Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音)
Exhortation to Cultivate Faith
EXHORTATION TO CULTIVATE FAITH
Faith is a very precious thing. It is not enough to just have a simple faith. Jesus exhorted His disciples to cultivate their faith as much as possible.
“Believe Me that I am in My Father And the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.”
John 14:11
1. “Believe Me”
a. Some things are mistaken for faith
i. Respect for Jesus is not faith
ii. Regard for Jesus is not faith either
iii. Hearing is not faith as well
iv. Even seeing miracles is not the same as faith
b. The challenge to the Disciples
i. To check faith
ii. To check if this faith is increasing
iii. To ensure continued faith in Jesus
2. “Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me”
a. Content of faith is important
b. Deep content is vital for increase of faith
c. Sometimes the content may be hard to grasp
i. The Father is IN Jesus and not alongside
ii. Jesus is IN the Father and not just dependent on Him
3. “Or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves”
a. Faith must deepen at all costs
b. The works of Jesus are so wonderful they must compel faith
c. The works show that His miracles are not like that of the prophets
d. The power to perform miracles:
i. That lies in the Power of God
ii. It is also in Jesus because the Father is in Him
iii. Understanding profound thoughts would help deepen and increase faith
经文:约翰福音 14: 11
培养信心的鼓励
信心是非常宝贵的。拥有简单的信心是不足够的。耶稣劝勉祂的门徒尽全能去培养他们的信心。
“你们当信我,我在父里面,父在我里面;即或不信,也当因我所做的事信我。”
《约翰福音 14:11》