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【Bible Study】Isaiah Chapter 59 - God's Arm is Never Shortened

2017-04-15 60,077 Isaiah

God's arm has never been shortened. What is it that prevents us from seeing the manifestation of God's mighty arm? This is a question worth pondering, knowing that the gospel itself is the power of God. If the gospel we believe in is not the power of God, we would be disheartened in this world. If you believe in a gospel that cannot save you and leaves you feeling powerless in this life, and you still have to strive like the rest of the world to find satisfaction, I would be disheartened, even if you weren't!

Do not think that believing in a powerless god is a solution. When we wake up in the morning, we have so many things to deal with: utilities, phone bills, rent... If our God cannot solve the problems in our lives, how do you think we can get through the day? The testimonies we share today are all manifestations of God's mighty arm, delivering us. Because our God is a God of great power, we are not disheartened in this world.

This Gospel is the Gospel of God's Power

Paul said: My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with the demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power. All this is the power of God to save everyone who believes! The gospel that Paul preached was definitely not a powerless gospel. Yet, today, many of our churches do not experience the power of God. What is the problem?

In the days of Isaiah, the people could not see the mighty arm of God. They said, Oh, God no longer performs miracles. But God desires to manifest His power in that era. If you look closely at the Bible, those who have faith perform miracles. Some people point to John, saying that John the Baptist did not perform miracles. John the Baptist's task was to prepare the way for Jesus; do not separate John the Baptist from Jesus Christ. Look carefully at Exodus; it was God's mighty arm that brought the Israelites out of Egypt. They had no freedom in Egypt; they were a house of slavery. Not one Israelite had freedom, but God rescued them through His mighty arm. If you say that Moses does not count today, let us use Jesus Christ. If Jesus Christ came into the world and only preached a few sermons, spoke ambiguous doctrines, or delivered excellent sermons without performing miracles, we would all be disheartened today. In fact, when our Jesus Christ was on earth, He spent half of His time performing miracles, delivering, releasing the captives, and setting the oppressed free.

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, (Isaiah 61:1).

The gospel that Jesus Christ preached was all about power. The gospel that Paul preached was a powerful one, consistent with Jesus Christ. Paul said, Imitate me, as I imitate Christ. If you do not believe in these miracles, is it still the gospel? Today, we are running on this path, a path called restoring the truth of the Bible! Do not think that we have already restored all the truth of the Bible. We still have many areas that need further restoration. The Spirit of God will lead us into a vast realm, allowing us to learn to know God more through faith, guided by the Holy Spirit. Knowing God is endless, so today, brothers and sisters, we must begin to understand that we cannot delete miracles and wonders! I am speaking this to those who have come from traditional churches. What our brothers and sisters from traditional churches often lack is the mighty arm of God.

Yesterday, I was a little saddened, and it remained with me until this morning. I met a couple who love the Lord very much; they are from a traditional church. Their fourteen-year-old son has uremia. But what they said to Brother HF! Brother HF said, We can pray for you; many people have been healed through prayer. Then he showed this couple a message from a brother in Australia. The Australian brother's wife had brain cancer. The doctors announced that she had only fifteen days to live and was very weak. I personally prayed for his wife. The brother told us that his wife had been discharged from the hospital in good health. I still remember the situation at that time. I prayed for his wife, and she got out of bed and sat on a stool. The doctor saw this and said, How could this be? The brother said, A pastor called from Singapore and led me to pray for my wife, and my wife became like this. The doctor said, When will he come to pray for your wife again? The brother said, He will lead me to pray for my wife again at seven o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The doctor said, If he leads you to pray for your wife again, I would like to come and see.

Faith can release the power of God! Not just looking, not just copying. This cannot be counterfeited; only those who have faith can release the power of God! I also hope that this child with uremia will come out of this, but after the child's parents heard this testimony from Brother HF, they only said one sentence: We only believe in doctors; we do not believe in God! As if believing in miracles is a false gospel. Today, brothers and sisters, believing in miracles is the true gospel; if you do not believe in miracles, God will say to you:

Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. (Isaiah 59:1-2)

Unbelief is a Very Serious Sin

We often think that the word sin refers to behavior. But sin refers not only to behavior but also to the unbelief within us. Remember, unbelief is a very serious sin! It hinders the power of God. Anyone who hinders the power of God is offensive to God. Do not think that unbelief is a small problem. Today, brothers and sisters, we must begin to learn to believe, to believe that our God is a God of great power, our God is a God who executes salvation, our God is a God who heals us! What is sin then? Do not think that sin is a behavior; sin is unbelief!

When Jesus was on earth, He did not criticize people's behavior. Instead, He criticized the most: This unbelieving and perverse generation! Unbelief and rebellion are equated, and rebellion is equated with idolatry and sorcery. What an egregious behavior is unbelief! When Jesus was on earth, He criticized His disciples, either for their unbelief or for their little faith. These were the two things that Jesus was most concerned about in His time, but Jesus never criticized presumption. Unbelief can really lead to very serious problems. Know that unbelief is the root of all problems! If you do not believe that Jesus Christ is still the saving God, do not believe that Jesus Christ is still the healing God, and do not believe that Jesus Christ is still the caring God, that is quite deadly.

Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. God spoke to the people of Israel through Isaiah. They just did not believe! Their unbelief hindered the manifestation of God's power, and they used all kinds of human methods, and as a result, the nation of Israel was destroyed! and the kingdom of Judah was also destroyed! The nation was destroyed for two thousand six hundred years until it was re-established in 1948.

Without faith it is impossible to please God; people must learn to be people of faith; unbelief is a serious sin. Romans says, Everything that does not come from faith is sin. (Romans 14:23) There is a character in the Bible named Saul, who did not believe in God. God personally appointed him as king of Israel. But he walked the path of unbelief, and finally received a judgment, which was the judgment announced by the prophet Samuel:

But Samuel replied: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.” (1 Samuel 15:22-23)

Unbelief leads to rebellion, and rebellion leads to sorcery. Let us take a close look at what Saul did. He did not commit adultery, and his house was a simple bungalow. When he was not fighting, he farmed the land to support himself. In other words, he was quite diligent and a good person. But he had no faith in him and offended God again and again. Finally, he embarked on the road to destruction.

