親愛的弟兄姊妹平安:
「神啊，有何神像祢，赦免罪孽，饒恕你產業餘民的罪過，不永遠懷怒，喜愛施恩？ （ 彌7:18)
讓我們繼續祈禱，作時代的守望者，為萬人祈求，並為自己禱告，認識自己的有限，放下自己的偏執，承認自己的過失。
在七日的頭一日，那是主耶穌基督得勝的日子，祂戰勝了死亡，粉碎了撒但黑暗的權勢，從墳墓中復活過來，成為睡了之人初熟的果子。讓我們聚集一起緊靠着主，不效法世界隨波逐流，倒要心意更新，渴慕主，思念主，信主，愛主。
「婦人，為什麼哭？你找誰呢？」多少個主日，我們在淚水度過，兩眼盯着墳墓，執意耶穌的屍體，在垂頭喪氣中緬懷自我特定的思維，就是遇見了主耶穌，也認不出祂來。七日的頭一日，讓我們抹乾淚眼，仰望耶穌，祂來了，為我們釘十架，更為我們從墳墓中復活，他是救主，就是我們生命的主，讓我們來到主的跟前繼續祈禱。
「我非看見祂手上的釘痕，用指頭探入那釘痕，又用手探入祂的肋旁，我總不信。」是的，這是我們的心態，自以為是，我要看見，我要摸着，我要探入，若不順着我，我總不信 !「悖逆的罪與行邪術的罪相等，頑梗的罪與拜虛神和偶像的罪相同。(撒上15 ： 23)
在七日的頭一天與信徒肢體一同聚集，主耶穌來了，我們聽了祂的話，學了祂的教訓，我們整個人的心思，感情和意念就從自我的封閉中得着釋放。人生不是囚籠，單單活在門都關上的房子裏 ; 乃是被差遣出去，活出信望愛，活出主耶穌的救恩。讓我們親近主，認識耶穌是我們的主，我們的神。
六日勞碌做我們一切的工，七日的頭一天，是紀念主耶穌復活的日子，讓我們繼續祈禱!
主內
王 興
2019年11月30日
Dear brothers and sisters,
‘Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.’ (Micah 7:18)
Let us continue to pray, to be the watchmen of this generation, for all people and for ourselves, knowing our own limitations, laying down our stubbornness and confess our sins.
On the first day of the week, the day our Lord claims victory. He has conquered death and the dark power of Satan. He has risen from the tomb and become the first fruit of those who have slept. Let us gather together and cling to the Lord, not conforming to the pattern of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of our mind, long after the Lord, trust Him and love Him.
‘Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?’ How many Sundays have we spent in tears, fixing our eyes on the tomb and the corpse of Jesus, setting our minds on our own frustrations, not realizing the Lord though meeting Him? On the first day of the week, let us wipe our tears and look upon Jesus. He has come to die on the cross for us and has risen from the tomb for us. He is our Saviour and Lord. Let us continue to pray before the Lord.
‘Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.’ Isn’t this our mindset? Unless things work my way, I will not believe! ‘For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.’ (1 Sam 15:23)
On the first day of the week, when we gather with brothers and sisters, Jesus comes, we listen to His Word and learn His teaching, and we are released from the cage of our own minds and feelings. Life is not a cage and we should not live in a locked room. We are sent to live out hope, faith, love and the salvation of the Lord. Let us come near to the Lord, knowing that Jesus is our Lord and our God.
We work hard for 6 days, the first day of the week is the day to remember the resurrection of Lord Jesus. Let us continue to pray.
In Him,
Sam Wong