「主日之外的那六天」

灵修操练

"The Other Six"

Devotional Practice

40天灵修的第11天

Day 11 of 40 Days Devotion

15 April 2021

阅读圣经
Reading the Bible

  • 以弗所书 6:17

要戴上救恩的头盔,拿着圣灵的宝剑—就是上帝的道。


  • 诗篇 119:18-24

求你开我的眼睛,
使我看出你律法中的奇妙。
我在地上是寄居的人,
求你不要向我隐藏你的命令!
我时常切慕你的典章,
耗尽心力。
受诅咒、偏离你命令的骄傲人,
你已经责备他们。
求你除掉我所受的羞辱和藐视,
因我遵守你的法度。
虽有掌权者坐着妄论我,
你仆人却思想你的律例。
你的法度也是我的喜乐,
我的导师。


上帝的话语在以弗所书6:17里被称为圣灵的宝剑——一种进攻用的武器,可见我们可以用它来对抗魔鬼,但这究竟是什么意思呢?是这样的:上帝的话语是真理,这就意味着它可以揭露魔鬼的谎言。那些谎言听上去像是日常的常识或是民间的智慧,但是它们经常会把人引向死亡。谎言包括:婚前性行为不是什么大不了的事,不会对我们有什么影响;人性本善,我们只是偶尔会犯错。

我们有上帝的真理在手里,就可以把真理传给别人,帮助朋友和家人摆脱那些貌似提供自由,实为奴役他们的骗局。


  • Ephesians 6:17

and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,


  • Psalm 119:18-24

Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
I am a sojourner on the earth;
hide not your commandments from me!
My soul is consumed with longing
for your rules at all times.
You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,
who wander from your commandments.
Take away from me scorn and contempt,
for I have kept your testimonies.
Even though princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes.
Your testimonies are my delight;
they are my counselors.


The Word of God is called the sword of the Spirit here – an offensive weapon. So we use it to fight the devil, but what does that look like? Well God’s word is truth, which means it helps to expose the lies of the devil. These lies look like everyday wisdom and cultural wisdom, but they often lead to death. Lies like sleeping with someone before we're married isn't really a big deal and won't really affect us, or that on the inside humans are really innately good people and we just occasionally make mistakes.

With God’s truth in hand, we can spread that truth to others, helping to set friends and family free from the deception that keeps them slave to the very things that pretend to offer freedom.

祷告与实践
Pray and Practice

今天,要留意有哪些文化或社会观念与上帝的话语不符。考虑如何用上帝的话语来解释为什么那些观念其实是谎言,导致我们继续处于受伤和困惑的状态中。

Keep a lookout today for cultural and social ideas that don’t necessarily line up with God’s word. Think of ways that God’s word could be used to explain why those ideas are actually lies meant to keep us broken and confused.