According to the logic of the world today: I need money to live; I need money, so I have to make money; If I am hindered from making money, I have to fight against it, because this is my core interest. I do not believe that God will supply me, I do not believe that there is a God who will take care of my interests, I also do not believe that God will protect me, and I also do not believe that God will heal me. Once I get sick, I have to have money! You will find that his core interests emerge. When people do not believe, they will try their best to protect themselves.

The Root of All Problems Comes from Unbelief

For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things. No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty pleas and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil. They hatch viper’s eggs and spin spiders’ webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die, and when one is broken, an adder is hatched. Their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are evil, and acts of violence are in their hands. Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are evil thoughts; ruin and destruction mark their ways. The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks in them will know peace. (Isaiah 59:3-8)

When a person does not believe, he will try his best to protect himself. If, on the other hand, one believes that I have a God of the universe who can supply all my needs in life, protect me, heal my diseases, and bring me into abundance. Do you still need to tell lies, speak evil words, and plead without justice? No, because God will supply us with everything. Once you begin to believe that God's mighty arm is working to save. You will say, The birds of the sky do not sow or reap, and our Father in heaven will feed them. There are no problems with my needs in life. There is no need to do evil to protect one's own interests. Because God will protect us, what you need is in God. Such a person will certainly not do evil or violence and will be very peaceful. If a person has such thoughts, he will trust God.

The Pharisees in the days of Jesus did not believe in God, but they served God in the temple in order to make money. They rented the area around the temple to merchants, raised the rent, and sold sacrificial items that originally cost over a thousand dollars, selling them for ten thousand. Many people came to seek God with their problems, and those who sacrificed to God did not care about these things. The entire temple worship became an industrial chain, and the money ended up in the hands of the Pharisees.

When Jesus came, He overturned the tables, overturned the money changers, the dove sellers, etc., saying, My house will be called a house of prayer, but you have turned it into a den of robbers. Why turn the temple into a den of robbers? Because they need money.

We must know that unbelief is a serious problem and can lead to all kinds of malicious behavior. Selfishness, unscrupulous in order to protect one's own interests. In the end, they nailed Jesus to the cross. Everything that does not come from faith is sin. If we come to God with problems, if you are a person of faith, you can release God's mighty arm, and God's mighty arm will surely save you.

He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak. According to what they have done, so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will repay the islands their due. (Isaiah 59:17)

Our God is very zealous to save us, you must believe that God's mighty arm is never shortened. There is one thing I have in my ministry that I can boast about, which is that I truly believe in God's word. I never believe that people's illnesses cannot be healed. Jesus once said that by his wounds we are healed. Jesus lets us imitate and imitate what he did on earth, and he will definitely release the power of God. Jesus is a model of faith, and all who please God in the Bible are models of faith. Unbelief is a very serious sin, equivalent to nailing Jesus to the cross again.

When Jesus came into the world, He constantly trained the faith of His disciples. He passed by a fig tree, said a curse, and the disciples saw that the tree withered. The fig tree was not worthy of such a curse to wither without bearing fruit, but there were many trees that did not bear fruit. Jesus was to train His disciples to have faith. If you have faith like a mustard seed, say to this mountain, Move into the sea, and it will be done for you. Jesus speaks of God's mighty arm, and Jesus Christ is God incarnate come into the world.

The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks in them will know peace. (Isaiah 59:8)

I hope that the navigation of your life is guided by the Holy Spirit, not by your own crooked roads. If the logical system you follow is not a logical system of faith and God's mighty arm, that is very deadly. I believe in God more than I believe in doctors, but many Christians believe in doctors more than they believe in God. How can God heal him then? Great benefits can be obtained through faith, and God's mighty arm can be manifested. I lead you on the path of faith, which solves a big problem in our lives: disease. Medical problems are problems that the world cannot solve. No matter how advanced science is, there will always be incurable diseases. Cancer and AIDS are among them, and these diseases will be a big problem for us.

A brother's father had a million dollars in his hand, but he was so worried that he couldn't sleep. Because he had many diseases, each disease required hundreds of thousands of medical expenses, which added up to more than a million. He was worried about what to do when he was old. People have no faith, that's how they are, they don't know how to live. To be precise, by drawing on God's promises in faith, God's mighty arm will surely heal us. Those who do not believe cannot know God.

So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows. Like the blind we grope along the wall, feeling our way like people without eyes. At midday we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead. We all growl like bears; we moan mournfully like doves. We look for justice, but find none; for deliverance, but it is far away. (Isaiah 59:9-11)

Sadly, there are many tragedies in traditional beliefs. A brother in Singapore had been in bondage for many years. He was released by me and was very happy. A friend of his had throat cancer ten years ago, underwent chemotherapy and was cured, but when he ate, it went into his lungs and he couldn't eat. A hole was made in the stomach and a tube was inserted, and he was injected with liquid food for ten years. Ten years later, his wife also got cancer, and the children were only teenagers, living in sadness. He came to our church, and I taught him how to believe in the Lord. He said that this was given to him by God, without light or hope. When he returned home, he began to complain about God. This is unbelief.

Without faith, there is no way to know God, to see God's mighty arm, or to be saved by God. The arm of the LORD God has never been shortened. I didn't have faith at first either, but when I chose to believe, I told myself that when God laid His hands on the sick, they would be healed instantly. If I press it once and it doesn't work, I can press it again, two, three, ten times... ten thousand times, and one day it will be pressed well. That's how I believe.

As the ministry increases, take down devilish forces of darkness step by step. The most recent year or so has been a year of instant killing of demons. There will also be some stubborn things, but I will persevere to the end. Today Sister XX came to us for release. I believe that she will be released, because she is getting better every day.

We look for justice, but find none; for deliverance, but it is far away. This is a symptom of unbelief. What amazes me about traditional churches is like the parents of the child with uremia. They are not bad people, but they lack faith in God. They still think that it was added to them by God, and unbelief will bring tragedy to life. The problem is so obvious, yet they still cling to what they believe.

We continue to run forward and begin to restore the original teachings of the Bible. If you feel that any point is not in line with God's teachings, we can look at it together. I hope that our faith becomes more practical. This is my heartfelt wish. What our God wants is spirit and truth.

