11月11日 一位创造的神 A Creative God

11月11日

一位创造的神

A Creative God

况且，我们的软弱有圣灵帮助，我们本不晓得当怎样祷告，只是圣灵亲自用说不出来的叹息替我们祷告。—— 罗马书 8:26

For we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

—Romans 8:26

 约翰·诺克斯，这位为了祖国殚精竭虑的人，曾如此祷告“愿用我的生命换回苏格兰。”他竭尽全力的劳苦使得这片土地的精神得以重生。这被称之为“圣灵中的祷告”。这是关心他人灵魂的深刻体现，是由神的圣灵所浇灌的。如此祷告可以飞过宽阔的海洋，跨过炙热的沙漠，越过巍峨的山峰，穿过茂密的丛林，它带来治愈，带来福音的大能，直达祷告的对象。

这“圣灵亲自替我们祷告”，实际上是上帝通过我们恳求，祷告和悲痛。因此我们可与上帝同工，是祂的同伴；我们的生命从自私的低层次被提升到神的创造这样的高层次。约翰·诺克斯的辛勤劳苦，使得苏格兰的教会进入新生。

John Knox, with an all-consuming soul-concern for his country, prayed, “Give me Scotland, or I die!” His earnest travail was rewarded with a spiritual rebirth in his land. This is what is termed “praying in the Spirit.” It is the manifestation of a deep spiritual concern for others, and it is instilled by the Spirit of God. This kind of prayer can leap over oceans, speed across burning deserts, spring over mountains, bound through jungles, and carry the healing, helping power of the Gospel to the object of prayer.

That “the Spirit Himself makes intercession” indicates that it is actually God pleading, praying, and mourning through us. Thus we become co-laborers with God, actual partners with Him; our lives are lifted from the low plane of selfishness to the high plane of creativeness with God. John Knox travailed, and the Church in Scotland broke into new life.

今日祷告

感谢祢，主耶稣——祢垂听了我的呼求！

Prayer for the day

My heart’s cry is heard—thank You, Lord Jesus!