Sunday, October 13, 2013

转贴:我們如今可以聽見祂的聲音

转: David Wilkerson Today - A Ministry of World Challenge
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由於一人為要聽見祂的聲音而等候,數以百萬計的人就歸信主了。掃羅「仆倒在地,聽見有聲音…」(徒9:4)  而且,他成為了保羅後,繼續聽見那聲音。主一對一的與他說話了。

彼得讓救主的聲音臨到了他。「彼得…上房頂去禱告…有聲音向他說…」(徒10:9,13)

由於一人順從了一個聲音,天國的門就被打開了。我們都像保羅和彼得一般,處於新約時代裡。我們也必須讓祂的聲音臨到我們。神能透過學習聽從上天聲音的信徒成就何等樣的事!

我們不但不等候祂的聲音臨到,反倒會去找輔導和主內的精神科醫生。我們渴望聽見神的聲音,便經常尋求輔導、讀書、或聽磁帶。我們想在生活上得著清晰的指示,便請牧師告訴我們何為正,何為錯。我們想跟隨領導,為自己的前途得著指引。然而,很少人懂得如何親近主,聆聽祂的聲音。許多人曉得如何引起神的注意力,確實感動神,但關於神會對他說話,卻一無所知。

「有耳可聽的,就應當聽。」(太11:15)

神要再次震撼全地。「你們總要謹慎,不可棄絕那向你們說話的;因為那些棄絕在地上警戒他們的,尚且不能逃罪,何況我們違背那從天上警戒我們的呢?當時,祂的聲音震動了地;但如今祂應許說:「再一次我不單要震動地,還要震動天。」」(來12:25-26)

主對末後的老底嘉教會喊著說:「看哪,我站在門外叩門,若有聽見我聲音就開門的,我要進到他那裡去,我與他,他與我一同坐席。」(啟3:20)

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Praise Report! EGYPTIAN YOUTH GATHERING

OVER 11,000 EGYPTIAN YOUTH GATHER IN DESERT TO DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO CHRIST

Jerry Dykstra : Oct 9, 2013 : Open Doors USA

"I was surrounded by a massive crowd of people who were taught to love and forgive. Their genuine spirit of love and angelic worship did not leave my thought!" –a Muslim journalist
One Thing Egypt 2013Given the precarious political and security situation in Egypt, including the death of 53 over the weekend in fighting between security forces and former president Mohammed Morsi supporters, it is hard to imagine that a huge Christian youth conference being held for three days by over 11,000 youth from 250 churches from all denominations could actually be a reality.
But from Sept. 26-28 the "One Thing 2013" youth conference took place for the fifth year in a row in a stadium inside a church conference facility out in the desert 70 miles north of Cairo.

Thousands of youth gathered to seek God's will not only in their own lives, but in their own country of Egypt as well. It was a major operation to transport thousands from their home cities, towns and villages to the conference venue. About 4,000 youth came all the way from various southern Egyptian cities, even though Egypt's train system was suspended due to security threats. 

Around 7,000 young people had to commute each day back and forth from Cairo, Alexandria and other nearby cities in order to attend the conference. To make sure people came and left on time inside curfew hours, and buses safely commuted everyone, was a daily miracle. None of these hundreds of cars, vans or buses engaged in any minor or major road accidents—something that Christian Egyptians don't take for granted. 

One Thing Egypt 2013The young people came to hear what the Lord had to say to them and dedicate their lives and their early youth years to Him. The main prayer for the conference was that God may set apart these young people as a whole sacred generation for Himself and for the work of His Kingdom. 

They were encouraged to live faithfully for the Lord; to be prepared with a heart of love vigilantly waiting for His timings, so that when the day comes for the Lord to release signs and wonders, He will find this generation of Egyptian Believers ready to receive His glory and do His work on earth, as it is in Heaven. Millions watched the conference sessions live on two Christian Channels, while tens of thousands watched live over the Internet. The Internet participants were not only from all around Egypt, but also across the Middle East and even worldwide.

A Facebook post by a Muslim journalist, who joined her Christian friends to visit the conference out of curiosity, posted: "Over the last three days, I've witnessed the activities of a large Christian youth conference where massive numbers of people gathers around one theme: love, the essence of Christianity. I went there with a group of other Muslim friends and we were overwhelmed by the spirit of love that spread out all over the place, from people who have just been facing a severe wave of attacks, burning, looting—people who had been severely suffering by (the actions of] fanatic Muslims. I was surrounded by a massive crowd of people who were taught to love and forgive. Their genuine spirit of love and angelic worship did not leave my thought!" 

Egypt is ranked No. 25 on Open Doors' 2013 World Watch List of the worst persecutors of Christians.