Pastor's
Message (September 14, 2001)
I. The precious
of Jesus
1 Peter 2:7 Where
fore
also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner
stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
(1 Peter 1:18-19) The great value: No more
valuable thing in the universe.
(1 Peter 1:7) more precious than gold
God paid the highest price (Jesus died
for us, the precious blood of Christ) which is nothing can be exchan
ged
by gold or any treasures.
(2 Peter 1:4) Something else is precious
that is his very great and precious promises
In the beginning of the school year, ask
ourselves "what is your experience of the worth of the Savior? Is Christ
precious to your heart?"
II September 11
attack
(Isaiah 26:9) There's a lesson
behind
the tragedy.
(Isaiah 10:5)
God has purpose for allowing the destroying
happened. When it starts, God has his discipline to establish them
for correction. What we need to learn is not to ask "How God use
the worse sinners to correct sins (Americans)?"
(Luke 13:1-3) "If God is good, why did
this happen?" "If man is good, why this happen?"
(2 Corinthians 1:3-4; 1:8-9) It's about
time to be brave, to spread gospel.
Daniel Chapter 9
Behind the evil, there is something good.
God brings his program behind this.
Just like before a play begin, the curtain
pull up, and everything has been set up ready on the stage. God is
preparing for the stage right now.
World War I: God prepared the land of
the Jewish people (they would go back to their land).
World War II: God prepared Jew for their
land
Now God is preparing for His return. Jew
will rebuild their temple for the second coming of Jesus. When He is back,
he is going to raise His throne.
Verses in English [NIV] (September 14, 2001)
| 1 Peter 2:7 |
Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do
not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone," |
| 1 Peter 1:18-19 |
18. For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver
or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to
you from your forefathers,
19. but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or
de
fect. |
| 1 Peter 1:7 |
These have come so that your faith- of greater worth than gold, which
perishes even though refined by fire- may be proved genuine and may result
in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. |
| 2 Peter 1:4 |
Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,
so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape
the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. |
| Isaiah 26:9 |
My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs
for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world
learn righteousness. |
| Isaiah 10:5 |
"Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club
of my wrath! |
| Luke 13:1-3 |
1. Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the
Galileans whose blood Pilate had mized with their sacri
fices.
2. Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners
than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?
3. I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 |
3. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father
of compassion and the God of all comfort,
4. who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those
in any trouble with the comfort we courselves
have received from God |
| 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 |
8. We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships
we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far
beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
9. Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened
that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. |
Verses in Chinese (
September 14, 2001)
| 彼得前書 2:7 |
所以他在你們信的人就為寶貴、在那不信的人有話說、『匠人所棄的石頭、已作了房角的頭塊石頭。』 |
| 彼得前書 1:18-19 |
知道你們得贖、脫去你們祖宗所傳流虛妄的行為、不是憑著能壞的金銀等物．乃是憑著基督的寶血、如同無瑕無疵玷污的羔羊之血． |
| 彼得前書 1:7 |
叫你們的信心既被試驗、就比那被火試驗、仍然能壞的金子、更顯寶
貴．可以在�
C穌基督顯現的時候、得著稱讚、榮耀、尊貴。 |
| 彼得後書 1:4 |
因此他已將又寶貴又極大的應許賜給我們、叫我們既脫離世上從情慾來的敗壞、就得與 神的性情有分。 |
| 以賽亞書 26:9 |
夜間我心中羨慕你．我裡面的靈切切尋求你．因為你在世上行審判的
時候、地上的居民就學習公義。 |
| 以賽亞書 10:5 |
亞述是我怒氣的棍、手中拿我惱恨的杖。 |
| 路加福音 13:1-3 |
1. 正當那時、有人將彼拉多使加利利人的血�
e雜在他們祭物中的事、告訴耶穌。
2. 耶穌說、你們以為這些加利利人比眾加利利人更有罪、所以受這害麼。
3. 我告訴你們、不是的．你們若不悔改、都要如此滅亡。 |
歌林多後書 1:3-4 |
3. 願頌讚歸與我們的主耶穌基督的父 神、就是發慈悲的父、賜各樣安慰的 神．
4. 我們在一切患難中、他就安慰我們、叫我們能用 神所賜的安慰、去安慰那遭各樣患難的人。 |
| 歌林多後書 1:8-9 |
8. 弟兄們、我們不要你們不曉得、我們從前在亞西亞遭遇苦難、被壓太重、
力不能勝、甚至連活命的指望都絕了．
9. 自己心裡也斷定是必死的、叫我們不靠自己、只靠叫死人復活的神 |
Pastor's Message
(September 21, 2001)
The precious of
Faith
1 Peter 2:7 Wherefore
also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner
stone, elect, preci
ous: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
(John 8:31) Jesus is not precious to these
people. How angry can make unrighteous persons!