So justice is driven pack, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, and honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. (Isaiah 59:14-15)

Why should what is taken away by the devil still be considered given by God? Without fighting and winning, you cannot truly fulfill God's promises. That day, I told them and their church pastor about our core beliefs. That is, fighting and winning to get the promise. But they still stick to theirs. If we look for light, but it is darkness; if we look for brightness, it is darkness. If we can't see the light, we must know that we have done something wrong. If my faith makes people unable to see God's mighty arm and prevents our faith from being built on the foundation of God's power, I need to know that I have done something wrong. I will not insist that airplanes cannot fly like this; that the Christian faith is like this without power. Don't insist on being right when you are clearly wrong. We look for justice, but there is no justice. We look for salvation, but salvation is far away from us. What is that? It is unbelief, and unbelief will make us prey, taken away by the devil. It is useless even if you engrave the words Christian on your forehead.

Without faith, you will become prey. If you read Rick Joyner's The Final Quest carefully, you will understand. Yesterday I mentioned the book The Final Quest to some Christians in a church, and they had never even heard of it. I was shocked, but it doesn't matter, as long as they have heard of the book of Isaiah.

Those Who Do Not Believe Only Care About Themselves and Not The Mission

Is preaching a gospel without power called salvation? No. Many people live in sorrow. For example, in the Bible, there was a hunchbacked woman who went to the synagogue to worship God and keep the Sabbath. She attended for decades, but no one released her. But when Jesus came into the world and entered the synagogue, He released that hunchbacked woman. The woman with the issue of blood had suffered much under many physicians, spent all that she had, and yet was no better but rather grew worse. When she saw Jesus coming, Jesus did not approve of healing her, but the power of Jesus flowed out of her body and healed her.

No one saves, meaning no one releases people from bondage; no one intercedes, meaning no one has the Mingding Destiny or the mission to call upon God and release God's power. The arm of the Lord has never been shortened, but no one is willing to release God's power with faith to bring people out of these bondages. I am surprised that there is no one.

In the Old Testament, the prophet Elisha healed Naaman, the Syrian general, of leprosy. However, so many lepers in the nation of Israel were not healed because they did not believe. Elisha was a very famous prophet in Israel. He also ran a school of the prophets, but no one believed, which is surprising. No one interceded, and God was very surprised. Can you say that God is not surprised? I am actually very surprised that no one releases God's power.

Even if you don't believe what I say, you must believe what I do. As Jesus said, God has released many people through me, but they would rather believe a lying lie than believe that I am a person of faith. I may sin, but I will repent. I may fall, but I will stand up. I may be weak, but I will be strengthened again by God. Because I am a person of faith, I believe that God will save to the end, and I also believe that God will not forsake me.

Brother XQ suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder. He went online to watch sermons that could not release him or give him faith, and as a result, he became more and more confused and accused. He struggled with the fact that he had blasphemed the Holy Spirit, so he must not be forgiven. The more he watched, the more worried he became. He also sent the sermon to me and said, Pastor, take a look. I said, Forget it! What's there to see? He said that the sermons on the Internet proved that blaspheming the Holy Spirit is unforgivable.

The people who pass on this information may be right. But what is the problem? There is no release of God's salvation. I told Brother XQ to put down what he had heard online and prayed with him. The next day he said he was much better. He could resist the devil's lies, and he could enter into God's salvation through faith. Are you willing to walk with me on the road of saving others? Releasing those who are captive, releasing those who are oppressed, so many of us today need to be released, so many people need to have such Mingding Destiny and mission.

No matter which part of the Bible I look at, I often mention mission and Mingding Destiny, which is to use God's power to release those who are oppressed. Now that God has chosen you and me, let us be people of faith. A person of faith can release God's salvation and God's power. God will not be so surprised. What surprises God is: I have such great power, why don't you rely on it? Therefore, God used His own arm to bring salvation. Our God is full of zeal and passion to bring salvation.

The Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. He saw that there was no one to intervene, and he was appalled that there was no one to intercede; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him. The Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. He saw that there was no one to intervene, and he was appalled that there was no one to intercede; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him. (Isaiah 59:16-17)

Are you willing to release those who are oppressed? Today, too many people need to have such a Mingding Destiny and mission to release those who are oppressed. God is a God of great power. When you don't see the power of God, God will be very surprised. God has chosen us to be people of faith, releasing God's salvation and power. But God is surprised that I have such great power, but you do not rely on Me, releasing power through faith, bringing salvation. Our God brings salvation through faith and passion, and God will raise up a group of people. Do you tell yourself that we are the people God has raised up to bring salvation?

Those who are based on faith will be saved, and the righteous will be saved by faith. If a person is based on works, he will be punished, even if he does well, it will not work. But faith can release God's power and salvation, releasing this generation. Do you think that a person believes in the Lord only to go to heaven after death? Is this a selfish motive? We believe in the Lord not to believe in order to go to heaven, but to be a blessing. I have searched the Bible and have not found any information about whether or not to go to heaven, at least not always mentioned. Our God is the God of the living, not the God of the dead, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

When we are alive, the gospel we preach is not about dying and going to heaven. God is looking for people with Mingding Destiny in the world, looking for what kind of people can release His powerful arm and save people from the power of darkness. Is it not? God is concerned about the living. The promises that God gives us in Deuteronomy 28:1-13 are so real, are they not? The fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, the produce of your land... You will be blessed in the countryside, you will be blessed in the city, you will be blessed when you go out and blessed when you come in. From beginning to end, I have not read about being blessed after death. What I read is that people experience God when they are alive. When people are alive, they become vessels used by God to bless this generation, God will make your name great and make you a great nation, and make your descendants as numerous as the sand on the seashore and the stars in the sky.

What God wants is not to go to heaven after death. What God wants is for you to go to all nations and bring all nations into the kingdom of Jesus Christ, to become disciples of Jesus Christ. That is the Great Commission. It is not to preach a gospel to these people, to bring one person into the church, and then make them a son of hell. It is to bring one person in and make them a person of faith, a person with Mingding Destiny, so that he can release God's power in the world to bring salvation, so faith is the key!

When I first started pastoring, I often prayed and asked God, what is pastoring? Later, God revealed to me that pastoring is to build people's faith in God, which is how Jesus Christ shepherded God's sheep on earth.

What We Believe In

Today, brothers and sisters, you must know exactly what we believe in? We must believe that even if no one intercedes with God, God will surely save. God will save those who have faith, and God will surely save to the end. We begin to learn to believe that God will save to the end. If you read it carefully, you will know that when no one saves or intercedes, God is very surprised and uses His own arm to bring salvation.

