Year: 2022

16/06/2022

引言：

耶稣说：我来乃是召罪人。在神眼里，没有义人，连一个也没有，人人需要主。所以，主是要来召所有的人，拯救所有的人！

一、瘫子得医治得赦罪（V1-12）

耶稣见到瘫子和4个抬瘫子的朋友们的信心，就对瘫子说：小子，你的罪赦了。因为耶稣知道人真正的的需要是什么。人真正的问题是因为罪恶，耶稣直接解决了这个问题。

病得医治、问题得解决、只是治标；唯有罪得赦免才是治本! 福音就是我们的罪可以得到主耶稣的赦免!

二、人子爱罪人召罪人（V13-17）

主耶稣在人群中看见税吏利未这个孤独的罪人，于是主动地呼召利未，结果是利未跟随了耶稣，并且邀请他的朋友们都来认识耶稣。

税吏和罪人是被一般人鄙视的，但主偏偏就要寻找他们。最麻烦的人就是主最想接触和得着的人。今天主还在寻找罪人，要拯救改变罪人的生命。

三、宗教领袖得听主训（V18-28）

主耶稣爱世人，当然也爱文士和法利赛人。主虽然知道这些宗教领袖反对祂，但是仍然耐心地解答他们的责难，让他们得听真理的奥秘。

1. 新郎还在无须禁食（V18-20）

主耶稣用结婚的比喻回答法利赛人指责祂没有叫门徒禁食。表明门徒们活在与主同在时，就该尽情地与主‘面对面’喜乐的交流，而不必凭借禁食的仪式寻求主。

但是，将来新郎要离开，那时他们就要禁食。比喻教会如新妇在等待新郎基督随时回来迎娶。基督还未回来时，我们要禁食预备自己，预备主再来与祂坐在永恒的筵席中！

2. 衣服和酒袋的比喻（V21-22）

法利赛人的旧观念看不惯、听不进主耶稣的新教训。所以，主耶稣用新布与旧衣，新酒与旧皮袋两个比喻来说明，主来是要成就新事。

3.安息日是为人设立（V23-28）

主耶稣要法利赛明白律法的‘精意’比‘字意’更重要。安息日是为人设立的，人不是为安息日设立的，所以，安息日的设立，重点是为人的好处，而不是为压制人。

总结:

主耶稣到世上来，不是为了别的，乃是为了救世人！但是，自义的宗教领袖听了主的教训，却是听不进不认主。我们今天也听到了真理，也知道主有医治的良药；我们是否有按时吃药，还是把良药搁在一边没有服用。不服药而病死，还算小事；不信靠主则是灵魂永远灭亡的结果！

Mark 2: The Lord Who Forgives Sins and Calls for Sinners
GK611 Morning Devotion
16/6/2022
Speaker: Ps Daniel Kew + Rev David Tan

Introduction:

Jesus said, “I came to call sinners. There is no righteous in the eyes of God, not even one, and everyone needs the Lord. Therefore, the Lord came to call all men and to save all men!

1. The healing and the forgiveness of sins of the paralytic (V1-12)

When Jesus saw the faith of the paralytic and the four friends who carried him, he said to him, “Son, your sins are forgiven. For Jesus knew what the real need of man was. The real problem of man is because of sin, and Jesus directly solves this problem.

The healing of the sick and the solution of the problem are only the symptoms; the only cure is the forgiveness of sins! The gospel is that our sins can be forgiven by the Lord Jesus!

2. The Son of Man loves sinners and calls the sinners (V13-17)

Jesus saw Levi the tax collector, a lonely sinner, in the crowd and took the initiative to call Levi, who ended up following Jesus and inviting all his friends to come and know him.

Tax collectors and sinners were despised by the general public, but the Lord was looking for them. The most troublesome people were the ones the Lord most wanted to reach and gain access to. Today the Lord is still looking for sinners to save and change their lives.

3. Religious leaders must hear the Lord’s teaching (V18-28)

Jesus loved the world, and certainly loved the scribes and Pharisees. Although He knew that these religious leaders opposed Him, He patiently answered their rebukes and let them hear the mystery of truth.

