心𥚃發昏的時候，可能就是心眼打開的時候!

 

楊平忠大主教領受 "使命113"異象之見證 Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

親愛的弟兄姊妹，請欣賞我們在統一廣場(神為我們預備的應許地，現正進行裝修我們第一個物業，在三樓五千八百呎的教會 Church in a Mall)2023年12月16日報佳音的錄影：

https://youtu.be/7u_EbZjWUMc?si=lwr10ui1jlE5CfLA

 

今日博客的錄影:

https://youtu.be/wLOo_AGou-s?si=2K3GIc2kcCgKEIZI

Nicky Gumbel 牧師今日靈修博客:

https://evoturi-zcmp.campaign-view.eu/ua/viewinbrowser?od=3zd157131b6d471dd26510cd1848ef8722&rd=119344be6044437a&sd=119344be6043cb40&n=11699e4bf7220bc&mrd=119344be6043cb2c&m=1

Nicky Gumbel 牧師每日靈修博客上載連結:

https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/

 安靜

1.  停下來. 靜一靜

2.  等候主. 深呼吸經歷主之平安, 享受神同在, 呼出你的憂慮

讚美及感恩
1.  思想最近使你開心歡笑的時刻
2.  為那些時刻及有關的人感恩

知罪，認罪，悔改 (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method 轉位靈修法  https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1. 求聖靈光照，使你知罪，願意認罪悔改 
     "親愛的聖靈, 求你光照我心靈的深處, 使我看見我的罪, 我和主耶穌的阻隔, 
        求你幫助, 奉主耶穌基督名求。阿們。"

2. 透過聖靈的工作, 安靜一刻, 省察自己, 之後祈禱:
     「親愛的主耶穌，感謝你為我的罪釘死在十字架上，我願意在你面前承認我的罪（凡聖靈光照到的，請逐一說出），求你用你的寶血赦免我的罪，我願意打開心門讓你作我的救主，求你救贖我，我願意一生跟隨你讓你作我生命的主，求你帶領我。聖靈，求你充滿我，使我得著恩賜及力量去侍奉主、見證主，奉主耶穌基督名求，阿們。」

3.  司徒德牧師每天早上的 "活像基督"祈禱 John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

請到此連結看神怎様籍司徒德牧師改變我的生命: 

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

   "天父，求你使我今天活在你的同在中，你一天比一天更喜悦我。

    主耶穌，求你使我今天能背起我的十字架去跟隨你。

    聖靈，求你在今天充滿我，使你的果子能彰顯在我的生命中: 仁愛，喜樂，和平，忍耐，恩慈，良善，信實，温柔及節制。"

             

親親爸父, 唱詩歌頌

 

今日親親親爸父經文連結: http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

親親爸父經文:(詩篇 61:1-4; 士師記 8:18-9:21; 路加福音 23:44-24:12;  箴言 14:9-10)  

     神 啊 ， 求 你 聽 我 的 呼 求 ， 側 耳 聽 我 的 禱 告 ！

2 我 心 裡 發 昏 的 時 候 ， 我 要 從 地 極 求 告 你 。 求 你 領 我 到 那 比 我 更 高 的 磐 石 ！

3 因 為 你 作 過 我 的 避 難 所 ， 作 過 我 的 堅 固 臺 ， 脫 離 仇 敵 。

4 我 要 永 遠 住 在 你 的 帳 幕 裡 ！ 我 要 投 靠 在 你 翅 膀 下 的 隱 密 處 ！ 

詩篇 61:1-4

現在讓你有一個安靜的時刻，給聖靈一個空間，讓主耶穌可以藉着剛才讀過的經文，親自對你説話。

 

 今日我從主耶穌領受的主題是: 心𥚃發昏的時候，可能就是心眼打開的時候!  

    詩篇61篇是我用得最多去幫助基督徒脱離焦慮、無助、無望、黑暗及抑鬱的聖經話語! 今日我們是思想詩篇61篇的上集，明天是下集，一集比一集精彩!

    因為大衞就是在這詩篇從第一到第二節從心𥚃發昏，焦慮、無助、無望、黑暗及抑鬱的光景中，忽然一言驚醒夢中人，因着一句説話，開始數算主以往的帶領，感受主的同在，重新對將來充滿希望!

    為大衞打開心眼那一句是: 求你領我到那比我更高的磐石!

    我第一次使用詩篇61篇去救人的時候是多年前了，當時去探訪一位兄姊，這位因着心裡發昏，落在黑暗當中不能自拔的人向我求救，我立刻作了一個內心的祈禱向主求救!

    我清楚聽到主吩咐我讀出詩篇六十一篇，並問他: "為何大衞求主領他到那比他更高的磐石?"

    他説: "我不明白?"

    我説: "你有幾高?"

    他説: "我五呎五吋。"
   
    我説: "比你更高的磐石有幾高?"

    他説: "五呎十吋?"

    我説: "如果你前面有一塊五呎五吋的磐石，擋住你看不到前路，主抱你高過那大石，你看到甚麼?"

    他説: "我明白了，我看到以往主奇妙的帶领，看到他現在和我同在，看到將來在主手中!"

    就是這一句，這篇詩篇，在這位兄姊心𥚃發昏，焦慮、無助、無望、黑暗及抑鬱之時，打開了心眼，忽然再次感受主的同在，得着信心，勇闖明天!

    

    親愛的主耶穌, 
    求你使我們因着你現在給我們的説話，你的同在，打開我們的心眼，能勇闖明天，奉主耶穌基督名求，阿們。 

省察問題 

 1. 今日的信息對你有何啓發?  主耶穌現在對你説甚麽話?

 2. 你的下一步是什麼行動?

   

     家庭角落

找機會與家人一起分享今日的領受。 

Anglican Mission Global Society:

Archbishop Melter’s 1st Connecting Workshop video, September 5, 2023: https://youtu.be/0lL8xNrgJb8

Archbishop Melter’s 2nd Connecting Workshop video, September 12 2023:  https://youtu.be/SM39qX0Q5XM

Please click this link for the video recording of the 1st Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing, February 27, 2024. We had bishops, pastors and leaders from Africa, India, Sabah, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us a wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/eepDh1Lqqxw?si=CB5KzyWKBL0SQvW1

Please click this link for the video recording of the 2nd Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing. We had Archbishop Melter from Sabah, Bishop Sospeter from Tanzania, Bishop William from Congo, Bishop Ivan from India, Bishop Page from USA, pastors and leaders from Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us another wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/GFyFWiZEY0U?si=K-ONwQ79jmdcgs81

Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

楊平忠大主教得救見証 Archbishop Yong's born again testimony

上集 1st part: https://youtu.be/eogu1rMpvTQ

      下集 2nd part: https://youtu.be/BhyUU1ov1RM

 

When your heart grows faint, that might be the time for the eye in your heart to open!

 

  

Anglican Mission in Canada and Richmond Emmanuel Church have launched MISSION 113 Campaign starting January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. We have received the baton from Archbishop Yong to continuous the call His Grace received in 1993 to bring more souls to God's eternal Kingdom! Please watch the two videos below to know from Archbishop Yong how Jesus used him to bring MISSION 113 to the Anglican Diocese of Sabah and beyond:

Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

Please click this link for the video version of today's blog :

https://youtu.be/iOeJRnbTt2g?si=S6BLLlNClQkPfHWJ

Please click this link for today's Time with Abba one year Bible four passages:

http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

Nicky Gumbel's Bible in one year today:

https://evoturi-zcmp.campaign-view.eu/ua/viewinbrowser?od=3zd157131b6d471dd26510cd1848ef8722&rd=119344be603b140c&sd=119344be60392a85&n=11699e4be539cfc&mrd=119344be60392a73&m=1

Bible in one year by Nicky Gumbel:

https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/

Silence

1.   Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence

2.   Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.

