(523) 「灵粮主题 TODAY’s Topic」 我们要怎样才能在主里赢得喜乐 How to Win Joy in the Lord

「灵粮经节 TODAY’s Verses」：「你们要谨慎，无论是谁都不可以恶报恶；或是彼此相待，或是待众人，常要追求良善。要常常喜乐，不住的祷告，凡事谢恩；因为这是神在基督耶稣里向你们所定的旨意; Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 」（帖撒罗尼迦前书 1 Thessalonians 5: 15-18 节）

「灵粮分享 TODAY’s Sharing」：使徒保罗給教会信徒的书信， 和大卫王给他子民的诗篇与诗歌赞美， 都注重在教导信徒与主内子民要怎样做，才能在主的爱里赢得喜乐生活。在今日灵粮所引用的经节里，保罗鼓励我们信徒的行事为人，常要追求良善，对得起你做人的本分与良知。常常喜乐，不住的祷告，凡事都要谢恩；因为这是神在基督耶稣里，向我们信徒所定的旨意。我们信耶稣就有得救的结果，若能坚守此信心到底，听从圣经里神的话语，生活里保持圣洁，遵行前面经节中所描述神的旨意，你就能在主里赢得喜乐的生活。别无他虑，因为神是信实的，你也得享有将来神赏赐给你的永生盼望。

著名的福音传播家，阿德里安·罗杰斯牧师 Rev. Adrian Rogers 在他的 “爱值得寻找的事工 Love Worth Finding Ministries” 的网站里，分享了一篇道有关信徒， “如何每天体验神的喜乐 How to Experience God's Joy Every Day” ，牧者提到，我们可能会陷入墨守成规的境地，简单地走过生活的轨迹。 那么我们要如何行才能，在每天的生活经历里有着主的喜乐呢？ 罗杰斯牧师在祂的分享总结里说，我们会有两种简单的方法。 第一步是持续花时间与主在一起。 我们花在主面前的时间越多，我们就会经历越多的喜乐。 第二步是记住神倾注在我们身上的所有奇妙祝福，然后以感恩的方式回应祂。 这两种方式，在我们今日灵粮所引用使徒保罗写给帖撒罗尼迦教会信徒和追随者的书信经节里，也都得到了充分的解释调合和答案，

今晨在「纯全喜乐 Pure Joys」里，读到约翰·派博牧师 Rev. John Piper 也有同样的话题，写了一篇， “赢得喜乐的十五种策略” 的分享。牧者引用诗篇 Psalm 16: 11 节，描述大卫王如何教导我们做信徒的，都得持守与仰望对主的信心。有着神灵的引导看顾，投靠祂的恩典，就能得有祂随时的帮助。我们也得能学像大卫王，在他这诗篇里所提示的， 尤其是在第二节里，能够放胆向神祈求着说， “...你是我的主；我的好处不在你以外。” 自古有了这样神的承诺递送给祂的子民，和我们这外邦人后来信耶稣得救的信徒，靠神的恩典都成了做神的儿女，这也就是「今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY」主题所要分享的, 要我们做信徒的认识，“我们要怎样才能在主里赢得喜乐” 。

派博牧师在今日灵粮里的分享，也都很直接综合他的解释而问道，神给我们做祂儿女的旨意是什么？我们要如何行才能赢得人生的喜乐呢？根据牧者自己以往牧会的经验，和他累积有属灵生活的经历，认为这里的答案可有着十五种策略：（1）认识到在主里的真实喜乐是一种恩赐；（2） 认识到喜乐需要不懈地争取； （3）下决心去对付你生命中一切已知的罪；（4）了解强烈内疚感的奥秘，了解一个被称为义的罪人应当怎样争战；（5）认识到这场战斗首先是为了了解神是谁；（6）日夜思想神的话语；（7）恒切祷告，祈求神打开你心灵的眼睛，祈求神赐你一颗渴慕的心；（8）学习对自己讲道，而不是听从自己；（9）多与属灵生命成熟的弟兄姊妹团契交通，他们会帮助你认识神，帮助你争战得胜；（10）在看不见神的黑夜里，要有耐心；（11）你的身体是神所设计的，要按照你的身体所需进行休息、锻炼和适当饮食；12）善用神在自然界中的启示；（13）阅读关于神的著作和圣徒的传记；（14）为了他人的益处，付出辛劳和爱，让人见证神透过你显出的怜悯和爱。（15）建立神国的全球视野，投身于福音未及之地。有了这种深入了解神的旨意，若能过着圣洁属灵的生活，我们就能与神同行同在，赢得人生生活的喜乐。大家星期五开心，周末愉快！

