicodemus who was a Pharisee, one night he decided to speak to Jesus and question him. It was through this line of questioning that Nicodemus truly began to understand the teachings of Jesus and was helped “out of the dark” and into a new life of “light.”  Kathleen Norris wrote “I came to understand that God hadn’t lost me, even if I seemed for years to have misplaced God.”  How do I view the time I have spent wandering in darkness, maybe struggling against new birth?
2. Read through the passage. Are there any words or phrases that stand out to me? Why? What do I think God is trying to tell me?
3. Talk to God about both the phrases that confused me and those that really captivated me.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第二章

3 酒用盡了，耶穌的母親對他說：「他們沒有酒了。」 4 耶穌說：「母親（原文是婦人），我與你有甚麼相干？我的時候還沒有到。」 5 他母親對用人說：「他告訴你們甚麼，你們就做甚麼。」

11 這是耶穌所行的頭一件神蹟，是在加利利的迦拿行的，顯出他的榮耀來；他的門徒就信他了。

23 當耶穌在耶路撒冷過逾越節的時候，有許多人看見他所行的神蹟，就信了他的名。 24 耶穌卻不將自己交託他們；因為他知道萬人， 25 也用不著誰見證人怎樣，因他知道人心裏所存的。

 

默想：

1. 6-12節是第一個神蹟，進一步證明耶穌所行的，是繼續神的工作。耶穌的神蹟與其他很多的神蹟（如：神七日的創造），都是幫助我們認識到，神仍然在祂所創造的地上工作。無論我們是否意識到，神今天仍然工作，在祂所作的每一件事情上，彰顯祂的美善和榮耀。
2. 當我了解到，所有的神蹟都是向我表明神的榮耀，神的大能，與神的存在時，我還要怎樣抗拒神醫治的大能與豐富的供應呢？在我的與神同行的屬靈歷程上，我曾見證過哪些神蹟（神的作為）？

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

CHAPTER 2

³When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”  ⁴“Dear woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied, “My time has not yet come.”  ⁵His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

¹¹This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.

²³Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name. ²⁴But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men. ²⁵He did not need man’s testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man.

Meditation:

1. This is Jesus’ first sign that is further proof of the actions of Jesus continuing the act of God. This sign along with many others (i.e. seven days of creation) help us to realize that God is still at work in this land that he has created. And whether or not we see it, he is still working today revealing his goodness and glory in everything he does.
2. When I truly understand that all signs point me to God’s glory, power and existence, will I still resist God’s healing and provision? What signs have I witnessed in my journey with God?

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

第一章

12 凡接待他的，就是信他名的人，他就賜他們權柄作　神的兒女。 13 這等人不是從血氣生的，不是從情慾生的，也不是從人意生的，乃是從　神生的。 14 道成了肉身，住在我們中間，充充滿滿地有恩典有真理。我們也見過他的榮光，正是父獨生子的榮光。 15 約翰為他作見證，喊著說：「這就是我曾說：『那在我以後來的，反成了在我以前的，因他本來在我以前。』」 16 從他豐滿的恩典裏，我們都領受了，而且恩上加恩。 17 律法本是藉著摩西傳的；恩典和真理都是由耶穌基督來的。 18 從來沒有人看見　神，只有在父懷裏的獨生子將他表明出來。

 

默想：

1. 反復讀幾遍這段經文，讓經文滲入內心，有什麼觸動我的字句？
2. 14節「道成了肉身，住在我們中間」。若是神搬到我這條街住，或和我共用一個工作室，我會覺得怎樣？若是神搬到我家附近，這個社區環境會有什麼不同？我的生命會有什麼改變？
3. 默想這段經文：「生命在他裏頭，這生命就是人的光。光照在黑暗裏，黑暗卻不接受光」（4-5節）。

 

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

DEVOTION

Gospel of John

CHAPTER 1 (NIV)

¹²Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— ¹³children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.  ¹⁴The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.  ¹⁵John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ” ¹⁶From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. ¹⁷For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known.

