Many nights we pray
With no proof anyone could hear
And our hearts a hopeful song
We barely understand

Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains long
Before we know we could

Oh yes, there can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill

Who knows what miracle
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

In this time of fear
When prayer so often proves in vain
Hope seems like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away

And now I am standing here
My heart's so full, I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words
I never thought I'd say

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill

Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

They don't always happen when you ask
And it?s easy to give in to your fear, ohh
But when you're blinded by your pain
Can?t see your way safe through the rain
Thought of a still resilient voice
Says love is very near

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It?s hard to kill

Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will, how you will
You will when you believe

You will when you believe
Just believe
You will when you believe
Just believe
You will when you believe

A reminder that God knows your name.

The Shepherd knows his sheep. He knows each one by name. The Shepherd knows you. He knows your name. And he will never forget it. I have written your name on my hand (Isa. 49:16).

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O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling/mighty thunder,
Thy pow'r thru-out the universe displayed!

(Chorus)
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

When thru the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze,

(Chorus)

And when I think that God, His Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin!

(Chorus)

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!

(Chorus)

這一生本只困罪中，難辨去路似是無燈，
但那天恩主竟輕輕走近，在漆黑一角得一線曙光，
願我主開啟祢自己，如像那日變像榮光，
世間光輝璀璨跟祢媲美，榮耀發亮潔白美麗無可比。

自那天起，我願全然歸祢，路難行仍跟祢，
到力氣衰微，廢去天與地，也記起，
我被榮耀吸引，只因標竿是祢，再沒法保留，
放棄一切，為要得著祢。

I  don't know about tomorrow;
I just live from day to day.
I don't borrow from its sunshine
For its skies may turn to grey.
I don't worry o'er the future,
For I know what Jesus said.
And today I'll walk beside Him,
For He knows what lies ahead.

Many things about tomorrow
I don't seem to understand
But I know who holds tomorrow
And I know who holds my hand.

Every step is getting brighter
As the golden stairs I climb;
Every burden's getting lighter,
Every cloud is silver-lined.
There the sun is always shining,
There no tear will dim the eye;
At the ending of the rainbow
Where the mountains touch the sky.

I don't know about tomorrow;
It may bring me poverty.
But the one who feeds the sparrow,
Is the one who stands by me.
And the path that is my portion
May be through the flame or flood;
But His presence goes before me
And I'm covered with His blood.

THE GREAT EXCHANGE
By: Bob George

http://www.christinyou.net/pages/bobgeorge.html

Christians are continually trying to change their lives; but God calls us to experience the exchanged life. Christianity is not a self-improvement program. It isn't a reformation project. It is resurrection! It is new life! And it is expressed in terms of a total exchange of identity. Jesus Christ identified Himself with us in our death in order that we might be identified with Him in His resurrection. We give Christ all that we were ­ spiritually dead, guilty sinners ­ and Christ gives us all that He is ­ resurrected life, forgiveness, righteousness, acceptance.

We have total acceptance because we have experienced a total exchange: "God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21). Examine some of the results of our being given a standing of total acceptance before God (our justification).

We have been made at peace with God. (Romans 5:1)
We are safe from God's wrath. (Romans 5:9)
We have been freed from all condemnation. (Romans 8:1)
We have been made perfect forever. (Hebrews 10:14)
We have been made complete. (Colossians 2:9,10)

We Christians have been made complete in Christ. We are forgiven, redeemed, made spiritually alive, and we stand in the righteousness of Christ, totally accepted. Are we perfectly mature? No. That won't happen until the day of resurrection...

Because we have experienced God's great exchange, we can consider the past dead and gone, and concentrate on walking in the new life we have received.

There are many people who find this message offensive and get angry. There's another group which says, "Yes, yes, I know what you're saying is true. But...you have to go on to practical truth." Listen! There is nothing more practical than the message of God's love and grace, and the believer's identity in Christ! People are always looking for God's power, and this is it!

Whatever you or I may be struggling with, the answer is the same. It is only through a total exchange that we will begin to see the changes we desire.

From: Classic Christianity. Eugene: Harvest House Publishers. ©1989.

齊唱新歌第 05 集

 假若我有無限智慧，我甘棄主腳下；
假若我有財物滿貫，我交給主手中；
我願這生獻呈為你，願明白你心意；
『不用獻我財物智慧，將心給我。』

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"出賣拿撒勒人耶穌的加略人猶大是不是一個基督徒？如果錯誤是出在一個基督徒看見教堂有十字架就去合一，這個錯誤要先更正，然後才是研究這個教堂的講臺是不是因為神學偏差而錯解聖經。猶大自己去見祭司長，還提到錢的事情。顯而易見金錢是撒但利用來進入猶大心裏的工具，猶大知道他可以得到合理的報酬，就思想怎麼可以把耶穌交給他們。耶穌與門徒的聚集有一個地點，猶大帶來的人是祭司長的手下，他們可以捉拿耶穌嗎？怪了，耶穌也對他們說你們帶著刀棒，出來拿我如同拿強盜麼？我天天坐在殿裏教訓人，你們並沒有拿我。耶穌沒有行神蹟從他們中間溜掉，猶大如果是神蹟派的基督徒就要看耶穌怎麼救他自己，耶穌卻說經上所說的事情要應驗，竟然這樣被交給羅馬帝國的巡撫彼拉多審判。說是帝國好像很偉大，原來是未開化的蠻族，崇尚的是武力，用一點道德學說美化血腥的爭強鬥狠的本性。

猶大看見就後悔了，發現他犯了神的誡命。我想他應該是曾經聽過耶穌講道，有沒有聽進心裏，聽進去之後是不是有作用，又是另一回事。至少他發現這拿撒勒人耶穌是照著聖經講，是講求公平與公義，並且祭司長那一幫人是不如耶穌的動機純正。猶大的良心開始審判了，好啊！神的義對照人的罪，神的審判有了回應。就照著神的公義，猶大把那銀錢丟在殿裏，出去吊死了。直到今天，這一段歷史事實還在對這世界說話，以金錢及隨之而來的好處為人生追求最崇高的目的而出賣真理，我們的神必有審判！

聖經給人智慧處理金錢，有智慧賺錢的不都是基督的門徒。讓你國家的金銀財寶說話，或是讓聖經的話進入你的國民心中？你要回答你的主。經上又記著說：「敬畏耶和華是智慧的開端，認識至聖者便是聰明。」（Pr.9:10）照著神的偉大敬畏祂，認識神的公義聖潔，這應當是一個基督徒的首要之務。一個聖經教師被撒但弄瞎了心眼，背棄了神的聖約，使人成為地獄之子，這人將來要面臨的審判是何等可怕！猶大聽從了魔鬼的吩咐，犯了大罪，是不是只要趕走魔鬼就得赦免了？不是。神的審判照著猶大所行的，照著猶大心裏對神的悖逆，顯出神的聖潔公義。你的教會教的是什麼？

我們要謹慎那些斷章取義強解聖經的講臺，很多基督徒說神對我說一句話我特別有感動，那一句聖經可能確實在人心裏感動人，但是魔鬼也會引用聖經感動人，我們研讀聖經不能只為了尋找心中的感動。是不是有一些時常被刻意忽略的經文久久讀一次，有一些經文時常讀？之前思想了審判耶穌的彼拉多，現在思想了出賣耶穌的猶大，耶穌這個名字到此應該不再只是一個激動人心的感覺，天父的旨意是不是愈來愈清楚了？"