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[Sermon] God, Remember Me and Grant Me Grace!

2020-05-30 16,935 Sermon Curses Temple of God Judgment Destiny Decay Sacrifice

Introduction

Good day to all! Today, I will be speaking on the topic God, remember me and show favour to me! This theme is drawn from the Book of Nehemiah. Perhaps many among us have not read or heard of this book. It is alright, I will share more about it. In the Book of Nehemiah, there is a sentence: God, remember me and show favour to me!

Recently, my sermons and Bible studies have inspired many brothers and sisters. The testimonies I will be sharing today are from emerging leaders among us who are ministering, releasing the captives, and serving the oppressed. Their testimonies are truly remarkable! Some have left messages saying that they were moved to tears by my sermons and Bible studies, remarking that the examples I shared were vivid and relatable.

Of course, many of the things I speak of are testimonies from my own journey, paid for with a heavy price. Many say: I want to build a victorious church, I want to offer myself to God, my heart yearns for God's temple, and I want to offer the most precious things to God. I thank God for how He has remembered me and shown favour to me in the past. May He continue to remember what I offer before Him in the days to come, so that more brothers and sisters may rise up to serve Him.

This era is an era where God wants to raise up His people, to rebuild the desolate temple, to repair the broken-down walls, and to comfort the people from suffering and humiliation. We are very fortunate to be able to participate in God's wonderful plan, and I am even more grateful to have so many brothers and sisters willing to give for God.

Where does this come from? It is because I have pioneered a path of believing in the Lord at a cost. Today, brothers and sisters are starting to look around, as one sister said: There is no limit to how selfish one can be. Today's Christians need to change; Christians need to become those who are willing to pay the price for God.

Nehemiah, in the Book of Nehemiah, is one who paid the price. In my years of serving God, with tears and sweat, the words I speak most often are: God, remember me and show favour to me. Remember what I have done for Your people and show favour to me! Why do I often speak these words? Because many times, after we serve someone, if we expect to gain something from them, all we get is disappointment. But I thank God that the testimonies of our service today are wonderful! This is clear evidence of God's favour and remembrance in our service to Him.

Even today, let us look forward to God's greater glory. Let us have the brothers and sisters we serve say to God: God, may You remember me and show favour to me. Remember everything I have done for Your people. In this era of rampant epidemics, a stark contrast has emerged: on one hand, God wants to bless and raise up; on the other hand, we see disasters raging.

What exactly is going on? God wants to bless those who give and pay the price for Him. Why do we see disasters raging? Because God wants to bring災禍to those who are selfish. Everyone, think carefully and see what kind of era this is. There are piles of selfish theories.

I have encountered some Christian pastors who want to promote family first activities. If it is family first, then what about the sheep you serve? Where should the church be placed? Where should God's temple be placed? This is selfishness. We must say, why do we see disasters raging? We carefully ponder and see, whether it is Christians, a country, or an organization, what they are saying.

If they talk about something something first , these are all selfish logical systems. Do you think God in heaven will react how to these selfish people? I tell you, God will definitely bring災禍. Because God hates these selfish people. Our God is a God who gives. If we lack the image of giving and are filled with selfish logical systems, disregarding the interests of others to satisfy our own, we will invite災禍. Even if God lets you go, ghosts will not let you go.

If you are a selfish person, you need to read history, and even more so, you need to read the history in the Bible. The Bible is not only history but also wisdom. In this land of China, we can carefully read the 5000 years of Chinese history. History is a very valuable mirror. If you look closely, if a person or a country promotes a selfish logical system, the judgement they receive is so heavy.

In our Chinese history, we read The world has long suffered under Qin, meaning the world has suffered for a long time under the oppression of Qin Shi Huang. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang started a rebellion, and after a period of time, they overthrew the Qin dynasty, establishing the Han dynasty. We must read history. The Bible is the history of the Israelites, the history of the church. The wisdom revealed in the Bible should be carefully noted. Not only is the history revealed in the Bible like this, but Chinese history is also like this.

The great Chinese reformer and opening-up architect Deng Xiaoping humbly said that he did not read many books, but his favorite was to read Zizhi Tongjian. Zizhi Tongjian is a Chinese history book. If you are willing, you can also read Zizhi Tongjian. I think some history books are also worth learning from, such as The Qin Empire and Li Zicheng, which tell the stories of the rise and fall of dynasties throughout history.

Today I am sharing with you about the great figure Nehemiah in the Bible. Nehemiah is a giver, he does not expect to receive anything from people.

Scripture

Remember me, my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its services.(Nehemiah 5:19)

In the past, whenever I was struggling, I often said this. I said: God, remember everything I have done for these people, and show favour to me. Although I am a little less than Nehemiah, this sentence is quite useful.

Prayer

God! Today, look at this generation. May you raise up a large group of Nehemiahs, big and small, to stand in this breach in this generation. Lord, may you restore your fallen tent and repair your walls, so that your people will no longer suffer great disasters and humiliations. Lord, raise us up today to become a large group of Nehemiahs, big and small. Let us also be like Nehemiah, becoming people who serve you at a cost, and let us also be like Nehemiah, placing our hope and expectation in you. You will surely remember the price we have paid for the people. God! You will surely show favour to us, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Background of Nehemiah

In fact, Nehemiah does not occupy a very prominent place in the Bible. Everyone is more familiar with Genesis, Matthew, and Revelation, which occupy a more important historical position in the Bible. You might think that Nehemiah is in the first half of the Old Testament, but Nehemiah and Malachi are in the last part of Old Testament history.

Let me sort out this history for you. The history of the Israelites begins with Abraham. Genesis mentions his son Isaac. Isaac had a son named Jacob, who was renamed Israel. Jacob had twelve sons, one of whom was Joseph. Joseph was sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers, and he became the prime minister in Egypt. Finally, he brought his whole family to Egypt.

Hundreds of years later, the Israelites became slaves of the Egyptians. The Israelites suffered greatly, and they began to cry out to God. God raised up Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and stayed in the wilderness for forty years.

That generation was afraid of war and unwilling to enter the promised land. As a result, God let that generation die in the wilderness, leaving only their next generation to enter Canaan. After entering Canaan, they established the nation of Israel. At that time, Israel had no king. Later, the history of Israel entered the Book of Judges.

The Book of Judges records the successive leaders raised up by God. After the Israelites entered Canaan, they lived a very difficult life. They cried out to God again, and God sent someone to save them. After a period of peace, the Israelites became corrupt again and suffered disasters. They cried out to God again, and God raised up another person. This back-and-forth went on for hundreds of years.

In the blink of an eye, it was Samuel's time. God raised up a king named Saul. Saul married his daughter to David. God chose David, and David became the king of Israel. David's son was Solomon. My heart yearns for the temple of my God , which I talked about in previous sermons, is about this David. Later, David and Solomon built the temple of God. At this time, the Israelites gradually began to deviate from God's way, but they were not so偏, they just wanted to live their lives.

As a result, the nation of Israel was divided into two kingdoms: the Kingdom of Judah and the Kingdom of Israel. Later, there were many generations of prophets. Isaiah and Jeremiah were prophets of that era. The prophets warned the Israelites that they were sinning and turning away from God, and that God would judge them.

