双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：4月25日 云上太阳

4月25日

云上太阳

“当春雨的时候，你们要向发闪电的耶和华求雨。他必为众人降下甘霖，使田园生长菜蔬。”

撒迦利亚书10:1

我收到西岸的一位十九岁女孩的来信，她的未婚夫刚刚解除了婚约。她伤心欲绝，不想再活下去了。我回信告诉她，按照我们自己计划不周的希望和梦想，很难找到神的蓝图。但是请放心，如果我们真是按祂的旨意蒙召，而且我们也爱他，万事都互相效力，叫爱神的人得益处。我们是谁？怎能决定风吹的方向呢？在人生的风暴中神会如何掌舵呢？诗篇的作者说，他“按心中的纯正牧养他们，用手中的巧妙引导他们。（诗篇78:72）”

天有不测风云，这是生命的一部分。但因着神的恩典，我们不至沮丧。正如云彩可以替我们遮挡烈日，生命中的云彩也可以彰显神的荣耀，他在高天之初向我们说话。正如当年的以色列子民一样，我们正在前往应许之地。圣经说，当他们穿越旷野之时，“日间，耶和华在云柱中领他们的路；夜间，在火柱中光照他们，使他们日夜都可以行走。”（出埃及记13:21）

今天如果你的生活凄凉、沮丧、忧郁，基督可以彻底改变这一切。也许很多人因为不能胜过自己的罪而灰心丧气。罪就像阴云一样笼罩着我们，毁坏我们，使我们内心混乱、挣扎。我们要从捆绑我们的失败和罪中解脱出来。当我们面临失败的阴云时，我们要敞开心扉，让耶稣进到我们里面。让祂驱走罪的阴云，使我们成为新造的人。

今日祷告：

天父，当我沮丧、疲倦、悲伤时，我倚靠祢，我的盼望在于祢。我知道无论怎样祢都眷顾我。祈求祢赐福给我和所有正在低谷中的人；奉耶稣的名，阿门。

April 25

BRIGHT CLOUDS

Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain;so the Lord shall make bright clods,and give them showers of rain,to every one grass in the field.Zechariah 10:1

I received a letter from a nineteen-year-old girl on the West Coast,whose fiancéhad just broken off their engagement.Her heart was completely crushed,and life seemed no longer worth living.I wrote telling her that it is not always easy to trace God’s designs in our ill-planned hopes and dreams.But rest assured that if we are called according to His purpose,and if we love God,all things do work together for good.Who are we to dictate which way the winds will blow,or how God will maneuver our ship through life’s storms?The psalmist said,“He…guided them by the skillfulness of his hands”(Psalm 78:72).

Yes,clouds will come.They are part of life.But by God’s grace we need not be depressed by their presence.Just as clouds can protect us from the brightness of the sun,life’s clouds can reveal the glory of God,and from their lofty height God speaks to us.Like the children of Israel,we are travelers to the Promised Land.As they traveled through the wilderness,the Bible says,“The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud,to lead them the way”(Exodus 13:21).

If your life is dismal,depressed,and gloomy today,Christ can turn those dark clouds inside out.Many may be discouraged because of sins they can’t overcome.Sin can hang over us like a cloud.Sin deforms us.It causes turmoil and fighting down inside.We all need to be free from the failure and sin that binds and chains us.When faced with the clouds of defeat we need to open our hearts and let Him in.Let Him take the clouds of sin out and transform you into a new creature.

Pray for the Day:

Father,When I am down and weary,when I’m feeling sorrow,I put my trust in You,and my hope is in You.I know that You care for me no matter what I feel.I pray Your blessing upon me and all those who feel that way;in Jesus’Name,Amen.