Daily Devotion 每日灵修

Psalms 42:8 - By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me - a prayer to the God of my life.

Staying connected to God simply means having a relationship with Him. It doesn't matter how you feel, how many times you have failed him,
but staying connected simply requires you to trust Him, and believe that He still loves you no matter what.
Therefore, do not lose heart, no matter what is going around you, remember that Jesus is still enthroned and He is able to bring you through
your situation. All you need to do is to keep your thoughts occupied with Him instead of the issues, let this wonderful morning kicks off
by remembering how much that He loves you, and know that the love of God is always there to direct your steps.
Therefore, be conscious of His love, watch and see how He directs your steps. As you encounter His unfailing love,
all you want to do at night is to sing a song to your Abba Father, for He has been good to you, for He has been faithful, for He is truly the
God of your life!

诗篇139：13-14我的肺腑是袮所造的。我在母腹中，袮已覆庇我。我要称谢祢，因我受造，奇妙可畏。祢的作为奇妙，这是我心深知道的。

圣经告诉我们，其实当我们还在母腹中，甚至未成形时，慈爱的天父早已经知道我们的一切，也知道我们会遭遇的事。所以今天无论景况如何，当晓得我们是被爱被守护的，不是孤单一人走人生路。祂不但赐下生命给我们，更要加倍祝福我们，为我们预备了一份从天堂来的礼物，是我们可以白白得着的。只要我们愿意接受，就可以拥有，生命就可以更加丰盛与精彩，且是不褪色的。
这一份礼物，就是上帝的爱子 -- 耶稣基督！圣经说：“神爱世人，甚至将祂的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信祂的，不致灭亡，反得永生”（约翰福音3：16）。基督身为上帝的独生爱子，却舍弃了天上的荣华，为了我们的罪恶过犯，降世为人，为我们的罪作了挽回祭（约翰一书2：2），成为代罪羔羊，把所有的罪都扛在自己身上，代替我们死在十字架上，叫一切信祂的都得永生（约翰福音3：15）。同时也告诉我们，耶稣来不但要我们得丰盛的生命，且是得的更丰盛。阿门！

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

How sure are we on the love of God in our daily lives? Are we thinking and expecting that the love of God is not constant and it is based on our performance?
Many would think that whenever they did wrong, or they failed, God will no longer love them as before. Many would think that what they do is able to alter the love
that God has for them. But do you know that you did nothing to deserve this love? When you were still a sinner, Christ chose to die for you at the cross. Therefore,
there is nothing that you can do to make Him love you less. Looking at John 3:16, Nicodemus was asking on how to be born again. He was asking how does it possible
for one to have a new life all over again besides going back to the womb of the mother and birth out once again? But He doesn't know that the one who was speaking
to him is the source of life. Likewise, in order to have a new life, totally new and recreated life, you need to understand one important truth. That is God first came to give.

God the Father is a giver, and when He came to you, He never did it by talking, but instead He gave. He chose to give not money, nor any other things that you need in life,
but He chose to give you His one and only Son, Jesus. He gave you His best, so that you can have a new and recreated life in Him. Totally free from sins, curses, sicknesses,
weaknesses, poverty, darkness, bondages, fear and all! When God can give you His best, you can be assured that He will surely give you the rest.
What's more health, opportunities, a good marriage, joy and peace? Since you already have Jesus, you have them all!

But the key is, in order to inherit this, you need to believe in Him. Not believing in yourself, not believing in the worldly system, not believing in how people perceives you,
but believe in Jesus. The moment when you believe in Him, by putting your confidence and trust on Him and what He said, you will not perish! Not only not perishing,
you have eternal life, a life that can never ever be separated again from God! How great!

Therefore today, meditate on God's giving in your life, remember, if He can give you His best - Jesus, what else that He cannot give you? When you have His best, you have all
the rest!

James 4:8a Come near to God and He will come near to you.
Psalms 73:28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.

Dear friend, do you know where is the fountain of you life and what is the source of your life? Is it your career? Family? Friend? Money? Wealth? Health? Or yourself?
Today, be bold and courageous in life knowing that the Almighty God, the Sovereign Lord is the fountain of your life and the source of your life.
Is Him, that you need to stay connected to. In His light, you see light. His unfailing love is priceless and you find refuge in the shadow of His wings.
So, move forward in life today by stay connected to the source of your life through the Word, put Him in the first place in your life, surely He will take care of your career, family, friend, money, wealth, health and yourself!
Just like the concept of electricity, we need to connect the plug to the socket with source then turn on the power button in order to generate electricity so that we can use it.
Today, we as man also need to connect ourselves to the words of God with the Holy Spirit then turn on the believe button by faith in order to generate the supernatural power in our life so that we can live our life effortlessly without worries and fears.
Do not wait any longer friend, right now at this moment, take up the authority you have and step by faith knowing that your Daddy God-the source of your life, can do far more than what you can imagined.
In Him, nothing is too hard! Bad can turn to be good and impossible becomes possible!
When you stay connected to the source, surely you are highly favored, deeply loved and greatly blessed!