Later, God raised up the Babylonian Empire. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed the Kingdom of Judah and the Kingdom of Israel, destroyed the temple of Israel, and took the vessels in the temple and some prominent people captive to the Babylonian Kingdom. In fact, before the Kingdom of Israel was taken captive to the Babylonian Kingdom, God had given them a prophecy through the prophet Jeremiah. People even thought Jeremiah was a traitor of King Nebuchadnezzar.

In fact, it was not. It was God who was declaring judgement through Jeremiah. After King Nebuchadnezzar took these people captive to the Babylonian Kingdom, Jeremiah declared a prophecy that after seventy years, God would bring these Israelites back to the land of Israel and rebuild the temple of God.

Among those who were taken captive was a man named Daniel. Daniel became the prime minister of the Babylonian Kingdom. Later, the Babylonian Kingdom was also destroyed by the Persian Kingdom. Daniel became the prime minister of the Persian Kingdom. The Persian king sent someone back to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple of Jehovah God. Why? because the Persian king believed that he could gain the world because God gave it to him.

One very miraculous thing happened, is that when this Persian king was reading the Book of Isaiah, he found that it mentioned someone named Cyrus, which happened to be the name of this Persian king, God was going to raise up a king called King Cyrus. So King Cyrus of Persia sent these people captured from Jerusalem back to rebuild the temple.

Among the people sent back was a man named Zerubbabel, and a prophet named Haggai. Haggai discovered that after these Israelites went back, they were not busy restoring the temple, but only cared about their own houses, raising cattle, planting crops, and building property, but no one cared about God's temple.

Haggai wrote the Book of Haggai, declaring a curse on the Israelites. The Israelites woke up a little and began to restore the temple of God. In the blink of an eye, Zerubbabel's affairs also passed for a while, and the temple was still desolate.

The temple was desolate, and the priests offered bad things to God, offering lame and blind animals to God. God raised up Malachi, the book before Matthew is called the Book of Malachi. God raised up this Malachi to announce the sins committed by the Israelites. This announcement was also very sad! These people listened and said: When did we offend God, when did we withhold offerings, when did we let you down. These people did not even know, and then God said through Malachi: You withhold tithes.

The Israelites of that era were also quite confused. After they were taken captive to Babylon, King Cyrus sent them back, but they were still in a selfish state. In the blink of an eye, decades passed. The Israelites were confused, the priests were confused, the rich exploited the poor, everyone loved money, and the whole situation was quite miserable. The people of Israel suffered great disasters and humiliation. The Israelites were also very capable, surviving in the cracks, being smooth and able to build relationships, and as a result they did well, but overall it was a very sad state.

This matter reached Susa, the capital of the Persian king, and the Jews told Nehemiah. Nehemiah was a favorite in front of the emperor, serving as the king's cupbearer, and he was also very capable. Nehemiah heard that the Jews were suffering great disasters and humiliation, that the walls of Jerusalem were destroyed, and the gates were burned with fire. When Nehemiah heard this, he sat down and wept, mourned, and fasted and prayed.

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven, and said, “I beseech You, O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and extends lovingkindness to those who love Him and keep His commandments, let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have committed against You;(Nehemiah 1:4-6)

Nehemiah prayed before God:

O Lord, I beseech You, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and may You make Your servant successful today and grant him compassion in the sight of this man.”(Nehemiah 1:11)

What grace? Hoping that one day the king would say: Go back to Jerusalem! As a result, King Artaxerxes liked Nehemiah very much, and he actually sent him back to Jerusalem, making him the governor of Jerusalem. The king sent troops and cavalry to escort Nehemiah back to Jerusalem in a grand manner. After arriving in Jerusalem, he began to rebuild the walls. Throughout the entire process of construction, the situation faced was quite miserable. This thousand-year history, let's talk about it first, this is the introduction to Nehemiah.

Our generation needs Christians like Nehemiah

Everyone, take a closer look at what it is? Today is an era of rampant disasters. The novel coronavirus has taken the lives of many people, and today there are still city lockdowns everywhere. I think this history will be clearly recorded in human history, much more serious than SARS in 2003.

Recently, there was an incident where riots broke out in the United States. I watched the video, and it was terrifying. The police kneeled on a black man's neck and the black man died. As a result, riots broke out in many cities. This generation is quite chaotic, this generation is really not peaceful!

A person wrote a book and predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. He wrote it in the 1980s, and a year ago, he predicted the decline of the American empire in 2020. But looking at this rhythm, it seems quite like it. Today, we take a closer look, whether you like it or not, we must say that Europe is a more concentrated source of Christianity. Because Paul was originally a person from Jerusalem, a student under the great scholar Gamaliel, a very capable person. Because he persecuted Christians, he believed in Jesus in Damascus, and then brought the gospel to Europe. As a result, Europe has become the center of Christianity in the past years.

Later, the center of Christianity moved to the United States. For many years, the United States has promoted itself as a Christian country. But in recent years, it has become increasingly不行. The churches in America still look very prosperous on the surface. If you take a closer look at God's church, you will find that America is constantly becoming desolate, and we also find that some subtle changes are beginning to occur in this place.

If you are familiar with the Bible, you will find that the decline of a country is closely related to the decline of its entire belief system, especially in the Christian background, so the church of God is desolate.

God's people suffer disasters and humiliation. In the spiritual realm, it is a very common phenomenon for God's people to be bullied by demons.

We must say that there is not much healing and deliverance anointing in this church. And few people believe it. I think that in this desolate era of the church, looking from the spiritual world, the church of God is desolate, the walls of God are destroyed, and individuals only care about themselves. This situation is very similar to the era in which Nehemiah lived.

Today, we look around at the situation of the churches around the world, and they are all quite desolate! Today, we must say that we are very fortunate that God has raised us up among us to do the work that Nehemiah did in that generation. Today, the church is full of selfish information. In the Christians I have come into contact with in various different places, I have found that they rarely talk about , and many things they talk about are selfish. Although they do not explicitly say the word selfish , selfish has become the axis of faith in this generation.

The Book of Nehemiah tells how Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem to build the temple of God. In fact, Nehemiah had a good job in the court at that time, with good income and life. The problem was that when he heard that the temple of God in Jerusalem was desolate, the walls were destroyed, and the gates were burned with fire, he began to have this burden. He sat down and prayed to God: God! Can you send me over, and now let your servant prosper and find favour in the sight of the king, and then let the king send me to Jerusalem.

Everyone should know that it is good to be an official in the court! It is not very good to be an official in the provinces, because the affairs in the provinces are complicated and difficult to manage. As a result, because Nehemiah had a burden for the temple of God, he was actually sent by the king to restore the temple of God. Because the king saw that his complexion was not good, with a sorrowful face, Nehemiah became very afraid, because it was not allowed to show a sorrowful face in front of the king.

As a result, when the king asked him why, he prayed silently to the God of heaven, and then said: If the king pleases, send me to Judah, to the place where the tombs of my fathers are, so that I can rebuild it. As a result, the situation was quite good, the king gave him edicts, decrees, documents, and sent soldiers, cavalry, etc. to protect him to the land of Judah to be the governor.

If today we have a good job, a good income, and a good life, would you disrupt this peace? Or would you just keep going, thinking you are doing well? Do you see the desolation of God's temple in this generation? The desolation of God's church? The suffering and humiliation of God's people? Do you have such a burden, do you feel distressed? Do you feel that this has something to do with you?

If you feel it has something to do with you, you should be a little Jeremiah. Why not a big Jeremiah? Because the big Jeremiah was an official in the imperial court, and at best, we are officials in the company. This is the need of this generation. Whether you like it or not, if God has chosen you, you will feel it in your heart.

Selfishness, Caring Only About Oneself is the Most Foolish Choice

Why talk about this? Because Nehemiah made a very smart choice, he knew God's will. In fact, God has been looking for people like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, David, Samuel, Moses, and Nehemiah throughout the ages. When Nehemiah heard of the desolation of God's temple, he was filled with sadness.

Today we must all know, didn't Zerubbabel and others exist in Judah in Jerusalem? Wasn't Zerubbabel also serving as a governor there? I guess they might have changed their positions in that generation. But there were also Malachi, Ezra, and many prophets and scribes there. Why did it have to be Nehemiah who went? Because that place lacked a leader.

Everyone is starting to think, if people are selfish and only care about themselves, they will surely incur God's wrath. The Book of Malachi and the Book of Haggai are separated by almost decades. The Book of Haggai is decades before the Book of Nehemiah, and later the Book of Malachi is about the same time as the Book of Nehemiah. At that time, many Jews in Jerusalem were marrying foreigners, just like traitors. Marrying their daughters or marrying their daughters to these foreigners. The whole thing was about taking care of oneself.

Today I can tell you: if you marry a wife or you want to marry, the most deadly thing is to find someone who is selfish and only cares about himself. A person who only cares about himself constantly demands this and that from you, then think about it, if he still feels dissatisfied when you give it to him, what will he do to you when you cannot give it to him? He will kick you away. This kind of relationship is deadly! Whether it is marrying or marrying a wife, the most deadly thing is selfishness. You must never marry a selfish person!

Some time ago, I met a sister who told me a story about her mother. Her mother married her father, and then she gave birth to her. As a result, her mother's life was very miserable! Why? Because when her mother married her father, her mother thought that her father would be able to improve in the future. Later, her father selfishly did nothing and relied on her mother to support him.

Today, in response to this story, I remind everyone that selfishness, especially the thing in the bones, is difficult to change! To change the things in the bones requires being broken. Selfishness is the most deadly thing that brings curses. Whether it is a country, an individual, a church, or an institution, selfishness is very deadly!

Think about it, the biggest pastor of the church is selfish, he only cares about himself. Don't the people under him follow suit? The people below are even more like this. If the boss of a company is very selfish, then aren't the various departments also selfish? The company will definitely not be good. So the culture of a company is very deadly.

Chinese Mingding Destiny made a very smart choice, which is to choose giving. Don't think that coming to Chinese Mingding Destiny is about getting something, I tell you that coming here is about learning to give. You say giving is a loss? You are wrong, giving is a worthwhile thing, what you get is not a blessing, what you give is a blessing. Why is this so? Because we expect to get benefits from God. Selfish people will not say: God! Please remember me. It's better not to remember, when God remembers, He remembers his sins, because he is selfish!

Chinese Mingding Destiny is a very smart choice, because it is a choice made according to God's will, so blessings will come to us, so when you come among us, you will experience blessings, experience healing, experience grace. Today, these testimonies of casting out demons, although they last for three or five minutes or ten minutes, everyone pays a heavy price.

This is why we say, God! Please remember what I have done for these people. We are not asking God to remember us without making any contribution, what are we asking to remember? We are really paying the price before God, God, please remember what I have done for these people. Our church's ministry does many, many things besides casting out demons, but we do not seek benefits from people, but expect benefits from God. We will not say let people give us something, we will say: God, please remember me! Our hope is in God.

The people of Israel here from the time of Haggai and Zerubbabel, and then to Malachi, spanning about forty or fifty years, or from the first batch of Jews who returned to Jerusalem until Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem. These Israelites, the people were selfish, the people were cursed and lived poor lives, and had to borrow money; the rich officials, nobles, and priests were also cursed, although they were rich, they lived very uncomfortably.

It was very hard for Nehemiah to go back to face these Israelites. How many bricks could Nehemiah move alone? It was impossible to move so many bricks, so he had to mobilize these officials, nobles, people, and priests to build the wall and restore a God-centered life. This is Nehemiah!

When we were promoting this matter, why did I often say in the past few years, God, please remember me? Because in the church, serving one person, is a selfish fellow; serving another person, is also a selfish fellow... There are too many selfish fellows! Now when I see selfish people, I think of the harm I have suffered in the past. Thank God, if God had not remembered me, my heart would have been pierced like a honeycomb!

There are many ungrateful people. When they need me, I serve them, and I don't expect to get anything from them. When these people need my service, they say very nice things, but after I serve them, they throw me away like a broken shoe, and say goodbye. They have experienced great grace from me.

The people Nehemiah faced were no better, which is why Nehemiah bore such a destiny in pain, faced such Israelites, and began to make a choice in his heart: I will give! Then he would say to God, God, please remember me!

I will tell you about Nehemiah Chapter 5 section by section. Nehemiah went to Jerusalem to be the governor, and he and his brothers did not take salaries, did not increase the burden on the people, and did not impose harsh taxes on the people. They focused on building the wall and did not buy land. When people go to a place, they should buy their own house, right? Nehemiah did not at all. 150 Jewish paupers and officials ate at his house, about once every 10 days, and each time he prepared 1 bull, 6 fat sheep, and fowl. Do you know how much 1 bull and 6 fat sheep cost? A lot of money, all paid by Nehemiah himself.

By bringing them together to eat every 10 days and arranging some work, this became a way for him to hold meetings. As a result, he did these things and said: My God! Remember all that I have done for these people, and be gracious to me. Think about it, what Nehemiah did was to hope that the Israelites would no longer suffer great disasters and be humiliated, and he had to give them food and drink, and coax them before they could do something beneficial to them. Isn't this very strange?

Even to this day, I am used to it, that is, I have to persuade you to do many things that are beneficial to everyone. I find it very strange, why do I have to persuade you to be a blessed person? This is very strange, but if you want to be Nehemiah, you have to do this kind of work. Everyone must know that Nehemiah's choice is very different from the choices of these Israelites mentioned in Haggai and Malachi.

You have sown much, and harvest little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one can keep warm. The wage earner puts his wages into a bag with holes in it.” (Haggai 1:6)

In those days when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were but twenty. (Haggai 2:16)

The Israelites could obviously harvest 50 barrels in the field, but only got 20 barrels. God was clearly cursing them. Obviously it looks like a lot, but what you get is very little. Many people handle a lot of money, but live very poorly. It is useless to have a lot of money, because what is in their minds is selfishness. So I will take you to check Malachi and Haggai slowly when I have the opportunity, but today we don’t have time to read them.

Nehemiah's Choice is to Give and Pay the Price

Facing a group of selfish people, the best way to change them is to give. If you want to be a leader, lead these Israelites to build the wall, and lead these Israelites to start restoring a God-centered life, the best way is to set an example yourself.