(1) Fasting is unnecessary when bridegroom is around （V18-20）

Jesus used the parable of the wedding to answer the Pharisees’ accusation that He had not told
His disciples to fast. It shows that when the disciples live in the presence of the Lord, they should enjoy joyful communion with Him ‘face to face’ without seeking Him through the ritual of fasting.

But in the future the bridegroom will leave, and then they will have to fast. The analogy is that the church is like a bride waiting for Christ, the bridegroom, to return at any moment to marry her. Before Christ returns, we must fast and prepare ourselves for the Lord’s return to sit with Him at the eternal banquet!

(2) The parable of the cloth and the wineskins (V21-22)

The old ideas of the Pharisees could not see or hear the new teaching of the Lord Jesus. Therefore, Jesus used the parables of the new cloth and the old garment, and the new wine and the old leather bag to illustrate that Lord is here to accomplish new things.

(3) The Sabbath was established for man (V23-28)

Jesus wanted the Pharisees to understand that the ‘essence’ of the law was more important than the ‘meaning of the word’. The Sabbath was established for man, and man was not established for the Sabbath. Therefore, the Sabbath was established with the focus on the good of man, not for the suppression of man.

Conclusion:

The Lord Jesus came into the world for no other reason than to save the world! However, the self-righteous religious leaders have heard the Lord’s teaching, but they do not hear and deny Him. We have heard the truth today, and we know that the Lord has a healing remedy, but do we take our medicine on time, or do we put it aside and not take it? To die of sickness without taking the medicine is a small matter, but not to trust in the Lord is the result of eternal destruction of the soul!

15/06/2022

引言：马可福音启示了神的儿子，耶稣基督降卑自己来服事人。

一、福音的起头（V1-8）

福音就是好消息，就是耶稣。因此，当耶稣来到世上，祂要带来转化，而祂也是一切问题的答案。

二、胜过了试探（V9-13）

主耶稣到旷野四十天，接受撒但的试探并胜过试探，显明主耶稣是神的爱子（V11）。神也允许借着我们所面对的试探，显明我们是可以靠着神的话语而经历得胜。

三、宣扬神福音（V14-15）

「日期满了」指根据神救赎的计划，差遣祂儿子耶稣基督建立神国的时机已经成熟了。这里，我们发现耶稣很看重神工作的时间表，明白神的心意，并清楚知道祂奉差来到世上的目的。主耶稣受差遣到人中间来，最中心的服事乃是要挽回人，恢复人和神的关系。

四、呼召人跟随（V16-20）

彼得、安得烈、雅各和约翰，这四个渔夫除了打鱼没有什么特别的技能，而鱼网和船是他们唯一的生活倚靠。然而，当耶稣呼召他们，他们就「立刻」和「跟从」，马上的回应。

五、服事的榜样（V21-45）

1.传神话语（V21-22）

用神的话语去服事人，把人带回到神的权柄之下。我们会发现，耶稣的教训是出于神，而不是凭着自己说的。

2.赶出污鬼（V23-27）

污鬼虽然认识耶稣基督是「神的圣者」（V24），牠好像是把荣耀和称赞归于主，但主耶稣却拒绝接受邪灵为祂作见证，因为这见证的源头不是出于神。牠们不但没有把人领到神面前，反而会迷惑人，混乱主的所是和所作，模糊神与鬼的界线。因此，耶稣就把污鬼从人身上赶出。

3.权能医治（V28-31）

耶稣用能力来医治人，让人能起来服事。耶稣可以医生人身上的病痛，也可以医治人心里的忧伤。

4.进入安息（V32-39）

人都是看重肉身的需要、眼前的好处，主耶稣却要让人看重神的心意过于肉身的需要，注意永恒的事情过于眼前的好处，把人带回到神永远的计划里。耶稣退到旷野去，进入安息并寻求神的心意。

5.恩慈怜悯（V40-45）

主耶稣道成肉身、来到地上服事人，最主要的目的并不是医病赶鬼、解决人肉身的需要，而是宣传神的福音。然而，祂还是对那急迫寻求医治的麻风病人，伸出了怜悯的手，医治他。

总结：

弟兄姐妹，当我们看见耶稣在世上的服事，我们是否也愿意回应神的呼召，学向祂一样的服事呢？

Mark 1: Jesus’ ministry in the world
GK611 Morning Devotion
15/6/2022
Speaker: Ps Stella Ling + Rev David Tan

Introduction: Mark’s gospel reveals that the Son of God, Jesus Christ, humbled himself to serve.

