2月10日
标 题： 神的应许都是是的
经 节： 神的应许，不论有多少，在基督都是是的。所以借着祂也都是实在的，叫神因我们得荣耀。（哥林多后书一章20节）
神遵守祂所应许的每个诺言。当我们亲密地与神同行，我们确信可以得到神在圣经中所给的每个应许。这个真理给我们动力，去寻找经文中的每个应许，好默想如何应用到我们的现实生活中。耶稣应许，当你按着祂的心意求，祂会赐给你所求的东西（约翰福音十六：23下）。这个应许是给每个基督徒的。如果你问神这个应许是否可应用到你的生活，祂的答案是肯定的。如果你到现在还没有这样的经验，也不会改变神曾应许的事实。你可能需要寻求神，以清楚祂的应许尚未实现的因由。保罗宣称他在自己的生活中，已经检验到神每个应许都是丰富及真实的。这就是为什么保罗提及“在基督耶稣里向我们所施的恩慈”（以弗所书二：7下），以及“基督那测不透的丰富”（以弗所书三：8下）。保罗已经查找神应许的丰盛，并且享受祂那丰盛的恩典。如果你在生活中还不曾经历神全备的应许，不要沮丧或没有耐心。神可能要装备你，好向你显示祂为你所预备那更大的真理。紧紧地与神同行。时候一到，你将会看到神的应许丰富地实现在你的生命中。
God’s
Promises Are Yes
For
all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God
through us. (2 Corinthians 1:20)
God keeps every promise He makes. When we
walk in intimate fellowship with Christ, we have the assurance that every
promise God has made in Scripture is available to us. This truth should
motivate us to search the Scriptures for each promise in order to meditate upon
its potential for our life.
Jesus promised that when you ask for
something in His will, He will give you what you ask (John 16:23b). This
promise is available to every Christian. If you ask God if this promise applies
to your life, His answer is yes. If you are not now experiencing this promise,
it does not change the fact that God has said it. You may need to seek God’s
answer for why His promise has not yet reached maturity in you.
Paul claimed he had tested each of these
promises in his own life and found them all to be abundantly true. That’s why
he could speak of the “exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us
in Christ Jesus” (Eph. 2:7b) and the “unsearchable riches of Christ” (Eph.
3:8b). Paul had found a wealth of God’s promises and enjoyed them all in
abundance.
Don’t become discouraged or impatient if
you are not experiencing to the fullest all of God’s promises in your life. God
may want to prepare you to receive some of the great truths He has made
available to you. Walk closely with your Lord and, in time, you will see Him
bring His promises to fruition in your life.
