12月12日
标 题：扩大你的帐幕！
经 节：要扩张你帐幕之地，张大你居所的幔子，不要限止；要放长你的绳子，坚固你的橛子。（以赛亚书五十四章2节）
当神以权能临到一个人的生命时，总是令人欢喜快乐及期待未来的临到！以赛亚形容，这经验有如不孕的妇女怀胎生子，孩子的来临改变了一切！生活不再像从前一样！过去两个人的住处已经太小，需要大一点的居处。孩子的出生使父母必须彻底重整他们的生活。
以赛亚宣告，当神降临的时候，你要在自己的生命中为祂预备空间。你一定要[扩张你帐幕之地]，因为神的同在会扩大你的生命、你的家庭、及你教会的境界。你不是仅在忙碌的生活中[加上基督]，然后继续你的日常生活；一旦基督成为你的主，每件事都改变了。过去你也许不期盼生活中会有好事发生，然而你现在应该要有乐观的心灵。你应该要期待生命会变得更丰盛。你可以让神使用你，成为其它人的祝福。你可以发现神借着你的生命，展示祂的大能。
身为基督徒的你，生命是否有空处给基督？你为自己的罪悔改，你让基督自由地在你身上动工，你热切地观看祂在你的生命，家庭及教会中的作为。你期待基督会以权能充满你的生命，并且会[拓展]你，去做一些你从未做过的事奉。
Enlarge
Your Tent!
Enlarge
the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your
dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.
(Isaiah 54:2)
When
God comes to a life in power, it is always a time of rejoicing and expectation
for the future! Isaiah described this experience as similar to that of a child
born to a previously barren woman. The child’s arrival changes everything! Life
cannot continue as usual! Whereas the dwelling place might have been large
enough for two, it must now be made bigger. The child’s presence causes the
parents to completely rearrange the way they were living.
Isaiah
proclaimed that when God comes, you must make room for Him in your life. You
must “enlarge the place of your tent” because God’s presence will add new
dimensions to your life, your family, and your church. You do not simply “add
Christ on” to your busy life and carry on with business as usual. When Christ
is your Lord, everything changes. Whereas before you may not have expected good
things to come through you or in your life, now you should have a spirit of
optimism. You ought to expect your life to become richer and fuller. You can
anticipate God blessing others through your life. You can look for God to
demonstrate His power through your life in increasing measure.
As
a Christian, how do you make room for Christ in your life? You repent of your
sin. You allow Christ the freedom to do what He wants in you. You watch eagerly
for His activity in your life and in your family and in your church. You live
your life with the expectancy that Christ will fill you with His power in the
days to come and will “stretch” you to do things in His service that you have
never done before.
