愛裡有預備 by Gwen Shaw

 摘自Love , the law of the angles 一書  第三章  愛裡有預備

譯：Rachel Taso

愛裡有預備，神藉著愛行了最偉大的事。任何沒有愛的能力都是可怕的，這就是為甚麼撒旦這麼邪惡，牠有一些能力但是沒有一點愛。讓我們歡喜快樂吧，因為我們永生的父，創造主，宇宙的主宰是愛的源頭。

若我們記得宇宙是怎麼創造的，就更能明白。祂的創造就是愛。

祂為祂所愛的建造新屋。祂在創造我們之前就愛我們了，就像新郎為新婦周詳完備的預備新房。祂並不是先創造了人，卻還沒有先為他預備住的地方。而是先為他創造了一個美麗的世界，地球。在裡面建了個園子叫伊甸，園子裡有河流經過，有繽紛的花朵給予色彩及香氣，美麗的樹木成為樹陰及鳥兒的住處，創造了動物成為人的朋友及幫助，鳥兒歌唱，魚兒玩水。你注意到水中多彩多姿的魚兒嗎? 神先造了一個討人喜悅的世界，才創造人，把人放在完美的世界裡，這不叫做愛嗎? 愛供應我們一切所需，這也是為甚麼，耶穌告訴我們：『不要憂慮吃甚麼、喝甚麼、穿甚麼。…你們需用的這一切東西，你們的天父是知道的。』（太6:31,32）創造世界時祂就在，祂知道供應的律。耶和華以勒，不也是祂的名字嗎?

母親愛她的家人，聖經說，『她未到黎明就起來，把食物分給家中的人。』這是愛的表現，我們的天父也是這樣供應我們。耶穌不要我們為吃甚麼、喝甚麼、穿甚麼、憂慮，因為他說，我們需用的這一切東西，我們的天父都知道。

如果天父精心地裝扮花草綠地，甚至連所羅門極其榮華的時候所穿戴的還不如花一朵。祂豈不也因愛我們，而為我們預備一切嗎? 但願人能體會祂是何等深愛我們，祂樂意供應我們一切所需。愛不但能創造，而且願意供應。

神說那人獨居不好，所以為他預備了配偶。神為挪亞預備了避難所，為撒拉預備墳墓，為以撒預備妻子，為約瑟預備宰相的位子，為摩西預備保母，為以色列預備拯救者，為曠野預備嗎哪，為約書亞預備不落日的一天，為基甸預備軍隊，為參孫預備能力，為大衛預備朋友，是的，祂為一切都有預備。為今天預備氣力，為明天預備盼望。我們真的可以說，主啊! 祢的信實，對我極其廣大!

(FROM: Behold, the Dreamer Cometh!  by Sister Gwen Shaw)   

 NEVER LET DIFFICULTIES CAUSE YOU TO LOSE YOUR DREAM

It is not enough to receive a dream. One must keep that dream alive in one’s heart every day, every night, every hour, every moment. And one must never allow the darkness and the trials of life to cause such discouragement that one loses his faith in its final fulfillment.

Even though Joseph was thrown in the pit, and suffered as a slave, was thrown into prison, and tested to the extreme, he kept his vision in his heart. If he had ever, even for one moment, given up, he would never have seen it fulfilled. Joseph went as far down as any man can go, but he also rose to greater heights than any man ever has in positions of power and honour.

When Joseph was a youth he was anxious to tell others his dreams. But when he became mature, he was able to listen as others told him about their dreams. Great men and women take time to hear what others see and hear. Great men and women know that they do not know it all. Your brother and your sister may have a vision which they need to share. They may need encouragement. Don’t “roll over them” with your own vision when they are opening their hearts to you. Listen to them. It could be that you might learn something from them also.

It’s Time for Change
by Gwen R. Shaw

      I was sitting at the kitchen table in our beautiful House of Peace in Jerusalem, conversing with some of my friends, talking about the Church in general. My soul was grieved at its spiritual condition worldwide. As I stood up to walk across the room to the piano I heard the Holy Spirit say loud and clear, “It’s time for change!”

      I felt that God was weary with our lack of love and our luke­warmness, and that He was going to have to shake up His Church. Many of the churches were in a spiritual rut. They had lost the Holy Ghost fire and zeal. Many of the churches were under the leadership of man, instead of the Holy Ghost. In my heart I suddenly knew that mighty things were going to take place, and everything would change!

      I felt that the Holy Spirit was saying to me, “You must prepare your heart for what is about to take place very shortly all over the world, and particularly among My people, the Church, that I love.” As I sat down at the piano to begin to play, the Holy Spirit gave me a new song: