Thursday, March 31, 2022

God is your refuge, your fortress, do not fear!

  





Silence

1.   Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence
2.   Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.

Praise and Thanksgiving

1.   Think through your day, all the times that made you smile
2.   Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people
3.   Sing a song to praise God (you are welcome to use "Father, I adore you" which I have been singing every morning for the past 20 years or your own choice to praise God)

          Father, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
          Jesus, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
          Spirit, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
      

Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:


     “Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God and having Jesus as my Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”



2.  Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:

     "Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sins to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."

3.  John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

(Please click this link to see how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

           "Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.

             Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.

             Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."


    
    The link to today's Time with Abba passages:   http://api.pastoralcareschool.org/twa/
    Time with Abba passages: (Psalm 46:1-7, Deuteronomy 16:1-17:20; Luke  9:7-27; Proverbs 12:8-9)

    Today's key passages: 

    
             God is our refuge and strength,
    an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
    and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
    and the mountains quake with their surging.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
    the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
    God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
    he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord Almighty is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Psalm 46:1-7

23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? 

Luke 9:23-25


Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passages we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to him. 
   
     My Listening
    The topic I received today from Jesus is God is your refuge, your fortress, do not fear!

    Yes, only if we are willing to go into this refuge and fortress which Jesus is Lord and King and we will not be afraid of anything!

    If we are in His mighty Fortress, even though the nations are in uproar and kingdoms fall because of COVID-19 and many crisis, we know that God is in this fortress and she will not fall!

    This is a critical time and a time to test your faith! A time to test whether you are willing not to follow this world and other lords and kings but to carry your own cross to follow Jesus as your Lord and King so that you will not be afraid because you are in His fortress!

     
     Dear Lord Jesus, 
     Help us to pass this test that we will not follow this world and other lords and kings but to carry our own cross to follow you as our Lord and King so that we will not be afraid anymore.  In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
    
     
      Reflect on these questions:
     1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch and what have you heard from Jesus now?
      
      2.  What is your next step to be more closer to Jesus?
    
      Family Corner:
     Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message. 
     
Please click this link for the video version of this blog: 

     To know, learn and practice the method of Time with Abba, please click this link: https://www.pastoralcareschool.org

    

神是你的避難所,你的堡壘, 不要懼怕!

 




 

 安靜

1.  停下來. 靜一靜

2.  等候主. 深呼吸經歷主之平安, 享受神同在, 呼出你的憂慮


讚美及感恩
1.  思想最近使你開心歡笑的時刻
2.  為那些時刻及有關的人感恩

知罪,認罪,悔改 (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method 轉位靈修法  https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1. 求聖靈光照,使你知罪,願意認罪悔改 
     "親愛的聖靈, 求你光照我心靈的深處, 使我看見我的罪, 我和主耶穌的阻隔, 
        求你幫助, 奉主耶穌基督名求。阿們。"

2. 透過聖靈的工作, 安靜一刻, 省察自己, 之後祈禱:
     「親愛的主耶穌,感謝你為我的罪釘死在十字架上,我願意在你面前承認我的罪(凡聖靈光照到的,請逐一說出),求你用你的寶血赦免我的罪,我願意打開心門讓你作我的救主,求你救贖我,我願意一生跟隨你讓你作我生命的主,求你帶領我。聖靈,求你充滿我,使我得著恩賜及力量去侍奉主、見證主,奉主耶穌基督名求,阿們。」


3.  司徒德牧師每天早上的 "活像基督"祈禱 John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

請到此連結看神怎様籍司徒德牧師改變我的生命: 

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/


   "天父,求你使我今天活在你的同在中,你一天比一天更喜悦我。
    主耶穌,求你使我今天能背起我的十字架去跟隨你。
    聖靈,求你在今天充滿我,使你的果子能彰顯在我的生命中: 仁愛,喜樂,和平,忍耐,恩慈,良善,信實,温柔及節制。"
             

親親爸父, 唱詩歌頌
 
今日親親親爸父經文連結: http://api.pastoralcareschool.org/twa/
親親爸父經文:(詩篇 46:1-7申命記 16:1-17:20; 路加福音 9:7-27;  箴言 12:8-9)  

        神 是 我 們 的 避 難 所 , 是 我 們 的 力 量 , 是 我 們 在 患 難 中 隨 時 的 幫 助 。
所 以 , 地 雖 改 變 , 山 雖 搖 動 到 海 心 ,
其 中 的 水 雖 匉 訇 翻 騰 , 山 雖 因 海 漲 而 戰 抖 , 我 們 也 不 害 怕 。 
有 一 道 河 , 這 河 的 分 㲼 使 神 的 城 歡 喜 ; 這 城 就 是 至 高 者 居 住 的 聖 所 。
神 在 其 中 , 城 必 不 動 搖 ; 到 天 一 亮 , 神 必 幫 助 這 城 。
外 邦 喧 嚷 , 列 國 動 搖 ; 神 發 聲 , 地 便 鎔 化 。
萬 軍 之 耶 和 華 與 我 們 同 在 ; 雅 各 的 神 是 我 們 的 避 難 所 ! 
詩篇 46:1-7

