(511) 「灵粮主题 TODAY’s Topic」：神呼召你去事奉传福音即使受苦也是为了荣耀神 God’s Calling to Serve and Preach the Gospel Even Suffering is to Bring Glory to God.

「灵粮经节 TODAY’s Verses」：我们因信耶稣而得救、洁净、称义，并能与神和好，成为神的儿女。 耶稣差遣圣灵保惠师住在我们心里的殿里，每天引导我们走上公义的道路，安慰我们，特别是在执行大使命时，当我们被神呼召在使命中服务和传播福音时。 生活中我们可能会遇到很多困难，甚至人生的挫折和危险。 使徒保罗在他的许多书信中一直在培养我们的信心，并鼓励信徒要坚强，他说：「“我们又藉着耶稣，因信得进入现在所站的这恩典中，并且欢欢喜喜盼望神的荣耀。不但如此，就是在患难中也是欢欢喜喜的；因为知道患难生忍耐，忍耐生老练，老练生盼望；盼望不至於羞耻，因为所赐给我们的圣灵将神的爱浇灌在我们心里。（使得我们能够等候将来在末世里，神给我们拥有永生的赏赐）”; We are saved, purified and justified through faith in Jesus, and thus can be reconciled to God and become children of God. Jesus sends the Holy Spirit, the Comforter to dwell in the temple of our hearts, guiding us on the path of righteousness every day, comforting us, especially in carrying out the Great Commission, when we are called to serve and preach the gospel in mission and action. We may encounter many difficulties in life, and even life setbacks and dangers. The apostle Paul has been cultivating our faith in many of his letters and encouraging believers to be strong, saying: “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (So that we can look forward for God to give us the reward of eternal life in the last days).” 」 (罗马书 Romans 5: 3-5 节)

「灵粮分享 TODAY’s Sharing」： 今晨在「纯全喜乐 Pure Joys」里，读到约翰·派博牧师 Rev. John Piper 写了一篇， “得着你不能失去的” 分享 ，这也就是将来神赐给你的永生赏赐，你要珍惜等候领取它来荣耀神。牧者约翰牧师引用马可福音 Mark 10: 27 节， 经节里的耶稣安慰着我们说 ： 在人是不能，在神却不然，因为神凡事都能。鼓励我们当被召履行伟大使命时，不要害怕传福音的困难，有时甚至受苦也面对生命的危险，因此在事奉里要努力不要怕传福音， 神会帮助你完成神召你事奉所要完成的传福音事工，你要以善接待人引人信耶稣归主。这也就是「今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY」 主题要分享的, “神呼召你去事奉传福音即使受苦也是为了荣耀神。”

有一位牧者， 有这麽的提示着我们说，起初，在创世记中，我们看到神希望我们通过日常工作来帮助和服务他人。 他说你可以让世界来定义你的工作目的，也可以选择遵循神对你工作的目的，也就是你被召要履行伟大的使命。另外一个牧者也让我们知道. 根据统计，一般人活到65岁左右退休的年龄，平均会花费大约 70,000 小时在工作上？ 诚然，我们之中的许多人将工作视为一种不可避免的罪恶与负担，有的实在藏有太多的压力，甚至有致命临死的感觉和危险，占据了我们生活的很大一部分。 我们很容易因工作而精疲力竭受苦，并让它影响我们事奉的态度或职业道德。 幸运的是，我们可以从许多有关工作的圣经经文中寻求指导，心殿里圣灵保惠师都在保守安慰着我们。不要失去了跟随主到底的信心，神会看顾得有平安与将来主赐的恩典，那就有永生的盼望。

接着约翰牧师用救主耶稣的做榜样，引用许多圣经里的教导来解释安慰道：如果你愿意投身于宣教一线，使万民作神的门徒，你可以从耶稣身上得到两个非常大的鼓励：（1）就如耶稣在马可福音 Mark 10: 27 的经节里告诉我们，在人不可能，在神凡事都能。虽然罪人心里刚硬，但是翻转罪人的生命是神的工作，并且神凭着自己的主权，使你这一切都会按神的计划进行。我们不需要为自己宣教的软弱感到恐惧或烦恼，这场争战是耶和华我们神的争战，他会助助你完成工作而得胜。（2）主耶稣基督在马可福音 Mark 10: 29-30 节，也应许着我们说，你在事奉和传福音的受苦，在来世你必得永生。他会亲自带领我们做工，而且他为我们做得更是如此之多。以致于当我们的宣教生命结束离开世界时，我们不可能说我们自己牺牲了什么。如果我们听从主耶稣的话去传扬福音，我们会发现，即使其中的生活经历是痛苦，也对我们的属灵生命大有益处，我们的灵命状态、我们的喜乐都会因此好上百倍。当你肉体的生命结束时，你并不会永死，反而将得有永生。

