双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：2月1日 万事相互效力，皆是为了益处

2月1日

万事相互效力，皆是为了益处

我们晓得万事都互相效力、叫爱神的人得益处……

——罗马书 8:28

假如芬尼·克罗斯贝未曾陷入失明的折磨，我们也许从来都欣赏不到她的赞美诗。

乔治·马得胜若是未曾经历苦难的熬炼，也不可能创作出永世流芳的名曲《哦，那不肯放我之爱》。

合唱曲《哈利路亚》亦是乔治·弗里德里希·亨德尔在贫困潦倒，半身不遂时创作出来的。

苦难可以使我们获得教训，灵命得以长进。病痛也是那相互效力，叫爱神的人的益处的“万事”之一。不要恨恶它，更不要因此而陷入折磨。

今日祷告：

天父啊，祢从不犯错。如果我的生命中有了悲伤，就让我借助它向世人见证祢。奉耶稣的名，阿们。

February 1

 Working Together for Good

We know that all things work together for good to them that love God . . .
—Romans 8:28

We might never have had the songs of Fanny Crosby had she not been afflicted with blindness.

George Matheson would never have given the world his immortal song, “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go,” had it not been for his passing through the furnace of affliction.

The “Hallelujah Chorus” was written by George Frederick Handel when he was poverty-stricken and suffering from a paralyzed right side and right arm.

Affliction may be for our edification and Christian development. Sickness is one of the “all things” which work together for good to them that love God. Don’t resent it. Don’t be embittered by it.

Prayer for the day: 

You do not make mistakes, Father. If sorrow comes into my life, let me use it to help others know about You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.