双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：1月2日 生活的秘诀

1月2日

生活的秘诀

神啊，祢是我的神我要切切地寻求祢；在干旱疲乏无水之地，我渴想祢，我的心切慕祢。

（诗篇63:1）

很多基督徒对敬虔的生活了解很少，前段时间一个警察问我得胜生活的秘诀是什么，我告诉他没有魔法公式可以套用。如果非要用一个词来描述的话那就是降服。我想说的第二个词就是敬虔，没有什么能够取代敬虔的生活。安静下来，祷告，读经，对基督徒的属灵生活至关重要。每天的生活中若缺少了基督的同行，你就不会感觉喜乐，不会充满活力，更没有力量。

神呼召现今的基督徒要保守圣洁，乐于奉献，也要献祭和无条件顺服。这些对你属灵生活的成功与失败很重要；对你乐于助人和接受帮助也很重要；还有对你的日常习惯，读经祷告生活，你的付出，你的见证以及你的教会服侍都很重要。基督徒做决定的时刻到了。

今日祷告

永生的主，我渴望过更敬虔的生活，我愿意完全地奉献自己。

The Secret of Real Living

January 2

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee; my soul thirsteth for thee . . .

—Psalm 63:1

Some Christians have learned little of a daily devotional life. Some time ago a policeman asked me what the secret of victorious living was. I told him that there is no magic formula that can be pronounced. If any word could describe it, I would say surrender. The second word I would say would be devotion. Nothing can take the place of a daily devotional life with Christ. Your quiet time, your prayer time, the time you spend in the Word, is absolutely essential for a happy Christian life. You cannot possibly be a happy, dynamic, and powerful Christian apart from a daily walk with Christ.

Christ is calling Christians today to cleansing, to dedication, to consecration, and to full surrender. It will make the difference between success and failure in your spiritual life. It will make the difference between being helped and helping others. It will make a difference in your habits, in your prayer life, in your Bible reading, in your giving, in your testimony, and in your church membership. This is the Christian hour of decision!

Prayer for the day：

I long for a deeper devotional life, living Lord. May I consecrate myself completely to You. In Jesus’ name, Amen!