Luke 6:47-48 (NKJV) “Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 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.”
The Bible tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Regardless of the heavy blows that inflatables receive, they invariably swing back to their original positions because of their low centers of gravity and heavy base. Likewise, bad reports can throw us off balance and what helps us to bounce back is a firm foundation. Personalising God’s truths and His promises at times like these can help us to keep bouncing back despite repeated challenges.
James 1:17 (NIV) Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
A firm foundation is a good and perfect gift from above that comes from the Father of lights who does not change like shifting shadows. He is a good Heavenly Father, so He cannot be the source of sickness, illness or pain. Therefore, we can choose not to receive or want a sickness, illness or pain in our body, because our body is the temple of God. We want to receive healing from Jesus our Healer—our Jehovah Rapha. Because God has chosen to restore our relationship with Him through the blood of Jesus Christ, we have peace with Him. Jesus is our mediator in heaven, the mediator of a better covenant established on better promises, and He will never leave nor forsake us. Jesus has become a curse for us on the cross of Calvary. Therefore, all the curse of the law, including any generational curses or inherited conditions, stopped at the cross. There is no condemnation for all who are in Christ Jesus because this is how God has chosen to see us despite our weaknesses and imperfection. When we are saved and sealed with the Holy Spirit in our hearts, nothing can separate us from God’s love, now or in the future. Our names are written in the palm of God’s hand and the Book of Life.
Healing is part of Jesus’ ministry and He went about healing all who were oppressed by the devil because God was with Him. Jesus is now interceding for us at the right hand of the Father. Jesus bore our sins on the cross and by His stripes we are healed. We are accepted in the Beloved so we don’t need to strive to earn God’s love; we can rest in His love and abundant grace. This is God’s grace and unmerited favour towards His children.
Sermon Series: Resilience (Part 2)
将神的真理个人化
路加福音6:47-48到我这里来，听见我的话就去行的，我要指示你们他像谁。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，房子总不能动摇它，因为根基建在磐石上。
圣经告诉我们，信是所望之事的实底，是未见之事的确据。不论充气不倒翁被击打得多用力，它们都能反弹回到原本的位置，因它们的重心较低且底座比较重。同样的，糟糕的报告可以让我们失去平衡力，而让我们反弹的是那坚固的根基。在这样的时候，将神的真理和祂的应许个人化可以帮助我们在反复的挑战下仍旧能够持续地反弹。
雅各书 1:17各样美善的恩赐和各样全备的赏赐都是从上头来的，从众光之父那里降下来的；在他并没有改变，也没有转动的影儿。
坚固的根基就是那从上头来的各样美善的恩赐和各样全备的赏赐，在祂并没有改变，也没有转动的影儿。祂是良善的天父，所以祂不可能是疾病和疼痛的来源。因此，我们可以选择不接受或不要有这样的疾病和疼痛在我们的身体里， 因为我们的身体是神的殿。我们要从耶稣，我们的医治者，那里得到医治– 我们的耶和华拉法。因为神选择藉着耶稣基督的宝血来恢复与我们与祂的关系，我们与神和好了。耶稣是我们在天上的中保，祂作了建立在更好的应许之上的更美之约的中保，祂永必不撇下或丢弃我们。耶稣在加略山上的十字架为我们成了咒诅。因此，所有律法的咒诅，包括世代的诅咒或是继承的诅咒，都在十字架上终止了。如今在耶稣基督里的就不定罪了，因为这是神选择怎样看待我们，即使我们有软弱与不完美。当我们得救和被圣灵在我们的心上刻下了印记后，没有任何事物能使我们与神的爱隔绝，从今直到永远。我们的名字写在了神的掌心里和生命册里。
医治是耶稣事工的一部分，祂周流四方，医好一切被魔鬼压制的人，因为神与祂同在。耶稣现在父的右手边为我们代求。耶稣在十字架上担当了我们的罪，因祂受的鞭伤我们得医治。我们在爱子里被接纳,所以我们不需要竭力赢取神的爱；我们可以在祂的爱和丰盛的恩典里得安息。这是神的恩典与赐予祂的儿女们不配得的恩宠。
讲章系列：韧性（第二部分）