Strength in Your Inner Being

参孙的教训 Lessons from Samson

(士师记 Judges 13-16)

在你内心的能力

I) 参孙在某程度上的成功乃因他有极大的体力 Samson was successful to a certain extent because

he had great physical strength.

神赐给参孙一个非常特别的恩赐 -

极大的体力。 Samson had a very special gift from God –

great physical strength.

什么是能力？ 力量，有刚强的活力。

What is strength?

Power, energy to be strong

2种能力： i) 外在/身体的能力 ii) 内在的能力/在内心的能力

2 kinds of strength:

i) Outer/physical strength

ii) Inner strength/ strength in the inner being

II)参孙的堕落：玩弄神的恩赐

Samson’s downfall : Playing games with God’s gifts

参孙利用神的恩赐在自己的利益上并以此作乐。 Samson used God’s gift for his own advantage and amusement.

1. 参孙没有持守分别为圣，反而作神强调

“不能”作的事。 Samson did not keep his consecration to God by doing

what God specifically said ‘No’.

2. 参孙利用神的恩赐戏弄敌人。 Samson used God’s gift to play games with the enemy.

III) 参孙的堕落：有体力却无内在的能力 Samson’s downfall: Physical strength without inner strength

i) 什么是内在的能力？ What is inner strength?

坚毅的内在使我们能经受痛苦，有能力抵挡试探！ Toughness on the inside of us to go through suffering, strength to resist temptations!

内在的能力并不依靠身体的力量。 Inner strength is not dependent on physical strength.

所以我们不丧胆。外体虽然毁坏，内心却一天

新似一天。(林后4:16) Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day. (2 Cor 4:16)

“外表可能被击倒，但学习在内里站稳是活出

得胜生命的秘诀。” ~ 约尔欧斯汀 “We may get knocked down on the outside, but the key to living in victory is to learn how to get up on the inside.” ~ Joel Osteen

ii) 我们如何知道一个人是否拥有内在的能力？

此人能在适当之时坚决“拒绝”;

能表示“赞同”即使需负上代价。 How can we tell a person has inner strength? The person will have ability to say “No” when necessary; ability to say “Yes” even if when it requires a cost.

iii) 建立我们内在的能力：弗3:16-20 Building our inner strength: Eph.3:16-20

能够拥有内在的能力，因为 It is possible to have inner strength for:

内在的能力来自神 inner strength comes from God

我们内心的力量，内在的能力 it is power in our inner being, strength on the inside

神的大能运行在我们心里 it is God’s power at work within us

iii) 建立我们内在的能力：弗3:16-20 Building our inner strength: Eph.3:16-20

能够拥有内在的能力，因为 It is possible to have inner strength for:

在我们心里的信 (信道是从听道来的) it is faith in our hearts (faith comes from hearing the word of Christ)

在基督的爱中扎根建立基础 it is being rooted and established in love of Christ

依靠神因衪能充充足足的成就一切，

超过我们所求所想。 it is depending on God who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine