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29  Pastor Chris克雷斯牧师

FAITH IN THE WORD

信道

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17).

可见信心是借着听来的，听是借着神的话来的。（罗马书10:17）

Once, Simon Peter and his colleagues had rounded off an unsuccessful fishing expedition, and were preparing to anchor their boat for the night when Jesus came by. He asked that Peter moved his boat a little further into the sea to enable Him minister to the teeming crowd from there. 

一次，西门彼得和他的同伴们结束了一个非常失败的捕鱼作业，他们正准备晚上抛锚停泊，这时耶稣来了。祂让彼得把船开到离岸稍微远一点的地方，让祂可以服侍那边拥挤的人们。

Peter obliged Jesus, and He preached from Peter’s boat. When Jesus was done ministering, He said to Peter, “…Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Notice the underlined portion of Peter’s response; he said, “…Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net” (Luke 5:4-5). What had happened to Peter? Faith was imparted to him while listening to Jesus preach and teach; it was, therefore, easy for him to act on the words of the Master. 

彼得帮助了耶稣，祂在彼得的船里向人传道。耶稣做完了服侍后，祂对彼得说：“……划到水深之处去，放下你们的网打鱼。”请注意彼得回答的内容中划线的部分，他说：“……师傅，我们整夜劳力，并没有打着什么。然而照你的话，我就下网。”（路加福音5:4-5）在彼得身上发生了什么事？当他听耶稣讲道教导人的时候，信心被分赐在他的心里了。因此，他能够很容易地按照主的话行。

Even though Peter knew that it wasn’t naturally possible for him and his colleagues to catch any fish at that time of the night, having troubled the sea by their tireless effort all day long, he acted in faith on the words of Jesus, and the result was beyond his imagination. The Bible says, “…they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink” (Luke 5:6-7).

尽管彼得知道，对他和他的同事们来说，从自然的角度，晚上想要捕到鱼是不可能的。他们整日不只疲倦地劳力，陷入了大海的困境。彼得仍旧在信心中遵行耶稣的话而行，结果超出了他的想象。圣经说：“……圈住许多鱼，网险些裂开，便呼召另一只船上的同伴来帮助。他们就来，把鱼装满了两只船，甚至船要沉下去。”（路加福音5:6-7）

The importance of faith in the life of a Christian can’t be overemphasized. What’s faith? It’s the response of the human spirit to the Word of God. When you hear the Word of God, and respond accordingly, without any form of doubt or unbelief like Peter exhibited, you’re sure to have a testimony. So, keep increasing your faith through the Word, and strengthen it by exercising it; that is, by putting the Word to work. 

在基督徒的生命中，信心的重要性再怎么强调都不为过。信心是什么？就是人的灵对神的话语的回应。当你聆听神的道，并遵行，像彼得所呈现出来的那样，没有任何的怀疑和不信，你就必然会得着见证。因此，要不断借着神的道加添你的信心，借着操练坚固信心，就是借着行道。

Prayer

祷告

Dear Father, as I hear, study, and meditate on the Word, my faith is being built up strong, and as I act on the Word, my faith prevails and it’s strengthened. I triumph over, circumstances because I’m the seed of Abraham; I have strong unwavering faith, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. 

亲爱的父啊，当我聆听、学习、默想这道的时候，我的信心开始被建立更加强壮，而当我行道的时候，我的信心就得胜，被坚固。我胜过各样环境，因为我是亚伯拉罕的后嗣，我拥有不可摇动的信心。在耶稣的名里，阿们。

Further Study

参考经文

Romans 12:3

罗马书12:3 

2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV

哥林多后书5:7 新钦定版圣经

Hebrews 11:6

希伯来书11:6