 

Meditation:

1. Read over this passage a few times taking the time to let it sink in. What strikes me the most in the passage?
2. When it says the “Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (v14) , how does that make me feel? What would my life be like if God moved to my street or shared the workspace with me?  How would the environment of my neighbourhood be different if God had moved in? How might my life be different?
3. Meditate on these words “In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.” (John1:4-5)

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

猶大書

³ 親愛的，我曾經迫切地想寫信給你們，論到我們共享的救恩；現在我更覺得必須寫信勸勉你們，要竭力維護從前一次就全交給了聖徒的信仰，⁴ 因為有人已經混進你們中間，他們就是早被判定受刑的不敬虔的人。這些人把我們神的恩典當作放縱情慾的藉口，並且否認獨一的主宰我們的主耶穌基督。⁵ 雖然這一切事情你們都早已知道，我仍然要提醒你們：從前主從埃及地把人民救出來，跟著就把那些不信的人除滅了。⁶ 還有，那不守本位擅離自己居所的天使，主用永遠的鎖鍊把他們拘留在黑暗裡，直到那大日子的審判。⁷ 又像所多瑪、蛾摩拉和周圍城市的人，與他們一樣的淫亂，隨從反常的情慾，以致遭受永火的刑罰，成了後世的鑒戒。⁸ 雖然是這樣，這些醉生夢死的人還是照樣玷污身體，藐視主權，毀謗尊榮。

 

 

默想：

1. 「恩典」（4節）就是當我犯了罪，若誠心認罪，神必赦免，並仍然接納我為祂的兒女。但若認為反正有神的恩典來赦免、包容、接納、祝福，信徒就可以「為所欲為」的犯罪，而且更加變本加厲的行在罪惡黑暗當中，這就是猶大的警告，我們要警剔那些滲入教會的假教師的錯謬主張。
2. 安靜地坐著，回想過去自己曾經「為所欲為」——只顧自己的想法、喜歡，只會悖逆、頂撞——的經歷。再回想曾經接受「恩典」——被接納、饒恕、包容、祝福——的經驗。專注在一件事上，回憶當時的細節，周圍環境如何？我內心如何？有什麼感覺？
3. 在今天的一天當中，不斷地思想神的「恩典」。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

Jude 3-8

³Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. ⁴For certain men whose condemnation was written aboutlong ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.  ⁵Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lorddelivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. ⁶And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. ⁷In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.  ⁸In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings.

 

Meditation:

1. “Grace”(v4) means when I have sinned, if I confess, God will forgive and will still receive me as His child.  But what if I reason that I can do whatever I feel like and turn my back on what is right, after all, I have God’s grace to forgive, to accept and to bless, and to indulge more in this kind of lifestyle.  This is the false teaching Jude is warning against that has infiltrated Christ’s church.
2. Sit in silence and think back on previous experiences when I’ve done whatever I felt like, turning my back on what was right.  Now consider experiences I’ve had with grace.  Ask God to show me one of these experiences to focus on.  Recall the details.  What was it like for me?  What was going on around me?  What was I feeling?
3. Walk through today pondering the grace of this experience.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第三章

⁸ 親愛的，這一件事你們不可忘記：在主看來，一日如千年，千年如一日。⁹ 主決不耽延他的應許，像有些人以為他是耽延的一樣；其實他是寬容你們，不願有一人滅亡，卻願人人都悔改。¹⁰ 但主的日子必要像賊一樣來到。在那日，天必轟然一聲地消失，所有元素都因烈火而融化；地和地上所有的，都要被燒毀。¹¹ 這一切既然都要這樣融化，你們應當怎樣為人，過著聖潔和敬虔的生活，¹² 等候並催促神的日子降臨呢？因為在那日，天要被火焚燒就融化了，所有元素都因烈火而融解！¹³ 但是我們按照他所應許的，等候新天新地，有公義在那裡居住。

 

默想：

1. 「基督至今尚未回來，為什麼主要延遲？」彼得提醒說，對我們是很長的一段時間，在神只是一瞬間；並且我們要等候這個一段很長的時間，是因為神的寬容，祂不願有一人「沉淪」。
2. 有人曾這樣說過：成為基督的樣式，是「人類最緩慢的動作」。我們很容易對自己失去耐性，而懷疑到底我是否能將某個習性改掉？能不能學會去愛？有沒有勇氣離開我的安樂窩？是否總是這樣害怕，或這樣自私？彼得的話提醒我們，神並不倉促急躁。祂知道我們的本性，屬靈生命像一場馬拉松長跑，而不是短跑衝刺；神十分樂意與我們一同奔跑，或在我們疲乏時與我們同行。
3. 思想：在我屬靈的生命成長中，有那方面的改變是非常緩慢的？感謝神對我這般的寬容；求神助我與祂合作，來完成在我生命中變成基督樣式的巨大工程。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

Chapter 3

⁸But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. ⁹The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will melt in the heat.  ¹¹ Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives ¹² as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. ¹³ But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.