He sustained himself with righteousness; he put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak. God will give His Son Jesus Christ to bear our sins and carry all our sorrows and pains. By His stripes we are healed, and by His punishment we have peace. That is a road of peace, a road of healing, a road of salvation. God's salvation is definitely not a road to heaven, but to receive His promise on earth.

So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come like a rushing stream, which the wind of the Lord drives. “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn away from transgression,” declares the Lord. (Isaiah 59:19-20)

God will actively do this. So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, do you see that? If God brings salvation with a powerful arm, people will fear His name. I believe that in the days to come, many people will follow me and believe in the Lord. I am very confident that the friend who received me in Hangzhou has already got one leg in, and with a little help, he will come in. Why? Because he saw the miracles that God performed through my hands, and he felt that my pastor's God was too powerful.

So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. Do you understand? For he will come like a rushing stream, which the wind of the Lord drives, and the enemy will be washed away like a flood. I think when God's power is manifested among us, we will completely drive out these demons, and people will be released.

What does verse 20 say? The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn away from transgression,” declares the Lord. Do you know what the tribe of Jacob means? Jacob was a man of faith. He was born as a second son, not the first son. He believed that the birthright could be reversed, so he had faith. I also admire such people. At the age of 75, he finally received his father's blessing for the firstborn. It's amazing, that's faith, that's a man of faith.

So today you and I begin to become the tribe of Jacob, because man is of Jacob and God is the God of Jacob. The God of Jacob is looking for people like Jacob. We begin to move from being based on works to being based on faith. To be based on faith is to be a member of the tribe of Jacob. Then, the Redeemer will surely come, to where? To those who imitate Jacob. What do we imitate Jacob for? We imitate his desire to obtain Mingding Destiny. He didn't say, Oh, I want to go to heaven. He said, I will be a blessing to all nations on earth, no matter what, I will inherit the Mingding Destiny that my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac inherited, to be a blessing to all nations on earth. This is Jacob, a person with Mingding Destiny. Do you think he is going to heaven after death? He is not such a person. He does not care about whether he goes to heaven after death. He cares about obtaining Mingding Destiny in the world. Obtaining Mingding Destiny is the meaning of being alive. So the Redeemer will come upon people like Jacob.

“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, they will not depart from the lips of your children, or from the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord. (Isaiah 59:21)

Do you know where the Spirit of God that comes upon us comes from? Many traditional churches actually lack a very key step. If you read Acts chapters 8 and 19, you will know that John the Baptist baptized us with water, but Jesus Christ baptized us with the Holy Spirit. So Jesus said: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)

The coming of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of the Lord God, comes upon us because of the salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ on the cross. So Acts chapter 8 says that Peter and John heard that the Samaritans had believed in the Lord, so they went to them and asked, Have you received the Holy Spirit? Actually, in that era, the apostles Peter and John, and the apostle Paul all asked this question, Have you been baptized? Have you believed in the Lord? Have you repented? Have you received the Holy Spirit? They were very concerned about this matter. Why? Because without the Holy Spirit coming upon a person, that is a weak Christian.

Today we must all be strong Christians, because only the Spirit of God can accomplish things. The Bible never says that man can accomplish anything by his own flesh, but always says that things can be accomplished by the Spirit of God. Therefore, today the Spirit of God will come upon us, inscribe the word of God on our hearts, and lead us into the truth. Based on what? Based on trusting in the heart of Jesus. If you trust in Jesus and are baptized in His name, you will receive the promised Holy Spirit. This receiving of the promised Holy Spirit is the word of the Bible.

There are other words in the Bible, that is, the apostle Peter laid hands on them and prayed for them. Not only Peter did this, but also Paul. Paul also did this in Acts chapter 19, why? Because when they were not filled with the Holy Spirit, their situation was so weak, very weak. I think the Spirit of God will accomplish this, and will destroy the devil and the enemy. God is also among us, manifesting His powerful arm. Our faith is built on the foundation of His power.

Stay away from unbelief, release the power of God through your faith, and bring salvation. It is not that God needs you and me, in fact, God will still bring salvation without you and me. But since God has chosen us, let us become useful vessels in His hands, working with God, so that we can manifest the glory of God through our lives in this world. What a glorious Mingding Destiny and grace this is. So brothers and sisters must know that faith is very important. If someone releases a lie, even if he is a prophet, if this prophet destroys your faith, reject it. We must begin to turn back to God and become a blessing to this generation. This is what I am calling on everyone to do, because God is looking for such people to work with Him.

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神的膀臂从来没有缩短,到底是什么东西让我们看不见神大能的膀臂彰显?这是一个很值得思考的问题,要知道这福音本是神的大能。我们所信的福音如果不是神的大能,我们在世上会丧胆。如果你相信一个福音,但是这个福音不能够拯救你,在这世上的日子你觉得毫无能力。你仍然要跟世上的人一样,拼命做很多东西使自己得满足。我想你不丧胆我都会丧胆! 不要以为信一个没有能力的神,是一个解决问题的办法。我们人早晨起来,就有很多东西需要我们去处理:水电费、电话费、房租......如果我们的神不能够解决我们人生中的问题,你想想看我们这日子该怎么过呢?今天我们所分享的见证,没有一个不是神大能的膀臂彰显出来使我们得拯救。因为我们的神是一个大有能力的神,所以我们在世上不丧胆。

保罗这么说:我说的话、讲的道不是靠智慧委婉的言语,而是靠圣灵的大能!这一切本是神的大能,要救一切相信的人!保罗所传的福音,绝对不是一个没有能力的福音。可是今天我们很多的教会不到神的能力,到底问题出在哪里? 以赛亚年间,那时候的百姓看不见神大能的膀臂。他们就说:噢,神已经不行神迹了。其实神巴不得他的大能彰显在那个年代。仔细看《圣经》,有信心的人都在行神迹。有的人就会拿约翰来说,说施洗约翰没有行神迹。施洗约翰的任务是为耶稣铺平道路,你不要把施洗约翰和耶稣基督分开。仔细去看《出埃及记》,是神大能的膀臂把以色列人从埃及地带出来的。他们在埃及地没有自由,是为奴之家。没有一个以色列人有自由,但是神透过他大能的膀臂把他们拯救出来。如果今天你说摩西那个不算数,咱们用耶稣基督。如果耶稣基督来到世上他只是讲几篇道,讲点似是而非的道理;或者说讲非常好的道却没有行过神迹,我们今天都会丧胆。事实上,我们的耶稣基督在世上的时候,有一半的时间在行神迹、施拯救,释放被掳的、释放被压制的。 **主耶和华的灵在我身上;因为耶和华用膏膏我,叫我传好信息给谦卑的人(或译:传福音给贫穷的人),差遣我医好伤心的人,报告被掳的得释放,被囚的出监牢;(《以赛亚书》61:1)**