(John 8:34) This is the worst kind of
slavery (slave to sin)
(John 8:37) Some people always made up
their mind, there's nothing can change them.
(John 8:41) This is where got nasty, nobody
knew Jesus born from a virgin except Mary & Joseph. Jesus is not precious
to these people had made up their mind.
Matthew 16:13 Faith is precious,
even it's just little
(1 Peter 1:7) More precious than gold.
How can we get more faith? Will you ask
more faith instead of gold?
(Romans 5:1) Justice by faith Get purified
by faith befor
e baptize
Hebrew Chapter 11
Abel's faith: worship God
Enoch's faith: walked with God (please
God)
Noah's faith: waited on GodFaith will
give us enough strength to wait for God.
Some people can't wait because they don't
believe (they don't have the ability)
People always want what they want right
now, but Christian have the ability to wait for God
Hebrew 11:8-21 Abraham's faith
How can people keep their faith? Why some
people being Christians for such a long time even whole of their life?
How can it keep going & believing?
This is the miracle of God. Only there's
a little faith exist, like a sparking, and then the faith will
keep on
and on.
People ask "how to know God's will?"
the answer is to learn God's way.
For Abraham, God's way is one man and
one woman. Therefore, Abraham listened to it without arguing.
However, people are sinners, so we mess things up all the time. Even
like Abraham such a good coach lied about his wife as his sister.
Faith grows! For you
ng Christians, keep
seeking and studying! Faith grows!
(John 8:31) Saving faith goes on and on!
Saving faith (John 3:16) is different
from temporary faith.
Verses in English [NIV] (September 21, 2001)
| John 8:31 |
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching,
you are real
ly my disciples. |
| John 8:34 |
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave
to sin. |
| John 8:37 |
I know you are Abraham's descendants. Et you are ready to kill me,
because you have no room for my word. |
| John 8:41 |
You are doing the things your own father does." "We are not illegitimate
children," they protested, "The only Father we have is God himself." |
| Matt
hew 16:13 |
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,
"Who do people say the Son of Man is?" |
| 1 Peter 1:7 |
These have come so that your faith- of greater worth than gold, which
perishes even though refined by fire- may be proved genuine and may result
in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. |
| Romans 5:1 |
Therefore, since we have been justifies through faith, we have peace
wi
th God through our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| Hebrew 11:8-19 |
|
| John 3:16 |
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. |
Verse in Chinese (September 21, 2001)
| 約翰福音 8:31 |
耶穌對信他的猶太人說、你們若常常遵守我的道、就真�
O我的門徒。 |
| 約翰福音 8:34 |
耶穌回答說、我實實在在的告訴你們．所有犯罪的、就是罪的奴僕。 |
| 約翰福音 8:37 |
我知道你們是亞伯拉罕的子孫、你們卻想要殺我．因為你們心裡容不下我的道。 |
| 約翰福音 8:41 |
你們是行你們父所行的事。他們說、我們不是從淫亂生的．我們只有一位父就是 神。 |
| 馬太福音 16:13 |
耶穌到了該撒利亞腓立比的境內、就問門徒說、人說我人子是誰 |
| 彼得
前書 1:7 |
叫你們的信心既被試驗、就比那被火試驗、仍然能壞的金子、更顯寶貴．可以在耶穌基督顯現的時候、得著稱讚、榮耀、尊貴。 |
| 羅馬書 5:1 |
我們既因信稱義、就藉著我們的主耶穌基督、得與 神相和。 |
| 希伯來書 11:8-19 |
8. 亞伯拉罕因著信、蒙召的時候、就遵命出去、往將來要得為業的地方去．出去的時候、還不知往那裡去。
9. 他因著信、就在所應許之地作客、好像在異地居住帳棚、與那同蒙一個應許的以撒、雅各一樣。
10. 因為他等候那座有根基的�
陛B就是 神所經營所建造的。
11. 因著信、連撒拉自己、雖然過了生育的歲數、還能懷孕．因他以為那應許他的是可信的．
12. 所以從一個彷彿已死的人就生出子孫、如同天上的星那樣眾多、海邊的沙那樣無數。
13. 這些人都是存著信心死的、並沒有得著所應許的、卻從遠處望見、且歡喜迎接、又承認自己在世上是客旅、是寄居的。
14. 說這樣話的人、是表明自己要找一個家鄉。
15. 他們若想念所離開的家鄉、還有可以回去的機會。
16. 他們卻羨慕一個更美的家鄉、就是在天上的．所以 神被稱為他們的 神、並不以為恥．因為他已�
g給他們豫備了一座城。
17. 亞伯拉罕因著信、被試驗的時候、就把以撒獻上．這便是那歡喜領受應許的、將自己獨生的兒子獻上。
18. 論到這兒子曾有話說、『從以撒生的纔要稱為你的後裔．』
19. 他以為 神還能叫人從死裡復活．他也彷彿從死中得回他的兒子來。 |
| 約翰福音 3:16 |
神愛世人、甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們、叫一切信他的、不至滅亡、反得永生。 |