When Nehemiah was mobilizing the Israelites there, he paid a heavy price. He was the governor, and he was very powerful, and he mobilized all the Israelites. But the enemies and threats he faced are described very interestingly here. Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem were all influential people around them, and many Jews interacted with them. They conspired to ruin Nehemiah's work. They threatened Nehemiah and accused him of treason, but Nehemiah didn't care at all.

The priests, prophets, and surrounding governors and officials all wanted to threaten Nehemiah, hinder him from building the wall, and hinder him from restoring a God-centered life. In today's words, it is building a glorious church. Everyone must know that this road is not easy to walk.

But Nehemiah completed the construction of the wall in 52 days. Do you know how many difficulties he encountered? Those poor people said: We cannot build the wall. We have many children. We have to get food to make a living. We have no money. We have borrowed a lot of money. The poor are like this. They still have to live like this in the curse. They live like this. Do you still have to live like this? This kind of logic is very sad.

If there are any of us who are so miserable, we must start to repent. Nehemiah wanted to solve their problems. Nehemiah had to go to these rich people and tell them not to charge interest anymore and lend grain to the poor so that these poor people could build the wall. This is the situation Nehemiah faced. Nehemiah chose to pay the price himself.

After reading Nehemiah, I wrote a book called Fighting While Building. Facing countless problems and difficulties, we spare no effort in transforming people. There are not many pastors in the ministry who are more diligent than me. Some pastors asked me: Why does your prayer work, but mine doesn't? I said: Can that be the same? Do you pay the same price as me?

Today, many pastors learn from American pastors and have many hobbies. They keep the Sabbath. They cannot call the pastor on the Sabbath. That is sinning. They have not learned anything else, but they have learned the Sabbath. It is easy to be a lazy pastor, only working 2 hours a week, just preaching. They have not learned to pay the price, but they have learned the Sabbath well. Can prayer work like this? Can God hear prayer?

Brothers and sisters, God is looking for Nehemiahs who are willing to pay the price. Nehemiah was able to repair the wall in 52 days, which is very fast. In the past 52 days, my colleagues and I have written a lot of programs and solved a lot of technical problems. Nehemiah not only knew how to lead, but most importantly, he was willing to give. He not only had the technology and skills to know how to repair and build the wall, solve many problems, but he also knew how to coordinate interpersonal relationships, such as the relationship between the rich and the poor, and he had the courage to face the threats of the enemy. The most important thing was that his hope was in God.

Giving is giving, not buying land or property, not taking salaries, not collecting more taxes from the local people. He said to God: God, may you remember me, remember all that I have done for these people, and be gracious to me.

I want to ask everyone, did Nehemiah live a poor life? No, God wants to make him prosperous, how could he be poor? Although he does not take a salary, God will definitely supply him. How will God supply him? You have to ask God, can't God solve this problem? Don't think that God's arm will be shortened, you must know that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Why do we give, and why don't we want to get? Because we are pursuing God's blessing. Nehemiah said in his heart: God, may you remember me and be gracious to me.

May God Be Gracious to Me and Remember Me

Today, brothers and sisters are starting to say: God, may you remember me and be gracious to me. When we come before God, what we hold in our hands is the price we have paid for God, how could God not know? I am a super diligent person among many pastors. I do a lot of things and solve a lot of problems. I have a full schedule. In the past month, I often stayed up all night developing programs to make our management very good. These require computer programs to manage, and to make the computer programs good, we have to overcome many technical problems.

You can see my work plan, one item after another. In the future, I will teach you how to make work plans. I can also take time to help our entrepreneurial brothers and sisters and do some consulting work. I am very grateful to God for the talents He has given me. Every sermon of mine is a new paper. Some people say that they are all old tunes, but in fact, it is very good if 5% to 10% of a paper is new. I absolutely dare not be careless in building God's temple.

Today, a large number of Christians who pay the price have risen up among us, starting from me. This is also my expectation. May God remember me and be gracious to me, and raise up a large number of brothers and sisters who pay the price. This is a blessed path. Even during the epidemic, we still serve. The church is not only not affected, but it is also developing by leaps and bounds, so we bless many people.

A pastor's church was about to collapse. He thought that our church was also like that and wanted to get the same news from me, so he asked me: How is your church doing? I said our church is very good, doubling. As a result, he ignored me, because he didn't want to see our church so good.

Next, brothers and sisters will see that I will build a training website, where you will have all the courses you need to take. Throughout the whole process, we manage it very delicately. Nehemiah was a very capable manager. We mainly compete on efficiency and equip ourselves with the most advanced tools. Some of the tools are developed by ourselves. We have been accumulating them for the past three years before we have such output today. Next, we will make breakthroughs step by step.

I work very fast. Although we invest a lot of time, we are not competing on how much time we invest, we are competing on efficiency. Fast is good, quality is quality, where there is no quantity, there is no quality.

How wholeheartedly, wholeheartedly, and wholeheartedly we love the Lord our God, and even more so in serving our brothers and sisters, we are constantly expanding horizontally and vertically, constantly digging deep, and constantly growing upward. It is difficult not to be blessed among us. The most difficult thing is to get rid of that selfish thing.

Brothers and sisters must know, are the words you speak asking God to remember your transgressions or to remember your contributions, to remember your selfishness and curse you, or to remember your giving and bestow grace on you and bless you? This is a choice. Start to ponder, what do we live for?

Some people think it is fun to play. Is it really fun? Then play, play until you are in the curse, and then you will know what playing is. We must make good use of our time and be wise people, cherishing our time. Isn't our life accumulated in periods of time? Isn't it extremely rewarding to use our time on God?

Follow Nehemiah and Become a Blessing to This Generation

First, train yourself in a down-to-earth manner, don't be too ambitious, and have very practical abilities like Nehemiah. Second, be willing to give, not for yourself, but for God, and do not expect to get anything from others, but expect to get from God. This is Nehemiah. Are you willing to be a person like Nehemiah?

If you are willing to be a person like Nehemiah, God will surely lift you up and make you surpass all the people in the world. God will send the blessings He has destined upon you and make you a blessing to this generation. Because God is looking for such people in heaven and on earth to bless them. Nehemiah did face many challenges, but it was much more meaningful than serving the emperor in the palace.

Nehemiah can be recorded in the Bible and become an example for us to follow because he made a very wise choice in that generation. If you are willing, pray with me: God, may you remember everything I have done for these people and be gracious to me. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. May everyone be able to become great and small Nehemiahs, Amen.

May God bless everyone!

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**【讲道】** 大家好!今天我跟大家讲的题目是《神啊!求你记念我,施恩与我!》,这个主题取自于《尼希米记》,也许在我们当中很多人没读过,也没听过这本书。没关系,我会给大家介绍一下。《尼希米记》里有一句话:“神啊!求你记念我,施恩与我!” 最近,我的讲道查经激励了很多的弟兄姐妹。今天所讲的见证,都是在我们当中新兴起来的领袖服侍的见证,他们释放被掳的,服侍被压制的人,见证非常的棒!有的人留言给我说,他听见我讲的道和查经感动得哭了,他说我讲的事例都是有血有肉的。 当然,我所讲的很多都是我一路走过来,付出很沉重代价的见证。很多人说:“我要建立得胜的教会,我也要为神摆上,我心也要爱慕神的殿,我也要把最宝贵的献给神。”感谢神在过去的日子里,如何记念我,施恩与我。在接下来的日子里,继续记念我在你面前摆上的,使更多的弟兄姐妹们兴起来,成为服侍你的百姓。

这样的年代,**是神要兴起祂百姓的年代,是神要兴起祂的百姓重修荒凉的圣殿,修建倒塌的城墙,安慰百姓免遭患难免遭凌辱的时代。**我们很庆幸,能够参与到神奇妙的计划当中,我更庆幸有这么多愿意为神付出的弟兄姐妹。 这是从哪里来的?因为我开了一个付代价信主的头。今天弟兄姐妹开始前后左右观看,就如一个姐妹说的:“没有最自私,只有更自私的。”今天的基督徒需要改变,基督徒要变成愿意为神付代价的基督徒。 《尼希米记》里讲的尼希米,就是一个付代价的人。我这么多年服侍神,有眼泪有汗水,我最常讲的话是:“神呐!求你记念我,施恩与我。记念我为你的百姓所做的施恩与我!”为什么常常讲这些话呢?如果很多时候我们服侍完了这个人,指望从他里面得着什么,得着的全是失望。但是我感谢神,今天我们服侍的见证太棒了!这是服侍神施恩与我记念我的明证。 就在今天,让我们期盼神更大的荣耀。让我们服侍的弟兄姐妹们能跟神说:“神啊!愿你记念我,施恩与我。记念我为你的百姓所做的一切事。”在这个疫情盛行的世代,已经形成了鲜明的对比,一方面是神要祝福要兴起,另一方面看见的是灾祸横行。

这到底怎么一回事?神要祝福这些为神付出和付代价的人。为什么看见灾祸横行?因为神要降灾祸给那些自私的人。大家仔细琢磨,看看这个世代是怎样一个世代。自私的理论是一堆堆的。 我遇到一些基督徒牧师,他们要推动family first(家庭第一)的活动。家庭第一,那你服侍的羊算什么呢?教会往哪摆?神的殿往哪里摆呢?这就是自私。我们必须说,为什么看见灾祸横行?我们仔细揣摩,仔细看看,不管是基督徒,一个国家或者一个机构,听他们说的是什么。 如果他们讲的是什么什么first(第一),这都是自私的逻辑体系。你以为神在天上看见这些自私的人会怎样?我告诉你,神看见了一定降灾祸。因为神恨恶这些自私的人。我们的神是一个付出的神,如果我们身上缺少付出的形象,装的全是自私的逻辑体系,不在乎任何人的利益来满足自己的利益,就会招来灾祸。就算神放过你,鬼也不会放过你。 如果你是一个自私的人,你需要读历史,更需要读的是《圣经》里的历史。《圣经》不但是历史也是智慧。我们在中国这块土地上,中华5000年的历史都可以仔细去读,历史是非常值得借鉴的一面镜子。你仔细看,如果一个人一个国家推动的是自私的逻辑体系,他所受的审判是何等的沉重。 在我们中国的历史都会读到“天下苦秦久矣”,意思是天下受苦于秦始皇的压制已经很久了。陈胜吴广开始起义,过一段时间就把秦朝推翻了,推翻了之后建立汉朝。我们要读历史,《圣经》是以色列人的历史,教会的历史。《圣经》所启示的智慧大家要仔细地留意,不但《圣经》所启示出来的历史如此,中国的历史也是如此。 伟大的中国改革开放家邓小平,他谦虚地说他读的书不多,但最喜欢读《资治通鉴》。《资治通鉴》是中国的历史书,如果你愿意,也可以读一读《资治通鉴》。我觉得一些历史书也值得借鉴,像《大秦帝国》、《李自成》,讲述的都是历世历代朝代更迭兴衰的故事。 今天我跟大家分享的是《圣经》里伟大的人物尼希米,尼希米是一个付出的人,他不指望从人得到什么。

神啊!今天你看看这个世代,愿你兴起一大群大大小小的尼希米,好站在这个世代的破口当中。主啊,愿你恢复你倒塌的帐幕,修复你的城墙,让你的百姓不再遭大难受凌辱。主啊,今天就兴起我们成为一大群大大小小的尼希米,让我们也像尼希米一样,成为一个付代价侍奉你的人,也让我们像尼希米一样,把我们的盼望和指望都放在你身上。你必记念我们为百姓所付上的代价。神啊!你必施恩与我们,奉耶稣基督的名祷告,阿们!

其实《尼希米记》在《圣经》里面不是占很显著的地位,大家对《创世记》、《马太福音》、《启示录》都会比较熟悉,这些书卷在《圣经》里面占有比较重要的历史地位。大家可能以为《尼希米记》在旧约《圣经》的前半部分,其实《尼希米记》和《玛拉基书》都在旧约历史的最后一部分。 我给大家梳理一下这段历史。以色列人的历史是从亚伯拉罕开始的,在《创世记》里提到他的儿子以撒。以撒有一个儿子叫做雅各,雅各改名叫以色列。雅各有十二个儿子,其中有一个叫约瑟,约瑟被他哥哥们卖到埃及做了奴隶,他又在埃及做了宰相,最后他把他的全家都接到了埃及。 过了几百年以后,以色列人就成了埃及人的奴隶。以色列人受苦甚重,他们就开始呼求神,神就兴起摩西带着以色列人出了埃及。摩西带领以色列人出了埃及,在旷野里呆了四十年。 那一代人害怕争战,不愿意进应许之地,结果神就让他们那一代人在旷野里死光了,只剩下他们的下一代进入迦南地,进入迦南地以后就建立了以色列这个国家。当时以色列没有国王,后来以色列的历史就进到了《士师记》。 《士师记》里面记载了神兴起的一个又一个领袖。以色列人进到迦南地之后过着很辛苦的日子,他们又呼求神,神又派了一个人拯救他们。过一段平安的日子以后,以色列人又开始败坏又遭灾难了,他们又开始呼求神,神又兴起一个人,就这么来回折腾,这一折腾就几百年过去了。

转眼又到了撒母耳,神又兴起一个王叫做扫罗,扫罗把他的女儿嫁给了大卫,神拣选了大卫,大卫就做了以色列的王,大卫的儿子就是所罗门。前几篇讲道讲的《我心爱慕我神的殿》,讲的就是这个大卫,后来大卫所罗门建造神的圣殿。这时候的以色列人又开始渐渐偏离神的道,他们其实也没有那么偏,就只是想过过日子。 结果以色列这个国家就分成两个国家,一个叫做犹大国,一个叫以色列国。后来就经历了很多先知的世代,以赛亚、耶利米都是那个时代的先知,先知就警告以色列人,他们犯罪远离神,神要审判他们。 后来神就兴起了一个巴比伦帝国,巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒就把犹大国和以色列国给灭了,把以色列的圣殿给毁了,把圣殿里面的器皿和一些有名望的人都掳到巴比伦国。其实神在以色列国被掳到巴比伦国之前,就透过耶利米这个先知给他们发预言,人们还以为耶利米是尼布甲尼撒王的汉奸。 其实不是,其实是神透过耶利米宣告审判。尼布甲尼撒王把这些人掳到巴比伦国以后,耶利米就宣告了一个预言,七十年以后,神会带着这些以色列人回到以色列这块土地,重新修造神的圣殿。

被掳的人当中有一个人叫做但以理,但以理做了巴比伦国的宰相,后来巴比伦国也被波斯国给灭了。但以理又做了波斯国的宰相,波斯王就派了一个人回耶路撒冷,重新修造耶和华神的圣殿,为什么呢?因为这个波斯王认为他能得天下都是神给他的。 有一件很神奇的事情,就是这个波斯王在读《以赛亚书》的时候,他发现里面提到有一个人叫做古列,这刚好就是这个波斯王的名字,神要兴起一个王叫做古列王。于是波斯王古列就派这些从耶路撒冷掳来的人,让他们回去重新修造圣殿。 派回去的这些人里面,其中有一个人叫做所罗巴伯,还有一个先知叫做哈该,这个哈该发现这些以色列人回去之后,不是忙着修造圣殿,而是只顾自己的房屋,养牛、种地,置办产业,神的殿却没有人管。 哈该就写了《哈该书》宣告了对以色列人的咒诅。以色列人稍微醒悟一点,就开始修造神的圣殿。转眼所罗巴伯的事也过了段时间,圣殿还是很荒凉的样子。 圣殿荒凉,那些祭司就献不好的给神,把一些瘸腿的,瞎眼的都献给神。神就兴起了玛拉基,《马太福音》前面那本书叫《玛拉基书》。神兴起的这个玛拉基就宣布以色列人所犯的罪行,这一宣告,也很悲哀啊!这些人听了说:“我们什么时候,得罪神了,什么时候克扣奉献了,什么时候我们对不起你了。”这些人竟然不知道,然后,神就透过玛拉基说:“你克扣十一奉献。” 那个年代的以色列人真的也挺浑的,他们被掳到巴比伦后,古列王派他们回去,他们还是一个自私的状态。一转眼几十年过去了,以色列人很浑,祭司也很浑,有钱人剥削没钱的人,都很爱钱,整个状况是相当的凄惨。以色列的人就遭大难,受凌辱。以色列人也挺厉害,夹缝中求生存,人家会八面玲珑,会搞关系,结果混的还不错,但是整体上是一种很凄惨的状态。

这事到了波斯王所在的首都苏山城,犹太人就跟尼希米讲。尼希米是皇上面前的一个红人,给皇上做酒政,也很厉害。尼希米就听说,犹太人遭大难,受凌辱,耶路撒冷的城墙被毁,城门被火焚烧,尼希米听见这事就坐下痛哭,悲哀,然后禁食祷告。 我听见这话,就坐下哭泣,悲哀几日,在天上的神面前禁食祈祷,说:“耶和华-天上的神,大而可畏的神啊,你向爱你、守你诫命的人守约施慈爱。愿你睁眼看,侧耳听,你仆人昼夜在你面前为你众仆人以色列民的祈祷,承认我们以色列人向你所犯的罪;(《尼希米记》1:4-6) 尼希米就在神面前祷告: 主啊,求你侧耳听你仆人的祈祷,和喜爱敬畏你名众仆人的祈祷,使你仆人现今亨通,在王面前蒙恩。(《尼希米记》1:11) 蒙什么恩呢?希望王有一天说:“你回耶路撒冷吧!”结果这亚达薛西王很喜欢尼希米,还真的派他回耶路撒冷,派他到耶路撒冷做省长。王就派了军兵马兵,护送尼希米挺气派地回到了耶路撒冷。到了耶路撒冷以后,他就开始着手修建城墙。在修造的整个过程中,面对的环境相当凄惨。这一千年的历史,咱们就先讲到这,这是《尼希米记》的简介。

大家仔细观看一下是什么呢?今天是个灾祸横行的时代,新冠病毒夺去了许多人的生命,直到今天还都是到处封城的状态,我想这段历史会清清楚楚记载在人类的历史中,比2003念的非典严重多了。 最近还出了一档子事,美国开始暴乱,那个视频我看了,很恐怖的。就是警察跪在一个黑人的脖子上,黑人就断了气。结果就引发了很多个城市的暴乱,这个世代挺乱的,这个世代真的不平静啊! 有一个人写了一本书,曾经预言90年苏联解体,他是80年写的,还有一年前,他预言美帝国2020年衰败,不过看这个节奏,还挺像这么一回事。今天我们仔细看,不管你喜欢也好,不喜欢也好,我们必须说欧洲是一个基督教比较集中的发源地。因为保罗本来就是耶路撒冷的人,是在大学士迦玛列门下的一个学生,是一个很厉害的人,他因为逼迫基督徒,就在大马士革信了耶稣,然后,把福音就带到了欧洲,结果欧洲在过去这些年就成了基督教的中心。 后来,基督教的中心又移到了美国,这美国过去这么多年,很多时候,都标榜一个基督教的国家。但后来这些年就越来越不大行。美国的教会,表面上看起来还是非常的兴盛。如果你仔细去观看神的教会,会发现美国不断地变得荒凉,我们也发现这地方开始发生了一些微妙的转变。 如果你对《圣经》熟悉的话,你会发现一个国家的衰败,就跟它整个信仰体系的衰败紧密相关,尤其是基督教的背景,所以神的教会荒凉。

神的百姓遭难,受凌辱。在灵界里头神的百姓被魔鬼欺凌,是非常普遍的一个现象。 咱们必须说在这个教会里面,医治释放的恩典不多。而且相信的人很少。我想在这个教会荒凉的世代,从属灵的世界里一看神的教会荒凉,神的城墙破坏,个人只顾自己,这种状况跟尼希米所处的那个年代是非常相似的。 今天我们举目观看全世界教会的状况就是都挺荒凉啊!今天必须说真的是非常庆幸神在我们当中兴起我们做尼希米在那个世代所做的工作。今天教会当中充满了自私的信息。在我所接触的各个不同地方的基督徒中,我就发现几乎不太讲“付出”,讲的很多东西都是自私。虽然表面上没讲“自私”这两个字,但是“自私”却成了这个世代信仰的主轴。 在《尼希米记》里讲了尼希米回到耶路撒冷怎么建造神的殿。其实尼希米当时在朝廷里有很好的工作,收入和生活。问题是他听到耶路撒冷神的殿荒凉,城墙遭毁坏,城门被火焚烧,他就开始有这个负担。他坐下来祷告神:神啊!能不能够差派我过去,现今让你仆人能够亨通,在王面前蒙恩,然后让王能够派我到耶路撒冷去。 大家要知道在朝廷做官好啊!在地方上做官不是特别好的,因为地方上的事复杂难整。结果因为尼希米对神的殿有负担,还真的被王派去修神的殿了。因为王看出他的脸色不好,面色带愁容,尼希米就非常害怕,因为在王面前带愁容是不可以的。

结果王一问他为什么,他就默祷给天上的神,然后说:王若喜欢就差遣我到犹大,我列祖坟墓所在的地方去,我好重新建造。结果当时状况还蛮好的,王就给他圣旨,手谕,文书,又派了军兵,马兵等保护他到犹大这地做省长。 如果今天咱们有一个好的工作,好的收入,好的生活,你会不会打破生活的这种平静?还是说我就这么干吧,我挺好的。会不会看见这个世代神的殿荒凉?神的教会荒凉?看见神的百姓遭大难,受凌辱呢?是否有这样的负担,是否有感觉难受?感觉这跟我有关系啊! 如果你觉得跟你有关系,你应该是个小耶利米。为什么不是大耶利米呢?因为大耶利米在朝廷里做官的,咱们充其量在公司里做官。这就是这个世代的需求,其实你喜欢也好,不喜欢也好,神如果拣选了你,你里面会有感受的。

