双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：12月16日 圣灵充满

12月16日

圣灵充满

……我们所以知道神住在我们里面，是因祂所赐给我们的圣灵。

约翰一书3:24

圣灵已经内住在每个基督徒心里，祂要结出祂的果子，但是必须有一个换位。船在水中不会沉没，但当水进入船内时它就会沉没了。我们不会因生活在腐败的海中而不能享有圣灵的果子；我们之所以做不到，是因为腐败的海水进入我们心中。

内燃机最大的敌人是汽缸内聚着致命的积碳，它会降低功率致使发动机降低效率。机油会提高发动机的性能，但不会去除积碳，来提高发动机的运行效率；必须进行机械手术清除积碳，使机油可以发挥最佳作用，发动机才可以按设计运行。同样，我们必须从内心生活中消除属肉体的行为，使致命的碳沙不会削弱我们属灵表现的有效性。只有当我们将生命交给圣灵掌管时，才有可能做到。我们必须让神的话语光照我们，找出影响我们长进和多结果子的那些常存的罪和不结果子的品质。

有个故事讲到一个人，瞥了一眼当地报纸上的讣告栏。令他惊讶的是，他看到了自己的名字，这表明他刚刚去世。起初他对此置之一笑，但很快电话铃就响了。震惊的朋友和熟人打电话来询问并表示同情。最后，他打电话给报社编辑，恼怒地告诉他们，尽管讣告栏上说他死了，但他还活得好好的。编辑表示十分抱歉，也很尴尬。随后，他灵机一动，说：“先生，别担心，我会处理好的，因为明天我会把你的名字写在出生栏里。”

这听起来可能只是一个幽默的事件，实际上是个属灵的比喻。只有当我们让旧我与基督一同钉死在十字架上，我们的新我才能活出来，能够结出耶稣基督生命所特有的奇妙果子。只有圣灵才能使我们活出基督的生命来。

今日祷告：

天父，用祢的圣灵充满我。引导我过多结圣灵果子的生活。帮助我能够带领其他门徒也这样做；奉耶稣的名，阿们。

December 16

SPIRIT–FILLED LIVING

Hereby we know that be abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. 1 John 3:24

The Holy Spirit is already in every Christian heart, and He intends to produce His fruit. However, there must be a displacement. A boat does not sink when it is in the water, but it does sink when the water comes into the boat. We do not fail to enjoy the fruit of the Spirit because we live in a sea of corruption; we fail to do so because the sea of corruption is in us.

The internal combustion engine’s worst enemy is the deadly carbon that builds up in the cylinder chamber. It reduces the power and causes the motor to lose efficiency. Oil will improve the engine’s performance, but it will not remove the carbon so that the motor can run more efficiently. Mechanical surgery must be performed to remove the carbon so that the oil can do its best work and the motor perform as it was designed to do. Similarly, we must eliminate the works of the flesh from our inner lives so that deadly carbon and grit do not impair the effectiveness of our spiritual performance. This is possible only as we yield our lives to the control of the Holy Spirit.We must let the laser beam of God’s Word scan us to detect the abiding sins and fruitless qualities which impair our personal growth and fruitfulness.

The story is told of a man who glanced at the obituary column in his local newspaper. To his surprise he saw his own name, indicating that he had just died.At first he laughed about it. But soon the telephone began to ring. Stunned friends and acquaintances called to inquire and to offer their sympathy. Finally, in irritation, he called the newspaper editor and angrily reported that even though he had been reported dead in the obituary column he was very much alive. The editor was apologetic and embarrassed. Then in a flash of inspiration, he said,“Do not worry, sir, I will make it alright, for tomorrow I will put your name in the births column.”

This may sound like merely a humorous incident, but it is actually a spiritual parable. Not until we have allowed our old selves to be crucified with Christ can our new selves emerge to display the marvelous fruit that is characteristic of the life of Jesus Christ. And only the Holy Spirit can make possible the out-living of the in-living Christ.

Pray for the Day:

Father, fill me with Your Holy Spirit.Lead me to live the life that is filled with the fruit of Your Holy Spirit. And help me to lead other disciples to do the same; in Jesus’Name, Amen.