双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：3月8日 心灵满足

3月8日

心灵满足

“但愿人因耶和华的慈爱和他向人所做的奇事都称谢他；因他使心里渴慕的人得以满足，使饥饿的人得饱美食。”

诗篇107:8-9

当年撒旦试探耶稣，企图引诱他落入物质的陷阱，今天牠同样在试探人。基督说：“人活着，不是单靠食物，乃是靠神口里所出的一切话。”（马太福音4:4）食物当然重要，但不是生活的全部。娱乐和放松也很重要，但不是生活的第一位。金钱是必须的，但绝不能代替神。神说，“你们要留意听从我的话，就能吃那美物，得享肥甘，心中喜乐。”（以赛亚书55:2）心灵满足的秘密就是：听从神，得享肥甘。除去阻碍，推倒屏障，让你的心灵在与神的相交中得到最深的满足。

我可以告诉你，很多人耗尽世间的一切资源去追求幸福，但都失败了。最终他们在基督面前悔改并信靠祂，在祂里面得到了满足。（共享集体制度）在世界上站不住脚的主要原因就是只注重物质繁荣，忽视灵魂的得救。没有上帝的世界，只有痛苦，就如同2+2=4这个等式一样千真万确。

埃迪·里肯巴克（Eddie Rickenbacker）曾经说过：“当你面对生死的时候，你会发现你根本不会在意是否拥有物质财富。”

今日祷告：

主啊，我们渴慕你，我们赞美你的良善，因为你使我们的心充满喜乐；奉耶稣的名，阿门。

March 8

SATISFYING THE LONGING SOUL

Oh the men would praise the Lord for his goodness,and for his wonderful works to the children of men!For he satisfieth the longing soul,and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.Psalm 107:8-9

When Satan tried to tempt Jesus into the same trap made of“things”that he lures men to in this day,Christ said,“Man shall not live by bread alone,but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”(Matthew 4:4).Bread is important-but it is not all-important.Pleasure and recreation have their place-but they must not have first place.Money is necessary,but gold is no satisfying substitute for God.

Now,as then,God’s Word resounds in our ears:“Hearken diligently unto me,and eat that which is good,and let your soul delight itself in fatness”(Isaiah 55:2).This is the secret of soul-satisfaction:Let your soul delight itself in fatness.Remove the obstructions,tear down the barriers,and let your soul find the fulfillment of its deepest longings in fellowship with God.

I could tell you of many people who have explored every earthly resource for happiness and failed,but eventually came in repentance and faith to Christ,and in Him found satisfaction.The principle reason communism loses ground in the world(when it does)is that it promises material prosperity without spiritual satisfaction.Things,minus God,equal misery.That equation is just as true as two plus two equals four.As Eddie Rickenbacker once said,“Let the moment come when nothing is left but life,and you will find that you do not hesitate over the fate of material possessions.”

Pray for the Day:

O Lord,we long for You,and we praise You for Your goodness,for You fill our hearts with joy;in Jesus’Name,Amen.