Praise and Thanksgiving

1.   Think through your day, all the times that made you smile

2.   Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people

3.   Sing a song to praise God (you are welcome to use "Father, I adore you" which I have been singing every morning for the past 20 years or your own choice to praise God)

          Father, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

          Jesus, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

          Spirit, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

      

Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method) 

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:

     “Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God and having Jesus as my Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”

2.  Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:

     "Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sins to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."

3.  John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

(Please click this link to see how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

           "Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.

             Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.

             Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

The Word, Time with Abba (Psalm 61:1-4, Judges 8:18-9:21; Luke 23:44-24:12; Proverbs 14:9-10)

    Today's key passage: 

    

            Hear my cry, O God;

    listen to my prayer.

2 From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;
    lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For you have been my refuge,
    a strong tower against the foe.

4 I long to dwell in your tent forever
    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.

Psalm 61:1-4

Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to Him. 

   

     My Listening

    The topic I received today from Jesus is:  When your heart grows faint, that might be the time for the eye in your heart to open! 

    Psalm 61 is perhaps the most used Bible passage for me to help Christians to get out of anxiety, helplessness, hopelessness, darkness and depression! Today we have the first part of Psalm 61, the first four verses and then tomorrow we have the second part to think of.

    We can feel how hopeless David was from verse 1 to 2. Then, suddenly he woke up from depression because of one word. Because of that word, David started to count all the blessings of how God had been loving him, he felt the presence of God again and he had the hope and confirmation for the unknown future!

    And, that word is: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I!

    The first time I used this Psalm to save someone was many years ago. At that time I had a home visit and the brother I visited was in very severe depression and could not get out from that fear and darkness. I prayed to Jesus for His help so that I knew what to do!

    I clearly heard Jesus asked me to read Psalm 61, then asked him, "Why David asked God to lead him to a rock higher than he was?"

     He said, "I don't understand?"
     I said, "How tall you are?"
     He said, "5'5"."
     I said, "A rock higher than you should be how tall?"
     He said, "How about 5'10?"
     I said, "If you have a 5'5" rock in front of you and you can't see what is in front of you. Now, God is holding you up to 5'10", what can you see?"
     He cried out, "Oh! I understand. I can see how wonderful His love has been leading me the past so many years. I can see He is with me now. I can see in His hand I have a future!"

     It is this word, this Psalm led this brother out from depression and opened the eye in his heart to feel God's presence and have faith to walk into the unknown future!
   

     

     Dear Lord Jesus,  

     Help us to be able to know that it is you who is speaking to us now. Because of your word, open the eye in our hearts and that we can have the courage and faith to walk into the unknown future. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

    Reflect on these questions:

     1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch and what have you heard from Jesus now?

      

      2.  What is your next step to be more closer to Jesus, to be holy - that is to do what Jesus wants you to do and not to do what Jesus wants you not to do?

    

      Family Corner:

     Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message. 

     

     To know, learn and practice the method of Time with Abba, please click this link:http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

        My first blog started in July 2009, one chapter a day to read through

     the whole Bible link:

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html

        Anglican Mission Global Society:

Archbishop Melter’s 1st Connecting Workshop video, September 5, 2023: https://youtu.be/0lL8xNrgJb8

Archbishop Melter’s 2nd Connecting Workshop video, September 12 2023:  https://youtu.be/SM39qX0Q5XM

Please click this link to go to my "Break.Build" 40 days of Lenten daily devotion:

http://breakbuild.blogspot.com/2024/03/silence-1_29.html

Please click this link for the video recording of the 1st Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing, February 27, 2024. We had bishops, pastors and leaders from Africa, India, Sabah, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us a wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/eepDh1Lqqxw?si=CB5KzyWKBL0SQvW1

Please click this link for the video recording of the 2nd Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing. We had Archbishop Melter from Sabah, Bishop Sospeter from Tanzania, Bishop William from Congo, Bishop Ivan from India, Bishop Page from USA, pastors and leaders from Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us another wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/GFyFWiZEY0U?si=K-ONwQ79jmdcgs81

Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

Archbishop Yong's born again testimony

1st part: https://youtu.be/eogu1rMpvTQ

2nd part: https://youtu.be/BhyUU1ov1RM