God’s Power Always Protects You

God’s Power Always Protects You

上帝的大能一直保护你

Dec 13, 2017

“And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation”(1 Peter 1:5a NLT).

“你们这因信蒙　神能力保守的人，必能得着所预备、到末世要显现的救恩。”（彼前1:5 和修）

Hope matters.

希望很重要。

In a world that often looks bleak, we need to understand that God’s best is yet to come.

在这个冷酷无情的世界上，我们需要理解上帝的最好的还在后头。

We find five reasons in 1 Peter 1 why we can have hope no matter what’s going on in our lives. I’ve given you the first three of those reasons in recent devotionals.

为什么无论我们的生活如何，我们仍然可以有希望呢？我们在彼得前书第一章找到了五个原因。我已经在最近的灵修中给了你们前三个原因。

God chose us before we chose him.

在我们选择相信上帝之前，上帝就拣选了我们。

God always treats us with grace and mercy.

上帝对我们满有恩典和怜悯。

God has secured our future.

上帝保护着我们的将来。

Fourth,God’s power will protect us.The Bible tells us,“And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation”(1 Peter 1:5a NLT).

第四，上帝的能力要保护我们。圣经对我们说，“你们这因信蒙 神能力保守的人，必能得着所预备、到末世要显现的救恩。”（彼前1:5 和修）

Let’s just be honest. Sometimes we’re in situations where we feel hopeless, helpless, and powerless.

说实话。有时候我们会有感到无助、无望、无力的时候

But the truth is, that’s a lie. You’re not hopeless, helpless, or powerless when you have God in your life.

但是真理是，这是谎言。当上帝在你生命中的时候，你绝不会无助、无望、无力。

God tells us his mighty power will protect us

上帝告诉我们，他的大能将要保护我们。

Have you ever seen signs in front of houses that say “Protected by a security system”? We should do the same. We need little signs that say “Protected by God.”

你曾经在一个房子面前看到过“已被安全系统保护”的标志吗？我们也是这样。我们需要一个“已被上帝保护”的小标志。

The word “protect” in the verse above literally means garrison. It means we’re continuously guarded by God’s power.

“保护”这个词在经文中的字面字义是守卫。这意味着我们一直被上帝的大能看守着。

God is watching over you every moment of the day, just as a bodyguard would. Everything in life is Father-filtered — even the hard things caused by our sin or others’ sin that God can still use for his good.

上帝每天每时每刻都在看顾着你，就想一个保镖所做的。生命中每件事都是天父过滤过的——甚至连我们或他人犯罪多带来的恶果也是，上帝也可以为了他的益处使用这些。

What do you have to do in all of this? It’s really simple: You trust God.

那么你为了这些要做些什么呢？答案很简单：你要相信上帝。

Talk It Over

讨论问题

How does the picture of God acting as a sentry, watching over and protecting you, impact how you see your life?

上帝像哨兵一样的行动是怎样一幅画面，看顾你保护你，如何影响你的生命？

How have you seen God’s protection play out in your life?

在你生命中，你是否有被上帝保护的经历呢？

Do you trust God’s protection in every area of your life? Why or why not?

你是否相信上帝保护着你生命中的每一处？为什么？