January 28
Whoever…does not doubt in his heart,but believes…, he will have whatever he says. — Mark 11:23
Scripture reading: James 1:2–15
Imagine a young man and woman who have fallen in love. In a short while, there is a strong love for each other. What is a heart of love? It is a heart of faith. Faith and love are kin. In the measure that the young man and young woman love one another, they are true. One may go North and the other South, but because of their love, they will be faithful to one another.
It is the same when there is a deep love toward the Lord Jesus Christ. In this new life into which God has brought us, Paul told us that we “have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that [we] may be married to another; to Him who was raised from the dead” (Romans 7:4). God brings us into a place of perfect love and perfect faith. A person who is born of God is brought into a loyalty to the Lord Jesus that shrinks from anything impure. You see the purity of a man and woman when there is a deep natural affection between them; they disdain the very thought of either of them being untrue. In the same way, in the measure that a person has faith in Jesus, he is pure.
We cannot doubt in our hearts. As we read His Word and believe the promises that He has so graciously given to us, we are made partakers of His very essence and life. The Lord is made a Bridegroom to us, and we are His bride. His words to us are spirit and life (John 6:63), transforming us and changing us, expelling what is natural and bringing in what is divine.
It is impossible to comprehend the love of God as we think in human terms. We must have a revelation from the Spirit of God. It was the love of God that brought Jesus, and it is this same love that helps you and me to believe. God will be your strength in every weakness. You who need His touch, remember that He loves you. If you are helpless or sick, look to the God of all grace, whose very essence is love, who delights to give liberally all life and strength and power that you need.
Thought for today: As we have heart fellowship with our Lord, our faith cannot be daunted.
爱无怀疑
1月28日
凡人心里不怀疑、只信的人，无论祈求什么，必得着。 — 马可福音 11:23
经文阅读：雅各书 1:2–15
想象一对男女，他们已经坠入爱河。不久之后，他们彼此之间产生了深厚的爱。什么是爱的心？那是一颗信仰的心。信仰与爱是亲密的。在年轻男子和年轻女子彼此相爱的程度上，他们是真诚的。一个人可能向北走，另一个向南走，但因为他们的爱，他们会对彼此忠诚。
当对主耶稣基督有深沉的爱时也是如此。在神带我们进入的这新生命中，使徒保罗告诉我们：“我们借着基督的身体，向律法已经死了，好叫我们归于另外一位，就是那从死里复活的”（罗马书 7:4）。神将我们带入一个完全的爱和完全的信心之中。那位从神而生的人，会被带到对主耶稣的忠诚中，远离一切污秽的事。当男女之间有深厚的自然感情时，你可以看到他们的纯洁；他们鄙视彼此不忠的念头。同样地，在一个人对耶稣有信心的程度上，他也是纯洁的。
我们内心不能怀疑。当我们阅读他的话语并相信他如此恩典地赐给我们的应许时，我们就成为了他本质和生命的参与者。主成为我们的新郎，而我们是他的新娘。他对我们的话是灵，是生命（约翰福音 6:63），变化我们、改变我们，驱逐自然的东西，引入神圣的东西。
用人类的思维方式是无法理解上帝的爱的。我们必须从上帝的灵那里获得启示。正是上帝的爱带来了耶稣，而正是同样的爱帮助你我相信。上帝将在你每一个软弱的时候成为你的力量。你需要祂的触摸时，记住祂爱你。如果你无助或生病，请仰望万恩之神，祂的本质就是爱，并且喜悦慷慨地赐予你所需要的生命、力量和能力。
今日思考：当我们与主有心灵的交通时，我们的信心无法被动摇。
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