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Jesus, Your Righteous Advocate

2026-04-15 in /by

Not all guilt is bad. God uses appropriate doses of guilt to awaken us to sin. God’s guilt brings enough regret to change us. Satan’s guilt, on the other hand, brings enough regret to enslave us. Don’t let Satan lock his shackles on you. Colossians 3:3 (NIV) says, “Your life is hidden with Christ in God.”

You see, when God looks at you, he sees Jesus first. In the Chinese language the word for “righteousness” is a combination of two characters: the figure of a lamb and a person. The lamb is on top, covering the person. Whenever God looks down on you, this is what he sees. The perfect Lamb of God covering you.

It boils down to this choice: Do you trust your Advocate, Jesus, or your Accuser, Satan? Give no heed to Satan’s voice. You have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the righteous.

天赐之粮吗哪

2026-04-15 in , /by

出埃及记16章4-5节      耶和华对摩西说：「我要将粮食从天降给你们。百姓可以出去，每天收每天的份，我好试验他们遵不遵我的法度。到第六天，他们要把所收进来的预备好了，比每天所收的多一倍。」

当日，耶和华拯救以色列人脱离埃及人的手，以色列人在海中走干地，水在他们的左右做了墙垣；水却回流，淹没了那些跟着以色列人下海的法老全军，连一个也没有剩下。以色列人看见埃及人的死尸都在海边，看见耶和华向埃及人所行的大事，就敬畏耶和华，又信服祂和他的仆人摩西。

摩西和米利暗带领以色列百姓赞美耶和华。但是，现实的生活需要摆在眼前。以色列人在旷野走了三天，到了书珥的旷野，找不着水喝。再走到玛拉，有水了，可是水很苦，喝不了。百姓就开始向摩西发怨言了。他们己经忘了行奇事的神与他们同在，虽然天天都看得到云柱和火柱，他们却不懂得向神求，而是用怒气来发泄不满，说：「我们喝什么呢？」

Jesus Has Risen to Your Defense

2026-04-14 in /by

Satan’s condemnation brings no repentance or resolve, just regret. Satan has come to steal, kill, and destroy. To steal your peace, to kill your dreams, to destroy your future. Satan has deputized people to peddle his poison. Friends dredge up your past, preachers proclaim all guilt and no grace, and parents—oh your parents! They own a travel agency that specializes in guilt trips. “Why can’t you grow up?” they say. “When are you going to make me proud?” they say.

But your accusers will not have the last word. Jesus has acted on your behalf. Jesus has risen to your defense. Hebrews 10:22 (NCV) says, “Let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, because we have been made free from a guilty conscience.” Not just for our past mistakes, but also for our future ones.

云柱火柱的带领

2026-04-14 in , /by

出埃及记13章20-22节   他们从疏割起行，在旷野边的以倘安营。日间耶和华在云柱中领他们的路，夜间在火柱中光照他们，使他们日夜都可以行走。日间云柱，夜间火柱，总不离开百姓的面前。

当以色列人扶老携幼地出埃及时，他们会不会觉得在作梦呢？摩西和亚伦会不会感动到流泪呢？终于告别四百年的奴隶生涯，神的应许是那样的真实。〈希伯来书〉11章1节说：「信就是所望之事的实底，是未见之事的确据。」他们曾经不相信摩西，抱怨生活中的苦楚，没想到原来神的计划是如此美好，早知如此，多挨几鞭又算什么？因为自由在望了。能够凭著信心看到所望之事的实底，见到未见之事的确据，我们就不会常常埋怨了。

但是一个得救的经验之喜乐，能够维持多久呢？逾越节和基督教的受难日很相似，只不过在后者，神以祂的爱子代替了羊羔，亲自死在十字架上，承受了世人的罪。接受了耶稣这救赎之恩的人，就好像得救的以色列人出埃及，不再是撒旦的奴隶，在基督里得到了真正的自由。但是这就够了吗？要到迦南地，神的应许之地，还有一段遥远的路，他们的信心能撑多久？我们的信心又能撑多久？

耶和华的夜

2026-04-13 in , /by

出埃及记11章1-3节   耶和华对摩西说：「我再使一样的灾殃临到法老和埃及，然后他必容你们离开这地。他容你们去的时候，总要催逼你们都从这地出去。你要传于百姓的耳中，叫他们男女各人向邻舍要金器银器。」耶和华叫百姓在埃及人眼前蒙恩，并且摩西在埃及地、法老臣仆和百姓的眼中看为极大。

那是一个奇异的夜晚，在歌珊地的以色列人，家家户户都在烤羊羔。吃晚餐的时候，他们腰间束带，脚上穿鞋，手中拿杖，努力地吃羊羔。空气中弥漫一种诡异的气氛，有的人低声地传着：「我们今晚当真要离开埃及了吗？」有的人点头，有的人微笑，有的人耸肩，没有人真正知道什么，只觉得有大事要发生了。

