双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：9月21日 真正活着

9月21日

真正活着

圣灵所结的果子，就是仁爱，喜乐，和平，忍耐，恩慈，良善，信实，温柔，节制。

加拉太书5:22-23

当你归向基督面前的那一刻，圣灵就把神的生命带进你里面，你就活了，平生第一次，你开始真正地活着。你脚步轻盈、心灵喜乐、内心平安，生活有了新的面貌。

你的生活有了一个全新的方向，因为神的灵赐给了你神的生命，神是永恒的神——这意味着你将像神一样永远活着。

圣经还教导我们，神的灵会结出圣灵的果子。现在，这九种果子是每个藉基督而生的神的儿女的生命特征。但是我们发现一个现象，什么现象呢？今天一般的所谓的基督徒却恰恰相反。

每个人在归向基督之前，都被一种本性所支配——“旧人”，也就是肉体、世界、魔鬼——它控制着你的生活。你被你的自我所控制，被你自己所控制。当你接受基督作你救主的那一刻，自我被放下了，基督坐在你生命的宝座上，神的灵掌管了你的生命。

然而，自我仍然存在——有时隐藏、静默，有时处于次要地位——伺机攻击你灵魂的堡垒，企图再次控制你。

作为一名基督徒，你有意志力，或体贴肉体，过情欲的生活；或能体贴圣灵，过一个被圣灵充满的生活。我们的生命是一个起起伏伏的经历，而这并不是神的意思。神的意思是：基督徒在生命中的任何时候都处于最高境界，结出圣灵的果子。

今日祷告：

天父，求祢的圣灵充满我，并结出果子，就是仁爱，喜乐，和平，忍耐，恩慈，良善，信实，温柔，节制。主啊，让这一切充满我，尽心尽意爱祢。奉耶稣的名，阿们。

September 21

REALLY LIVING

The fruit of the Spirit is love,joy,peace,long-suffering,gentleness,goodness,faith,meekness,temperance.Galatians 5:22-23

The moment you come to Christ,the Spirit of God brings the life of God into you and you begin to live.For the first time you begin to live with a capital“L.”There’s a spring in your step and a joy in your soul and a peace in your heart,and life has taken on a new outlook.

There’s a whole new direction to your life because the Spirit of God has given to you the very life of God,and God is an eternal God-that means you’ll live as long as God lives.

The Bible also teaches us that the Spirit of God produces the fruit of the Spirit.Now these nine clusters of fruit are to characterize the life of every Christ-born child of God.But what do we find?We find in the average so-called Christian today the very opposite.

Everyone before he comes to Christ is dominated by one nature-the“old man,”which is called the flesh,the world,the devil-who controls your life.You’re controlled by your ego,you’re controlled by yourself.The moment you receive Christ as your Savior,that self is put down,and Christ is put on the throne in your life and the Spirit of God dominates your life.

However,self is still there-sometimes hidden,sometimes quiet,sometimes secondary-waiting his opportunity and his chance to attack the citadel of your soul and take control again.

As a Christian you have the willpower to yield either to the flesh and live a fleshly,carnal life;or you have the power to yield to the Spirit,to live a Spirit-filled life.Our life is an up-and-down experience.God never meant it to be that way.God meant the Christian life to be on the highest possible plane at all times,bearing the fruit of the Spirit.

Pray for the Day:

Father,fill me with Your Holy Spirit—with love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,gentleness,faithfulness,and self-control.Fill me with this,Lord,that I will love You with all my heart;in Jesus’Name,Amen.