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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!”

以扫和雅各

2026-03-20 in , /by

创世记25章23节    耶和华对她说：「两国在你腹内，两族要从你身上出来，这族必强于那族，将来大的要服侍小的。」

这是旧约里第一对双胞胎兄弟的故事，它给了我们很多遐想的空间。第一，当夫妻遇到不孕之事时，要互相代祷，而不是指责。因为以撒祷告，所以利百加怀孕，而且怀了双胞胎。我有时想，倘若以撒没有为利百加代祷，利百加真的就不会怀孕吗？那么神对亚伯拉罕和以撒的应许怎能应验？你认为呢？不过不管怎样，以撒为所有的丈夫立了一个很好的榜样。

虽然我们也知道，利百加的怀孕是迟早的事，因为这是神的命定，神的应许；但并不是所有不孕的人只要祷告就会有孩子。有的人祷告，神应允；但有的人祷告多年，神还是不给。我们不知道这其中的原因，但是相信以后见了主，一切就都明白了。我们还是要凡事祷告，神喜欢我们凡事仰望祂，但是生育的主权还是在神的手里。

如睡一觉

2026-03-19 in , /by

创世记24章26-27节      那人就低头向耶和华下拜， 说：「耶和华我主人亚伯拉罕的神是应当称颂的！因祂不断地以慈爱、诚实待我主人。至于我，耶和华在路上引领我，直走到我主人的兄弟家里。」

摩西说：「祢叫他们如水冲去，他们如睡一觉。早晨他们如生长的草，早晨发芽生长，晚上割下枯干。(诗90:5-6)」他们是指世人，摩西形容人的一生如生长的草，早晨发芽生长，晚上割下枯干。撒拉在127岁时，息了地上的劳苦。灭世的洪水之前，神预定人的寿命120岁(创6:3)；所以撒拉活到127岁，在世人的眼中算是很长寿了；那么亚伯拉罕呢？你猜猜看，待会告诉你。

撒拉死时，以撒37岁，未婚。亚伯拉罕终于想到该帮以撒娶个妻子了，以撒的性情可能有点内向，所以也没有出去和当地的迦南女子鬼混。亚伯拉罕希望找个本家的孩子，但是又不想让以撒远行，所以就找了一个老仆人去美索不达米亚，也就是亚伯拉罕的原居地，到了亚伯拉罕的兄弟居住的拿鹤的城。

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.

耶和华以勒

2026-03-18 in , /by

创世记 22章14节  亚伯拉罕给那地方起名叫耶和华以勒，直到今日人还说：「在耶和华的山上必有预备。」

圣经里给我们看到的亚伯拉罕，并不是像一般人想的，一直都是信心满溢。相反地，亚伯拉罕之所以成为信心之父，是经过了许多的考验和失败。神让我们看到亚伯拉罕跟随祂的点点滴滴，让我们明白，祂知道我们不过是人，祂知道我们的软弱和不足，即使我们失败，祂仍然愿意陪伴我们，等待我们，牵着我们的手一直到永恒。所以，明白这事之后，我们若再看到有人没有信心的表现，也就不用太愤怒了，这就是人的本相，神允许我们慢慢成长，我们也要容忍别人的不足，让他们慢慢成长。

在神和亚伯拉罕讨论过所多玛和蛾摩拉的存亡之后，你可能会想，有过与神面对面的经历，这个人应该不会再犯错了。你一定没想到，他真的又说谎了。当他们搬到非利士地的基拉耳时，他又骗人说撒拉是他的妹妹。结果基拉耳王亚比米勒来把撒拉取去，结果全家遭天谴，妇女都不能生育了。亚比米勒知错后向亚伯拉罕道歉，又赔他一笔钱，亚伯拉罕又赚了。神真的很怜悯恩待亚伯拉罕。

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!”

耶和华岂有难成的事吗？

2026-03-17 in , /by

创世记21章6-7节     撒拉说：「神使我喜笑，凡听见的必与我一同喜笑。」又说：「谁能预先对亚伯拉罕说撒拉要乳养婴孩呢？因为在他年老的时候，我给他生了一个儿子。」

神跟亚伯拉罕预言了他必有后裔至少有六次，从大约75岁到100岁，这预言终于应验了。亚伯拉罕和撒拉等了足足25年。我有朋友为信佛的父母祷告，有的长达30几年，当然还有更长的。在每一个祷告应验时，这句话总会不期然地跃上脑海：「耶和华岂有难成的事吗？」

我记得小时候，父亲跟我订了《少年良友杂志》，那时我非常仰慕涤然师母，非常喜欢读她的文章。那时她住在美国纽约，我住在台湾台南，我心想什么时候才有可能飞到纽约去看她呢？后来我自己都忘记了这个念头。直到我真的住到纽约，参加了涤然师母和她丈夫史祈生牧师主办的中宣会后。有一天，圣灵让我想起我曾经有这样的想法。那时我感动得不得了，神竟然如此无微不至，连一个小女孩的心愿，祂都记念。我们在纽约的四年，正好是史祈生牧师伉俪在中宣会的最后四年，后来他们退休，我们也离开纽约，回到加拿大。神的时间是如此地精准。

所多玛和蛾摩拉

2026-03-16 in , /by

创世记18章20-21节   耶和华说：「所多玛和蛾摩拉的罪恶甚重，声闻于我。我现在要下去，察看他们所行的，果然尽像那达到我耳中的声音一样吗？若是不然，我也必知道。」

所多玛和蛾摩拉曾经是土壤肥沃，水草丰美，适宜放牧耕作的地区，吸引罗得不停地往她迁移。这两城的地名之意是「淹没」和「废墟」，似乎说明了她们命运的趋势。旧约时期，所多玛、蛾摩拉与押玛、洗扁、琐珥合称为(约但河的)「平原五城」，他们都是挪亚的儿子，含的后裔。就是这五城里的五王组成联盟，反叛米索波大米的四王，后来兵败，被亚伯拉罕救回。根据考古研究，该处确有五座早青铜时代的古城。

〈创世记〉18章里，亚伯拉罕看见有三个人，他就跑去迎接他们，不料却接待了神和祂的使者。这个典故成为以色列人接待陌生人的原由。神和使者(有没有可能，是三位一体的神，就如此三位一起向亚伯拉罕显现？)来拜访亚伯拉罕的原因，是为了让撒拉知道，她明年必生下一子。

这次轮到撒拉偷笑了，「我既已衰败，我主也老迈，岂能有这喜事呢？」这时神说了一句最经典的话：「耶和华岂有难成的事吗？」神对自己的能力有十足的把握，反而是人因为自己的能力有限，所以常常信心不足，怀疑神。

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!