为什么讲这一点呢?因为尼希米做了一个非常聪明的选择,他知道神的心意如何。其实神在历世历代都在寻找像亚伯拉罕,以撒,雅各,约瑟,大卫,撒母耳,摩西,尼希米这样的人。尼希米在听见神的殿荒凉,里面就充满难过。 今天咱们大家要知道,难道在耶路撒冷犹大这个地方不是有所罗巴伯这些人吗?所罗巴伯不也是在那里做省长吗?我猜可能那个世代他们换地方做官了。可是在那里还有玛拉基,还有以斯拉,还有很多先知,文士。为什么非得是尼希米去呢?因为那个地方缺少一个领袖。 大家开始琢磨,如果人自私只顾自己,一定是要讨神的愤怒的。《玛拉基书》,《哈该书》相隔差不多几十年的时间,《哈该书》在《尼希米书》之前的几十年,后来到了《玛拉基书》的时候就是跟《尼希米书》差不多同一个时间。那个时候耶稣撒冷的犹太人很多都跟外邦人通婚什么的,就跟汉奸一样。娶人家的女儿,或者把自己的女儿嫁给这些外邦人。整个全是自己顾自己。

今天我可以告诉大家:你如果娶老婆或者你要嫁人,最要命的就是找了一个自私只顾自己的人。只顾自己的人整天要求从你这里得到这个那个,那你想想看,你给他的时候他尚且闲不足,等你不能给他的时候,他会对你怎么样呢?他会一脚把你踹开。这种关系要命啊!不管是嫁人还是娶老婆,最要命的事就是自私,自私的人死活不能嫁啊! 前一段时间我遇到一个姐妹,这个姐妹就给我讲了一个她妈妈的故事。她妈妈嫁给他爸爸,后来就生下了她。结果她妈妈这辈子很惨啊!为什么呢?因为她妈妈当时嫁给他爸爸的时候,她妈妈认为她爸爸以后能够改好。后来他爸爸自私地什么都不干,就靠她妈妈养着。 今天应着这个故事,我提醒大家这个自私,尤其是骨子里的东西难改啊!**要想改骨子里的东西是要破碎的。**自私是带来咒诅的最要命的一件事。无论是国家,个人,教会,还是机构,自私这种东西很要命! 你想想看,教会最大的牧师自私,他只顾自己。他下面的人不也如法炮制吗?再下面的人就更是这样的。如果一个企业的老大都很自私,那各个部门不也是自私吗?企业一定好不了。所以一个企业的文化是很要命的。

“华人命定神学”做了一个非常聪明的选择,就是选择“付出”。大家千万不要以为来了“华人命定神学”是得啥来的,告诉你来到这里就是学付出的。你说付出多吃亏啊?你搞错了,付出是划算的事情,获得的不是祝福,给出去才是祝福。为什么会是这样呢?因为我们指望的是从神得好处的。自私的人不会说:神啊!求你记念我。不记念还好,神一记念就记念他的罪,因为自私嘛! 华人命定神学是一个非常聪明的选择,因为那是照着神的心意做的选择,所以祝福会临到我们,所以你来到我们当中你会经历祝福、经历医治、经历恩典。今天这些赶鬼的见证,虽然讲三五分钟、十分钟,但是每一个人都付出很沉重的代价。 这就是我们为什么会说,神啊!求你记念我为这百姓所做的这些事。不是没有贡献,然后要求神记念,记念啥呀?我们在神面前真的是付代价,神啊,求你记念我为这百姓所做的事。咱们教会的服侍除了赶鬼还做很多很多的事,但是我们不是从人得好处,乃是指望从神得好处。我们不会说让人给我们点什么,我们会说:“神啊,求你记念我!”**我们的指望在乎神**。

以色列这里的百姓从哈该年代所罗巴伯,然后到了玛拉基,横跨大概四五十年、五六十年,或者是从第一批回到耶路撒冷的犹太人一直到尼希米回耶路撒冷这个时候。这些以色列人,百姓自私,百姓就受咒诅过穷日子,就得借钱;有钱人的官长贵胄、祭司,他们也受了咒诅,虽然有钱但过的也很难受。 尼希米回去面对这些以色列人很辛苦的,尼希米一个人能搬几块砖?不可能搬那么多砖的,他就得动员这些官长、贵胄、百姓和祭司起来修造城墙,恢复以神为中心的生活。这就是尼希米呀! 我们在推动这件事情的时候,过去这些年我为什么常常会说,神啊,求你记念我?因为在教会里,服侍一个,是个自私的家伙;又服侍一个,又是自私的家伙……自私的家伙太多了!现在我一看到自私的人,我就想起过去那些我所受的伤害。感谢主啊,要不是神记念我,我的心早就被他们扎得像蜂窝煤了! 忘恩负义的人多,用我的时候,我就服侍他们,也不指望从他们得着什么。这些人需要我服侍的时候说的老好听了,等服侍完了就把我当破鞋子一甩,就拜拜了。他们在我这里经历的都是极大的恩典。 尼希米面对的这些人也好不到哪里去,这就是为什么尼希米在痛苦当中竟然担起了这样的命定,面对这样的以色列人,心里就开始做一个选择:我就是要付出!然后他会跟神说,神啊,求你记念我!

我一段一段跟大家说《尼希米记》第5章。尼希米到了耶路撒冷本来是做省长,他和他的兄弟们没有拿俸禄,没有加重百姓的担子,没有给百姓苛税。就专心修造城墙,也没有置买田地。人到了一个地方应该买自己的屋子吧?尼希米全没有,犹太的贫民和官长150人就在他家吃饭,差不多每10天1次,每一次预备1只公牛,6只肥羊还有飞禽。你知道1只公牛,6只肥羊多少钱吗?老多钱了,全是尼希米自己出。 透过每10天一次把他们凑过来吃饭,安排一些工作,这成了他开会的一个方式。结果他做了这些事,说:“我的神啊!求你记念我为这百姓所行的一切事,施恩与我。”你想想看,尼希米所做的事就是希望以色列人不再遭大难受凌辱,还得给他们吃,给他们喝,请他们哄他们才能做一些对他们有益的事。这不是很奇怪? 直到今天我也习惯了,就是做很多对大家有益的事,我还得说服你。我觉得非常诧异,让你做一个蒙福的人,为什么还得说服你呢?这事非常奇怪,但是要想做尼希米就得做这样的工作。大家一定要知道尼希米的选择和在《哈该书》、《玛拉基书》所提到的这些以色列人,他们的选择截然不同。 你们撒的种多,收的却少;你们吃,却不得饱;喝,却不得足;穿衣服,却不得暖;得工钱的,将工钱装在破漏的囊中。”(《哈该书》 1:6 ) 在那一切日子,有人来到谷堆,想得二十斗,只得了十斗。有人来到酒池,想得五十桶,只得了二十桶。(《哈该书》 2:16 ) 以色列人在田间明明能收50桶,到手却只有20桶,神明明的咒诅他们。明明看起来很多,到手的却很少。有很多人过手的钱很多,但是过得很穷,钱多也没用,因为脑袋里装的是自私。所以《玛拉基书》、《哈该书》有机会我带着你慢慢查,今天时间有限咱就不读了。