 

Meditation

1. Many in Peter’s audience were concerned and dismayed that Christ’s second coming had not yet occurred.  Peter reminded his readers that a very long time for us is a very short time for God.  Peter comments that God’s patience is responsible for the long wait for His coming.  God has no desire for anyone to “perish” (v9).
2. Someone has commented that transformation into the image of Christ “is the slowest of all human movements.”  Too easily we become impatient with ourselves, confused, disappointed, and angered over how long it takes to change.  Will I ever conquer this habit?  Will I ever learn to love?  Will I ever be willing to leave my comfort zone?  Will I always be so fearful?  Or selfish?  Or self-deceived?  Peter’s words remind us that God is in no rush.  He knows what we are made of.  The spiritual life is more a marathon than a sprint, and God is more than willing to run alongside of us or to walk with us if we grow weary.
3. Reflect.  What is the area of my spiritual growth that is the slowest to change?  Thank God for His patience for me.  Ask God to help me cooperate with Him to finish the enormous life transformation project going on in my life.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

第二章

¹ 從前在人民中，曾有假先知出來；照樣，將來在你們中間，也必有假教師出現。他們偷偷把使人滅亡的異端引進來，甚至否認那曾經買贖他們的主，迅速地自取滅亡。² 許多人會隨從他們的淫行，因此真理的道，就因他們的緣故被人毀謗。³ 他們因為有貪心，就用捏造的話，想在你們身上圖利；懲罰他們的，自古以來就沒有鬆懈；毀滅他們的，也不會打盹。

¹⁸ 因為他們說虛妄誇大的話，用肉體的私慾和邪蕩的事，引誘那些剛剛逃脫了錯謬生活的人。¹⁹ 他們應許給人自由，自己卻作了敗壞的奴僕；因為人給誰制伏了，就作誰的奴僕。

 

 

默想：

1. 彼得強調說，願意凡事順服神的人，才能找到真正的自由。假教師宣稱：「我們是自由的，因為我們可以隨心所欲地做任何事情。我們從所有的束縛、規限或控制中得到自由」，但他們的真實情況卻恰恰相反。神創造我們，是為賜給我們自由，但我們只有順從神並遵行祂的旨意，才能找到真自由。假教師漠視神的道，因此在世漫無目標地徘徊。
2. 在我所認識，所關心的人中，是否有人自以為過著自由的生活，卻生活在捆綁、愁苦之中？為什麼？
3. 為這位不願跟隨神的道去享受真自由的人，與神一同為他憂傷；也特別為他禱告，求神賜機會讓我可以和他分享真自由。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

CHAPTER 2

¹But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. ²Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. ³In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

¹⁸For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of sinful human nature, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. ¹⁹They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

Jude 3-8

 

Meditation

1. Peter insists genuine freedom is found in willingly submitting to God in all things.  The false teachers declare, “We are free because we do whatever we please.  We are free from all boundaries, restrictions, restraints.”  Exactly the opposite is true.  We have been created for freedom, but we discover our freedom only by submitting to God and obeying Him.  False teachers ignore God’s way, and are wandering aimlessly.
2. Among the people I know and care, is there anyone who is living in so-called “freedom” but actually in bondage and bitterness?  Why?
3. Grieve with God over this person’s unwillingness to follow God’s way to enjoy genuine freedom.  Pray specifically for this person.  Pray also for an opportunity that I may share the true freedom with him/her.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

1   你們要稱謝耶和華，因他本是良善的；他的慈愛永遠長存。

2   願以色列說：“他的慈愛永遠長存。”

4   願敬畏耶和華的說：“他的慈愛永遠長存。”

22   建築工人所棄的石頭，成了房角的主要石頭；

23   這是耶和華作的，在我們眼中看為希奇。

24   這是耶和華所定的日子，我們要在這一日歡喜快樂。

25   耶和華啊！求你施行拯救；耶和華啊！求你使我們亨通。

26   奉耶和華的名來的是應當稱頌的，我們從耶和華的殿中給你們祝福。

27   耶和華是　神，他光照了我們。

 

誦讀：以敞開的心緩慢，柔和地讀，小心地聆聽一字一句，細細體味誦讀的每一部分。注意哪些字、句的部分是今天特別為自己的。

默想：在誦讀中，如果發現某一字或某一句對自己有個別意義，就要對這字或句子反覆思想；可能是感動，欣慰，難過等等。

禱告：然後跟神說話。和神互動時，就像你與愛你、接納你的人交往一樣。告訴神你在默想時，在内心深處的自我覺察和發現。

安歇：最後，安歇在神的愛內；在愛我的神的臨在中，我歡愉地安歇著，無論是對話，或是我無言寂靜地安歇著（詩篇131：2）。

筆錄：將心中的思想，剛才的體驗，或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

另外讀經：使徒行傳4：1-12

彼得和約翰被捕在公會前受審

 

¹  Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

² Let Israel now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”

⁴ Let those who fear the Lord now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”

²² The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
²³ This was the Lord’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
²⁴ This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵ Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
²⁶ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
²⁷ God is the Lord,
And He has given us light;

 

 

Read slowly and gently through the passage.  Savor each portion of the reading, listening for the “still, small voice” of a word or phrase that somehow says, “I am for you today.”