「灵粮祷告 TODAY’s Prayer」：当这一切都说完了，在本篇分享的总结里 「今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY」也就引用罗马书 Romans 12: 12 节，让大家在主的爱里能相互勉励与祷告。保罗在经节里，提醒信徒在生活中要懂得，“我们要怎样才能在主里赢得喜乐”。所以他的教导，也就有这么的结语，说, “在指望中要喜乐，在患难中要忍耐，祷告要恒切。” 求神怜悯帮助，在主的保惠师圣灵的带领，让我们在每日生活里，都能讨神喜悦，充满着神的恩典与喜乐。祷告奉主的名，阿门！

The Apostle Paul's letters to church believers as well as King David's psalms and hymns to his people, all focus on teaching believers and people in the Lord of what they must do in order to win a joyful life in the love of the Lord. In the verses as quoted in today’s spiritual food, Paul encourages us as believers to always pursue goodness and live up to our duty and conscience. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for us as believers. The result for our salvation is believing in Jesus. If we can hold on to this faith to the end, obey God’s words, maintain holiness in our lives, and obey God’s will as described in the previous verses, you will be able to win a life of joy in the Lord. Do not worry about anything else, because God is faithful, and you would also have the hope that God will reward you with eternal life in the future.

The famous evangelist, Rev. Adrian Rogers, shared a sermon on his website "Love Worth Finding Ministries" about, "How to Experience God’s Joy Every Day”. The pastor mentioned that we may fall into a rut and simply go through life’s path. So how can we do it so that we can have the joy of the Lord in our daily life experiences? Pastor Rogers said in the summary of his sharing that we have two simple methods. The first step is to consistently spend time with the Lord. The more time we spend in the presence of the Lord, the more joy we will experience. The second step is to remember all the wonderful blessings God has poured out on us and then respond to Him with thanksgiving. These two methods are fully explained and blended in the verses of the epistle written by the apostle Paul to the believers and followers in the Thessalonian Church as quoted in our “今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY”.

As well, this morning in the “Pure Joys", I read that Rev. John Piper had the same topic and wrote an article, sharing on "Fifteen Strategies for Winning Joy". Pastor John quoted Psalm 16: 11, describing how King David taught us as believers to maintain and look to the Lord. With the care of God and taking refuge in His grace, you will have His help at all times. We must also learn to be living like King David, as he reminds us in the psalm, especially in the second verse of this same Psalm 16, to boldly pray to God and say, “...You are my Lord; my good not apart from you.” Since ancient times, God has made such a promise to His people, and we, the later believers from the Gentiles, and have been saved in believing Jesus as our savior from His grace to become children of God, which is what the theme of “今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY” is about to share and believers have to know, "How to Win Joy in the Lord"

In today’s sharing of spiritual food, Pastor Piper also directly synthesized his explanation and asked, what is the will of God for us to be His children? And what can we do to win joy in life? Based on the pastor’s own past pastoral experience and his accumulated spiritual life experience, it is believed that the answer here can have fifteen strategies: (1) Realize that true joy in the Lord is a gift; (2) Understand that true joy in the Lord is a gift; Joy requires constant striving; (3) Resolve to deal with all known sin in your life; (4) Understand the mystery of intense guilt and how a justified sinner should fight; (5) Realize that this battle is first to understand who God is; (6) Meditate on God’s words day and night; (7) Pray persistently, asking God to open the eyes of your soul, and ask God to give you a yearning heart; ( Learn to Speak to yourself instead of listening to yourself; (9) Fellowship with brothers and sisters who are spiritually mature. They will help you know God and help you fight and win; (10) In the dark night when you cannot see God, you must have be patient; (11) Your body was designed by God, so rest, exercise, and eat properly as your body needs; 12) Make good use of God’s revelations in nature; (13) Read books about God and the Holy Scriptures Biography of a disciple; (14) Work hard and love for the benefit of others, and let others witness the mercy and love shown by God through you. (15) Establish a global vision of the kingdom of God and devote yourself to places where the gospel has not yet reached. With all these in-depth understanding of God’s will, if we can live a holy and spiritual life, we are surely walking with God and win the joy of life daily. Happy Friday everyone and have a great weekend!

When all this is said and done, in the summary of this sharing, "今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY" would like to quote Romans 12: 12, allowing everyone to pray for each other, and encourage each other in the love of the Lord. In this verse, Paul reminds believers in their lives that they must know, “How to Win Joy in the Lord”. Therefore, in the summary of his teachings he would end it like this by saying, "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Pray that God's mercy and help, as well as under the guidance of the Lord's Comforter, His Holy Spirit, would lead us to live our daily lives in His present and please Him, and be filled with God’s grace and joy. Pray in the name of the Lord, Amen!

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