禱告 VII B 脫離兇惡
你是誰的器皿?
你被利用了嗎?
神的器皿服侍榮耀神．單單為神而用
你該不會要神的器皿來服侍你
我們被服侍．是因為我們服侍人
聖法南西斯的禱文．幫助我們改變我們的思想
禱
1. 使我作你和平之子，
Lord make me a channel of thy peace.
在憎恨之處播下你的愛，
Where there is hatred, I may bring love;
在傷痕之處播下你寬恕，
Where there is wrong, I may bring forgiveness;
在懷疑之處播下信心
Where there is doubt, I may bring faith.
副歌：
哦，主啊，使我少為自己求，
Oh, Lord, grant that I may seek rather…
少求受安慰，但求安慰人，
To comfort than to be
comforted;
少求被瞭解，但求瞭解人，
To understand, than to be understood
少求愛，但求全心付出愛。
To love, than to be loved.
2. 使我作你和平之子，
Lord, make me a channel of thy peace.
在絕望之處播下你希望，
Where there is despair, I may
bring hope;
在黑暗之處播下你光明，
Where there is shadows, I may bring light;
在憂傷之處播下歡樂
Where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
3. 使我作你和平之子，
Lord, make me a channel of thy peace,
在寬恕中我們便得赦免，
It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.
在獻出時我們反有所得，
It is by self-forgetting that one finds.
在死亡時便進入永生
It is by dying that one has eternal life.
脫離兇惡就是要成為神的器皿．不要成為被撒但利用的器皿
不叫我們遇見試探．救我們脫離兇惡。(太 6:13)
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. (Mt. 6:13)
魔鬼的試探
耶穌被聖靈充滿、從約但河回來、聖靈將他引到曠野、四十天受魔鬼的試探。(路 4:1)
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, (Lk. 4:1)
你們所遇見的試探、無非是人所能受的． 神是信實的、必不叫你們受試探過於所能受的．在受試探的時候、總要給你們開一條出路、叫你們能忍受得住。 (林前 10:13)
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. (1 Cor 10:13)
神的試煉
神阿、求你鑒察我、知道我的心思、試煉我、知道我的意念 (詩 139:23)
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. (Ps. 139:23)
我的弟兄們、你們落在百般試煉中、都要以為大喜樂．(雅 1:2) 因此、你們是大有喜樂、但如今、在百般的試煉中暫時憂愁．(彼前 1:6)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds (Jam 1:2),
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. (I Pe 1:6)
脫離兇惡須有武器
耶和華阿、求你拯救我脫離兇惡的人、保護我脫離強暴的人。(詩 140:1)
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; protect me from men of violence, (Ps. 140:1)
所以要站穩了、用真理當作帶子束腰、用公義當作護心鏡遮胸．又用平安的福音、當作豫備走路的鞋穿在𥴠上．此外又拿著信德當作籐牌、可以滅盡那惡者一切的火箭．並戴上救恩的頭盔、拿著聖靈的寶劍、就是 神的道．(弗
6:14-17)
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (Eph. 6:14-17)
用真理當作帶子束腰、
用公義當作護心鏡遮胸．
用平安的福音、當作豫備走路的鞋穿在腳上．
用信德當作籐牌、可以滅盡那惡者一切的火箭．
用救恩的頭盔、
用聖靈的寶劍、就是 神的道．
靠著聖靈、隨時多方禱告祈求、並要在此儆醒不倦、為眾聖徒祈求、(弗 6:18)
pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. (Eph. 6:18)
1. 用真理當作帶子束腰
耶穌說、我就是道路、真理、生命．若不藉著我、沒有人能到父那裏去。(約 14:6)
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (Jn. 14:6)
2. 用公義當作護心鏡遮胸
神使那無罪的、替我們成為罪．好叫我們在他裏面成為 神的義。 (林後 5:21)
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (II Co. 5:21)
3.
用平安的福音、
當作豫備走路的鞋穿在腳上．
凡管教的事、當時不覺得快樂、反覺得愁苦。後來卻為那經練過的人、結出平安的果子、就是義．(來 12:11)
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. (Heb. 12:11)
神所賜出人意外的平安、必在基督耶穌裏、保守你們的心懷意念。(腓 4:7)
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Php. 4:7)
4.
用信德當作籐牌、
可以滅盡那惡者一切的火箭．
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.(Gal.2:20)
5. 用救恩的頭盔
主耶和華、我救恩的力量阿、在爭戰的日子、你遮蔽了我的頭。(詩 140:7)
O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, who shields my head in the day of battle—(Ps.140:7)
6. 用聖靈的寶劍、就是 神的道
叫人活著的乃是靈、肉體是無益的．我對你們所說的話、就是靈、就是生命。(約 6:63)
The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. (Jn. 6:63)
7. 曉得聖靈的意思
鑒察人心的、曉得聖靈的意思．因為聖靈照著 神的旨意替聖徒祈求。(羅 8:27)
He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will. (Ro. 8:27)
靠著聖靈、隨時多方禱告祈求、並要在此儆醒不倦、為眾聖徒祈求、(弗 6:18)
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. (Eph. 6:18)
神是信實
但神容許試鍊在你我生命中
I. 我們必須知道我們正處於屬靈爭戰
我們不能勝過我們所不知或不懂事實，就是我們正在屬靈爭戰中
屬靈爭戰需要屬靈武器，試探試鍊都不是用人所有的武器可以拒絕抵擋，試探試鍊必須靠神的能力
因為我們雖然在血氣中行事、卻不憑著血氣爭戰．我們爭戰的兵器、本不是屬血氣的、乃是在 神面前有能力、可以攻破堅固的營壘、(林後 10:3-4)
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. (2 Corinthians 10:3-4),
要穿戴 神所賜的全副軍裝、就能抵擋魔鬼的詭計。 (弗 6:11)
Put on the full armor of God so
that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. (Ephesians 6:11)
不要愛世界、和世界上的事。人若愛世界、愛父的心就不在他裏面了。因為凡世界上的事、就像肉體的情慾、眼目的情慾、並今生的驕傲、都不是從父來的、乃是從世界來的。(約一
2:15-16)
Do not love the world or
anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not
in him. For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his
eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but
from the world. (1 John 2:15-16)
試探的步步曲
1. 撒但用錯誤的印象，使我對人事物有錯誤的看法
2.試探常常是我們內心深處的渴望，被撒但所彰顯出來，而它用不同的人事物，在日常生活中來欺哄我們
3.試探想要就一步步升起
人被試探、不可說、我是被 神試探．因為 神不能被惡試探、他也不試探人．但各人被試探、乃是被自己的私慾牽引誘惑的。 (雅 1:13-14)
When tempted, no one should
say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt
anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away
and enticed. (James 1:13- 14)
4.試探就反覆在我們思想生活周遭刺激我們，在這時我們已經慢慢的步入撒但的陷阱，甚至被它所利用
5. 我們因我們的現有知識環境，及所有一切來作出判斷，但由於我們不是神也難免會有錯
6.我們想要隱瞞我們的罪，我們常以為人不知，神亦不知，我們只是讓我們的罪，有一個好理由來堂塞
II.
我們需要足夠的知識與真理，才能對抗我們所面對的試探或試鍊
每有人都失敗，不管老少大人或小孩，也不論信心多少，但確永遠無法逃避試探或試鍊的糾纏
III. 我們需要求神釋放