约翰牧者呼吁我们要为着主的缘故，不要白白浪费勇气不去传福音，甚至白白牺牲我们的一身人生。他呼吁你放下你所有的一切，选择抽出时间来传福音，这也就能满足你做基督徒内心最深渴望的生活。也呼吁你看世俗万事为粪土，因为没有什么工作能超越侍奉万王之王的价值。更呼吁你脱下商店里所买来的衣服，穿上神使者的传福音衣服。牧者很确定传福音你会遭遇到人的逼迫和匮乏，但是别忘了要喜乐！马太福音 Mathew 5: 10节里记载着耶稣上山宝训，所提的八福中的一个，是耶稣应许给你在事奉传福音中的祝福：“为义受逼迫的人有福了，因为天国是他们的” 。

约翰牧师接着举个实例，你记得 1956年1月8日，厄瓜多尔 Ecuador 的五个奥卡族印第安人杀死了吉姆·艾略特 Jim Elliot 和他的四个宣教同伴的故事吗？当时吉姆和同伴们正试图将福音带给 60 个奥卡人，四个年轻的妻子失去了丈夫，九个孩子失去了父亲。但是，吉姆的妻子伊丽莎白 Elisabeth Elliot 却记载写道， “世人将这个事件称为一场悲剧的噩梦；然而，世人还不了解吉姆·艾略特之信条的另一面，也就是 “舍掉那不能保留的，得着那永不能失去的，不是愚昧者” 。大家星期五开心与周末愉快

「灵粮祷告 TODAY’s Prayer」：最后「今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY」也就引用诗篇 Psalm 90: 16-17 节. 鼓励大家在主的爱里互相勉励祷告，来装备我们的信心得坚强，更要认识，“神呼召你去事奉传福音即使受苦也是为了荣耀神”。也因着圣灵得引导，读到 “以斯拉释经讲道网 Yisila Expository Preaching Network” 里，有一位牧者讲解着说，诗篇 90 篇是摩西在旷野经历了神对以色列人的拯救，也看到百姓一再悖逆神，惹动神的愤怒，看到人因犯罪而遭遇种种困苦临难，由此发出这深刻的诗篇 90 篇的祷告。但是摩西在我们今日灵粮的结语所引用的经节诗篇 Psalm 90: 16-17 节里, 他却充满了信心地鼓励我们后代做神儿女的，要坚守信心来等候神的应许，神最终要给我们所赐之拯救的成果，也就是永生的盼望和赏赐。所以我们在事奉传福音里，也就有与摩西一样的结语祈求对神说： “愿你的作为向你仆人显现；愿你的荣耀向他们子孙显明。愿主，我们神的荣美归於我们身上。愿你坚立我们手所做的工；我们手所做的工，愿你坚立。” 更祈求圣灵保惠师的带领和浇灌，将神将来的应许存记在我们的心里，打那使徒保罗所教导的美好的福音仗，不懈地努力事奉传福音，等候将来神赐给的永生盼望和赏赐。祷告奉主名求的，阿门！

This morning in "纯全喜乐 Pure Joys ", I read the sharing of "Get what you cannot lose" written by Rev. John Piper, which is the eternal reward God will give you in the future. You should cherish it and wait to receive it to glorify God. Pastor John quoted Mark 10: 27, Jesus in the verse comforts us and says: With men it is impossible, but not with God, for God all things are possible. Encourage us who are called to fulfill the Great Commission not to be afraid of the difficulties of preaching and spreading the gospel. Sometimes we even suffer and face the danger of our lives. Therefore, we must work hard in service and do not be afraid of preaching and spreading the gospel. God will help you accomplish what God has called you to do in service. To complete the evangelism ministry, you must welcome people with kindness and lead them to believe in Jesus and convert to the Lord. This is what the theme of "今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY " is about to share, " God’s Calling to Serve and Preach the Gospel Even Suffering is to Bring Glory to God."

