(490) 「灵粮主题 TODAY’s Topic」：信心经过试验会使你更成全 Faith Tested Will Make You More Perfect

「灵粮经节 TODAY’s Verses」：「耶稣的弟弟雅各，在他的雅各书里的第一章，谈到我们做信徒的，活在人间遇上考验与诱惑的时侯，提醒我们劝告着说：“我的弟兄们，你们落在百般试炼中，都要以为大喜乐；因为知道你们的信心经过试验，就生忍耐。但忍耐也当成功，使你们成全、完备，毫无缺欠。”; James, the younger brother of Jesus, in the first chapter of his Epistle of James, when talking about the trials and temptations we encounter in this world as believers, he reminded us, saying: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” 」 (雅各书 James 1: 2-4 节）

「灵粮分享 TODAY’s Sharing」： 今晨在「荒漠甘泉 Wells of Grace」里，读到考门夫人牧师 Rev. Lettie Cowman 的专栏，有一位牧者写了一篇， “耶稣迟迟不来看他” 的分享。牧者引用约翰福音 John 11: 6 节，描述耶稣听见祂亲近的朋友拉撒路病了，还是在祂所停留居住的地方仍然住了两天，迟迟不去看他的朋友拉撒路与其亲人。这也就是 「今日灵粮 Spiritual Food TODAY」 主题所要分享的，说到， “信心经过试验会使你更成全” 。因为我们若落在百般试炼中，都要以此为喜乐而祷告，因为我们相信神是慈爱有信实的，必然搭救我们给你出路。所以，牧者在这里给我们解释写道：在前一节约翰福音 John 11: 5 节里，我们明明读到 “耶稣素来爱马大和他妹子并拉撒路” 。但是，为什么祂所爱的人拉撒路病了，耶稣不立即前去看他呢？这是因为祂要告诉我们：神对付我们的方法，无论怎样严厉，怎样神秘，我们仍然可以相信祂并且断定：神的爱是无限的，丰沛的，不变的。

从马大和马利亚的角度来看，耶稣一听到拉撒路生病的消息，肯定会不顾一切赶快地前来医治，可是耶稣没有这么做，“听见拉撒路病了，就在所居之地，仍住了两天。”祂不立即前去，并不是因为不爱她们，乃是因为祂爱她们。唯有祂的爱，能保持祂不立即赶往，祂所亲爱的那个忧伤的家庭里去。主若是没有无限的爱，就会立即跑去安慰那些，祂所爱有困恼的心，止住他们的忧愁，揩干她们的眼泪，更要消解她们的悲哀和叹惜等。这只不过是表显基督部分的爱，唯有叫人从死里复活， 叫人认识神的荣耀，又叫人信心得以坚固，这才是完全的爱。主的爱不只解除我们的痛苦与患难，更要我们从痛苦患难中，学习许多功课。有许多事情，我们不能不归功于患难和痛苦，逆境使人学到忍耐，坚守信心，也就祷告等候神来解搭成全。大家星期五开心与周末愉快！

「灵粮祷告 TODAY’s Prayer」：「今日灵粮 Spiritual Food TODAY」 也就引用以赛亚书 Isaiah 55: 8-9 节和大家在主的爱里相互勉励和祷告。牧者在今日灵粮分享里鼓励我们说，基督徒在生活上有许多美德， 都是由患难和痛苦来的﹔因为没有试炼，就没有信心﹔没有需要容忍的事情，就没有忍耐﹔没有艰难，就没有经历。所以说，“信心经过试验会使你更成全”。先知以赛亚，早在旧约时代，也就写了今日灵粮所引用的以赛亚经节里，所要提醒我们的：“耶和华说：我的意念非同你们的意念；我的道路非同你们的道路。天怎样高过地，照样，我的道路高过你们的道路；我的意念高过你们的意念。”求神帮助我们能够忍耐坚守此信得成全。祷告奉主名求的， 阿们！

In "荒漠甘泉 Wells of Grace " this morning, I read the column of Rev. Lettie Cowman 考门夫人牧师, and there published an article, “Jesus has been slow to come to see him" written by a pastor. This pastor quoted John 11:6, describing that Jesus heard that his close friend Lazarus was sick, he still stayed on in the place where he had been staying for two days, and delayed seeing his friend Lazarus and family members. This is what the topic of "今日灵粮 Spiritual Food TODAY" is about to share, saying, " Faith Tested Will Make You More Perfect ". When we fall into various trials, we must pray for joy, because we believe that God is merciful and faithful, he will surely rescue us and give you a way out. Therefore, the pastor explained to us here: In the previous verse of John 11:5, we clearly read that "Jesus always loved Martha, his sister and Lazarus". But why didn't Jesus go to see his beloved Lazarus when he was sick? This is because He wants to tell us: No matter how severe and mysterious God's methods are for us, we can still trust Him and conclude that God's love is infinite, abundant, and unchanging.

From the perspective of Martha and Mary, when Jesus heard the news that Lazarus was sick, He could have rushed to heal him desperately, but Jesus did not do this. and stayed on for two days." He did not go immediately, not because he did not love them, but because He loved them. Only His love could keep Him from rushing immediately to that distressed family dear to Him. If the Lord did not have infinite love, He would immediately go to comfort those whom He loves with troubled hearts, stop their sorrows, wipe away their tears, and moreover, dissolve their sorrows and laments. This is only a partial expression of the love of Christ. Only when people are resurrected from the dead, when people know the glory of God, and when people’s faith is strengthened, this is complete love. The Lord's love not only relieves our pain and tribulation, but also allows us to learn many lessons from our pain and tribulation. There are many things that we cannot but attribute to adversity and suffering. Adversity makes people learn patience and keep their faith, so that they would pray and wait for God to help resolve and complete the situation. Happy Friday and great weekend everyone!

In conclusion, “今日灵粮 Spiritual Food TODAY” would like to quote Isaiah 55: 8-9 and encourages and prays for each other in the love of the Lord. The pastor encouraged us in today’s spiritual food sharing, saying that Christians have many virtues in life, all of which come from suffering and suffering; because without trials, there is no faith; without things to endure, there is no patience; without if it is difficult, there will be no experience. Hence the saying, "Faith Tested Will Make You More Perfect". The prophet Isaiah, as early as the Old Testament era, also wrote these Isaiah verses quoted in today’s spiritual food, which reminds us of God saying: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." May God help us to persevere in this faith to be fulfilled. Pray in the name of the Lord, Amen!

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