Isaiah 54:10- Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Many things may change and can alter from time to time, the things in this world fades away.
When you put a cup of coffee on your table, the next moment you realize is, it never gets hotter
but instead it turns cold. However, the word of God says even the mountains can be shaken, even
the hills can be removed. He means that even the most constant things on this earth can be removed
and has the possibilities of change, but His love and His covenant will never ever change!
That is how sure of His love and covenant for you!
When His unfailing love never change, you can be sure that never a moment you're not being loved,
never a moment that God lost his interest and concerns over you, and never a moment He dislikes and
angry with you! Thus, when His covenant never change, you can be sure of that what He promises you
Stands valid for eternity, when He says your concern is his concern, all that He has is yours, and His health
is your health, and His wealth is your wealth! All these never change, therefore it will bring you peace instead
of fear and insecurity!
The Lord has compassion and He loves you; today know that many things may change, but His unfailing love for you
and His promises shall never ever change. Have faith in Jesus and know that He is with you, and believe that He loves you!
Why? Good things happen to those who believe that The Lord loves them!

箴言14：30 心中安静，是肉体的生命

有时候，令人分心的事情会影响我们对神的专注与信靠。这就是耶稣对马大的心。为了预备餐点，她【伺候的事多，心里就忙乱了】（路加福音10：40）。她抱怨妹妹馬利亞未伸出援手（显然是因着因为马利亞專注於基督和祂的教导），耶稣回答她说：「马大！马大！你为许多的事思虑烦扰，但是不可少的只有一 件；马利亞已经选择那上好的福份，是不能夺去的。」（路加福音10：41-42）
馬大忙於款待的事原是出於好意，她有一颗服事的心，但卻因此失去了專注於耶穌，享受与祂同在的美妙时刻。祂配得我們全心关注，惟獨信靠祂，凡事交托，我们才不会灰心困倦，才能使我們克服人生中的困境，跨越挑战。

主啊！我要保守我的心，专心仰望袮；
能專注地坐在祢腳前，專心聆听祢的话语，来与祢親近。
只看內心的忧伤，必然愁苦；環顧四周，備受干擾；
唯有仰望，才得平安。

Ephesians 4:23 - to be made new in the attitude of your minds;

Your mind has its attitude. When you take note of what you're thinking
from moment to moment, you'll realize that everyone has his own pattern
of thinking. Some has the arrogant mind attitude, and he only thinks about himself.
Some has a pessimistic mind attitude that no matter comes before him, he will think
of the worst. The attitude of your mind determines your living.
So, do you know that your mind need to be constantly renewed by the Word of God?
Renewal means it has to be made new, the old has to be replaced. Likewise, the old
attitudes of your mind has to be replaced by new thoughts!
Only the Word of God is able to destroy the old and wrong thoughts, and reveals to you
who you are, what you can do and what you have in Christ! Change the attitude of your mind
through the Word and you'll see changes in your life!

路得记1：16-路得说：不要催我不跟随你。你往哪里去，我也往哪里去；你在哪里住宿，我也在哪里住宿；你的国就是我的国，你的神就是我的神。

因为不幸的环境，使到拿俄米和路得两人相依为命。当初，为了逃离以色列的饥荒，拿俄米与家人搬迁到摩押地去寄居，在这期间两个儿子娶了摩押女子为妻。后来拿俄米的丈夫和两个儿子都死了；在当时的社会，这三名寡妇的生活顿时陷入困境。
拿俄米听见以色列的饥荒已经结束，就决定回家乡，其中一位儿媳路得就跟随她回去。尽管那时拿俄米觉得耶和华是惩罚她的神，路得依然跟着她，虽然那时她是可以离开的，她却对拿俄米不离不弃。她对那俄米说：不要催我不跟随你。你往哪里去，我也往哪里去；你在哪里住宿，我也在哪里住宿；你的国就是我的国，你的神就是我的神（路得记1：16）。

因着路得说『你的神就是我的神』，她的人生从此不再一样！

故事里的三位主角，其中两名是寡妇（年迈的犹太人拿俄米和年轻的外邦女子路得），以及一名富有的妓女之子波阿斯（约书亚记2：1，马太福音1：5）
过程发展穿插着令人难以解释的意外：路得“恰巧”在波阿斯的田里拾取麦穗（路得记2：3）。结局是意想不到的祝福；弥赛亚的祖先得以诞生（路得记4：16-17）。
上帝总能在看似无足轻重的事上彰显祂的美意，在你意想不到的时候给你惊喜，在你软弱时给了你强心剂；在你最不配的时刻给了你恩惠，祂把独生爱子给了你，救赎了你脱离死亡的网罗，把你带离黑暗，到光明的国度里。阿门！

Hebrews 12:3- Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

What you consider and think about each day affects your life.
Your believing affects your thinking, and your thinking affects your living.
So, in order to have a right living, you're to see what you're thinking in your mind
all day long, is it sickness? That fear? That exceeding great problems? That impossibilities?
What are the things that you pondered in mind now?
My friend, when you consider about your sickness and what you're worrying about, it does not help you
but makes you weary and lose heart; instead consider and think about Jesus,
think about His greatness and His finished work,
Think about how much he loves you and given his best for you;
So that you Do not lose heart and grow weary, for He is great and mighty in power, for only
He is Able to turn your darkness into light, your fear into boldness, your sickness into perfect health!