耶稣基督所传的全是大能的福音。保罗所传的是一个大有能力的福音,跟耶稣基督一脉相承。保罗说,你们要效法我,因为我效法耶稣基督。你如果不相信这些神迹,还是福音吗?今天我们正奔跑在这条道路上,这条道路叫做:恢复《圣经》真理的道路!不要以为我们已经恢复了《圣经》的所有真理。我们还有很多的地方需要更多的恢复。神的灵会带领我们进入到一个非常广阔的天地,让我们学习透过信心,凭着圣灵的引导来更多地认识神。认识神是绝无止境的,所以今天咱们兄弟姐妹要开始了解一件事,不能够把神迹奇事删除!我今天讲这话,是讲给那些从传统教会来到我们这当中的。传统教会来到我们当中的弟兄姐妹,他们常常缺少的就是神大能的膀臂。 昨天,我有一点小小的难过,直到今天早上还在我的里面。我遇到一对夫妻非常的爱主,他们是在传统教会当中。十四岁的儿子得了尿毒症。但是他和HF弟兄讲的话是什么!HF弟兄说:我们可以为你祷告,很多人祷告都得了医治。然后把澳洲一位弟兄发给他的一段信息给这对夫妻看。这位澳洲弟兄的太太得了脑癌。医生宣布还有十五天的寿命,非常的衰弱。我曾经亲自为他太太祷告,这位弟兄告诉我们他的太太已经健康出院了。当时的情形我还记得,我为他太太祷告,他太太从床上下来坐在凳子上,然后医生看见就说:怎么会是这样?这位弟兄说:有位牧师在新加坡打来电话,带我为我太太祷告,我太太就变成这样了。医生说:他什么时候还会来带她祷告?这位弟兄说:明天下午七点还会带我太太祷告。医生说:如果再带你太太祷告的时候,我愿意来看一看。 信心可以释放神的大能!不是看一看,不是照抄,这山寨不了,只有有信心的人才能够释放神的大能!我也巴不得这个尿毒症的孩子从这当中走出来,但是这孩子的父母听HF弟兄讲了这个见证以后,只讲了一句话:我们只相信医生,我们不相信神!好像相信神迹是错误的福音。今天弟兄姐妹,相信神迹才是纯正的福音;如果不相信神迹,神就会跟你说: **耶和华的膀臂并非缩短,不能拯救,耳朵并非发沉,不能听见,但你们的罪孽使你们与神隔绝;你们的罪恶使他掩面不听你们。(《以赛亚书》59:1-2)**

我们常常以为罪这个字是行为。其实罪不仅仅是指行为,还指的是我们里面的不信。记住,不信是一个非常严重的罪!它拦阻神的大能。任何一个人拦阻神的大能,都是令神讨厌的。不要以为不信是一个小问题。今天弟兄姐妹们要开始学会相信,相信我们的神是大有能力的神,我们的神是实施行拯救的神,我们的神是医治我们的神!罪是什么呢?不要以为罪是一种行为,罪是不信! 耶稣在世上的时候,他没有批评人的行为,反而批评最多的是:这个不信和悖逆的时代啊!不信和悖逆划等号,悖逆和拜偶像、行邪术划等号。不信是个何等恶劣的行为!耶稣在世上批评他的门徒,要么批评他门徒不信,要么批评他的门徒小信。这两样都是在耶稣年代,耶稣最关注的两件事,但是耶稣从来没有批评过妄信。不信真的会导致很严重的问题,要知道不信是一切问题的根源!如果你不相信耶稣基督是仍然拯救的神;不相信耶稣基督仍然是医治我们的神,不相信耶稣基督仍然是看顾我们的神,那是相当要命的事。 耶和华的膀臂并未缩短,耳朵并非发沉不能听见。神透过《以赛亚书》向以色列的百姓发声。他们就是不相信!不相信就拦阻了神大能的彰显,他们就用人类各种各样的办法,结果以色列国就被灭了!犹大国也被灭了!亡国了两千六百年直到1948年才复国。 人非有信,不能够讨神的喜悦;人必须学会做一个有信心的人,不信的是很严重的罪。《罗马书》里说:**凡不出于信心的都是罪。(《罗马书》14:23)**《圣经》里有一个人物叫做扫罗,他不相信神。神亲自把他立为以色列的王。但他却走不信的道路,最后得着了一个审判,就是撒母耳先知宣布的审判:

**撒母耳说:耶和华喜悦燔祭和平安祭,岂如喜悦人听从他的话呢?听命胜于献祭;顺从胜于公羊的脂油。悖逆的罪与行邪术的罪相等;顽梗的罪与拜虚神和偶像的罪相同。你既厌弃耶和华的命令,耶和华也厌弃你作王。(《撒母耳记上》15:22-23)** 不信就导致悖逆,悖逆就导致行邪术。我们仔细看看扫罗做了什么事,他也没犯奸淫罪;他的房屋也是一个很简陋的平房,他平时不打仗的时候自己种地养活自己。按说,他是一个挺勤劳、挺不错的人。但是他里面没有信心,一而再、再而三的冒犯神。最后走上了灭亡的道路。 按照今世的逻辑来推理:我活着得需要钱;我需要钱,我就得赚钱;我赚钱如果有人拦阻我,我得跟他对着干啊,因为这是我的核心利益。我不相信神会供应我,我不相信有一位神会看顾我的利益;我也不相信神会保守我,我也不相信神会医治我。我一旦生了病,我得有钱啊!你会发现他的核心利益就出来了,人在不相信的时候就会竭力保护自己。

