April 21

"And being absolutely certain that whatever promise He is bound by, He is able to make good." (Rom. 4:21)

We are told that Abraham could look at his own body and consider it as good as dead without being discouraged, because he was not looking at himself but at the Almighty¹ One.

He did not stagger at the promise, but stood straight up unbending beneath his mighty² load of blessing³; and instead of growing weak he waxed strong in the faith, grew more robust⁴, the more difficulties became apparent, glorifying⁵ God through His very sufficiency and being "fully⁶ persuaded" (as the Greek expresses it) "that he who had promised was," not merely able, but as it literally⁷ means "abundantly able," munificently⁸ able, able with an infinite surplus of resources, infinitely⁹ able "to perform."

He is the God of boundless¹⁰ resources. The only limit is in us. Our asking, our thinking, our praying are too small; our expectations are too limited. He is trying to lift us up to a higher conception, and lure¹¹ us on to a mightier¹² expectation and appropriation¹³. Oh, shall we put Him in derision? There is no limit to what we may ask and expect of our glorious El-Shaddai; and there is but one measure here given for His blessing, and that is "according to the power that worketh in us." --A. B. Simpson.

"Climb to the treasure house of blessing on the ladder made of divine promises. By a promise as by a key open the door to the riches of God's grace and favor."

四月二十一日　

“满心相信，神所应许的必能作成”（罗四：21）。

　　亚伯拉罕将近百岁的时候，虽然想到自己的身体如同已死，还是不失望，因为他不看自己，只看全能的神。

　　他对于神的应许没有丝毫疑惑，他直立在神的恩典之下，一点也不气馁；他的信心非但不软弱，并且愈过愈强，将荣耀归给神；且“满心相信，神所应许的必能作成”。不只能，直译起来，是“丰丰富富的能”，宽宽厚厚的能，无限量的能“作成”。

　　神是万有之神，他不受限制。所有的限制都是我们自己造成的。我们所求的，所想的，所盼望的，太小了，不够彰显神原有的荣耀和大能。神要我们有一个扩大的眼界，因为他是全能的者，难道我们要辜负他的美意吗？我们向全能的神有所要求，是没有限度的，他之赐福于你，却有一个准绳，就是以你的信心程度的深浅多寡为标准。——信宣

　　我们可以用神的应许来作梯子，爬到神的宝藏室去。每一个应许，是开恩典之门的一个钥匙。

1 almighty   

adj.全能的，万能的；很大的，很强的

参考例句：

• Those rebels did not really challenge Gods almighty power.这些叛徒没有对上帝的全能力量表示怀疑。
• It's almighty cold outside.外面冷得要命。

2 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

3 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

4 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

5 glorifying   

赞美( glorify的现在分词 )； 颂扬； 美化； 使光荣

参考例句：

• I had no intention of either glorifying or belittling Christianity, merely the desire to understand it. 我并没有赞扬基督教或蔑视它的立意，我所想的只是了解它。
• You are glorifying a rather mediocre building. 你正在美化一栋普普通通的建筑。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

8 munificently   

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9 infinitely   

adv.无限地，无穷地

参考例句：

• There is an infinitely bright future ahead of us.我们有无限光明的前途。
• The universe is infinitely large.宇宙是无限大的。

10 boundless   

adj.无限的；无边无际的；巨大的

参考例句：

• The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
• His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。

11 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

12 mightier   

adj. 强有力的，强大的，巨大的 adv. 很，极其

参考例句：

• But it ever rises up again, stronger, firmer, mightier. 但是，这种组织总是重新产生，并且一次比一次更强大，更坚固，更有力。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言
• Do you believe that the pen is mightier than the sword? 你相信笔杆的威力大于武力吗？

13 appropriation   

n.拨款，批准支出

参考例句：

• Our government made an appropriation for the project.我们的政府为那个工程拨出一笔款项。
• The council could note an annual appropriation for this service.议会可以为这项服务表决给他一笔常年经费。