January 27
Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” — Mark 9:23
Scripture reading: Mark 9:1–29
We have a wonderful God, a God whose ways are “past finding out” (Romans 11:33) and whose grace and power are limitless.
I was in Belfast one day and saw one of the brothers of the assembly. He said to me, “Wigglesworth, I am troubled. I have had a good deal of sorrow during the past five months. I had a woman in my church who could always pray the blessing of heaven down on our meetings. She is an old woman, but her presence is always an inspiration. Five months ago she fell and broke her leg. The doctors put it into a cast, but when they removed the cast, the bones were not properly set, and she fell and broke the leg again.”
He took me to her house, and there was a woman lying in a bed on the right-hand side of the room. I said to her, “Well, what about it now?”
She said, “They have sent me home incurable. The doctors say that I am so old that my bones won‘t knit. There is no strength in my bones. They could not do anything for me, and they say I will have to lie in bed for the rest of my life.”
I said to her, “Can you believe God?”
She replied, “Yes, ever since I heard that you had come to Belfast, my faith has been quickened. If you will pray, I will believe. I know there is no power on earth that can make the bones of my leg knit, but I know that nothing impossible with God.”
I said, “Do you believe He will meet you now?”
She answered, “I do.”
It is grand to see people believe God. God knew all about this leg and that it was broken in two places. I said to the woman, “When I pray, something will happen.”
Her husband was sitting there; he had been in his chair for four years and could not walk a step. He called out, “I don‘t believe. I won‘t believe. You will never get me to believe.”
I said, “All right,” and laid my hands on his wife in the name of the Lord Jesus.
The moment hands were laid upon her, she cried out, “I‘m healed.”
I said, “I‘m not going to assist you to rise. God will do it all.” She arose and walked up and down the room, praising God.
The old man was amazed at what had happened to his wife, and he cried out, “Make me walk, make me walk.”
I said to him, “You old sinner, repent.”
He cried out, “Lord, You know I believe.”
I don‘t think he meant what he said; anyhow the Lord was full of compassion. If He marked our sins, where would any of us be? If we will meet the conditions, God will always meet us if we believe all things are possible.
I laid my hands on him, and the power went right through the old man‘s body. For the first time in four years, those legs received power to carry his body. He walked up and down and in and out of the room. He said, “Oh, what great things God has done for us tonight!”
Did you believe before you were saved? So many people want to be saved, but they want to feel saved first. There never was a man who felt saved before he believed. God‘s plan is always the following: if you will believe, you will see the glory of God (John 11:40). I believe God wants to bring us all to a definite place of unswerving faith and confidence in Himself.
In our text from Mark, Jesus uses the illustration of a mountain. Why does He say a mountain? If faith can remove a mountain, it can remove anything. The plan of God is so marvelous that if you will only believe, all things are possible (Mark 9:23).
Thought for today: Desire God, and you will have desires from God.
以信心伸出援手
1月27日
耶稣对他说：“你若能信，在信的人，凡事都能。” — 马可福音 9:23
经文阅读：马可福音 9:1–29
我们有一位奇妙的神，一位道路“无法测度”（罗马书 11:33）、恩典与能力无限的神。
有一天我在贝尔法斯特，看到会众中的一位弟兄。他对我说：“威格尔斯沃思，我很苦恼。过去五个月里我经历了不少 sorrow（悲伤/困扰）。我教会里有一个女人，总是能为我们的聚会祈求天上的祝福。她年纪大了，但她的存在总能带来鼓舞。五个月前她摔倒，摔断了腿。医生给她打了石膏，但当他们拆掉石膏时，骨头没有正确地愈合，她又摔倒，再次摔断了腿。”
他带我去了她的家，房间右侧的床上躺着一位女性。我对她说：“那么，现在怎么样呢？”
她说：“他们已经把我送回家，认为无药可救。医生说我年纪太大，骨头无法愈合。我的骨头没有力气。他们无能为力，而且说我必须躺在床上度过余生。”
我对她说：“你能相信上帝吗？”
她回答说：“是的，自从我听说你来到了贝尔法斯特，我的信心就被激发了。如果你祈祷，我就会相信。我知道世上没有任何力量能够让我的腿骨愈合，但我知道在上帝那里没有什么是不可能的。”
我说：“你相信他现在会来见你吗？”
她回答说：“我愿意。”
看到人们相信上帝真是太棒了。上帝早就知道这条腿，并且知道它断了两处。我对那位女士说：“当我祈祷时，会有事情发生。”
她的丈夫坐在那里；他已经在椅子上坐了四年，连一步路都走不了。他喊道：“我不相信。我不会相信。你永远也让我不相信。”
我说：“好吧，”然后奉主耶稣的名把手放在他妻子身上。
那一刻，当手放在她身上时，她喊道：“我被治愈了。”
我说：“我不会帮你起来，神会全权成就这一切。” 她站起来，在房间里走来走去，赞美神。
老人对妻子发生的事情感到惊讶，他喊道：“让我走，让我走。”
我对他说：“你这个老罪人，悔改吧。”
他喊道：“主啊，你知道我相信。”
我不认为他是认真的；无论如何，主充满了怜悯。如果他要记住我们的罪，我们中的任何人都会处于怎样的境地呢？如果我们愿意满足条件，只要我们相信一切皆有可能，上帝总会回应我们。
我把手按在他身上，力量直接流过了老人全身。四年来，他的双腿第一次获得了支撑身体的力量。他在房间里来回走动，又走进走出。他说：“哦，今晚上帝为我们做了多么伟大的事情啊！”
你在得救之前曾经相信吗？很多人想要得救，但他们希望先有得救的感觉。在相信之前，从来没有人感到自己得救。神的计划总是如下：如果你愿意相信，你就会看到神的荣耀（约翰福音 11:40）。我相信神希望将我们所有人带到一个对祂绝对坚定信心和信赖的明确境地。
在马可福音的经文中，耶稣用了山的比喻。为什么他说是山呢？如果信心能挪动一座山，它就能挪动任何东西。上帝的计划是如此奇妙，只要你相信，凡事都能成就（马可福音 9:23）。
今日思考：渴望上帝，你就会得到来自上帝的渴望。
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