赤誠追尋神

「神呀，雖然我們看不見你，但你在每一天裡，都注意、留心我們對你的態度。
雖然有很多人，當看不見你的時候，認為自己可以任意而行，隨意毀謗、攻擊你的僕人；
但是，你仍然是神！你仍然是行奇事的神。

你的聖靈在今天，仍然恩膏那些你所信任的人。
你的愛子耶穌，我們的救主，在今天仍然把智慧澆灌在你所信任的人身上。
而你自己，你仍然是忠誠、信實。
在每個時代中，當你真的找到一個忠誠、信實的人，你會起來審判！

神呀，讓你聖靈微小的聲音，引導我們、教導我們，
願意降服在你的面前，願意放下我們一切的自義、污穢、血氣或自己的方法。
當我們忠於你的時候，就讓我們等候你，讓你把你所信任的人，放在安穩之處。

神呀，在這時代中，你正在尋找這樣的一群人，願意付上這個代價。
就讓這篇訊息真能改變我們的一生，讓我們付上這代價，一個一生之久的代價，
來得著神你所賜下，寶貴的恩膏。」

筆墨難以形容這篇訊息在我心中造成的感動。
我實在不願輕忽浪費這些重要的立志時刻，
便放慢腳步，在繁忙的旺角街道上，全心全意地向神立定一個一生之久的委身．．．

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在信仰中，我很珍惜每次被神感動的時刻．．．

這些感動，有時是被動地藉著教會領袖們悉心預備的聚會或分享、
因著群體的讚美敬拜而感受到神的真實同在，或是因為講台上的恩膏而被震撼。

但我發覺，神的感動其實是我可以主動吸引的！

當我們在日常生活中、真是花心思追尋神，當我們真是對祂認真，神就會被吸引來就近我們，
讓我們每天都走在祂的計劃和同在裡，每天都被感動和震撼！

而當每一次被神感動震撼的時候，我都會抓緊這些內心最真誠赤熱的重要時刻，
向神更深地委身立志，讓我的信仰力上加力、歷久常新。

Extracted from Todd Bentley:"THE DAY OF MANIFESTATION--IMPARTATION OF FAVOR"
May 24, 2007

We live in the most exciting age of all time. Friends, this is the hour of God's favor. The former rain and latter rain is resting on the seeds--seeds that have been on your heart, the seeds of destiny that have fallen upon dry ground.

Many have walked faithfully in the Spirit but haven't come into the day of increase, favor, and authority. But this day is coming, as it did for Jesus and many great Biblical saints. God's favor increased over King David.

The Spirit of God came upon David when he was appointed king over Israel, but it took years before his kingship manifested --where he actually ruled and reigned over all of Israel. David received more measures of favor and authority when he reigned as king and even more as he grew as king. Every stage of his faithful, intimate walk with the Lord manifested more favor.   

The Spirit of the Lord says that God is placing a crown of manifestation on the heads of His faithful, diligent, chosen saints--a crown of great favor and authority with God and men. God rewards those who diligently seek Him. To those He calls His friends are greater measures of authority and favor.

Favor is God's "pleasure." When God takes pleasure or delights in people, He distinguishes and delights in them, showering down His spiritual blessing, goodwill, and grace. He will favor the faithful with His riches. They will be the head and not the tail. Experience won't be necessary because they'll have His favor, which empowers and therefore qualifies them to accomplish great feats.

God's favor was upon me, because I sought Him with all of my heart--I pursued Him and prepared myself to be chosen. So too, the Lord is choosing, giving authority, power, and favor with men. But the Lord says, that you must have the grace to receive His favor.

God wants to favor you. Consider Esther. He gave her everything she needed to receive the favor He desired for her. Esther prepared and positioned herself to be pleasing before the king. So pleased was he, that he held out a golden scepter to her, signifying his favor, and an invitation into the palace. The king asked her, "What do you wish?" This is the day that God selects those pleasing to Him and asks, "What do you wish?"

Favor depends on friendship. Through intimacy, the Lord calls us His "friend". In friendship with Him, we are no longer servants. When we abide in Him we can ask anything we desire, and it shall be granted to us (see John 15:7).

Favor depends on preparing ourselves and positioning ourselves to be pleasing before the King. It's time in the tabernacle, in the tent of meeting, meeting with God, worshiping, and spending intimate time with Him. It moves God when we prepare and delights Him to respond to our desires.   

THE TENT OF WITNESS

God said, "I want to show whom I have chosen." God is going to witness the call on your life. Those in the tent of meeting will move into the tent of witness. In the tent of witness, God releases authority, influence, and favor. When Moses placed the twelve rods of the Father's houses in the tent of witness, Aaron's rod sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and yielded ripe almonds, while the rods of the rest of the princes remained dry and void of fruit.

This is where the Church is headed, to that place of giving witness--a demonstration, manifestation, proof, evidence and testimony of personal experience and of victory. God is going to prove and back up your calling. He's going to place the rod in your hand. You will now have influence, a platform, and doors will open you never dreamed possible. The rod represented influence, authority, and Divine backup; witness from God that He sent you, a witness that no man can deny.

Choose to prepare your life to receive the increase of favor. Prepare yourself to go before the King. Wait for the favor of God on your calling, on your dreams, and on your visions. Anticipate the golden scepter, the invitation to advance.

Many are called but few are chosen. There is a calling. God is choosing. He's going to bestow an impartation of authority and favor. You'll have the "right" to use dunamis power. Things will accelerate. Doors will open. The blessings of the Lord will multiply. Your destiny, visions, and dreams will birth. The latter rain and former rain will converge for harvest. I call forth the seed and the promise that are already there. Let the dew of Heaven fall upon you.

Favor is coming. With the impartation of authority, chains and shackles will fall off. You'll break free of tethers. The anointing will break the yoke. You shall make decrees that set the captives free, to proclaim liberty for those who are oppressed. God will give you what you desire. You will plunder the Egyptians and experience spiritual breakthrough. You will have the spirit of an overcomer --a victorious, triumphant spirit. The tide will change and release the spirit of the overcomer.

Will you wear the crown of manifestation? Will you advance into the tent of witness? Position yourself for the dew of the Lord--the anointing of favor. Pursue intimate friendship with the Lord. Let yours be the rod that blooms, and then expect an open Heaven over your life as His glory comes down and manifests His supernatural, astonishing blessings on your life. Let the almonds come forth!

是你帶領，看守引導，
我心得到盼望。
是你眷顧，悉心愛護，
每刻活在我心！
現我裡外得釋放，我心深感滿足，
容讓我跪拜、頌揚你，
唱出事奉愛歌。

你配得尊榮、得稱頌，是配得尊崇、稱讚，
你配得尊榮、得稱頌，是配得尊崇、讚賞，
讓我一生尋求主喜悅，渡過此生，全無虧欠，
讓我衷心敬拜，求為你獻奉活祭！

如果不是你的帶領，誰能跟著你的步伐，進到你的時代計劃裡？
如果不是你的眷顧和悉心愛護，我也不可能經過這漫長的過程，繼續健康地、充滿盼望地成長。

所以神哪，我存著感恩的心降服在你面前，
知道是你的恩典，讓我得以被塑造、預備來到王的寶座前，
讓我白白得來的，也白白捨去。

讓當日我所立的志向，我能持定，
讓我在你面前不斷長大，成為一個你能夠信任、忠信的人，
讓你親自把你信任的人，放在你命定之處。