11月25日──除草 To weed
金句：「所以不要容罪在你們必死的身子上作王，使你們順從身子的私慾。」羅馬書6章12節
12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires.
(Romans 6:12)
在院中除草是件苦差事，不管是挖藤蔓或是拔除蒲公英，想要戰勝上帝在伊甸園中所下的咒詛，的確困難重重（見創世記3章17－18節）。
It is a bitter assignment to weed in the courtyard, no matter digs the vine or
wipes out dandelion, Wanting to defeat God's cursing in Garden of Eden, it
indeed besets with difficulties. (see Genesis 3:17-18)
當土地又乾又硬時，是很難拔除雜草的，但當大雨潤濕土地後，便能容易地除草。同時我也注意到剛長出的嫩草比較容易拔除，而越老的就越難以拔除了。
When the land is dry and hard, it is very
difficult to wipe out the weed, but after the heavy rain moistens land, then can
easily remove weeds. Simultaneously I also note the tender grass which is easy
to wipe out, however more difficult for older one.
壞習慣就如雜草一般，越久就越改不掉，若能早點改掉，或有顆柔軟的心能感受上帝的愛時，其成功的機率便非常的高。
Bad habit like weed, longer stay then less change, if it can earlier
be changed, or has a soft heart which is able to feel
God's love, its successful probability will be unusual high.
保羅曾提到過上帝對我們的大愛和豐富恩典（羅馬書5章20－21節），這些真理就象雨水般，能軟化我們剛硬的心田。而當我們看見耶穌捨命，乃是為了使我們脫離罪的刑罰和挾制時（6章1－14節），我們便能積極地對罪惡展開凌厲的攻勢。
Paul has ever mentioned God to our big love and the abundant grace. (Romans
5:20-21), these truth like the rain can soften our stubborn heart. But when we
see the Jesus gave his life on the cross in order to separate us from the
penalty and binding. (6:1-14) then we can positively launch the swift and fierce
offensive to the sin.
消極的信仰並不能除掉你的壞習慣，信心必須實際地應用這些真理。「除草」是種持續的痛苦過程，往往要經歷一連串的失敗之後，才能有最後的成功。
The negative belief certainly can not remove your bad habit, the faith must
actually apply these truths. "The weeding" is the relentless painful process, it
must have usually experienced a succession of defeat, then has the final
success.
你有需要拔除的雜草嗎？糾纏我們的罪
切切不要輕忽；
若不及早除去，
你將被它刺透。壞習慣象太軟的沙發，坐下容易起身難。
Do you need to wipe out the weed? Sin which got entangled us should not be
careless and indiscreet; If you can not early to quit, then you will be
punctured by it. The bad habit like too soft sofa sits down easily but set out
difficultly.