双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：7月10日 神的保护

7月10日

神的保护

“你们要常在我里面，我也常在你们里面。

约翰福音15:4

个人的得救不是偶尔与神的相会，而是实实在在的与神同在。基督信仰不是一个业余爱好，而是一生之久、永远的使命。大卫知道自己生命里有神的同在而欣喜。他在诗篇91:1说:“住在至高者隐密处的，必住在全能者的荫下。”

如果你反复阅读这首美丽的诗篇，你就会发现，在神的里面我们有永远的居所，有我们内心所渴望的慰藉、平安和一切的爱。

现代精神病学家说，人类的基本需求之一就是平安。在这首诗篇里，我们确信，在神的里面，我们有最大的平安。“祸患必不临到你，灾害也不挨近你的帐棚。因他要为你吩咐他的使者，在你行的一切道路上保护你。”（诗篇91:10-11）

几年前，在中国，两位基督教宣教士遭受了残酷的迫害。一天晚上，当他们准备休息时，听到院子外面有声音。他们拉开窗帘，发现他们的家被一群气势汹汹的人包围着，他们要阻止这对夫妇的宣教事工。

这对宣教士夫妇知道只有神才是他们唯一的避难所，于是他们跪下，为那些逼迫他们的人祷告，也求神按照祂的应许，始终与他们同在。当他们站起身时，发现那些人正在撤离，那些暴徒骚动不安地议论着什么，显然发生了什么不同寻常的事情。两位宣教士就感谢神的保守，便休息了。第二天一早，当阳光照射到院子里时，一位当地的基督徒来到门口，请求与他们见面。

“你知道为什么昨天晚上那些暴徒没有进来杀你们吗？”他问道。”我们的神听了我们的祷告。”宣教士说。“是啊，”当地人说：“当你们昨晚跪下祷告的时候，四个像天使一样的活物出现了，他们穿着白袍子，你家房屋的每个角落各站着一个。那些暴徒吓得浑身发抖，四散而逃。我们这些基督徒当时站在人群中爱莫能助，但我们知道，神又一次出手保守了他的儿女。”

今日祷告：

天父，我们站立在全能者的荫下，这是何等的祝福！祢就是我们的保护。奉耶稣基督的圣名，阿们！

July 10

COVERED BY CHRIST

[Jesus said,]Abide in me,and I in you.John 15:4

Personal salvation is not merely an occasional rendezvous with Deity;it is an actual dwelling with God.Christianity is not just an avocation;it is a lifelong,eternity-long vocation.David,thrilled with the knowledge that his life was in God,said in Psalm 91:1,“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

If you read and reread this beautiful psalm,you will discover that in Him we have a permanent abode and residence,and that all of the comfort,security,and affection which the human heart craves is found in Him.

Modern psychiatrists say that one of the basic needs of man is security.In this psalm we are assured that in God we have the greatest of security:“There shall no evil befall thee,neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.For he shall give his angels charge over thee,to keep thee in all thy ways”(Psalm 91:10-11).

A few years ago in China,two Christian missionaries were undergoing bitter persecution.One night as they were getting ready to retire they heard the sound of voices outside the compound.They lifted the blinds to find their home surrounded with belligerent men who had gathered there to terminate the couple’s ministry.

The missionary husband and wife,realizing that God was their only refuge,dropped on their knees and prayed for those who would harm them,and reminded God that He had promised to be with them even unto the end.When they arose from their knees,they noticed that the crowd was dispersing,and the excited murmuring of the departing mob indicated that something unusual had happened.The missionaries thanked God for answered prayer and retired.The next morning as the sun cast its rays upon the compound,a native Christian came to the door and begged an audience with them.

“Do you know why the mob did not kill you last night?”he asked.“Our God answered prayer,”replied the missionary.“Yes,”said the native man.“When you were on your knees last night,four creatures like angels dressed in robes of white appeared,and one stood at each corner of your house.The mob trembled and fled,and we Christians who stood helpless in the crowd knew that once more God had intervened.”

Pray for the Day:

Father,we stand in the shadow of the Almighty.What a blessing that is!You are our protection,in Jesus’Name,Amen.