November 13

“I know him, that he will command his children” (Gen.18:19)

God wants people that He can depend upon. He could say of Abraham, "I know him, that he will command his children . . . that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken." God can be depended upon; He wants us to be just as decided¹, as reliable, as stable. This is just what faith means.

God is looking for men on whom He can put the weight of all His love and power and faithful promises. God's engines are strong enough to draw any weight we attach to them. Unfortunately the cable which we fasten to the engine is often too weak to hold the weight of our prayer; therefore God is drilling us, disciplining us to stability and certainty in the life of faith. Let us learn our lessons and stand fast.━A.B. Simpson

God knows that you can stand that trial; He would not give it to you if you could not. It is His trust in you that explains the trials of life, however bitter they may be. God knows our strength, and He measures it to the last inch; and a trial was never given to any man that was greater than that man's strength, through God, to bear it.━ Selected

十一月十三日

「我知道他，他将吩咐他的众子……使我所应许亚伯拉罕的话都成就了。」 （创十八:19，直译）

神需要一班能被祂信托的人。神对于亚伯拉罕，神能说：「我知道他，他将吩咐他的众子……使我所应许亚伯拉罕的话都成就了。」神是可靠的，神要我们也像祂一样可靠。

神在寻找一班人━一班受得住祂一切爱、能力、应许的人。神的机器原拖得动我们一切的重担的，可惜我们用以缚住机器的那根锚索太细弱了；所以神必须训练我们的信心。━信宣

神知道你能忍受多少；祂必不会将你所不能忍受的试炼加给你的。祂叫你经过试炼，是表明祂信任你。━选

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。