詩篇 90:10-12
我們一生的年日是七十歲，若是強壯可到八十歲，但其中所矜誇的不過是勞苦愁煩；轉眼成空，我們便如飛而去。11 誰曉得祢怒氣的權勢？誰按著祢該受的敬畏曉得祢的憤怒呢？12 求祢指教我們怎樣數算自己的日子，好叫我們得著智慧的心。
一位年輕的姊妹忙著作孩童語言發展研究，跟ChatGPT訴苦：「統計數據很麻煩！作分析圖表也是！」ChatGPT回應：「真的懂妳！做統計真的很折磨人，尤其是面對一堆數字、檢定、圖表、報告的時候；但是，統計其實也改變過很多人的人生，我分享一個真實故事，希望可以給妳一點力量。」
南丁格爾(Florence Nightingale)是近代護理學的創始人，但很多人不知道，她其實也是統計學的傳奇人物，她是用統計改變世界的護理先鋒。
Can we have the certainty of forgiven sin? God answers any hesitation with an invitation. “Taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8). This is God’s surprising encouragement to us. He throws open the pantry of his heart and says, “Taste and see how good I am.”
If you do not believe that God is good, you will not confess your sins to him. But if he is who he claims to be, you will. “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Stand in the Bethlehem stable. How good of God to become flesh. At the foot of the cross, taste his forgiveness. At the vacant tomb, taste his power.
Was he not good then? Is he not good still? Will he not be good enough to receive your confession and forgive your sins? Wave the white flag. No more doubt.
約翰福音3:16-17 神愛世人，甚至將祂的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信祂的不致滅亡，反得永生。17 因為神差祂的兒子降世，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因祂得救。
耶穌愛我，我知道，因有聖經告訴我
拿起一本書，一本厚厚的書，我們總想要先了解書的大概內容，這才能驅動我們逐頁的閱讀下去，於是，我們會試著看書的序言、或是書評來認識這本書。
舊約聖經有39卷，929章，23,214節；新約聖經有27卷，260章，7,959節；新舊約聖經合計有66卷，1,189章，31,173節。要仔細讀完這本接近八、九十萬字（不同中文譯本字數不同）的鉅著，殊屬不易。
聖經沒有序言，可能也沒有人能寫出中肯且完整的書評，但新舊約聖經的頭尾自然的表明了聖經的內容及神對我們的心意。
舊約聖經的起頭：起初，神創造天地。（創世記1:1）
Do you desire a guilt-free heart? Then equip yourself with this promise: “If we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done” (1 John 1:9 NCV).
Oh, the sweet certainty of these words. “He will cleanse us.” Tell God what you did. The place and posture are your choice. Go on a walk and talk with him. Stand in a corner. Kneel in a closet. Hold up your hands. Revisit that moment and let him display his grace. Confess your sins to him. And confess your sins to others. James 5:16 (NKJV) reads, “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.” Healing happens when we are honest with God and others about our struggles.
約翰福音3:16-17 神愛世人，甚至將祂的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信祂的不致滅亡，反得永生。17 因為神差祂的兒子降世，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因祂得救。
耶穌愛我，我知道，因有聖經告訴我
拿起一本書，一本厚厚的書，我們總想要先了解書的大概內容，這才能驅動我們逐頁的閱讀下去，於是，我們會試著看書的序言、或是書評來認識這本書。
舊約聖經有39卷，929章，23,214節；新約聖經有27卷，260章，7,959節；新舊約聖經合計有66卷，1,189章，31,173節。要仔細讀完這本接近八、九十萬字（不同中文譯本字數不同）的鉅著，殊屬不易。
聖經沒有序言，可能也沒有人能寫出中肯且完整的書評，但新舊約聖經的頭尾自然的表明了聖經的內容及神對我們的心意。
舊約聖經的起頭：起初，神創造天地。（創世記1:1）
Confession is agreeing with God. We agree about the reality of our sin. We don’t pretend we never sinned, nor do we discount its severity. We admit to it. God has an acceptable standard of behavior. “Everyone has sinned and fallen short of God’s glorious standard” (Romans 3:23 NCV). God’s standard is perfection, and we are anything but.
We are prone to tamper with the standard. We compare ourselves with others, we justify misbehavior, we downplay the severity of our sin. In confession we quit tinkering with the system. Our thought process should go something like this: I took the wrong path. I ignored the direction of God. But though my sin is great, God’s grace is greater. I trust him to forgive me. We agree with God about the reality of our sin.
“God raised Christ from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything” (Ephesians 1:20-22 MSG).
Christ runs the show. He has authority over the world, and he has authority over your world. Your date of birth, your date of death. Your mood swings, sleep patterns, eating habits, your salary. He’s never surprised, he’s never caught off guard. He’s never ever uttered the phrase, “ Now how did that happen?”
Uproot your fear of pandemonium and replant the assuring promise: “God makes everything work out according to his plan” (Ephesians 1:11 NLT).
哥林多後書4:13-16 但我們既有信心，正如經上記著說：「我因信，所以如此說話」，我們也信，所以也說話。14 自己知道那叫主耶穌復活的，也必叫我們與耶穌一同復活，並且叫我們與你們一同站在他面前。 15 凡事都是為你們，好叫恩惠因人多越發加增，感謝格外顯多，以致榮耀歸於神。
你曾否只坐在那兒靜靜想念你所關心的人，卻突然覺得為他（她）做了件好事的經驗。那是天父的同在，祂透過你心中的聖靈對你們說話…
你是否曾想念久未見面的朋友，而過不久就遇見或接到他們的電話。那是天父的同在，祂使我們心意相通…
你曾否收過一件很棒但你從未要求的事物，譬如信箱擺錢，或欠債神秘的被清償，或獲得極想要買但買不起物品的商家折價券。那是天父的同在，祂知道你內心最深的渴求…
“God raised Christ from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything” (Ephesians 1:20-22 MSG).
Christ runs the show. He has authority over the world, and he has authority over your world. Your date of birth, your date of death. Your mood swings, sleep patterns, eating habits, your salary. He’s never surprised, he’s never caught off guard. He’s never ever uttered the phrase, “ Now how did that happen?”
Uproot your fear of pandemonium and replant the assuring promise: “God makes everything work out according to his plan” (Ephesians 1:11 NLT).
詩篇8:3-4 我觀看祢指頭所造的天，並祢所陳設的月亮星宿，便說：人算什麼，祢竟顧念他？世人算什麼，祢竟眷顧他？
我從一位未曾認識的上班族聽到一些故事，我知道這是天父要我聽到，且認真思想的故事。
他是一位被聘任在911被毀雙子星大廈倖存者共用辦公室的保全公司人員，他用充滿敬畏的聲音告訴我，為什麼這些人得以倖存，而其他的人死亡的故事。這些故事都只是源於一些小小的事…
這公司的老板那天早上遲到，是因為他的兒子第一天上幼稚園，另一個人則因輪到他去買甜甜圈，他們得以躲開災難。還有一個讓我訝異的是那天因穿新鞋上班而倖存者，他轉很多道車上班，就在他到辦公室前，發現腳起了水泡，他轉到藥房買OK綳，這就是他倖存的原因。
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