23 耶 穌 又 對 眾 人 說 : 若 有 人 要 跟 從 我 , 就 當 捨 己 , 天 天 背 起 他 的 十 字 架 來 跟 從 我 。
24 因 為 , 凡 要 救 自 己 生 命 ( 生 命 : 或 作 靈 魂 ; 下 同 ) 的 , 必 喪 掉 生 命 ; 凡 為 我 喪 掉 生 命 的 , 必 救 了 生 命 。
25 人 若 賺 得 全 世 界 , 卻 喪 了 自 己 , 賠 上 自 己 , 有 甚 麼 益 處 呢 ?
路加福音 9:23-25

現在讓你有一個安靜的時刻,給聖靈一個空間,讓主耶穌可以藉着剛才讀過的經文,親自對你説話。


 

現在讓你有一個安靜的時刻,給聖靈一個空間,讓主耶穌可以藉着剛才讀過的經文,親自對你説話。


 我的聆聽  
 日我從主耶穌領受的主題是: 神是你的避難所,你的堡壘, 不要懼怕!

是的,衹要我們願意進入有主耶穌為主為王的避難所(refuge),他與我們同在的堡壘(Fortress)!

如果我們在他同在的城堡,即使現在列國因 "新冠肺炎"及很多危機而喧嚷大亂,信心動搖,但我們深知道神同在的城,必不動搖!

在這非常時期,是你的信心考試,看看你是否願意每天不再跟隨這世界及其他操控你的主,背起自己的十字架跟隨主,每天有主的同在,在主的堡壘中,不再懼怕了!

     
     親愛的主耶穌, 
    求你使我們在這非常時期,我們信心考試的時候,願意每天不再跟隨這世界及其他操控我們的主,背起自己的十字架跟隨你,每天有你的同在在主的堡壘中,不再懼怕,奉主耶穌基督名求,阿們。 

     
 省察問題 
 1. 今日的信息對你有何啓發?  主耶穌現在對你説甚麽話?

 2. 下一步是什麼行動?
   
     家庭角落
找機會與家人一起分享今日的領受。

今日博客的錄影:

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Honey, it's time to get up!

 





Silence

1.   Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence
2.   Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.

Praise and Thanksgiving

1.   Think through your day, all the times that made you smile
2.   Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people
3.   Sing a song to praise God (you are welcome to use "Father, I adore you" which I have been singing every morning for the past 20 years or your own choice to praise God)

          Father, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
          Jesus, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
          Spirit, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
      

Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:


     “Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God and having Jesus as my Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”



2.  Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:

     "Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sins to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."

3.  John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

(Please click this link to see how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

           "Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.

             Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.

             Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."


    
    The link to today's Time with Abba passages:   http://api.pastoralcareschool.org/twa/
    Time with Abba passages: (Psalm 45:1-17, Deuteronomy 13:1-15:23; Luke  8:40-9:6; Proverbs 12:5-7)

    Today's key passage: 

    
            49 While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”
50 Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
51 When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother. 52 Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”
53 They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!” 55 Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
Luke 8:49-56

Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to him. 
   
     My Listening
    The topic I received today from Jesus is Honey, it's time to get up!

    Timothy Keller explains what does it mean of Jesus saying to the little girl, "My child, get up!" in his book Jesus the King.

    He says, "This is a pet name, a diminutive term of endearment. Since this is a diminutive that a mother would use with a little girl, probably the best translation is "honey". 

    He says, "Jesus is facing death, the most implacable, inexorable enemy of the human race and such is his power that he holds this child by the hand and gently lifts her right up through it. "Honey, it's time to get up."

I sincerely hope that you have faith that Jesus is facing COVID-19, the most implacable, inexorable enemy of the whole world or your personal hardship that he is holding you by the hand and gently say to you, "Honey, it's time to get up and get out of that darkness so that you can enjoy the sweetness of being with me!"

     
     Dear Lord Jesus, 
     Help us to have that faith knowing that you are holding our hands to wake us up and get us out of darkness.  In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
     
      Reflect on these questions:
     1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch and what have you heard from Jesus now?
      
      2.  What is your next step to be more closer to Jesus?
    
      Family Corner:
     Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message. 
     
Please click this link for the video version of this blog: 


     To know, learn and practice the method of Time with Abba, please click this link: https://www.pastoralcareschool.org

    

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