【诗145:18-19】凡求告耶和华的，就是诚心求告祂的，耶和华便与他们相近。敬畏祂的，祂必成就他们的心愿，也必听他们的呼求，拯救他们。【Psa145:18-19 NIV】The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

大卫在此讲明了祷告蒙垂听的属灵秘诀：求告、诚心求告。Here David reveals a spiritual key to answered prayer: calling on the LORD, and calling on Him in truth神是轻慢不得的，祂不看人口里的漂亮宗教术语，而是看人是否带着一颗破碎、毫无虚假、全然敞开的诚实之心来到祂面前。God cannot be mocked. He is not impressed by beautiful religious language spoken with our lips; He looks at whether we come before Him with a broken, sincere heart that is free from pretence and completely open before Him.正如主耶稣在新约中所说：“神是个灵，所以拜祂的必须用心灵和诚实拜祂。”Just as the Lord Jesus said in the New Testament: “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”

“敬畏祂的，祂必成就他们的心愿。” 敬畏神的核心，在乎恨恶罪恶、彻底对付老我，不给老我留面子。神看顾谦卑痛悔的心。He fulfills the desires of those who fear him.” At the heart of fearing God is hating evil, dealing thoroughly with the old self, and refusing to protect its pride or reputation. God looks with favour on a humble and contrite heart.当来到圣洁、慈爱又公义的神宝座面前时，我们是顺从诡诈、自义与面子，还是敬畏神，在真理的光中毫无遮掩？When we come before the throne of the holy, loving and righteous God, do we follow deceit, self-righteousness and concern for our own image, or do we fear God and stand completely uncovered in the light of truth?不再按着自己的私欲妄求，而是让圣灵进来光照、洁净我们的心，使其完全对齐神的旨意。这样合乎神心意、渴望生命被更新、谦卑痛悔的呼求，神必垂听，并施行拯救。“We no longer ask according to our own selfish desires, but allow the Holy Spirit to shine His light into us and cleanse our hearts, bringing them fully into alignment with God’s will. God will surely hear such cries that are according to His heart—cries that long for our lives to be renewed and come from a humble and contrite heart—and He will bring salvation.

祷告 | Prayer

亲爱的天父：我何等愿意与你亲密。Dear Heavenly Father: How deeply I long to be close to You.清晨，我来到你面前，求你鉴察我心：我有没有什么幽暗之处，不敢向你袒露？有没有一块自己不敢揭开的“自留地”？This morning, I come before You and ask You to search my heart: Is there any dark place within me that I do not dare to expose before You? Is there any area that I have kept for myself and am afraid to open up?当跟人一起祷告的时候，我是不是在你的面前故意说一些冠冕堂皇的话，来掩盖我内心的真实光景？有没有因为羞愧、好面子，怕说出来别人会怎么看我，而不敢诚实承认自己真正动机的地方呢？When I pray together with others, do I deliberately use impressive-sounding words before You to cover up the true condition of my heart? Are there places where, because of shame, concern for my image, or fear of what others may think of me, I do not dare honestly admit my true motives?

我常常让这一块地土一直落在黑暗中，不能蒙你医治和拯救。其实，在你面前我是赤露敞开的，我的每一个思想意念你都知道，只是你在等候我亲自打开这一块自留地。I often allow this part of my heart to remain in darkness, unable to receive Your healing and salvation. In truth, I am completely exposed before You; You know every thought and intention within me. You are simply waiting for me to open this hidden area to You myself.此时此刻，我愿意向你全然敞开，让圣灵在里面运行、动工。因着爱子耶稣基督为我流血舍命，我真知道你的慈爱乃是领我悔改。At this very moment, I am willing to open myself completely to You and allow the Holy Spirit to move and work within me. Because Your beloved Son Jesus Christ shed His blood and gave His life for me, I truly know that Your kindness leads me to repentance.你让我承认自己的罪，绝不是为了定罪我，而是要让我交出主权，让你进来医治我、拯救我，使我脱离黑暗的权势、家族的罪与咒诅，以及嫉妒、发怒、仇恨、骄傲、被拒绝伤害、淫乱、各种焦虑、谎言、论断与各种瘾，好在基督里得到你所应许的全备祝福。When You call me to confess my sins, it is never to condemn me, but to lead me to surrender control and allow You to come in, heal me and save me, delivering me from the power of darkness, generational sins and curses, jealousy, anger, hatred, pride, wounds of rejection, sexual immorality, every kind of anxiety, lies, judgement and every form of addiction, so that in Christ I may receive the fullness of the blessings You have promised.

求你使我全然被你充满，成为光明之子，与你同工，去践踏以前压制捆绑我的黑暗权势，打那美好的仗，使被掳的得释放、被囚的出监牢，完成你在我身上的大使命，使万国万民归向你！Please fill me completely with Yourself and make me a child of light, working together with You to trample underfoot the powers of darkness that once oppressed and bound me, to fight the good fight, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to fulfil the Great Commission You have entrusted to me, and to see people from every nation turn to You!

奉耶稣基督的名祈求，阿们。In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

（Brother Raymond）