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經文：「求得深。」（賽7:11） 親愛的讀者，我們必須持續禱告並等候神，直到聽見了大雨的聲音。因為絕對沒有任何理由，可以禁止我們祈求大事；所以只要我們能用信心祈求，以耐心等候，就一定能得著所求的大事。--選 我們不能製造風或控制風的吹動，但可以趁有風的時候，揚起帆與篷來利用風；我們也不能製造電，但可以架設電線來引導電的流通。換句話說，我們不能控制聖靈，但是可以在主前呈情並遵照祂的旨意，就能在祂的大能之下得到聖靈的感動與充滿。 古時候的神蹟，能否重現於今日，以利亞的神又在那裡？以利亞的神正在等待今天的以利亞去呼求祂。 凡是從前的聖徒所能得到的，今天的我們都有可能得到。如果我們能有他們那樣的信心、他們那樣的盼望、他們那樣的愛心，和他們那樣的忍耐，我們也必得到他們所得到的神蹟。 假如我們秉著以利亞祈求時的堅定信心，我們也有能力喚下聖靈的火和雨，正如當初的以利亞一樣。--哥爾本 Dr. Goulburn 新譯｜荒漠甘泉讀書會
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Scripture: "Make thy petition deep" (Isa. 7:11, margin). We must keep on praying and waiting upon the Lord, until the sound of a mighty rain is heard. There is no reason why we should not ask for large things; and without doubt we shall get large things if we ask in faith, and have the courage to wait with patient perseverance upon Him, meantime doing those things which lie within our power to do. We cannot create the wind or set it in motion, but we can set our sails to catch it when it comes; we cannot make the electricity, but we can stretch the wire along upon which it is to run and do its work; we cannot, in a word, control the Spirit, but we can so place ourselves before the Lord, and so do the things He has bidden us do, that we will come under the influence and power of His mighty breath. --Selected "Cannot the same wonders be done now as of old? Where is the God of Elijah. He is waiting for Elijah to call on Him." The greatest saints who ever lived, whether under the Old or New Dispensation, are on a level which is quite within our reach. The same forces of the spiritual world which were at their command, and the exertion of which made them such spiritual heroes, are open to us also. If we had the same faith, the same hope, the same love which they exhibited, we would achieve marvels as great as those which they achieved. A word of prayer in our mouths would be as potent to call down the gracious dews and melting fires of God's Spirit, as it was in Elijah's mouth to call down literal rain and fire, if we could only speak the word with that full assurance of faith wherewith he said it. --Dr. Goulburn, Dean of Norwich ｜ Mrs. Charles Cowman
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