TAKE in the word or phrase that touches you. Memorize it and slowly repeat it to yourself, allowing it to interact with your inner world of concerns, memories and ideas.

SPEAK to God.  Interact with God as you would with one who loves and accepts you. And give to Him what you have discovered in reading and reflection.

REST in God. Rejoicing in the knowledge that God is with you in both words and silence, in spiritual activity and inner receptivity.

Journaling: Write down your experience, any thought, and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

Suggested Easter Week additional devotional reading: Acts 4:1-12
Peter and John before the Sanhedrin

1   你們要稱謝耶和華，求告他的名；在萬民中傳揚他的作為。

2   你們要向他歌唱，歌頌他，講論他一切奇妙的作為。

3   你們要以他的聖名誇耀；願尋求耶和華的人都心裡歡喜。

4   你們要追求耶和華與他的能力，常常尋求他的面。

5   記念他所作的奇事、他的神蹟，和他口裡的判詞。

6   他僕人亞伯拉罕的後裔啊！他所揀選的人，雅各的子孫哪！

7   他是耶和華我們的　神，他的判詞充滿全地。

8   他永遠記念他的約，他記念他所吩咐的話，直到千代，

9   就是與亞伯拉罕所立的約，向以撒所起的誓。

 

誦讀：以敞開的心緩慢，柔和地讀，小心地聆聽一字一句，細細體味誦讀的每一部分。注意哪些字、句的部分是今天特別為自己的。

默想：在誦讀中，如果發現某一字或某一句對自己有個別意義，就要對這字或句子反覆思想；可能是感動，欣慰，難過等等。

禱告：然後跟神說話。和神互動時，就像你與愛你、接納你的人交往一樣。告訴神你在默想時，在内心深處的自我覺察和發現。

安歇：最後，安歇在神的愛內；在愛我的神的臨在中，我歡愉地安歇著，無論是對話，或是我無言寂靜地安歇著（詩篇131：2）。

筆錄：將心中的思想，剛才的體驗，或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

另外讀經：使徒行傳3：11-26

彼得對眾人講論醫治瘸腿的因由

 

¹ Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
² Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
³ Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
⁴ Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

⁵ Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
⁶ you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
⁷ He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

⁸ He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
⁹ the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.

 

Read slowly and gently through the passage.  Savor each portion of the reading, listening for the “still, small voice” of a word or phrase that somehow says, “I am for you today.”

TAKE in the word or phrase that touches you. Memorize it and slowly repeat it to yourself, allowing it to interact with your inner world of concerns, memories and ideas.

SPEAK to God.  Interact with God as you would with one who loves and accepts you. And give to Him what you have discovered in reading and reflection.

REST in God. Rejoicing in the knowledge that God is with you in both words and silence, in spiritual activity and inner receptivity.

Journaling: Write down your experience, any thought, and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.

 

Suggested Easter Week additional devotional reading: Acts 3:11-26
Peter speaks to the onlookers

1   義人哪！你們要靠著耶和華歡呼；正直人讚美主是合宜的。

2   你們要彈琴稱謝耶和華，用十弦瑟歌頌他。

3   你們要向他唱新歌，在歡呼聲中巧妙地彈奏。

4   因為耶和華的話是正直的，他的一切作為都是誠實的。

5   耶和華喜愛公義和公正，全地充滿耶和華的慈愛。

18   耶和華的眼睛看顧敬畏他的人，和那些仰望他慈愛的人；

19   要搭救他們的性命脫離死亡，使他們在饑荒中可以存活。

20   我們的心等候耶和華，他是我們的幫助、我們的盾牌。

21   我們的心因他歡樂，因為我們倚靠他的聖名。

22   耶和華啊！求你照著我們所仰望你的，向我們施慈愛。

 

誦讀：以敞開的心緩慢，柔和地讀，小心地聆聽一字一句，細細體味誦讀的每一部分。注意哪些字、句的部分是今天特別為自己的。

默想：在誦讀中，如果發現某一字或某一句對自己有個別意義，就要對這字或句子反覆思想；可能是感動，欣慰，難過等等。

禱告：然後跟神說話。和神互動時，就像你與愛你、接納你的人交往一樣。告訴神你在默想時，在内心深處的自我覺察和發現。

安歇：最後，安歇在神的愛內；在愛我的神的臨在中，我歡愉地安歇著，無論是對話，或是我無言寂靜地安歇著（詩篇131：2）。

筆錄：將心中的思想，剛才的體驗，或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

另外讀經：使徒行傳3：1-10

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