**因你们的手被血沾染,你们的指头被罪孽沾污,你们的嘴唇说谎言,你们的舌头出恶语。无一人按公义告状,无一人凭诚实辩白,都倚靠虚妄,说谎言,所怀的是毒害,所生的是罪孽。他们抱毒蛇蛋,结蜘蛛网。人吃这蛋必死,这蛋被踏,必出蝮蛇。所结的网不能成为衣服,所做的也不能遮盖自己。他们的行为都是罪孽,手所做的都是强暴。他们的脚奔跑行恶,他们急速流无辜人的血;意念都是罪孽,所经过的路都荒凉毁灭。平安的路他们不知道,所行的事没有公平。他们为自己修弯曲的路,凡行此路的,都不知道平安。(《以赛亚书》59:3-8)** 一个人不相信时,会竭力保护自己。如果反过来,相信我有一位宇宙万有的神,他可以供应我生活当中一切的需要,他可以保守我、医治我的疾病、带我进到丰盛里去。你还需要说谎言、舌头出恶语、不按公义告状吗?不会的,因为神会供应我们一切。一旦你开始相信神有大能膀臂的施行拯救。你就会说:天上的鸟不种也不收,我们的天父也会养活它们。我生活中的那些需要,什么问题也没有。就不用行恶来保护自己的利益。因为神会保守我们,你所需要的都在神里面。这样的人肯定不会行恶、行强暴,而且很平安。如果人有这样的意念,就会信靠神。

耶稣年间的法利赛人,他们不相信神,但他们在圣殿里服侍神,为的就是赚钱。把圣殿周围租给商贩,抬高租金,卖的都是献祭用品,本来一千多块的羊,卖到一万。很多人带着自己的问题来寻求神,给神献祭的人也不在乎这些。整个圣殿的敬拜就变成一个产业链,结果钱都跑到法利赛人手里。 耶稣来了,把桌子推翻,把兑换银钱之人、卖鸽子的人等都推倒,说:我的殿必称为祷告的殿,你们倒使它成为贼窝了。为什么把圣殿变成贼窝呢?因为他们需要钱。 我们要知道不信是很严重的问题,会导致所有的恶性行为。自私、为了保护自己的利益不择手段。最后他们把耶稣钉在十字架上。一切凡不出于信心的都是罪。我们若带着问题来到神面前,如果你是有信心的人,可以释放神大能的膀臂,神大能的膀臂必拯救你。

**神以公义为铠甲,以拯救为头盔,以报仇为衣服,以热心为外袍。他必按人的行为施报,恼怒他的敌人,报复他的仇敌,向众海岛施行报应。(《以赛亚书》59:17)** 我们的神非常有热心拯救我们,你要相信神大能的膀臂从来不缩短。我在服侍中有一件事值得夸耀,就是非常相信神的话。我从来不相信人的病不可以得医治。耶稣曾经说过因他的鞭伤我们得医治。耶稣因他在地上所行的让我们去模仿,定能释放神的大能。耶稣是信心的典范,《圣经》里所有讨神喜悦的人都是信心的典范。不信是很严重的罪,相当于把耶稣再钉十字架。 耶稣来到世上,不断的训练他门徒的信心。路过无花果树,说了一句话咒诅的话,门徒看见树就枯干了。无花果不是配得这样不结果子就枯干的咒诅,不结果子的树多了。耶稣就是为了训练他的门徒要有信心。如果你们要有信心像芥菜种子,向这座山说挪到海里,他也必使你成了。耶稣讲的全是神大能的膀臂,耶稣基督就是神道成肉身来到世上。

**平安的路,他们不知道;所行的事没有公平。他们为自己修弯曲的路,凡行此路的,都不知道平安。(《以赛亚书》59:8)** 我希望你人生的导航是圣灵在引导,而不是自己给自己修弯曲的路。你所遵循的逻辑体系,若不是信心、神大能膀臂的逻辑体系,那非常要命。我相信神超过相信医生,但很多基督徒相信医生超过相信神。那神怎么能医治他呢?通过信心能得到极大的好处,能彰显神大能的膀臂。我带大家走信心的路,解决了我们人生很大的问题就是疾病。医疗问题是全世界都无法解决的问题。不管科学有多么发达,永远有治不了的病。癌症、艾滋病都是其中之一,这些病都将是我们面临很大的问题。 有个弟兄的父亲,手里有一百万,却愁得睡不着。因为自己有很多病,每个病需要好几十万的治疗费,加起来超过一百多万。他很担心老了怎么办。人没信心就是这样,不知道怎么活。确切的说,凭信心支取神的应许,神大能的膀臂一定会医治我们。不信的就不能认识神。

**因此,公平离我们远,公义追不上我们。我们指望光亮,却是黑暗;指望光明,却行幽暗。我们摸索墙壁,好像瞎子;我们摸索,如同无目之人。我们响午半脚,如在黄昏一样;我们在肥壮人中,像死人一般。我们咆哮如熊,哀鸣如鸽。指望公平,却是没有;指望救恩,却远离我们。(《以赛亚书》59:9-11)** 很悲哀的,传统的信仰里面有很多悲剧。新加坡的一个弟兄,身上的辖制好多年。他被我释放出来,好开心。他的一个朋友,十年前就有咽喉癌,化疗治好了,一吃饭就进肺,没法吃。在胃上打了个孔,插的管子,十年时间都是注射液体食物。十年后老婆也得了癌症,孩子才十几岁,活在悲哀当中。他来到我们教会,我教他怎么信主。他说这是神给他的,没有亮光、指望。回到家就开始抱怨神。这就是不信。 不信就没办法认识神,看见神大能的膀臂、得神的拯救。耶和华神的膀臂从来没有缩短过。我刚开始也没有信心,当选择相信时,我告诉自己,当神按手给病人时,一下病就好了。我按一下不好,可以再按两下、三下、十下......一万下,总会有一天会按好。就是这样相信。 随着服侍的增加,一步一步地打击魔鬼黑暗权势。最近的一年多,成为秒杀魔鬼的一年。也会有一些顽固的事情,但我会坚持到底。今天XX姐妹来找我们,是为了得释放。我相信一定会得释放,因为她一天天好起来。 指望公平,却是没有;指望救恩,却远离我们。这是一种不信的症状。让我惊讶的传统教会,就像尿毒症孩子的父母,他们不是坏人,但里面对神缺少信心。还以为是神加给他们的,不信会带来人生的悲剧。问题这么明显的,他们还坚持自己所信的。

