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Fear Less Tomorrow

2026-02-05 in /by

In Matthew 8:26 Jesus asks, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” (NKJV). That’s a good question. Sometimes fear is healthy. Fear can keep a child from running across a busy road. It’s the appropriate reaction to a burning building or a growling dog.

Fear itself is not a sin. But it can lead to sin. If we medicate fear with angry outbursts, sullen withdrawals, or viselike control, we exclude God from the solution. Fear may fill our world, but it doesn’t have to fill our hearts. It will always knock on the door. Just don’t invite it in for dinner. The promise of Jesus is simple: we can fear less tomorrow than we do today.

世界上最遙遠的距離

2026-02-05 in , /by

創世記1:20-23

20 神說：「水要多多滋生有生命的物，要有雀鳥飛在地面以上、天空之中。」 21 神就造出大魚和水中所滋生各樣有生命的動物，各從其類；又造出各樣飛鳥，各從其類。神看著是好的。 22 神就賜福給這一切，說：「滋生繁多，充滿海中的水，雀鳥也要多生在地上。」 23 有晚上，有早晨，是第五日。

在泰戈爾的《魚與飛鳥的故事》裡，他形容世界上最遙遠的距離，不是生與死的距離，而是魚和飛鳥的距離，因為“我就站在你的面前，你卻不知道我愛你”，因為“明明知道彼此相愛，卻不能在一起”，看起來非常羅曼蒂克，卻和天父的心不一樣吧。

有許多人去旅行時，喜歡參加浮潛， 因為平常沒機會看到海裡是怎樣的。看過的人大概都會為了那些美麗的魚和水草，珊瑚等等而感動不己。其實浮潛能看到的很有限，因此有更多人去學潛水，到更深的海裡去探險。當然他們的努力都沒有白費，因為迷人的海洋真是有無窮盡的寶藏。

天上的飛鳥亦然。在紐約的機場外面有很多小麻雀，在溫哥華的公園裡有許多知更鳥，牠們經常一跳一跳地在覓食；有時成群的海鷗掠過，有時成排的烏鴉或鴿子站在電線上，我經常為這些可愛的小鳥們深深著迷。

Discover the Unstirred Christ

2026-02-05 in /by

Christ-followers contract malaria, bury children, and battle addictions, and, as a result, face fears. It’s not the absence of storms that sets us apart. It’s whom we discover in the storm—an unstirred Christ.

Matthew 8:24 says, “Jesus was sleeping.” Now there’s a scene. The disciples scream, and Jesus dreams. “Do you not care that we are perishing?” (NKJV). Fear corrodes our confidence in God’s goodness. It unleashes a swarm of anger-stirring doubts. Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia. It makes us forget what Jesus has done and how good God is. Jesus takes our fears seriously. Don’t be afraid.

天上的好朋友

2026-02-04 in , /by

創世記1:14-19

14 神說：「天上要有光體，可以分晝夜，做記號，定節令、日子、年歲， 15 並要發光在天空，普照在地上。」事就這樣成了。 16 於是神造了兩個大光，大的管晝，小的管夜，又造眾星。 17 就把這些光擺列在天空，普照在地上， 18 管理晝夜，分別明暗。神看著是好的。 19 有晚上，有早晨，是第四日。

今天跟朋友去走路時，她說太陽出來了，你不覺得很好嗎？ 我非常同意，經過了幾天的大雨小雨，難得看到親切的陽光，心裡就忍不住的高興。在北美的冬天能看到太陽，那就是一天的幸運，好像碰到老朋友般，在叫你出去玩。

我也喜歡月亮，以前住宿舍時，床位正好在窗戶旁。有一晚睡著時突然驚醒，卻見月光洒滿床前，十分寧靜美麗，彷彿是母親坐在床旁為我拉起掉下來的被子般的溫柔。

植物來了 !

