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Your Canceled Record

2026-03-20 in /by

How would you feel if a list of your weaknesses were posted so that everyone, including Christ Himself, could see? Yes, Christ has chronicled your shortcomings. And, yes, that list has been made public. But you’ve never seen it. Neither have I.

Come with me to the hill of Calvary. Watch as the soldiers shove the Carpenter to the ground and stretch His arms against the beams. One presses a knee against a forearm and a spike against a hand. Jesus turns His face toward the nail just as the soldier lifts the hammer to strike it.

Couldn’t Jesus have stopped him? Why? Why didn’t Jesus resist? Through the eyes of Scripture, we see what others missed but Jesus saw. He took it [the list] and destroyed it by nailing it to Christ’s cross!”

以掃和雅各

2026-03-20 in , /by

創世記25章23節    耶和華對她說：「兩國在你腹內，兩族要從你身上出來，這族必強於那族，將來大的要服侍小的。」

這是舊約裡第一對雙胞胎兄弟的故事，它給了我們很多遐想的空間。第一，當夫妻遇到不孕之事時，要互相代禱，而不是指責。因為以撒禱告，所以利百加懷孕，而且懷了雙胞胎。我有時想，倘若以撒沒有為利百加代禱，利百加真的就不會懷孕嗎？那麼神對亞伯拉罕和以撒的應許怎能應驗？你認為呢？不過不管怎樣，以撒為所有的丈夫立了一個很好的榜樣。

雖然我們也知道，利百加的懷孕是遲早的事，因為這是神的命定，神的應許；但並不是所有不孕的人只要禱告就會有孩子。有的人禱告，神應允；但有的人禱告多年，神還是不給。我們不知道這其中的原因，但是相信以後見了主，一切就都明白了。我們還是要凡事禱告，神喜歡我們凡事仰望祂，但是生育的主權還是在神的手裡。

如睡一覺

2026-03-19 in , /by

創世記24章26-27節      那人就低頭向耶和華下拜， 說：「耶和華我主人亞伯拉罕的神是應當稱頌的！因祂不斷地以慈愛、誠實待我主人。至於我，耶和華在路上引領我，直走到我主人的兄弟家裡。」

摩西說：「祢叫他們如水沖去，他們如睡一覺。早晨他們如生長的草，早晨發芽生長，晚上割下枯乾。(詩90:5-6)」他們是指世人，摩西形容人的一生如生長的草，早晨發芽生長，晚上割下枯乾。撒拉在127歲時，息了地上的勞苦。滅世的洪水之前，神預定人的壽命120歲(創6:3)；所以撒拉活到127歲，在世人的眼中算是很長壽了；那麼亞伯拉罕呢？你猜猜看，待會告訴你。

撒拉死時，以撒37歲，未婚。亞伯拉罕終於想到該幫以撒娶個妻子了，以撒的性情可能有點內向，所以也沒有出去和當地的迦南女子鬼混。亞伯拉罕希望找個本家的孩子，但是又不想讓以撒遠行，所以就找了一個老僕人去美索不達米亞，也就是亞伯拉罕的原居地，到了亞伯拉罕的兄弟居住的拿鶴的城。

Give God All Your Mistakes

2026-03-19 in /by

God not only wants the mistakes we’ve made—He wants the ones we’re making. Are you drinking too much? Are you cheating at work or cheating at marriage? Mismanaging your life?

Don’t pretend nothing’s wrong. The first step after a stumble must be in the direction of the cross. 1 John 1:9 promises, “If we confess our sins to God, He can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.”

Start with your bad moments. And while you’re there, give God your “mad” moments. There’s a story about a man bitten by a dog. When he learned the dog had rabies, he began a list. The doctor said, “There’s no need for you to make a will—you’ll be fine.” “Oh, I’m not making a will” he said, “I’m making a list of all the people I want to bite!” God wants that list! He wants you to leave it at the cross.

耶和華以勒

2026-03-18 in , /by

創世記 22章14節  亞伯拉罕給那地方起名叫耶和華以勒，直到今日人還說：「在耶和華的山上必有預備。」

聖經裡給我們看到的亞伯拉罕，並不是像一般人想的，一直都是信心滿溢。相反地，亞伯拉罕之所以成為信心之父，是經過了許多的考驗和失敗。神讓我們看到亞伯拉罕跟隨祂的點點滴滴，讓我們明白，祂知道我們不過是人，祂知道我們的軟弱和不足，即使我們失敗，祂仍然願意陪伴我們，等待我們，牽著我們的手一直到永恒。所以，明白這事之後，我們若再看到有人沒有信心的表現，也就不用太憤怒了，這就是人的本相，神允許我們慢慢成長，我們也要容忍別人的不足，讓他們慢慢成長。

在神和亞伯拉罕討論過所多瑪和蛾摩拉的存亡之後，你可能會想，有過與神面對面的經歷，這個人應該不會再犯錯了。你一定沒想到，他真的又說謊了。當他們搬到非利士地的基拉耳時，他又騙人說撒拉是他的妹妹。結果基拉耳王亞比米勒來把撒拉取去，結果全家遭天譴，婦女都不能生育了。亞比米勒知錯後向亞伯拉罕道歉，又賠他一筆錢，亞伯拉罕又賺了。神真的很憐憫恩待亞伯拉罕。

We Have a Sin Problem

2026-03-18 in /by

Can you live without sin for one day? No. How about one hour? Can you do it? No…nor can I. And if we can’t live without sin, we have a problem. Proverbs 10:16 says, we’re evil and “evil people are paid with punishment.” What can we do?

