August 14

"Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above" (John 19:11).

Nothing that is not God's will can come into the life of one who trusts and obeys God. This fact is enough to make our life one of ceaseless thanksgiving and joy. For "God's will is the one hopeful, glad, and glorious thing in the world"; and it is working in the omnipotence¹ for us all the time, with nothing to prevent it if we are surrendered and believing.

One who was passing through deep waters of affliction wrote to a friend: "Is it not a glorious thing to know that, no difference how unjust a thing may be, or how absolutely it may seem to be from Satan, by the time it reaches us it is God's will for us, and will work for good to us? For all things work together for good to us who love God. And even of the betrayal, Christ said, "The cup which my Father gave me, shall I not drink it?"(John18:123) We live charmed lives if we are living in the center of God's will. All the attacks that Satan, through others' sin, can hurl² against us are not only powerless to harm us, but are turned into blessings³ on the way.--H. W. S.

In the center of the circle

Of the Will of God I stand:

There can come no second causes,

All must come from His dear hand.

All is well! for 'tis my Father

Who my life hath planned.

Shall I pass through waves of sorrow?

Then I know it will be best;

Though / cannot tell the reason,

I can trust, and so am blest.

God is Love, and God is faithful,

So in perfect Peace I rest.

With the shade and with the sunshine,

With the joy and with the pain,

Lord, / trust Thee! both are needed,

Each Thy wayward child to train,

Earthly loss, did tor but know it,

Often means our heavenly gain.

- I.G.W.　

八月十四日

「若不是从上头赐给你的，你就毫无权柄办我。」（约十九11）

凡是临到一个信靠顺服神的人身上的事情，没有一件不是神的旨意。这就足够叫我们不息地感谢赞美了。因为神的旨意，是世上最有希望的、最快活的、最荣耀的东西；祂也是全能的；只要我们肯顺服信靠，没有东西能阻止祂。

一个深受痛苦的人写信给他的朋友说：「不管这件事多么不公正，多么像出乎撒但，但我一想到这事临到我，是神的旨意，并且是叫我得益处的，我就立刻觉得荣耀了。」感谢神，我们晓得万事都互相効力，叫爱神的人得益处。就是被卖这一件事，基督尚且说：「我父所给我的那杯，我岂可不喝呢？」（约十八13）如果我们生活在神的旨意中，我们的生活是何等佳美？撒但给我们的一切袭击，不但无力伤害我们，并且在半路上都已经变成祝福了。──H. W. S.

1 omnipotence   

n.全能，万能，无限威力

参考例句：

• Central bankers have never had any illusions of their own omnipotence. 中行的银行家们已经不再对于他们自己的无所不能存有幻想了。 来自互联网
• Introduce an omnipotence press automatism dividing device, explained it operation principle. 介绍了冲压万能自动分度装置，说明了其工作原理。 来自互联网

2 hurl   

vt.猛投，力掷，声叫骂

参考例句：

• The best cure for unhappiness is to hurl yourself into your work.医治愁苦的最好办法就是全身心地投入工作。
• To hurl abuse is no way to fight.谩骂决不是战斗。

3 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》