双语灵修（葛培理牧师） ：1月7日 祷告得力

1月7日

祷告得力

“要常常喜乐，不住地祷告，凡事谢恩；因为这是上帝在基督耶稣里向你们所定的旨意。”

帖撒罗尼迦前书5:16-18

曾有多少次你听到别人对你说“我所能做的，就是为你祷告”？我能做的就只有祷告吗？你或许会对一个饥饿的人说，你所能去做的，就是给他食物；对病人说，你所能去做的，就是给他药物，让他痊愈；对一个可怜的孩子说，你所能去做的，就是给他买个玩具做生日礼物。祷告可以打开天国之门，释放上帝的大能。

雅各书4:2说，你们得不着，是因为你们不求。马太福音21:22，耶稣说：“你们祷告，无论求什么，只要信，就必得着。”我们很多人愿意事奉上帝，但只有很少的人愿意花时间祷告。我们的本性是不愿意祷告。而这正是祷告的意义所在。祷告是非本性的，实际上，祷告是超越本性的。祷告永远会引起上帝的注意。

有时人们告诉我“上帝他回应了我的祷告”，我觉得很有趣。他们的意思是，上帝给了他所求的。可是即使他们没有得到所祈求的，上帝依然回应了他们的祷告。别忘了，“不行”或“等一等”也是上帝的回答。

我的孩子们向我提出的每一个要求，我都会回应。但我不可能什么要求都满足他们。而我当时给他们的总是我认为对他们最有益处的。上帝也是如此，祂的回应总是正确的、合适的，是最好的，而我的答案还不一定总是这样。

要记住：祷告不一定改变我们的境况，但是，祷告一定会改变我们的生命！

今日祷告：

天父，我们感谢祢垂听我们的祷告，感谢祢赐下祢的独生爱子，感谢祢爱我们。求祢帮助我们殷勤祷告，因为有时候我们灵里愿意，肉体却倦怠了。祈求祢帮助我们，忠实地信靠祢，不住地祷告。奉耶稣基督的名，阿们。

January 7

GOD’S POWER REVEALED THROUGH PRAYER

Pray without ceasing.In every thing give thanks:for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.1 Thessalonians 5:17-18

How many times have you heard someone say’“All I can do is Pray”?

All I can do is pray?!You might as well say to a starving man,“All I can do is offer you food,”or to a sick person,“All I can do is give you medicine that will make you well,”or to a poor child,“All I can do is buy the toy you most want for your birthday.”

Praying unlocks the doors of heaven and releases the power of God.James 4:2 says,“Ye have not,because ye ask not.”And Jesus said,“And all things,whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,believing,ye shall receive”(Matthew 21:22)

Many of us want to do a work for God,but few of us want to spend hours in prayer to God.It goes against our natural inclinations to pray,which is precisely why prayer counts so much with God.It is unnatural.It is,in fact,supernatural!And it always gets God’s attention.

I am sometimes amused when people tell me,“God answered my prayer.”What they mean is that God gave them what they asked for.But if He had not granted their request,He would still have answered their prayer.We forget that“No”and“Wait”are also answers,as is“Yes.”

I have answered every request made by my children to me.The answer has not always been what they wanted,but it has always been in accordance with what I have thought was best for them at the time.God is the same way,except that His answers are always right and good and best,while mine may or may not have been.

And remember,whether prayer changes our situation or not,one thing is certain:Prayer will change us!

Pray for the Day:

Father,we thank You that You hear us when we pray.We thank You that You have sent Your Son,that You love us.And we pray that you will help us remain diligent in prayer,for sometimes we grow weary in our flesh even though our spirit is willing.We pray,help us to be faithful.And we pray unceasingly,in Jesus’Name,Amen.