對我們無微不至的神
羅馬書十五章5、13、33節
5但願賜忍耐、安慰的神，叫你們彼此同心，效法基督耶穌，
13但願使人有盼望的神，因信將諸般的喜樂平安充滿你們的心，使你們藉著聖靈的能力大有盼望。
33願賜平安的神常和你們眾人同在。阿們！
信息分享
請先讀第5節。我們的神是一位賜人忍耐、安慰和合一的神。讓我們思考每項的含意。
忍耐表示堅持到底。我們遇到困難的時候，很容易會灰心放棄；因此，我們必須緊記，我們的神會幫助我們堅持到底。
神也賜人安慰。我們別無所需，但當我們經歷人生的爭戰時，一句及時的安慰和鼓勵，就會立即扭轉形勢，使我們最終得勝。
神還會賜我們一顆合一的心。信徒之間很容易分裂。第6節告訴我們，神能夠使我們同心同聲。這豈不是今天許多信徒群體最需要的嗎？
然後，保羅在第13節告訴我們，我們的神還是一位使人有盼望的神。「盼望」一詞並不是含糊、籠統地指一件可能會、也可能不會發生的事情；反之，它表示我們基於神的信實而信靠神。只要我們記念神曾為我們所做的一切，以及祂給予我們的應許，我們就能生出盼望。
因著對神的盼望，我們便滿有喜樂和平安（13節）。在33節我們的神被稱爲「和平的神」。保羅經常面對各種危難和攻擊，然而，他內心深處卻深深經歷到神的平安。在他的書信中，「平安」一詞出現不下四十次。我們只要信靠神，也可經歷同樣的平安。
我們的神能賜予我們甚麼呢？就是忍耐、安慰、合一、盼望、喜樂和平安。我們還需要甚麼呢？何不今天就再次感謝祂？
牢記經文：「願頌讚歸與我們主耶穌基督的父神！祂在基督裡曾賜給我們天上各樣屬靈的福氣。」（弗一3）
OUR WONDERFUL GOD
Romans 15: 5, 13 & 33
5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Message
Notice the first one in verse 5. Our wonderful God can give endurance, encouragement, and unity. Think of all that means.
Endurance, you can call it patience or steadfastness. We are so often tempted to give up. When we are tempted to do so, let's remember that our wonderful God can help us go on and go through.
He also gives encouragement. There is nothing we need more. A word of encouragement at the right moment can make all the difference in our battle of life.
God can also give a spirit of unity. How easy it is for Christians to be divided. Verse 6 says God can enable us to have one heart and one mouth. Is this one of the greatest needs in many groups of believers today?
Then verse 13 tells us that our wonderful God is a God of hope. The word “hope” is not a weak, indefinite word referring to something which may or may not happen. It stands for our confidence in God, based on God's faithfulness. Hope comes from remembering what God has done for us and what He has promised.
The result (v.13) of believing in our hope in God is joy and peace. In verse 33 our wonderful God is called the God of peace. Paul himself faced constant danger and opposition, but he knew continually the abiding peace of God, personally and deeply. He included the word peace over 40 times in his epistles. We can know it too as we trust in the same God.
What can our wonderful God give us? They are endurance, encouragement, unity, hope, joy, and peace. Do we need anything more? Why not thank Him again today?
A VERSE FOR TODAY: “God.....has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3)