我们继续往前奔跑,开始恢复《圣经》原本的教导。如果你觉得哪一点不合乎神的教导,我们可以一起来看。我希望我们的信仰变得更加的实在,这是我的心声。我们神所要的是心灵和诚实。 **并且公平转而后退,公义站在远处;诚实在街上扑倒,正直也不得进入。诚实少见,离恶的人反成掠物。(《以赛亚书》59:14-15)** 被魔鬼掠去的为什么还认为是神所给的呢?不争战得胜,你真的兑现不了神的应许。我那天给他们和他们教会的牧师,讲了我们的核心信仰。就是争战得胜、得到应许。他们却仍然坚持他们的。如果我们指望亮光,却是黑暗;如果我们指望光明,却是幽暗。看不到亮光,一定要知道是我们做错了。如果我的信仰使人看不到神大能的膀臂,让我们的信不能建立在神大能的基础上,我要知道自己做错了。我不会坚持说飞机就是这样不能飞的;基督教信仰就是这样没有能力的。不要明明错了,还坚持自己是对的。指望公平,却没有公平;指望救恩,救恩却远离我们。那是什么呢?是不信,不信会使我们成为掠物,被魔鬼掠去。就算你把基督徒三个字刻在脑门上也没有用。 没有信心,就会成为掠物。如果大家仔细去读雷克乔纳的《末日决战》就会明白。我昨天跟一个教会的基督徒们提到《末日决战》这本书,他们竟然听都没有听过这本书。我很震惊,但没有关系,只要他们听过《以赛亚书》就够了。

传一个没有能力的福音叫做拯救吗?不是。很多人活在悲哀当中。举个例子,《圣经》里有个驼背的女人,去会所敬拜神、守安息日。几十年如一日的参加,却没有人释放她。但是耶稣来到世上,进到会堂,就让那个驼背的女人得了释放。那个患有血漏病的女人在医生手里受了各样的苦,遭了各样的罪,花尽了所有自己养生的。看见耶稣来,耶稣没有批准医治她,就有耶稣的能力从她身体流出医治了她。 无人拯救,是指没有人把人从辖制里释放出来;无人代求,是没有人有命定、有使命来呼求神,释放神的大能。耶和华的膀臂从来没有缩短过,但是没有人愿意凭着信心释放神的大能,使百姓从这些辖制当中出来。我感到很惊讶,竟然没有人。 在旧约《圣经》中有个以利沙先知,以利沙治好了叙利亚将军乃缦的大麻风。然而在以色列国民中那么多大麻风却没有得到医治,因为他们不信。以利沙在以色利国中是非常有名的先知。他还办先知学校,但是没有人相信,让人感到很诧异。无人代求,神非常诧异。你说神能不诧异吗?我其实也非常诧异,竟没有人释放神的大能。

就算你不相信我说的,你得相信我做的。就像耶稣所说的,神透过我释放了很多人,但他们宁愿相信一个虚谎的谎言,也不相信我是个有信心的人。我可能会犯罪,但我会悔改。我可能会跌倒,但我会站起来。我可能会软弱,但是我靠着神会重新刚强起来。因为我是有信心的人,我相信神必拯救到底,我也相信神不会离弃我。 XQ弟兄得了一种强迫思维症。他在网上到处去看不能够释放他、不能给他信心的讲道,结果越看越困惑、越看越控告。他纠结自己曾经亵渎过圣灵,所以一定不得赦免。他越看越担心,还把讲道发给我,说:牧师,你看看。我就说:你算了吧!看什么看。他说网上的讲道证明了亵渎圣灵的不得赦免。 传递这些信息的人,他们可能讲的是对的。但是问题是什么?没有释放神的拯救。我就告诉XQ弟兄,放下这些网上听来的并带他祷告。第二天他说好了很多。他可以抵挡魔鬼的谎言了,他可以凭着信心进到神的拯救里面。你们是否愿意跟我一起走拯救别人的路呢?释放那些被掳的、释放那些被压制的百姓,我们今天太多人需要被释放,太多人需要有这样的命定和使命。

无论我查哪段《圣经》,我常常提到使命和命定,就是用神的大能去释放那些被辖制的人。今天神既然拣选了你我,我们就做有信心的人。一个有信心的人就能释放神的拯救、神的大能。神就不会那么诧异了。神诧异的是:我有如此的大能,你们为何不来依靠?因此,神用自己的膀臂施行拯救。我们的神充满了热心和热情,施行拯救。 **那时,耶和华看见没有公平,甚不喜悦。他见无人拯救,无人代求,甚为诧异,就用自己的膀臂施行拯救,以公义扶持自己。那时,耶和华看见没有公平,甚不喜悦。他见无人拯救,无人代求,甚为诧异,就用自己的膀臂施行拯救,以公义扶持自己。(《以赛亚书》59:16-17)** 你们是否愿意释放被压制的人呢?今天有太多人需要有这样一个命定和使命,来释放被压制的。神是大有能力的神。当你看不到神的大能,神就会很诧异。神拣选我们做一个有信心的人,释放神的拯救和大能。但是神诧异,我有这样的大能,你们却不依靠我,凭着信心释放大能,施行拯救。我们的神靠着信心和热情施行拯救,神就会兴起一群人,你是否告诉自己,我们就是神兴起的人来施行拯救。

以信为本的必蒙拯救,义人因信得拯救。一个人如果以行为为本,就会得到报应,即使行得好,也不行。而信心可以释放神的大能和拯救,释放这个世代。你觉得一个人信主就只为了死后可以进天堂,这是不是一个自私的动机呢?我们信主不是为了进天堂而信,而是要成为祝福。我查《圣经》,还没有找到进不进天堂的信息,至少不总提。我们的神是活人的神,不是死人的神,是亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的神。 我们活着的时候,所传的福音不是死了去天堂。神在世上寻找有命定的人,是找什么样的人可以释放祂大能的膀臂,拯救人脱离黑暗权势。是不是?神关注的是活人。神在《申命记》第28章1-13节中给我们的应许多实在呀,是不是?你身所生的、牲畜所下的、地里所产的\...\...你在田间蒙福,在城里蒙福,你出也蒙福入也蒙福。这个从头到尾我没读到死了蒙福。我读的都是人活着的时候经历神。人活着的时候成为神所使用的器皿,来祝福这个时代,神就会使你的名为大、成为大国。使你的后裔像海边的沙、天上的星星一样多。 神要的不是说死了以后上天堂。神要的是让你到万民中,把万民带到耶稣基督的国度里,成为耶稣基督的门徒。就是大使命。不是给这些人传一个福音,拉一个人入教,然后就作地狱之子。是拉一个人进来就使他成为一个有信心的人,成为一个有命定的人。使他可以在世上释放神的大能施行拯救,所以信心才是关键呢! 我一开始牧养的时候,我常常祷告、常常问神,牧养是什么?后来神启示我,牧养就是建造人对神的信心,就是耶稣基督在世上牧养神的羊。

