5月2日

標　　題： 神完全的保護

經　　節： 我與他們同在的時候，因你所賜給我的名保守了他們，我也護衛了他們；其中除了那滅亡之子，沒有一個滅亡的，好叫經上的話得應驗。（約翰福音十七章12節）

沒有一件撒但做的事能夠使你懼怕（提摩太后書一：7）。耶穌挑選出天父所賜給祂的十二位門徒，並小心地護衛他們不受惡者的侵害。耶穌差遣祂的門徒進入危險的困境，然而，祂為他們禱告，祈求天父的大能完全保守他們脫離那惡者（約翰福音十七：15）。

同樣地，耶穌說我們是祂的羊，是牢牢地掌握在天父強壯的手中（約翰福音十：28）。沒有一個地方比在全能神的手中更安全，你相信嗎？還是你害怕撒但或別人怎麼對付自己？使徒約翰鼓勵我們不要懼怕：「因為那在你們裡面的，比那在世界上的更大。」（約翰一書四：4）這不只是神學上的觀念，更是一個讓你完全放心的事實。這不只是一個默想家人安全的真理，而是一個應許，讓你在面對逆境或世人威脅時，能緊緊握住的應許。

你的作為透露出你的信仰。如果你過的是懼怕、充滿憂慮的日子，不管你嘴巴怎麼說，你已經證明自己對神的護佑沒有信心。你要有信心，相信耶穌不斷地為你向天父代求。如果你完全相信祂，你不會有任何懼怕。

God’s Complete Protection

"While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled." (John 17:12)

Nothing that Satan can do to you should cause you to fear (2 Tim. 1:7). Jesus chose the twelve disciples the Father had given Him and then jealously guarded them from the evil one. Jesus sent His disciples into the world where they experienced difficult and dangerous circumstances, but He interceded on their behalf with His Father that they would have His strong protection from the evil one (John 17:15).

In the same way, Jesus said that we, as His sheep, are held securely in the Father’s strong hand (John 10:28). There is no better place to be than safely in the hand of almighty God. Do you believe this, or are you fearful of what Satan or people can do to you? The apostle John encourages us that we do not need to fear: “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). This is not merely a theological concept but a profound reality in which you can have absolute confidence. It is not just a truth for meditation in the security of your home; it is a promise you can cling to in the midst of a hostile and menacing world.

What you do reveals what you believe. If you are living a fearful, anxiety-filled life, you are proving your lack of confidence in God’s protection, regardless of what you may say. Live your life with confidence that Jesus is continually interceding with the Father on your behalf. If you trust Him completely, you will have nothing to fear.