There is this pastor reminded us that in the beginning, in Genesis, we see that God wants us to help and serve others through our daily work. He said you can let the world define the purpose of your work, or you can choose to follow God's purpose for your work, the Great Commission to which you are called. Another pastor also let us know. according to statistics, when the average person reaches the retirement age of about 65 years old, he will spend an average of about 70,000 hours at work? It is true that many of us regard work as an inevitable sin and burden. Some of us actually have too much pressure, and even a sense of death and danger, which occupies a large part of our lives. It is easy to suffer from burnout at work and let it affect our attitude or work ethic in ministry. Fortunately, we can look to the many Bible passages about work for guidance, and the Holy Spirit is there to comfort you in the temple of your heart. Do not lose your faith in following the Lord to the end. God will take care of you and you will eventually have peace and grace from the Lord in the future. Then you will have the hope of eternal life.

Then Pastor John used the example of the Savior Jesus and quoted many teachings in the Bible to explain and comfort you: If you are willing to devote yourself to the front line of missionary work or church ministry and make all nations disciples of God, you can get two great encouragements from Jesus: (1) As Jesus told us in the verse of Mark 10: 27, with man what is impossible, but with God all things are possible. Although a sinner’s heart is hardened, it is God’s work to turn the sinner’s life around, and God uses His sovereignty to make everything happen according to God’s plan. We do not need to be afraid or troubled by our weakness in missionary and ministry works. This battle is the battle of the Lord our God, and He will help you get the job done and win. (2) The Lord Jesus Christ also promised us in Mark 10: 29-30 that if you suffer in serving and preaching the gospel, you will have eternal life in the next life. He will personally lead us in the work, and He will do so much more for us. So much so that when our missionary and ministry life is over and we leave this world, it is impossible for us to say what we have sacrificed, but much from his help. If we listen to the words of the Lord Jesus and preach the gospel, we will find that even if the life experience is painful, it will be of great benefit to our spiritual life. Our spiritual state and our joy will be a hundred times better because of it. When your physical life ends, you will not die forever, but will have eternal life.

Pastor John calls on us, for the sake of the Lord, not to waste our courage in not preaching the gospel, or even to waste our lives in vain. He calls on you to put down everything you have and choose to take time out to preach the gospel. This will also satisfy your deepest desire as a Christian. He also calls on you to regard all worldly things as rubbish, because no work can surpass the value of serving the King of kings. He also calls on you to take off the clothes you bought in the store and put on the evangelistic clothes of God’s messengers. Pastors and gospel workers are sure that when you preach the gospel, you may encounter persecution and deprivation from people, but do not forget to be happy! Matthew 5: 10 records one of the eight beatitudes mentioned by Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount, which is the blessing that Jesus promised you in your service and evangelism: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake; Because the kingdom of heaven is theirs."

Pastor John went on to give an example. Do you remember the story of five Oca Indians in Ecuador, who killed Jim Elliot and four of his missionary companions on January 8, 1956? At the time Jim and his companions were trying to bring the gospel to 60 Oka people, four young wives had lost their husbands and nine children had lost their fathers. However, Jim's wife Elisabeth Elliot recorded, "The world calls this event a tragic nightmare; however, the world does not understand the other side of Jim Elliot's creed, which is to “Those who give up what they cannot keep and gain what they can never lose are not fools”. Happy Friday and great weekend everyone!

When all was said and done, "今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY" would like to quote Psalm 90: 16-17. It encourages every one of us to pray for each other in the love of the Lord, and equip our faith to be strong with an understanding that, " God’s Calling to Serve and Preach the Gospel Even Suffering is to Bring Glory to God.” Under the guidance of his Holy Spirit, I read in the "以斯拉释经讲道网 Yisila Expository Preaching Network" with a pastor explained that Psalm 90 is about Moses experiencing God's salvation of the Israelites in the wilderness. After seeing the people repeatedly disobeying God and provoking God's wrath, and seeing the various hardships people encounter because of their sins, he uttered this profound prayer in Psalm 90. In the verse Psalm 90: 16-17 of his prayer, we cite this passage at the end of our sharing of spiritual food today, as he confidently encouraged us, future generations, as God’s children, to keep faith and wait for God’s promise. God had eventually completed his final salvation plan for humans with his unfailing love towards us as his children as we believe in his son, Jesus as our savior with the reward of eternal life waiting for us to receive. Therefore, when we serve and spread the gospel, we stand the same conclusion as Moses has prayed to God in the same way that, " May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children. May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us — yes, establish the work of our hands.” Pray that the guidance and outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, helps us to store God’s future promises deep in our hearts, fight the good fight of the gospel as taught by the apostle Paul, work tirelessly to serve and preach the gospel, and wait for the reward of eternal life hopefully given by God in the future when we see him. Pray in the name of the Lord, Amen!

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