1. The Beginning of the Gospel (V1-8)

The gospel is the good news, which is Jesus. Therefore, when Jesus came into the world, He wanted to bring transformation, and He is the answer to all problems.

2. Overcoming Temptation (V9-13)

Jesus went into the wilderness for forty days, accepting Satan’s temptation and overcoming it, revealing that He is the beloved Son of God (V11). God also allows the temptations we face to reveal that we can experience victory through the Word of God.

3. Proclaiming the gospel of God (V14-15)

The “time is fulfilled” refers to the fact that the time was ripe to send His Son Jesus Christ to establish the Kingdom of God according to God’s plan of salvation. Here we find that Jesus was mindful of the timetable of God’s work, understood the mind of God, and knew clearly the purpose for which He had been sent into the world. The central ministry of the Lord Jesus, when He was sent to men, was to redeem them and restore their relationship with God.

4. Calling people to follow (V16-20)

Peter, Andrew, James and John, the four fishermen, had no special skills except fishing, and their nets and boats were their only means of support. However, when Jesus called them, they responded “immediately” and “followed”.

5. An example of service (V21-45)

(1) Preach the Word of God (V21-22)

Use the Word of God to minister to people and bring them back under the authority of God. We will find that Jesus’ teaching is from God and not by His own words.

(2) Casting out the unclean spirit (V23-27)

Although the unclean spirits know Jesus Christ as “the Holy One of God” (24), and they seem to give glory and praise to the Lord, the Lord Jesus refuses to accept the evil spirits as witnesses for Him, for the source of this witness is not of God. Instead of leading people to God, they would confuse them, confound what the Lord is and does, and blur the line between God and demons. Therefore, Jesus drove out the unclean spirits from men.

(3) Power to Heal (V28-31)

Jesus uses power to heal people so that they can rise up and serve. Jesus can heal the sicknesses of the body and the sorrows of the heart.

(4) Entering into rest (V32-39)

While men look to the needs of the flesh and immediate benefits, the Lord Jesus wanted to make men look to the mind of God more than the needs of the flesh, to pay attention to eternal things more than immediate benefits, and to bring them back to the eternal plan of God. Jesus withdrew into the wilderness, entered into rest and sought God’s heart.

(5) Graciousness and Mercy (V40-45)

The primary purpose of Jesus’ incarnation and ministry on earth was not to heal the sick and cast out demons, or to address man’s physical needs, but to proclaim the gospel of God. Nevertheless, He extended His hand of mercy to the leper who was desperately seeking healing, and healed him.

Conclusion:

Brothers and sisters, when we see Jesus’ ministry in the world, are we willing to respond to God’s call and learn to serve in the same way He did?

14/06/2022

引言：人为什么会举行‘风光大葬’？因为有钱，所以炫耀吗？

一、大难不死的反思（V1）

这里说到大难不死之后，一个极大的黑暗权势临到，表面上看似乎是荣耀和美好的，但是却是一个极大的网罗。上一章说到希西家得了绝症就快要死了，但是他痛哭流涕深切呼求神医治，结果神就怜悯他，多给了他15年的寿命。才有了后来的败坏和生下最糟糕的儿子，成为最败坏的王，一连串的问题。

能够祷告而经历病得医治的神迹，这当然是非常荣耀的美事。但是，人如果没有把握生命为主而活的见证，宁可在最佳状态的时被召回天家，过于在晚节不保时才恐惧战兢的面对审判！

