在你人生的计划里神在何处? (雅各书4:13-17)
一. 人若不按神的旨意计划人生就是罪!
1. 人应当按神的旨意计划人生! 4:13
2. 因为人生在世上的时间像一片云雾,出现片时就消失了!4:14
在短暂的人生里,计划是非常重要的!
3. 人若在计划人生的未来而不考虑神的存在,又影响其他人也这样,是错的也是罪!4:15
二. 神将我们计算在他的计划里! (以弗所书1:11-13)
1. 在基督里我们被拣选,按神的计划预先被指定!
神使万事按他的旨意,照着他的意愿…你们也是在基督里,听见真理的道,就是叫你们得着救恩的福音,
在基督里叫你们相信,就接受了圣灵作为印记.
(各位需留意,这句是向以弗所教会里那些已经得救了的圣徒说的,所以没有提到悔改和受浸叫罪得赦!)
这些就是在基督里的神的儿女!(看徒徒行传2:36-38就知道,世人当怎样成为神的儿女!)
2. 今天我成为这样是因神的恩典!就是神赐给我的恩典.神赐给我这恩典没有落空;我比使徒们更加努力作主的事工!
但不是靠我自己,乃是因神的恩典而能作!
正如使徒保罗自己说,今天我成为这样的人,是因神的恩典!(哥林多前书15:10)
一件很重要的事,我们必须留意的,就是神的恩典与更加努力作工连在一起!
不是有了神的恩典就不用努力作工!因神的恩典活着的人,都是更加努力作工的人!
三. 按神的旨意计划人生是怎样的? (哥林多后书1:16-20)
我计划在去马其顿的时候来探望你们(哥林多的教会),然后回到你们那里,叫你们差我往犹太地那里!
当我这样计划的时候,我的意志是坚定的,是不动摇的!我决定这计划的时候不是按着肉体的意思!
并且是没有动摇的!正如神是信实的.我向你们所说的话也是信实的!
为神的儿子耶稣基督我们传福音给你们,就是我和西拉和提摩太传福音给你们并没有忽是忽非!
却都是肯定的!不论神的应许有多少,在神来说都是肯定的!凡是因神而作的都是真实的!
(就是人祷告的 时候所说的啊门的意思.)并且我们是为要荣耀神而作的!
1. 将来的事在计划里,就是去马其顿的时候去探望哥林多的教会.再回来哥林多,然后由哥林多教会支持他们去犹太地!
2. 他定这计划的时候,态度是坚定不移的!
你知道,这是神的旨意,所以你有充足的信心定这计划!
3. 我不是按肉体的意思定这计划!
我们知道,人若不是按肉体的意思定计划,其余就是魂和灵了!
因为人只有三条命,就是灵,魂和肉体!所以不是按肉体定计划,就必是按灵和魂定计划了!
这一句非常重要!因为不是按肉体,就必是依照灵和魂!我们知道,灵是从神来的!
人的魂与灵连在一起定计划,必然是依照神的旨意!
4. 这样的计划必定是坚定不动摇的!而且必定能成就的!
5. 正如神是信实的.我们向你们所说的话也是信实的!
6. 不论神的应许有多少,在神来说,样样都是坚定的!
不会因为应许多了,就有些可能是不会成就的!
7. 藉着神而作的都是真实的!这就是人祷告的时候所说的"啊门"的意思.
这也是为要荣耀神的事!(就是绝对不能动摇,必须是真实坚定的!)
愿神赐福保守你直到永远! 二零零八年五月二十三日.
Where is God in the plan of your life? James 4:13-17
A. It is a sin not to plan according to God’s will!
1. One ought to plan for the future according to God’s will! 4:13
2. Because our lives on earth is only a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanished! (James 4:14)
Therefore planning is very important in so short a time!
3. One plans for his future on earth without God and
influence others to do so is misleading and is sinful! (James 4:15)
B. God has us in His plan! (Eph.1:11-13)
1. In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him
who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,…
in whom also ye, hearing the word of truth the gospel of the salvation of you,
in whom also believing ye were sealed of the Spirit.
These are children of God in Christ Jesus!
2. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me
was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all:
yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
As Paul said it is by the grace of God I am what I am!(1 Co.15:10)
*** The grace of God met with labor more abundantly!
Those who live by the grace of God always labor more abundantly!
C. What does it mean to plan in God’s will? (2 Cor.1:16-20)
I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you from Macedonia,
and then to have you send me on my way to Judea.
When I planned this, did I show fickleness?
Or do I make my plans, I make it according the flesh,
that with me there should be the yes yes and no no?
But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yes and no.
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us,
by me and Silas and Timothy, was not yes and no, but in is yes.
For how many so ever be the promises of God, in him is the yes;
wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us.
1. The future is planned and that is to visit the church in Corinth on his way to Macedonia
and come back to Corinth and then let the church in Corinth to send him to Judea!
2. He planned this with unshakeable determination!
You know this is God’s will so you plan with great confidence!
3. I planned this not according to the flesh.
There are only two others left!
And that is the spirit and soul!
4. There is no yes yes and no no!
There is only definite yes!
5. As God is faithful, our word to you is as faithful.
6. No matter how many be the promises of God, in him is the yes!
7. Also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God!
This is the Amen and to the glory of God!
May the Lord bless you and keep you! May 23, 2008.