今天弟兄姐妹要确切的知道我们信的是什么?我们必须相信,就算无人代求神,神也必拯救。拯救那些有信心的人,神必拯救到底。我们开始学习相信,神必拯救到底。你仔细读一下就知道,无人拯救、无人代求,神就甚为诧异,就用自己的膀臂施行拯救。 以公义扶持自己,祂以公义为铠甲,以拯救为头盔,以报仇为衣服,以热心为外袍。神会赐下祂的儿子耶稣基督,担当我们的罪,背负我们一切的忧患和痛苦。因祂的鞭伤我们得医治,因祂所受的刑罚我们得平安。那是一条平安的路,那是一条得医治的路,那是一条拯救的路。神的拯救绝对不是一个进天堂的路,是在世上要得着祂的应许。

**如此,人从日落之处必敬畏耶和华的名,从日出之地也必敬畏他的荣耀;因为仇敌好像急流的河水冲来,是耶和华之气所驱逐的。必有一位救赎主来到锡安---雅各族中转离过犯的人那里。这是耶和华说的。(《以赛亚书》59:19-20)** 神会积极主动的来做这件事。**如此人从日落之处必敬畏耶和华的名**,看到没有?如果神用大能的膀臂施行拯救,人就会敬畏祂的名。我相信接下来的日子,很多人都会跟着我信主。我是非常的相信,那个在杭州接待我的朋友,已经一条腿进来了,剩下拉一把就进来了。为什么?因为他看见我神透过我的手所行的神迹,他觉得牧师的神太厉害了。 所以**从日落之处必敬畏耶和华的名,从日出之地也必敬畏耶和华的荣耀。**听明白了吗?因为仇敌好像急流的河水冲来,是耶和华之气所驱逐的,仇敌就好像洪水被冲去一样。我想神的大能在我们当中彰显出来的时候,我们会把这些鬼彻底的赶出去,人就会得到释放。 结果第20节怎么讲?必有一位救赎主来到锡安雅各族中转离过犯的的人那里,这是耶和华说的,你知道雅各族是什么意思?雅各是一个有信心的人,他生为次子,不是长子,他相信这个长子名分一定能颠倒过来,才有他的信心。我也挺佩服这样的人,活到75岁,终于得到他爸爸给长子的祝福。了不起,那就是信心,那是一个有信心的人。 所以今天你和我开始成为雅各族,因为人是雅各的人,神是雅各的神。雅各的神就是寻找像雅各这样的人。就开始从以行为为本进到以信心为本。进到信心为本就是一个雅各族的人。然后,救赎主就必来到,到哪里?到效法雅各的人那里。我们效法雅各效法什么?效法他渴慕得着命定。他不是说:哦,我要上天堂。他说:我要成为地上万国万民的祝福,不论如何,我要传承我爷爷亚伯拉罕、我爸爸以撒他们所传承的那个命定,成为地上万国万民的祝福。这是雅各,是一个有命定的人。你以为他是为死了以后去天堂?他不是这样的人,他不关心也不在乎死了以后去不去天堂。他在乎在世上可以得着命定,得着命定就是人活着的意义。所以救赎主就会来到雅各这样的人身上。

**耶和华说:至于我与他们所立的约乃是这样:我加给你的灵,传给你的话,必不离你的口,也不离你后裔与你后裔之后裔的口,从今直到永远;这是耶和华说的。(《以赛亚书》59:21)** 你到底知不知道神的灵降在我们身上是从哪来的?很多传统教会,其实他们缺少了一个非常关键的步骤。如果你读《使徒行传》第8章、第19章你就会知道,施洗约翰是用水为我们施洗,但是耶稣基督是用圣灵为我们施洗。所以耶稣说:**但圣灵降临在你们身上,你们就必得着能力,并要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地和撒马利亚,直到地极,作我的见证。(《使徒行传》1:8)** 圣灵的降临,耶和华神的灵,降在我们身上,是因着耶稣基督在十字架上所成的救恩。所以《使徒行传》第8章讲,彼得和约翰,听见撒玛利亚人信了主,然后就到他们那里,就问你们受了圣灵没有?其实,那个时代,使徒彼得约翰、使徒保罗都这么问,你受洗了吗?受洗了。信主了吗?信主了。悔改了吗?悔改了。受了圣灵没有?他们非常关注这件事。为什么?因为没有圣灵降在一个人的身上,那就是一个软弱的基督徒。 今天我们都要成为一个刚强的基督徒,因为只有神的灵,方能成事。《圣经》从来都没有说过,人靠着自己的肉体可以成就什么,反倒一直都说靠着神的灵方能成事。所以,今天神的灵要降在我们身上,要把神的话刻在我们心坎上,把我们带到真理的里面。凭着什么?凭着信靠耶稣的心。如果你信靠耶稣,奉他的名受洗,就必领受所应许的圣灵。这个领受所应许的圣灵是《圣经》里的话。 《圣经》里还有别的话,就是使徒彼得为他们按手祷告。不但彼得如此,保罗也是如此。保罗在《使徒行传》第19章也是如此行,为什么?因为他们没有被圣灵充满的时候,是何等软弱的光景,非常的软弱。我想,神的灵必成就这事,必败坏魔鬼仇敌。神也在我们当中,彰显他大能的膀臂。是我们的信建立在祂大能的基础上。

远离不信,透过你的信心释放神的大能,施行拯救。不是神需要你和我,其实没有你和我神照样施行拯救。但是,既然神拣选了我们,我们就成为他手中可用的器皿,与神同工。在这世上可以透过我们的生命彰显神的荣耀,这是何等荣耀的命定和恩典。所以弟兄姐妹要知道,信心是非常重要的。如果有人释放一种谎言,就算他是先知,如果这个先知败坏了你的信心弃绝掉它。我们要开始回转向神,成为这个时代的祝福。这是我所呼吁大家的,因为神正在寻找这样的人与祂同工。
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