我们活在世界上，但不属于世界 | 平约瑟牧师-《恩典灵粮》
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我们活在世界上，但不属于世界
We Are in This World but Not of This World
祂必救你脱离捕鸟人的网罗和毒害的瘟疫。（诗篇91:3 和合本译）
祂必救你脱离捕鸟人的网罗。不是“可能”或者“有时”，而是绝对的“必定”。不是附加条件的“祂可能”，而是明确的“祂必定”。我们的神必救我们脱离捕鸟人的网罗，这是何等蒙福的确据！
圣经把魔鬼描绘成捕鸟人。捕鸟人就是职业捕鸟者。牠设下陷阱，小心地把它们掩藏起来，这样就能伏击那些毫无防备心的鸟类。圣经也把魔鬼描绘成贼和杀人犯，“牠来，无非要偷窃、杀害和毁坏”（请看约翰福音10:10）
需要明白的是，我们生活的世界是一个堕落的世界，亚当悖逆，就把世界的钥匙交给了魔鬼。因着亚当所行的，魔鬼成了世界的统治者。使徒保罗称牠为“空中掌权者”（以弗所书 2:2）。这就是为何只要魔鬼还是这个世界的主宰，世界就会继续黑暗下去，继续存在事故 、疾病，灾难、患难和死亡。
但是我们可以欢喜地知道魔鬼在这个世界上的租约很快就要结束了。使徒保罗也告诉我们，我们的主耶稣很快就要再来，一切的仇敌都要被祂击败或放在祂的脚下。尽末了所毁灭的仇敌就是死。（请看哥林多前书 15:26）
与此同时，我们将看到这个世界变得越来越黑暗，但是我们这信的人，却不必活在恐惧之中。因为我们信靠的是主耶稣。我们虽活在世界上，却不属于世界。（请看约翰福音17:16）这里有一个非常真实且积极的捕鸟人正在布置陷阱。就我在写这本书的时候，我正在阅读和听到有关炸弹爆炸，枪击，商业飞机着陆时坠毁以及世界各地病毒爆发的报道。
在自然情况下，这是非常令人沮丧的。但是不要忘了，我们有一位救主，祂更加真实。祂应许救赎我们脱离捕鸟人的网罗和毒害的瘟疫（危险的疾病和病毒），最重要的是，我们需要意识到我们每天是多么需要救主，需要祂每天的保护。需要主耶稣每天参与我们的生活。唯有祂能拯救我们，保护我们平安。
We Are in This World but Not of This World
alm 91:3 |
urely He shall you from the snareof the fowler and from the perilous pest.
urely He shall you from the snareof the fowler. Not “maybe” or “sometimes,” but an unqualified “surely.” Not acon “He might” but a “He shall.” What blesse wehave that our God will us from the snare of the fowler!
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ut we can rejoice in the knowledge thatthe devil’s lease on this world is quickly running out. Apostle Paul also tellsus that our Lor is coming back and all His enemies will be humble under His feet, with death as the last enemy to be (see 1 Cor.15:26).
In the meantime, we will see the worl an. But as bel, we do not need to live in fear.Our trust is in our Lor. We are in this world, but we are not of th (see John 17:16). There is a very real an fowler that is settingup snares. Even as this book, I’m reading an reports of bombsgoing off, shootings, a commercial a crashing upon landing, an in parts of the world.
In the natural, this can be extremely. But don’t forget that we have a Savior who is even more real,and He has promised to us from the snare of the fowler an pest ( an). The bottom-line is, weneed to realize how much we need our Savior and His protection daily. We needto the Lor in our lives every day. Only He can us andkeep us safe!
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