Pastor's Message
(September 28, 2001)
The precious blood
of Jesus
1 Peter 1:18-19
[kjv] And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth
according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in
fear: Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things,
as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from
your fathers;
<
p>Redemption of
sins
Redemption means to buy/purchase. The
price of our sins was paid by the sacrifice of Jesus's blood.
In God's eye blood was a sacred thing.
The blood fills the world with glory.
(Genesis 9:4) Before this time, there's
no meat eating untill God gave the permission.
Animal blood was sacred, which present
the life of animal. Animal blood was used to worship in Old Testament.
(Leviticus 17:10-11)Why God so upset about
eating blood?
God want us think of blood in a sacred
way/in a holy way.
There's no acceptance for the sinner,
no pardon for the penitent, no sanctification for the believer but in the
vicarious sacrifice of
God. Sin can't be taken without blood taking place.
Substitute (animals) die for us, so the sin can be taken.
God want to teach us that sin is very
serious. it needs to be paid for.
-
Pass over: (Exodus 12:13)
-
The night before Jesus die (Matthew 26:28)
God found a way to forgive sinners, which
is the most beautiful part
of the Bible.
(Acts 20:28) Here tells us that Jesus
is God. God's blood paid for our sins.
God's Justice
(Romans 3:21; 25) through faith in his
blood
(Romans 5:9) justified by his blood
Redemption/Forgiveness
(Ephesians 1:7) (Hebrew 9:14; 10:19; 13:12)
(1 Peter 1:2) (Revelation 1:5; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11) the
forgiveness of sins
Verses in English
(NIV) September 28, 2001
| Genesis 9:4 |
“But you must not eat meat that has its
life blood still in it. |
| Leviticus 17:10-11 |
10. Any Israelite or any alien living
among them who eats any blood- I will set my face against that person who
eats blood and will cut him off from his people.
11. For the life of a creature is in the
blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the
altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life. |
| Exodus 12:13 |
The blood will be a sign for you on the
houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No
destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. |
| Matthew 26:28 |
This is my blood of the covenant, which
is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. |
| <
font face="Arial,Helvetica">Acts 20:28 |
Keep watch over yourselves and all the
flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of
the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. |
| Romans 3:21 |
But now a righteousness from God, apart
from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. |
| Romans 3:25
| God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement,
through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because
in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished- |
| Romans 5:9 |
Since we have now been justified by his
blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! |
| Ephesians 1:7 |
In him we have redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of sins, in
accordance with the riches of God's grace |
| Hebrew 9:14 |
How much more, then, will the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God,
cleanse our consciences from acts that l
ead to death, so that we may serve
the living God! |
| Hebrew 10:19 |
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence
to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, |
| Hebrew 13:12 |
And so Jesus also suffered outside the
city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
|
| 1 Peter 1:2 |
who have been chosen according to the
foreknowledge of God the Father,
through the sanctifying work of the Spirit,
for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood:
Grace and peace be yours in abundance. |
| Revelation 1:5 |
and from Jesus Christ, who is the
faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings
of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his
blood, |
| Revelation 5:9 |
And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your bl
ood you
purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. |
| Revelation 7:14 |
I answered, "Sir, you know." And he said, "These are they who have
come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb. |
| Revelation 12:11 |
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their
testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
|
Verses in Chinese (September 28, 2001)
| 創世紀 9:4 |
惟獨肉帶著血、那就是他的生命、你們不可喫。 |
| 利未記 17:10-11 |
10. 凡以色列家中的人、或是寄居在他們中間的外人、若喫甚麼血、我必向那喫血的人變臉、把他從民中剪除。
11. 因為活物的生命是在血中．我把這血賜給你們、可以在壇上為你們的生命贖罪．因血裡有生命、所以能贖罪． |
| 出埃及記 12:13 |
這血要在你們所住的房屋上作記號、我一見這血、就越過你們去、我擊殺埃及地頭生的時候、災殃必不臨到你們身上滅你們。 |
| 馬太福音 26:28 |
因為這是我立約的血、為多人流出來、使罪得赦。 |
| 使徒行傳 20:28 |
聖靈立你們作全群的監督、你們就當為自己謹慎、也為全群謹慎、牧養 神的教會、就是他用自己血所買來的。〔或作救贖的〕 |
| 羅馬書 3:21 |
但如今 神的義在律法以外已經顯明出來、有律法和先知為證．
|
| 羅馬書 3:25 |
神設立耶穌作挽回祭、是憑著耶穌的血、藉著人的信、要顯明 神的義．因為他用忍耐的心、寬容人先時所犯的罪． |
| 羅馬書 5:9 |
現在我們既靠著他的血稱義、就更要藉著他免去 神的忿怒。 |
| 以弗所書 1:7 |
我們藉這愛子的血、得蒙救贖、過犯得以赦免、乃是照他豐富的恩典． |
| 希伯來書 9:14 |
何況基督藉著永遠的靈、將自己無瑕無疵獻給 神、他的血豈不更能洗淨你們的心〔原文作良心〕除去你
們的死行、使你們事奉那永生 神麼。 |
| 希伯來書 10:19 |
弟兄們、我們既因耶穌的血、得以坦然進入至聖所、 |
| 希伯來書 13:12 |
所以耶穌、要用自己的血叫百姓成聖、也就在城門外受苦。 |
| 彼得前書 1:2 |
就是照父 神的先見被揀選、藉著聖靈得成聖潔、以致順服耶穌基督、又蒙他血所灑的人．願恩惠平安、多多的加給你們。 |
| 啟示錄 1:5 |
並那誠實作見證的、從死裡首先復
活、為世上君王元首的耶穌基督．有恩惠平安歸與你們。他愛我們、用自己的血使我們脫離罪惡．〔脫離有古卷作洗去〕 |
| 啟示錄 5:9 |
他們唱新歌、說、你配拿書卷、配揭開七印．因為你曾被殺、用自己的血從各族各方、各民各國中買了人來、叫他們歸於 神、 |
| 啟示錄 7:14 |
我對他說、我主、你知道．他向我說、這些人是從大患難中出來的、曾用羔羊的血、把衣裳洗白淨了。 |
| 啟示錄 12:11 |
弟兄勝過他、是因羔羊的血、和自己所見證的道．他們雖至於
死、也不愛惜性命。 |
Sharing:
The hot water bottle
One night I had worked hard to help a
mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do she died leaving
us with a tiny premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter.
We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive, as we had no incubator.
(We had no ele
ctricity to run an incubator.)
We also had no special feeding facilities.
Although we lived on the equator, nights
were often chilly with treacherous drafts.
One student midwife went for the box we
had for such babies and the cotton wool the baby would be wrapped in. Another
went to stoke up the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came back
shortly in distress to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst.&nb
sp;
Rubber perishes easily in tropical climates. "And it is our last hot water
bottle!" she exclaimed. As in the West it is no good crying over spilled
milk, so in Central Africa it might be considered no good crying over burst
water bottles. They do not grow on trees, and there are no drugstores down
forest pathways.
"All right," I said, "put the baby as near
the fire as you safely can, and sleep between the baby and the door to
keep it free from drafts. "Your
job is to keep the baby warm."
The following noon, as I did most days,
I went to have prayers with any of the orphanage children who chose to
gather with me. I gave the youngsters various suggestions of things to
pray about and told them about the tiny baby. I explained our problem
about keeping the baby warm enough, mentioning the hot water bottle. The
baby could so easily die if it got chills. I also told them of the two-year-old
sister, crying be
cause her mother had died.
During the prayer time, one ten-year-old
girl, Ruth, prayed with the usual blunt conciseness of our African children.
