禱告

禱告
聖經閱讀：哥林多後書12:1-10 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年4月29日(三)

許多人向上帝禱告祈求一些特別的東西，如果上帝沒有給他們想要的東西，他們就會對上帝生氣。 　我曾經聽過有人求一些奇怪的東西。有一個人禱告求一張百萬美元支票寄到他的信箱裡，還有一個人禱告一早醒來會看見一輛新車停在他的車道上。這些人會生氣上帝沒有照著他們想要的來回應他們的禱告。上帝並不是一部糖果販賣機，你把錢投進去就會得到你想要的棒棒糖。 　但是上帝是慈愛和寬容的，祂知道什麼是對我們最好的，而且祂會照著祂自己的心意來回應我們的禱告。在我們閱讀的經文中，保羅談到他禱告祈求上帝移除身上的一根「刺」，但是上帝並沒有移去保羅的刺，上帝反而賜給保羅夠用的恩典來幫助他處理這個問題。 　請記住上帝會回應你的禱告，祂的回應永遠是最好的。今天就倚靠上帝的回應。 —CE 「你只要有我的恩典就夠了；因為我的能力在你軟弱的時候顯得最剛強。」 哥林多後書12:9b 禱告：天父，謝謝祢回應我的禱告，我愛祢！奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (王熙瑤譯)

Prayers
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Many people pray and ask God for special things. If God does not give them what they want, they become upset with Him. 　I have heard about people asking for strange things. One man prayed for a million dollar check to arrive in the mail. Another person prayed that he would wake up in the morning and find a new car in his driveway. These people were angry that God did not answer their prayers like they wanted. God is not like a candy machine where you put in money and receive the candy bar that you want. 　But God is loving and kind. He knows what is best for us, and He will answer our prayers according to His will. In our Bible Reading, Paul talks about praying and asking God to remove a “painful problem.” But God did not remove Paul’s problem. Instead, God gave Paul grace to help him cope with the problem. 　Remember that God will answer your prayers. His answers are always the best. Depend on God’s answers today. —CE “My grace is all you need. Only when you are weak can everything be done completely by my power.”2 Corinthians 12:9b PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank You for answering my prayers. I love You! In Jesus’ name. Amen.