When a child of god begins to get a real vision into the need of the church and of the world , a vision of the divine redemption which god has promised in the outpouring of his love into our hearts , a vision of the power of true intercession to bring down the heavenly blessing , a vision of the honour of being allowed as intercessors to take part in that work , it comes as a matter of course that he regards the work as the most heavenly thing upon earth ? as intercessor to cry day and night to god for the revelation of his mighty power 当神的儿女开始得着真实的异象,看见今日教会以及全世界的需要,看见神的救赎并应许将他的爱浇灌在我们心中,看见真实的代祷能带下属天的祝福,看见神准许我们作代祷者的尊荣,并有分于他的代祷工作时,我们即视此为神对于地的一件最崇高的心意? ?借着昼夜不断的代祷使神的大能显在地上。
Here i was run down again by him to the last degree , and it was a testimony to me , how the meer notions of nature , though they will guide reasonable creatures to the know ledge of a god , and of a worship or homage due to the supreme being , of god as the consequence of our nature ; yet nothing but divine revelation can form the knowledge of jesus christ , and of a redemption purchas d for us , of a mediator of the new covenant , and of an intercessor , at the foot - stool of god s throne ; i say , nothing but a revelation from heaven , can form these in the soul , and that therefore the gospel of our lord and saviour jesus christ ; i mean , the word of god , and the spirit of god promis d for the guide and sanctifier of his people , are the absolutely necessary instructors of the souls of men , in the saving knowledge of god , and the means of salvation 他把我的话想了好半天,最后,他显得很激动,并对我说: "对啦,对啦,你我魔鬼都有罪,上帝留着我们,是让我们忏悔,让我们都获得赦免。 "谈到这里,我又被他弄得十分尴尬。他的这些话使我充分认识到,虽然天赋的观念可以使一般有理性的人认识上帝,可以使他们自然而然地对至高无上的上帝表示崇拜和敬礼,然而,要认识到耶稣基督,要认识到他曾经替我们赎罪,认识到他是我们同上帝之间所立的新约的中间人,认识到他是我们在上帝宝座前的仲裁者,那就非要神的启示不可。
We think of paul as the great missionary , the great preacher , the great writer , the great apostle “ in labours more abundant . ” we do not sufficiently think of him as the intercessor , who sought and obtained , by his supplication , the power that rested upon all his other activities , and brought down the blessing that rested on the churches that he served 我们每逢想到保罗就说他是个伟大的传道人、布道家、大作家、 “格外劳苦”的大使徒,我们却不够认识他是一位代祷者,他藉着祈求寻求并得着生活的能力,且能为他所服事的教会代求带下祝福。