Luke 6:48 (NKJV) He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.
We need to remember to build the foundation on the rock especially regarding what Jesus has done for us. We need to anchor ourselves on the truth that God is good no matter what we are going through.
- God took the initiative by choosing to send Jesus to be a propitiation for our sins while we were yet sinners (Romans 5:8).
- God made Jesus who knew no sins to become sin for us on the cross of Calvary so that we can have His righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21).
- God made Jesus to receive all the curse of the law upon Himself for us because none of us can fulfil the law due to the weakness of our flesh (Galatians 3:13).
- He has redeemed us by the shedding of His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace (Ephesians 1:7).
- Jesus’ death has brought about our peace with God (Romans 5:1).
- God has taken the initiative to bless us with all the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).
- God does not see us based on who we are but who we are in Christ. We are hidden in Christ. God is well-pleased with us and longs to fellowship with us through the restored relationship.
- Nothing will separate us from His love whether now or in the time to come (Romans 8).
- He has established an everlasting covenant with us through the blood of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 13:20) and has promised to never leave or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5).
- There is nothing evil in heaven because God is just, holy and righteous. He is the Father of lights.
- God has good thoughts, plans and purposes for us (Jeremiah 29:11), thoughts of peace and not of evil to give us a future and an expected end.
- He is a God who gives us good and perfect gifts and does not change like a shifting shadow (James 1:16-17).
We have done absolutely nothing to deserve our position. It is given to us purely by the abundance of God’s grace. God has also given us the Holy Spirit to enable us to walk in the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus to have victory over the law of sin and death. He has given us to be partakers of His nature so that we can escape the corruption of this world. Everything that He did for us is good!
These truths will help us to be resilient in our faith and finish the race, so why don’t you say to Him today, “God, I don’t understand the suffering that I am going through right now, but I am choosing to believe that you are absolutely good all the time!”
Sermon Series: Resilience (Part 1)
我选择相信
路加福音6:48 他像建造房屋的人。很深地挖地，把根基建在磐石上。到发大水的时候，水冲击那房子，房子总不能动摇，因为根基建在磐石上。
我们要记住需将根基建立在磐石上，尤其是耶稣为我们所成就的事。无论我们经历了什么，我们都要把自己锚定在神是良善的这个真理之上。
- 当我们还是罪人的时候，上帝主动地选择差派耶稣来代替我们的罪(罗马书5:8)。
- 上帝使无罪的耶稣在各各他的十字架上为我们成为罪，使我们可以得到祂的公义（哥林多后书 5：21）
- 上帝让耶稣为我们承担律法的所有的诅咒，因为我们肉体的软弱，没有人能够满足律法的要求。（加拉太书3：13）
- 祂通过流下宝血、赦免罪、按着祂丰盛的恩典，救赎了我们。（以弗所书1：7）
- 耶稣的死使我们与神相和（罗马书5:1）
- 上帝已经主动在基督里赐给我们天上各样属灵的福气（以弗所书 1：3）
- 上帝看我们不是基于我们是谁，而是我们在基督里的身份。我们隐藏在基督里，上帝也喜悦我们，祂渴望通过恢复的关系与我们相交。
- 无论现在或将来，没有什么能使我们与祂的爱隔绝(罗马书8章)
- 祂通过耶稣基督的宝血与我们建立了永恒的约。（希伯来书13：20）
- 祂承诺作为盟约伙伴绝不撇下我们，也决不丢弃我们。（希伯来书13：5）
- 天国里没有邪恶，因为上帝是正义、神圣和公义的。祂是众光之父
- 上帝对我们每个人都有美好的意念，计划和目的（耶利米书 29：11）
- 祂所怀的是赐平安的意念，不是降灾祸的意念，要叫我们末后有指望
- 各样美善的恩赐和各样全备的赏赐都是从祂而来，在祂并没有改变，也没有转动的影儿 (雅各书1:16-17)。
我们所领受的职分并不是因为我们的行为使我们配得，事实上我们完全没有做任何事让我们配得这些。它完全是出自上帝所赐的丰盛恩典。神也赐给我们圣灵，使我们能在基督耶稣里遵行生命圣灵的律，胜过罪和死的律。祂让我们们与祂的本性有分，使我们能脱离这世界的败坏。祂为我们所做的一切都是好的!
这些真理会帮助我们的信心保持韧性，帮助我们完成比赛，所以你为什么不今天就对祂说:“神啊，尽管我不明白我现在正经历的痛苦，但我选择相信祢永远是绝对良善的!”
讲章系列: 韧性 (反弹/恢复能力)（第一部分）