The Greatest Source of Power

Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do . . . —John 14:13

Am I fulfilling this ministry of intercession deep within the hidden recesses of my life? There is no trap nor any danger at all of being deceived or of showing pride in true intercession. It is a hidden ministry that brings forth fruit through which the Father is glorified. Am I allowing my spiritual life to waste away, or am I focused, bringing everything to one central point— the atonement of my Lord? Is Jesus Christ more and more dominating every interest of my life? If the central point, or the most powerful influence, of my life is the atonement of the Lord, then every aspect of my life will bear fruit for Him.

However, I must take the time to realize what this central point of power is. Am I willing to give one minute out of every hour to concentrate on it? “If you abide in Me . . . “— that is, if you continue to act, and think, and work from that central point— “you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you” (John 15:7). Am I abiding? Am I taking the time to abide? What is the greatest source of power in my life? Is it my work, service, and sacrifice for others, or is it my striving to work for God? It should be none of these— what ought to exert the greatest power in my life is the atonement of the Lord. It is not on what we spend the greatest amount of time that molds us the most, but whatever exerts the most power over us. We must make a determination to limit and concentrate our desires and interests on the atonement by the Cross of Christ.

“Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do . . . .” The disciple who abides in Jesus is the will of God, and what appears to be his free choices are actually God’s foreordained decrees. Is this mysterious? Does it appear to contradict sound logic or seem totally absurd? Yes, but what a glorious truth it is to a saint of God.

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切勿鬆懈

你們奉我的名，無論求什麼，我必成就。 （約十四13）

我有沒有從事這內在的事奉？代禱沒有網羅、沒有沉迷或驕傲的危險，是一種隱藏的事奉，它所結出的果子可以榮耀父神。我是讓屬靈生命消磨虛耗，還是把一切集於一點－－我主的代贖？耶穌基督在我生命裡頭，是否愈來愈佔據掌管？如果我生命中唯一的重心、最大的原動力是主的代贖，這樣我生活的每一方面都必為他結果子了。

我必須花工夫去體察哪裡是能力的樞紐。我有沒有花上片刻的時間去注意這件事？ [你們若常在我裡面]－－要從這中心不斷地去實行、去思想、去工作－－[你們無論求什麼，我必成就。 ]

我是住在他裡面麼？我有花時間去住在他裡面麼？我生命中最大的能力源頭是什麼？是工作、事奉、為人犧牲，還是盡力為神工作？在我生命中產生最大能力的，應該是主的救贖。影響我們最厲害的，並非花時間最多的事物，而是那些在我們心裡產生最大的能力。我們必須限制以及集中自己的心力。

[你們奉我的名，無論求什麼，我必成就。 ]住在耶穌裡的門徒，就是神的心意；他表面上自由的選擇，乃是神預定的旨意。很神秘嗎？邏輯上矛盾荒謬麼？不錯，但對聖徒卻是榮耀的真理。

祈禱◆噢，主啊，為著那恩典的寶座，讓我在耶穌基督裡可以坦然無懼地領受憐憫，並得著今天的恩典去榮耀你，我讚美你。