Well, observe what Jesus does with our filth. He carries it to the Cross. God speaks to Isaiah in chapter 50:6, “I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.” You see, mingled with his blood and sweat was the essence of our sin. Angels were a prayer away. Couldn’t they have taken the spittle away? They could have, but Jesus never commanded them to. Why? The sinless One took on the face of a sinner, so that we sinners could take on the face of a saint.

Unwrap the Gifts of Grace

2026-03-17 in /by

Much has been said about Jesus’ “gift of the Cross.” But what of the other gifts? What of the nails, the crown of thorns? The garments taken by the soldiers? Have you taken time to open these gifts? He didn’t have to give us these gifts, you know. The only required act for our salvation was the shedding of blood, yet He did much more. So much more.

Search the scene of the Cross and what do you find? A wine-soaked sponge. Two crosses beside Christ. Divine gifts intended to stir that moment, that split second when your face will brighten, your eyes will widen, and God will hear you whisper, “You did this for ME?” Let’s unwrap these gifts of grace…as if for the first time. Pause and listen. Perchance you will hear Him whisper, “I did it just for you!”

耶和華豈有難成的事嗎？

2026-03-17 in , /by

創世記21章6-7節     撒拉說：「神使我喜笑，凡聽見的必與我一同喜笑。」又說：「誰能預先對亞伯拉罕說撒拉要乳養嬰孩呢？因為在他年老的時候，我給他生了一個兒子。」

神跟亞伯拉罕預言了他必有後裔至少有六次，從大約75歲到100歲，這預言終於應驗了。亞伯拉罕和撒拉等了足足25年。我有朋友為信佛的父母禱告，有的長達30幾年，當然還有更長的。在每一個禱告應驗時，這句話總會不期然地躍上腦海：「耶和華豈有難成的事嗎？」

我記得小時候，父親跟我訂了《少年良友雜誌》，那時我非常仰慕滌然師母，非常喜歡讀她的文章。那時她住在美國紐約，我住在台灣台南，我心想什麼時候才有可能飛到紐約去看她呢？後來我自己都忘記了這個念頭。直到我真的住到紐約，參加了滌然師母和她丈夫史祈生牧師主辦的中宣會後。有一天，聖靈讓我想起我曾經有這樣的想法。那時我感動得不得了，神竟然如此無微不至，連一個小女孩的心願，祂都記念。我們在紐約的四年，正好是史祈生牧師伉儷在中宣會的最後四年，後來他們退休，我們也離開紐約，回到加拿大。神的時間是如此地精準。

所多瑪和蛾摩拉

2026-03-16 in , /by

創世記18章20-21節   耶和華說：「所多瑪和蛾摩拉的罪惡甚重，聲聞於我。我現在要下去，察看他們所行的，果然盡像那達到我耳中的聲音一樣嗎？若是不然，我也必知道。」

所多瑪和蛾摩拉曾經是土壤肥沃，水草豐美，適宜放牧耕作的地區，吸引羅得不停地往她遷移。這兩城的地名之意是「淹沒」和「廢墟」，似乎說明了她們命運的趨勢。舊約時期，所多瑪、蛾摩拉與押瑪、洗扁、瑣珥合稱為(約但河的)「平原五城」，他們都是挪亞的兒子，含的後裔。就是這五城裡的五王組成聯盟，反叛米索波大米的四王，後來兵敗，被亞伯拉罕救回。根據考古研究，該處確有五座早青銅時代的古城。

〈創世記〉18章裡，亞伯拉罕看見有三個人，他就跑去迎接他們，不料卻接待了神和祂的使者。這個典故成為以色列人接待陌生人的原由。神和使者(有沒有可能，是三位一體的神，就如此三位一起向亞伯拉罕顯現？)來拜訪亞伯拉罕的原因，是為了讓撒拉知道，她明年必生下一子。

這次輪到撒拉偷笑了，「我既已衰敗，我主也老邁，豈能有這喜事呢？」這時神說了一句最經典的話：「耶和華豈有難成的事嗎？」神對自己的能力有十足的把握，反而是人因為自己的能力有限，所以常常信心不足，懷疑神。

Reconciliation

2026-03-16 in /by

The most notorious road in the world is the Via Dolorosa, “the Way of Sorrows.” According to tradition, it’s the route Jesus took from Pilate’s hall to Calvary. The path is marked by stations frequently used by Christians for their devotions— each one a reminder of the events of Christ’s final journey. No one actually knows the exact route Christ followed that Friday. But we do know where the path began. In heaven.

Jesus began his journey when he left his home in search of us. The Bible has a word for this quest: reconciliation. “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself” (2 Corinthians 5:19). Reconciliation re-stiches the unraveled, reverses the rebellion, and rekindles the cold passion. Reconciliation touches the shoulder of the wayward and woos him homeward. The path to the cross tells us exactly how far God will go to call us back!