"Please, God," she prayed, "send us a water bottle. It'll be no good tomorrow,
God, as the baby will be dead, so please send it this afternoon."
While I gasped inwardly at the audacity of the prayer, she added by way
of a corollary, "And while You are about it, would You please send a dolly
for the little gi
rl so she'll know You really love her?" As often
with children's prayers, I was put on the spot. Could I honestly say, "Amen?"
I just did not believe that God could do
this. Oh, yes, I know that He can do everything. The Bible says so.
But there are limits, aren't there? The only way God could answer this
particular prayer would be by sending me a parcel from the homeland. I
had been in Africa for almost four years at that time, and I had never,
ever
received a parcel from home. Anyway, if anyone did send me a
parcel, who would put in a hot water bottle? I lived on the equator!
Halfway through the afternoon, while I
was teaching in the nurses' training school, a message was sent that there
was a car at my front door. By the time I reached home, the car had gone,
but there, on the verandah, was a large twenty-two pound parcel.
I felt tears pricking my eyes. I could not open the parcel alone, so I
sent for the orphanage children. Together we pulled off the string, carefully
undoing each knot. We folded the paper, taking care not to tear it unduly.
Excitement was mounting.
Some thirty or forty pairs of eyes were
focused on the large cardboard box. From the top, I lifted out brightly
colored, knitted jerseys. Eyes sparkled as I gave them out.
Then there were the knitted bandages for
the leprosy patients, and the chil
dren looked a little bored. Then came
a
box of mixed raisins and sultanas-that would make a batch of buns for the
weekend.
Then, as I put my hand in again, I felt the.....could it really be?
I grasped it and pulled it out-yes, a brand-new, rubber hot water bottle
I cried. I had not asked God to send it; I had not truly believed that
He could.
Ruth was in the front row of, the children. She rushed forward, crying
out, "If God has sent the bottle, He must have sent the dolly, too!" Rumma
ging
down to the bottom of the box, she pulled out the small, beautifully dressed
dolly. Her eyes shone! She had never doubted. Looking up at me, she asked:
"Can I go over with you, Mummy, and give this dolly to that little girl,
so she'll know that Jesus really loves her?"
That parcel had been on the way for five whole months. Packed up by
my former
Sunday school class, whose leader had heard and obeyed God's prompting
to send a hot water bottle, even to the equator. And one of the girls ha
d
put in a dolly for an African child-five months before-in answer to the
believing prayer of a ten-year-old to bring it "that afternoon."
"Before they call, I will answer!" Is 65:24 Live as
if Christ died yesterday, arose this morning, and is coming back tomorrow.
Please share this amazing story with as many others as you can.
Our God really IS . . . AN AWESOME GOD! 1 minute
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ute.
When you receive this, say the prayer. That's all you have to do.
There is nothing attached. This is powerful.
Just send it on to whomever you want - but do send it on.......please!
Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. There is no cost but a
lot of rewards. Let's continue praying for one another.
Father, I ask you to bless my friends reading this right now. I am asking
You to minister to their spirit at this very moment.
Where there is pain, give them
Your peace and mercy.
Where there is self doubting, release a renewed confidence in Your
ability to work through them.
Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion, I ask You to give them understanding,
guidance, and strength as they learn submission to Your leading.
Where there is spiritual stagnation, I ask You to renew them by revealing
Your nearness, and by drawing them into greater intimacy with You.
Where there is fear, reveal Your love, and release to them Your cou
rage.
Where there is a sin blocking them, reveal it, and break its hold over
my friend's life.
Bless their finances, give them greater vision, and raise up leaders
and friends to support and encourage them.
Give each of them discernment to recognize the evil forces around them,
and reveal to them the power they have in You to defeat it.
I ask You to do these things in Jesus' name.