二、王很喜欢见使者（V2）

有句古话说：“财不可露眼”！意思说金钱和贵重物品不能随便让别人看到，以免招灾惹祸。用以劝戒人们注意保管钱财。希西家王显然犯下这个大忌，所以最后果然失去这一切。

为什么希西家喜欢见使者？人性里都有一种喜欢被赞美，被奉承的天性。尤其当自己真的富强，所拥有的真的极荣华的时候，通常都喜欢给人看到，受人称赞。要非常留心这样的心态是否是骄傲自夸的表现呢？当明白我们的神抵挡骄傲的人，赐恩给谦卑的人。

三、人之炫耀夺神荣（V3-4）

为什么会把自己丰盛的财富一一给使者看？因为必然得到使者大大的奉承与称赞。怎么一来就显出自己真的很厉害、很荣耀、很威风、很英勇、很强盛····。人会在这过程中得意忘形，忘记神恩，自以为了不起，最终抢夺了神的荣耀。忘记一切成就都是神的作为与祝福。这就是人的罪，亏缺了神的荣耀。

四、炫耀者失去一切（V5-7）

神非常严厉的透过先知的口说出人炫耀自夸的后果，不但会失去一切，而且还殃及后代子孙。
今天有多少人会为着自己的后代子孙的情况而着想呢？
我们需要认真对神，好让我们的世世代代都蒙福。

总结：世代的咒诅阿！（V8）

连后代子孙被咒诅都‘事不关己’无所谓！这是何等可怕的心态？骄傲之余原来还无比自私，连自己的子孙都不顾？

Isaiah 39: Showing off? — Over!
GK611 Morning Devotion
14/6/2022
Speaker: Rev David Tan

Introduction: Why do people hold ‘grand funerals’? Because they are rich, so they show off?

1. Reflection of escaping from Calamity (V1)

It is said here that after escaping from calamity, a great power of darkness came, which seemed glorious and good on the surface, but was a great snare. In the previous chapter, it was said that Hezekiah was dying of a terminal illness, but he cried out to God for healing, and God had mercy on him and gave him 15 more years to live. That’s what led to the subsequent corruption and the birth of the worst son, who became the most corrupt king, a series of problems.

To be able to pray and experience the miracle of healing is certainly a glorious thing. But if one does not grasp the testimony of living for the Lord, it is better to be called back to heaven at the best of times than to face the judgment with fear and trembling at the end of one’s days!

2. The king was pleased to see the messenger (V2)

There is an old saying that says: “Wealth must not be seen! It means that money and valuables should not be seen by others, so as not to attract disaster. It is used to advise people to take care of their money. King Hezekiah obviously committed this taboo, so he lost it all in the end.

Why did Hezekiah like to see the messenger? It is in human nature to be praised and flattered. Especially when one is really rich and powerful and has really great glory, one usually likes to be seen and praised by others. Be very careful whether such a state of mind is a sign of pride and self-aggrandizement. Understand that our God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.

3. Man’s showing off takes away from God’s glory (V3-4)

Why did he show the messenger his abundant riches one by one? Because it was bound to be greatly flattered and praised by the messenger. How to show yourself really powerful, glorious, mighty, valiant, and strong as soon as you come —-. People will get carried away in the process, forgetting God’s grace, thinking they are great, and eventually robbing God of His glory. Forgetting that all achievements are the works and blessings of God. This is man’s sin, falling short of the glory of God.

4. Show-offs lose everything (V5-7)

God speaks very sternly through the mouth of the prophet about the consequences of boasting, not only in terms of losing everything, but also in terms of spilling over to future generations.
How many people today will think about the condition of their children and grandchildren?

We need to be serious about God so that our generations will be blessed.

Conclusion: O curse of the generations! (V8)

It doesn’t even matter if future generations are cursed! What kind of terrible mentality is this? How can you be so proud and yet so selfish that you don’t even care about your own children and grandchildren?

