God’s Word Is Sure

January 26

Whoever says to this mountain, “Be removed and be cast into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. — Mark 11:23–24

Scripture reading: Mark 10:13–31

These are days when we need to have our faith strengthened, when we need to know God. God has designed that the just will live by faith (Romans 1:17), no matter how they may be fettered. I know that God‘s Word is sufficient. One word from Him can change a nation. His Word is ―from everlasting to everlasting” (Psalm 90:2). It is through the entrance of this everlasting Word, this incorruptible seed, that we are born again and come into this wonderful salvation. “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). This is the food of faith. “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17).

Everywhere people are trying to discredit the Bible and remove its miracles. One preacher says, “Well, you know, Jesus arranged beforehand to have that colt tied where it was and for the men to say just what they did.” (See Matthew 21:2–3.) I tell you, God can arrange everything. He can plan for you, and when He plans for you, all is peace. All things are possible if you will believe.

Another preacher says, “It was an easy thing for Jesus to feed the people with five loaves. The loaves were so big in those days that it was a simple matter to cut them into a thousand pieces each.”(See John 6:5–13.) But he forgets that one little boy brought those five loaves all the way in his lunch basket. There is nothing impossible with God.

Thought for today: All the impossibility is with us when we measure God by the limitations of our unbelief.

神的话是可靠的

1月26日

凡人对这座山说：‘你挪开，投到海里去’，心里不疑惑，只信他所说的必成，就必给他成了。所以我告诉你们，你们祷告的时候，无论求什么，只要信是得着的，就必得着。——马可福音 11:23–24

经文阅读：马可福音 10:13–31

这是我们需要信心坚固的日子，这是我们需要认识上帝的日子。上帝已经安排了义人因信而得生（罗马书 1:17），无论他们可能受到怎样的束缚。我知道上帝的话语是足够的。他的一句话就能改变一个国家。他的话语是“从亘古到永远”（诗篇 90:2）。正是通过这永恒的话语，这不朽的种子的进入，我们才得以重生，并进入这奇妙的救恩。“人活着，不是单靠食物，而是靠上帝口中所出的一切话”（马太福音 4:4）。这是信心的食粮。“信心是从听道来的，听道是从基督的话来的”（罗马书 10:17）。

到处都有试图诋毁圣经和抹去其奇迹的人。有位传道人说：“你知道，耶稣事先安排好让那匹小驴绑在那个地方，并且让那些人说出他们所说的。”（见马太福音 21:2-3）我告诉你，上帝可以安排一切。他可以为你计划，当他为你计划时，一切都是平安的。如果你相信，万事皆有可能。

另一位传道人说：“耶稣用五个饼喂饱众人是件轻而易举的事。那时候的饼很大，把它们切成一千块每块都很简单。”（参见约翰福音6:5-13）但是他忘了，是一个小男孩把那五个饼全部带在他的午餐篮中。对于神，没有什么是不可能的。

今日思考：当我们用不信的限制来衡量上帝时，所有的不可能都与我们同在。