法老在宫里沉默地坐着，不知在等待什么。他有点担心，有些害怕，可是他不知道该做些什么。突然，好像听到了第一声哀嚎划破寂静的黑夜，第二声紧接着又起，好像在回应似地，忽然之间，埃及充满了哭嚎。仆人匆忙来见法老，不等仆人开口，法老已经心知发生何事。

Christ Stands Up for Us

2026-04-13 in /by

The voices in our world and the voices in our head. Who is this morality patrolman who issues a citation at every stumble? Does he ever shut up? No. Because Satan never shuts up.

Revelation 12:10 (NLT) says, “For the accuser has been thrown down to earth, the one who accused our brothers and sisters before our God day and night.” Satan is relentless, tireless. The accuser makes a career out of accusing, but he will not have the last word. Jesus has acted on our behalf.

He stooped. Low enough to be spat upon, nailed, and speared. Low, low enough to be buried. And then he stood. He stood up. Romans 8:34 promises that he is in the presence of God at this very moment standing up for us. So we have a clean conscience. We have a clean record. Free from condemnation, a new life in Christ! Grace.

我使他的心刚硬

2026-04-12 in , /by

出埃及记十章1-2节 耶和华对摩西说：「你进去见法老。我使他和他臣仆的心刚硬，为要在他们中间显我这些神蹟，并要叫你将我向埃及人所做的事，和在他们中间所行的神蹟，传于你儿子和你孙子的耳中，好叫你们知道我是耶和华。」

在神呼召摩西时，神就再三告诉摩西，神要使法老的心刚硬，这样神才能按着祂的计划行许多神蹟，好叫他们知道祂是耶和华。我们经常会觉得神是不是太不公平，祂使法老的心刚硬，又不是法老自己刚硬的。事实上，法老只是一个世人的镜子，法老代表世界上的人，宁可到处乱拜，拜偶像拜假神，信八卦找算命的，就是不懂得要拜真神。所以神使法老的心刚硬，其实是很大的怜悯，神用每一样灾来对应埃及的十个假神，为了唤醒他们的灵，来认识创造宇宙的真神，实在用心良苦。

What You Need

2026-04-12 in /by

She was only five years old when you took the photo. Cheeks freckled by the summer sun, hair in pigtails. That was twenty years ago. Three marriages ago. A million flight miles and e-mails ago. Today she walks down the aisle on the arm of another father. You left your family bobbing in the wake of your high-speed career. Now that you have what you wanted, you don’t want it at all. Oh, to have a second chance.

Did you know God will give you one? 1 John 4:15 says, “Whoever believes that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.” God repurposes bad decisions and squalid choices. To be saved by grace is to be saved by God, who placed a term limit on sin, and his son Jesus Christ, who danced a victory jig in the graveyard. God can do something with the mess of your life, and Grace is what you need.

这是神的手段

2026-04-10 in , /by

出埃及记8章18-19节     行法术的也用邪术要生出蝨子来，却是不能。于是在人身上和牲畜身上都有了蝨子。行法术的就对法老说：「这是神的手段。」法老心里刚硬，不肯听摩西、亚伦，正如耶和华所说的。

出埃及记8章18-19节     行法术的也用邪术要生出蝨子来，却是不能。于是在人身上和牲畜身上都有了蝨子。行法术的就对法老说：「这是神的手段。」法老心里刚硬，不肯听摩西、亚伦，正如耶和华所说的。

对法老而言，摩西和亚伦所施的奇事，只是一场又一场的法术比赛，法老的术士们也做得到。但是妥拉坊的钟盐光老师对这些奇事，有一套很好的解说：「每一组灾难都有一个耶和华神要向法老证明的命题。每个命题，在『每一组的第一灾』要发生时就已先预告和布达，并且，这命题的范围会随着法老的心理刚硬而不断加大、其等级也会不断上升。」这是法老所没有想到或预料到的。

Occupied by Christ

2026-04-10 in /by

When grace happens, Christ enters. Christ in you, the hope of glory! For many years, I missed this truth. I believed all the other prepositions: Christ for me, Christ with me, Christ ahead of me. But I never imagined that Christ was in me.

I can’t blame my deficiency on Scripture. Paul refers to the indwelling of Christ 216 times. John mentions his presence 26. No other religion or philosophy makes such a claim. No other movement implies the living presence of its founder in his followers. Muhammad does not indwell Muslims. Buddha does not inhabit Buddhists. Influence? Instruct? Yes. But occupy? No!

The mystery of Christianity is summarized in Colossians 1:27: “Christ is in you!” Little by little a new image emerges, all because of God’s grace.