10/06/2022

引言：

给自己一片没有退路的悬崖，就是给自己一个向生命高地冲锋的机会。面对人生的逆境，不要妥协，而要选择坚强，这就是生命之路。

一、希西家患难中的呼求 (V1-8)

1、疾病之事变为死亡之事

「病得要死」表示王的生命衰退式微。亚述的威胁解除了，犹大国仿佛得到了新生；但希西家王个人的生命，却临到了尽头。

2、患难之事变为悔改机会

希西家转脸朝墙, 很沮丧，因年纪尚轻，没留后裔。他对神谦卑祈祷。他没对神发怒，没求神医治，只是痛痛哭诉。

3、死亡之事变为应允拯救

耶和华看见希西家的眼泪，怜悯他加增他寿数十五年，又给他奇异的兆头，命令日晷本该前进的日影，后退十度。日影后退一事，显为奇异的神迹，非人所能做，希西家目睹此兆头，当然就笃信神的作为了。

二、希西家感恩祷告诗歌 (V9-22)

1、晌午之日变为阴间之门

V10阴间的门，原文指坟墓。人的无能，在对比神的信实。死亡面前人无能为力，人必朽坏，人休要依靠世人！神才掌握着生命的钥匙，使人能经过死忘而复原，懂得当倚靠神。

2、逝者之地变为活人之地

受苦与我们有益，为要使我们学习功课和认定神，不偏左右，好行在正路上。

3、艰难之事变为神殿乐章

遭患难主必暗中保守，藏我在他隐密处，高举在盘石上。我要天天称颂主，永远赞美主圣名。主是我力量，使我稳行高处。我心涌出美辞，求赐我受教的口和快手笔，传扬神大能的作为、极美的大德。

总结：

求神帮助我们明白生命的价值和意义，因为我们能有生命气息，全是神所赐予的。求神掌管我们的生命，让我们以感恩和信靠的心，活出生命的价值。

Isaiah 38: The Salvation of the LORD
GK611 Morning Devotion
10/6/2022
Speaker: Rev Moses Li

To give yourself a piece of cliff with no way back is to give yourself a chance to charge towards the heights of life. In the face of life’s adversities, do not compromise, but choose to be strong, which is the path of life.

1. Hezekiah’s cry in distress (V1-8)

(1) The matter of disease becomes the matter of death

The phrase “sick to death” indicates the decline of the king’s life. The Assyrian threat was lifted, and the nation of Judah seemed to be reborn; but the personal life of King Hezekiah was coming to an end.

(2) Trouble turns into opportunity for repentance

Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, dejected, for he was still young and had left no descendants. He prayed humbly to God. He was not angry with God, nor did he ask God for healing, but only cried out in pain.

(3) Death becomes a promise of salvation

When the Lord saw Hezekiah’s tears, he had compassion on him and increased his life span by fifteen years, and gave him a miraculous sign, commanding the sun-dial to recede ten degrees from the shadow of the sun, which should have been moving forward. The receding of the sun’s shadow was a miraculous sign that no man could do, and when Hezekiah saw this sign, he believed in God’s work.

2. Hezekiah’s Prayer of Thanksgiving (V9-22)

(1) The day of noon becomes the gate of the gates of Sheol

V10 The gates of Sheol, original text refers to the grave. Man’s impotence, in contrast to God’s faithfulness. Man is powerless before death, he will perish, and he must not rely on the world! It is God who holds the key to life, so that man can pass through death and forgetfulness and recover, knowing that he should rely on God.

(2) The land of the dead becomes the land of the living

It is good for us to suffer, so that we may learn our lessons and identify with God, and not be side-tracked, so that we may walk in the right way.

(3) Tough things turn into music in the house of the Lord
The Lord will keep me in secret when I am in trouble, and hide me in his secret place, and exalt me on a rock. I will praise the Lord every day, and his holy name forever. The Lord is my strength, that I may walk steadily on high. My heart is full of beautiful words, and I ask for a teachable mouth and a pen of a ready writer, to proclaim the mighty works of God and the great virtues.

Conclusion：

Pray that God would help us to understand the value and meaning of life, for it is all God’s gift that we have the breath of life. Ask God to be in charge of our lives, so that we can live out the value of our lives with gratitude and trust.