面对一群自私的人,**最好的改变他们的方法就是付出**。你要想做一个领导,领导这些以色列人修城墙,领导这些以色列人开始恢复过以神为中心的生活,最好的办法就是自己做一个榜样。 尼希米在那里动员以色列民的时候,他付出很沉重的代价。他是省长,他也很厉害,把以色列人全部动员起来。但是所面对的仇敌和恐吓,这地方讲得非常有意思。参巴拉、多比雅、基善都是周围有影响力的人,犹太人有很多跟他们相互往来,他们密谋败坏尼希米的工作。恐吓尼希米告他谋反,尼希米根本就不在乎。 祭司、先知和周围的省长、官员都想恐吓尼希米,拦阻他修建城墙,拦阻他恢复过以神为中心的生活。按今天的话就是建造荣耀的教会,大家一定要知道这条路不容易走。 但是尼希米在52天完成了城墙的修造工作。你知道他遇到的困难有多少吗?那些穷人说:“我们不能修造城墙,我们儿女众多,要去得粮食度命,没有钱,我们还借了很多钱。穷人就是这样,活在咒诅当中还是要这样过,日子都过成这样了,还要这样过吗?这种逻辑很可悲。 我们当中如果有这种这么悲惨的,要开始悔改。尼希米要解决他们的问题,他们借的有钱人的钱,尼希米就要去找这些有钱人,不要再收利息,把粮食借给穷人,可以让这些穷人来修城墙,这就是尼希米所面对的状况,尼希米选择的是亲自付出代价。

我读了《尼希米记》后,写了一本《一边争战,一边建造》的书。面对无数的问题和难题,我们在改造人的过程当中不遗余力,在牧师的行当里,比我勤劳的不多。有些牧师问我:“为什么你祷告管用,我祷告不管用?”我说:“那能一样吗?你和我付的代价一样吗?” 今天很多牧师学美国的牧师,有很多的业余爱好,守安息日,安息日不能打电话给牧师,那是“犯罪”。别的没学会安息日学会了,要做懒牧师很容易的,一个星期就做2个小时的工,讲道而已,付代价没学会,安息日学的不错,就这样祷告能管用吗,神能听祷告吗? 弟兄姐妹,神正在寻找愿意付代价的尼希米,尼西米52天能够修好城墙,非常快。过去这52天,我和我的同工写了不少程序,解决了不少技术难题。尼希米不但会领导,最重要的是他愿意付出,不但有技术,有技能,知道城墙怎么修,怎么造,解决很多问题,他还会协调人与人之间的关系,比如有钱人和穷人,还有胆量面对仇敌的恐吓,最重要最重要的就是他的指望在乎神。 付出是付出,不置办田产,不置办产业,不拿俸禄,不向当地人收更多的税,他对神说:神,愿你记念我,记念我向这百姓所行的一切事,施恩与我。 我想问大家,尼希米过穷日子了吗?没有,神要使他亨通,怎么可能穷?虽然他不拿俸禄,但是神一定供给他,神怎么供给他,这你得问神,难道神这个问题解决不了吗?不要以为神的膀臂会缩短,一定要知道施比受更为有福,为什么会付出,为什么不想得着?因为我们追求的是神的祝福。尼希米在心里说:神,愿你记念我,施恩与我。

今天,弟兄姐妹都开始说:神,愿你记念我,施恩与我。我们来到神的面前,我们手里拿着的是为神付出的代价,神怎么可能不知道?我在众多牧师当中是超级勤劳的,我做的事多,解决的问题也是非常多。我把我的时间排的满满的,过去这一个月的时间,我经常通宵开发程序,把我们的管理都弄的很完善,这些需要电脑程序来管理,要把电脑程序搞好,克服很多技术难题。 你可以看我的工作计划一条又一条,将来我会教大家怎么做工作计划。我还能抽出时间帮助我们当中的企业家弟兄姐妹,做一些顾问的工作。神给我的才干,我真的非常感谢神,我的每一篇讲道都是一篇新的论文,有人说都是老调重弹,其实一篇论文里有百分之五到百分之十是新的就很好了,我建造神的殿绝对不敢马虎。 今天在我们当中兴起了一大批付代价的基督徒是从我开始的,这也是我的期盼,愿神记念我,施恩与我,兴起一大批付代价的弟兄姐妹,这是一条蒙福的路。就算是疫情期间也照样服侍,教会不但没受影响,还突飞猛进的发展,所以我们祝福的人多。 一个牧师的教会快垮掉了,他以为我们教会也是那样,也想从我这得到同样的消息,就问我:你们教会怎么样?我说我们教会很好,倍增。结果就不理我了,因为他不希望看见我们教会这么好。

接下来,弟兄姐妹会看到我会建好一个培训的网站,在这里有你们所有需要上的课程。在整个过程当中,我们管理的很精致,尼希米就是一个很有管理才干的人,我们竞争的主要是效率,配备最先进的工具,有一些工具都是我们自己开发的,过去三年不断地积累,直到今天才有这样的产出,接下来我们会一步一步的突破。 我干活非常快,虽然我们投入时间很多,但是我们竞争的不是投入多少时间,我们竞争的是效率,快才是好的,质量质量,没有量哪有质量。 我们是何等的尽心,尽性,尽力爱主我们的神,更是在服侍我们弟兄姐妹的事情上不断的横向,纵向的扩张,不断的深挖,不断的向上增长。在我们当中不蒙福是一件很难的事,最难的就是一定要把那个自私的东西干掉。 弟兄姐妹要知道,你张口所说的话,是让神记念你的过犯,还是记念你的贡献,是让神记念你的自私,咒诅你,还是记念你的付出,施恩与你,祝福你?这是一个选择。开始揣摩,我们活着是为了什么? 有的人觉得玩很有意思,真的有意思吗?那就玩吧,一直玩到咒诅的里面,才知道什么是玩。要把我们的时间用好,要做聪明人,爱惜光阴,我们的生命岂不是一段一段时间累积起来的吗?我们把时间用在神的身上岂不是有极丰厚的回报吗?

第一,脚踏实地的训练自己,不要好高骛远,像尼希米一样有很实际的能力。第二,愿意付出,不是为自己,乃是为了神,也不是指望从别人得着什么,而是指望从神那里得着。这就是尼希米,你是否愿意做尼希米这样的人? 如果你愿意做尼希米这样的人,神也一定会抬举你,使你超过天下万民,神要将祂所命定的福降在你的身上,使你成为这个世代的祝福。因为神在天上人间正在寻找这样的人,好祝福他。尼希米的确面对诸多的挑战,但是比起他在皇宫里侍奉皇上,还是有意义多了。 尼希米能够被记载在《圣经》里,成为我们效法的榜样,就是因为他在那个世代做了一个非常明智的选择。你愿意的话跟我一起来祷告:神,愿你记念我为这百姓做的一切事,施恩与我,奉耶稣基督的名祷告,阿门。愿大家都能够成为大大小小的尼希米,阿门。 愿神祝福大家!
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