双语灵修（葛培理牧师） ：1月23日 靠主得胜

1月23日

靠主得胜

耶和华是我的亮光，是我的拯救，我还怕谁呢？诗篇27:1

圣经中，诗人用反问句形式强调了一个事实：耶和华是我的亮光，是我的拯救，我还怕谁呢？大家都熟悉的一个电影角色：超人。他怕过什么？没有。因为他有超能力。对基督徒来言，上帝是我们的力量（诗28:7）上帝无所畏惧，我们还怕什么呢？圣经也宣告，上帝是我们患难中随时的帮助（诗46:1)。

朋友讲了这么一个见证：除夕的夜晚，他和妻子去一个监狱里的教会分享信息。回家路上，凌晨一点左右，他们的汽车抛锚。他们捣鼓了很久，也没有搞定。他们被困在一个偏远地区，没有电话，寒风凛冽，使他们的困境雪上加霜。就在他们几乎绝望的时候，一辆车开过来并停下。司机带他们去打电话找人帮助。这还是一辆黄色的劳斯莱斯豪车。上帝真是很幽默。

上帝大有能力的。祂渴望把我们从各种困境中拯救出来。他要赐力量给我们，战胜罪的诱惑与试探，不叫我们与祂分离。我们没有必要去犯罪。上帝会帮助我们得胜。但是我们必须求告上帝，与祂亲近，才能得到他的能力和保守。

什么时候是你最近一次求告上帝，求祂救你脱离诱惑和试探，求祂帮助你战胜困难？

今日祷告：

天父，无论在什么环境中，你都是我的帮助。求你帮助我得胜，远离罪恶和诱惑。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。

January 23
GOD IS OUR STRENGTH
The Lord is my light and my salvation;whom shall I fear?Psalm 27:1
Because it is a fact that the Lord is my light and my salvation,why should I be afraid?The Scripture reference is a statement of fact followed by a question.
Is the comic strip and movie character Superman afraid of anything?No,because he has superhuman strength.For the Christian,the Lord is our strength(Psalm 28:7),and the Lord fears nothing,so why should we be afraid?The Scripture also declares that God is a“very present help in trouble”(Psalm 46:1).
A friend tells the story of having spoken one evening at a church service inside a prison.It was New Year’s Eve,and as he and his wife drove home from the prison at one o’clock in the morning,the car developed engine trouble and stopped.
Despite their efforts,they could not get it going.They were stranded in a remote area with no telephone and the cold wind adding to their distress.
As they wondered what to do,a car came along and stopped.The driver offered to take them to a telephone where they could call for help.The car happened to be a yellow Rolls Royce.God also has a sense of humor!
God is able,indeed He is anxious,to deliver us from all sorts of trouble.He wants to give us strength to overcome the temptation to sin which separates Him from those He loves.
We do not have to sin.God will help us overcome it.But we have to ask for it and we must stay close to God so that He can give us His strength.
When was the last time you asked God to deliver you from some temptation and then determined,with His help,to succeed?
Pray for the day:
Father,You are always my help in all circumstances.I pray that You will help me to succeed,especially to succeed in avoiding sin and being free from temptation;in Jesus’Name,Amen.