熱水瓶 ~~~ 一個非洲傳教士的真實故事
THE HOT WATER BOTTLE - A True Story By Helen Roseveare,
Missionary to Africa
本篇文章內容經 TrueOrFiction 網站查証，一切屬實。
翻譯：
靈魂終極關懷小站
在中非洲的一個晚上，我在產房努力地幫一個媽媽生產。雖然我們盡了一切的努力，她還
是逝世了， 留下了一個身體瘦小、哭著的早產兒和一
個兩歲的小女兒。要讓這個嬰兒活下去是很困難的事。我們沒有保溫箱，也沒有電力讓保溫箱運轉，沒有任何特殊餵食設備。雖然我們生活在赤道，晚上經常會因變化莫測的氣流而很泠。
一個見習護產士去找適合這種小嬰兒的箱子和包裹的棉布。另一位去加火燒熱水以便倒進熱水瓶。不久，她沮喪地回來，告訴我說，她在倒熱水時，熱水瓶爆裂了。在熱帶氣候下，橡膠很容易劣化。她叫著：「…那是我們最後的熱水瓶！」在西方，諺語比喻說：哭叫著濺出的牛奶是無益的；同樣地，在中非洲，哭叫著爆裂的熱水瓶也是無益的。
它們
不長在樹上，在樹林小徑上也沒有任何的雜貨店。我說：「沒關係，你儘可能安全地把
嬰兒靠近火； 睡在嬰兒與門的中間，以擋掉氣流。你的工作就是讓嬰兒保持溫暖。」
第二天中午，我如往常地和一群願意與我一起的孤兒禱告。我告訴這些小孩為這個早產兒
的各種需求禱告。 我說明要讓這個小嬰兒保暖的困難，也提到了熱水瓶。這個嬰兒如果涷著，很容易就死掉。我也告訴他們這個二歲大的小女孩，因為母親死去而痛哭著。在禱告時間，一個名叫路絲的十歲小女孩，用非洲小孩貫有的天真禱告著。她禱告說：
「上帝，請你
寄給我們一個熱水瓶。如果明天寄來沒有用了，這個嬰兒將會死去。所以，
請你今天下午寄到。」此時，我暗地?因這個禱告的大膽而倒吸了一口氣。接著，她理所當然地禱告說：「…在你處理這件事的同時，可不可以請你寄一個洋娃娃給這個小女孩---
讓她知道你真的愛她？」如往常我是當場與小孩禱告，但我能真心的說「阿們！」嗎？我並不相信上帝能作到。哦，是的，我知道祂可完成每一件事，聖經上是如此說；但那是有條件限制的，不是嗎？上帝要回答這個特殊禱告的唯一方法是從我的祖國寄一個包裹來，但那時我己經在非洲快４年了，而我卻從來沒有收到從家鄉
寄來的包裹。即便如此，有誰會在包裹?面放一個熱水瓶？我現在是住在赤道！
下午約過一半的時候，當時我正在護士訓練學校教學，有人傳口信說：有一輛車停在我的正門前。
當我到家時，這輛車己經走了。但在走廊，有一個22磅的包裹。我感到眼淚\刺痛了我的眼睛。我無法獨自打開包裹；所以我去叫這些孤兒來。我們一起解開繩索，小心地打開每一個結。我們將紙摺好，以免撕壞。興奮不覺地湧上每個人的心底。三、四十雙眼睛注視著這個大的硬紙箱。我從最上面拿到一個顏色鮮明的針織物，當我拿出時，眼睛閃爍著。接著我
拿出一個給痲瘋病人用的針織繃帶，這群小孩開始覺得有點無聊。再來是一盒混著紫色及黃色的葡萄乾---這個週末可以用來做出一批好吃的小點心。當我再將手放進紙箱，我感覺到…真的是嗎？我抓住，拉出來，不自覺地叫出來：「是一個全新的熱水瓶！」我並未祈求上帝寄來，我並沒有真的相信祂會作到。路絲在這群小孩的前排，她急忙近前來，叫著說：「如果上帝寄來熱水瓶，也一定會寄來洋娃娃！」她在紙箱底翻找著，最後拿出一個漂亮、穿著衣服的小洋娃娃。她的眼睛閃亮著；她從不懷疑！她看著我說：「媽咪，我可不可以跟你一起去，將這個洋
娃娃拿給小女孩�
A這樣她會知道耶穌真的愛她？」
>這個包裹的運送經過了整整五個月，由我以前的主日學校班級寄來的。他們的領導者聽到、順服了上帝的感動，寄一個熱水瓶到赤道來。這些女孩們的其中一個放上了洋娃娃，要送給非洲的小孩---在一個十歲小女孩篤信地禱告要送達的「那天下午」的五個月之前！
[賽65: 24] 他們尚未求告，我就應允；正說話的時候，我就垂聽。
註：Helen Roseveare，一個從英格蘭到非洲薩伊共和國的醫療宣教士，在多馬路浸信
會分享了以上她在非州遇到的親身經歷。
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