2026-02-03 in , /by

創世記1:9-13

神說：「天下的水要聚在一處，使旱地露出來。」事就這樣成了。 10 神稱旱地為地，稱水的聚處為海。神看著是好的。 11 神說：「地要發生青草和結種子的菜蔬，並結果子的樹木，各從其類，果子都包著核。」事就這樣成了。 12 於是地發生了青草和結種子的菜蔬，各從其類；並結果子的樹木，各從其類，果子都包著核。神看著是好的。 13 有晚上，有早晨，是第三日。

根據AI，從神學與生物學角度來看，植物確實在人類之前出現。聖經《創世記》描述第三天創造植物，第六天創造人類；生物學表明，植物（如12億年前紅藻）早於人類出現，它們通過光合作用製造碳水化合物，為人類等地球生物奠定了食物基礎。

植物是自養生物，能夠利用陽光將二氧化碳和水轉化為食物。作為生產者，它們維持了自然界食物鏈的完整性，沒有植物，人類將無法生存。因此，無論基於宗教或科學記錄，植物早於人類存在是公認的結論。(AI)

Imagine Life Without Fear

2026-02-03 in /by

In Matthew 8:26, Jesus asks his disciples, “Why are you afraid?” At first we wonder if he’s serious, but he’s dead earnest. Here is how Matthew remembered the trip: “Jesus got into a boat, and his followers went with him. A great storm arose on the lake so that waves covered the boat” (Matthew 8:23-24 NCV).

The story sends the not-so-subtle and not-too-popular reminder that getting on board with Christ can mean getting soaked with Christ. Disciples can expect rough seas and stout winds. Jesus said, “In this world you will have tribulation” (John 16:33 NKJV). Not might, may, or could, but you will.

But what if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? This is the possibility behind Jesus’ question. Imagine your life without fear.

Mercy That Abounds

2026-02-02 in /by

Scripture says in Romans 5:20 that “the more we see our sinfulness, the more we see God’s abounding grace.” To abound is to have a surplus, an abundance, an extravagant portion.

Should the fish in the Pacific worry that it will run out of ocean?  No, why? Because the ocean abounds with water. Need the lark be anxious about finding room in the sky to fly?  No, the sky abounds with space.  So should the Christian worry that the cup of mercy will run empty?  He may. For he may not be aware of God’s abounding grace. Are you?

Are you aware that the cup God gives you overflows with mercy?  Or are you afraid your cup will run dry? Or your mistakes are too great for God’s grace? God is not a miser with his grace. Your cup may be low on cash or clout, but it is overflowing with mercy!

空氣

2026-02-02 in , /by

創世記1:6-8

6 神說：「諸水之間要有空氣，將水分為上下。」 7 神就造出空氣，將空氣以下的水、空氣以上的水分開了。事就這樣成了。 8 神稱空氣為天。有晚上，有早晨，是第二日。

維基百科說：空氣是指大氣層中由不同氣體和各類飄浮在其中的固體與液體顆粒（大氣顆粒與氣膠）所組成的氣態混合物。它無色無味的，具有可壓縮性，是生物呼吸、植物光合作用及維持氣候穩定的基礎。

不會有人說他不需要空氣，相反地，人人都希望呼吸到新鮮的空氣。甚至有人賣空氣，哥倫比亞的第二大城市麥德林。當地四季氣候宜人，擁有「常春之城」，其中有個青年胡安靠「賣空氣」闖出一片天，他發明了一種特殊設備來「收集」空氣，並宣稱他賣的空氣令人吸了有春天的感覺。每瓶空氣五美元，第一天賣了77瓶，第二天賣了三百瓶。

起初

2026-02-01 in , /by

創世記1:1-5

1起初，神創造天地。 2 地是空虛混沌，淵面黑暗，神的靈運行在水面上。 3 神說：「要有光。」就有了光。 4 神看光是好的，就把光暗分開了。 5 神稱光為晝，稱暗為夜。有晚上，有早晨，這是頭一日。

起初，是一個怎樣的開始呢？當我們在思考時，偶而會回想起當年，也就是起初，自己是怎麼想的？起初的想法，再加上一步步的旅程，終於塑造了我們的大半生。

而在這世界的起初，神是怎麼想的？祂看到房間太亂了, 興起想要整理的衝動嗎？因為祂看到空虛混沌的地，黑暗的淵面，就好像母親不小心踩進了青少年從來不整理的房間，嚇得後退三步，然後就開始了一連串的神操作？

God Decides When It’s Over

2026-02-01 in /by

In Jeremiah 32:27 God says, “I am the Lord, the God of every person on the earth, nothing is impossible for me.”

We need to hear that God is still in control. We need to hear that it’s not over until he says so. We need to hear that life’s mishaps and tragedies are not a reason to bail out. Corrie ten Boom used to say, “When the train goes through a tunnel and the world gets dark, do you jump out? Of course not. You sit still and trust the engineer to get you through.”

The way to deal with discouragement? The cure for disappointment? Go back and read the story of God. Read it again and again. Be reminded that you aren’t the first person to weep and you aren’t the first person to be helped. Read the story and remember the story is yours!