“我知道……你略有一点力量，也曾遵守我的道，没有弃绝我的名。” – 启 3:8
我喜欢圣经中的一些经文，它们显明了耶稣何等欢迎孩子、祝福孩子，并敦促跟随祂的人带着孩子般的信心来到祂面前。耶稣说：“你们若不回转，变得像小孩子的样式，断不能进天国”（太18:3）。耶稣希望我们像孩子一样充满信心。
大卫在诗篇第34篇中写道：“我这困苦人呼求，耶和华就垂听，救我脱离一切患难”，以及“众弟子啊，你们当来听我的话！我要将敬畏耶和华的道教训你们。”（第 6、11节）
非拉铁非教会略有一点力量。他们没有什么能力让人感觉到他们的存在。他们只是一小群人，没有什么能人异士。但他们拥有的是一种深刻而持久的信仰，就像小孩子一样。他们相信耶稣，尽管当地犹太会堂的人说了很多谎言。尽管他们无法与那些对手抗衡，但他们相信耶稣。
耶稣向这个教会指出了通往天国的敞开之门。祂用自己的死和复活慈爱地打开了这扇门，他们因着信进入了这扇门。他们遵守了主的道，没有弃绝祂的名。
一个有信心的孩子会心甘情愿地对耶稣做出纯真的、自信的宣告。让我们牢记，我们是神的孩子，是祂所爱的，我们可以用孩童般的信心去信靠祂。
祷告
主啊，教导我们像小孩子一样，怀着敬畏和惊奇的心去相信。帮助我们完全彻底地信任你。阿们。
诗篇 34篇；启示录 3:8-10
1我要时时称颂耶和华，赞美他的话必常在我口中。
2我的心必因耶和华夸耀，谦卑人听见，就要喜乐。
3你们和我当称耶和华为大，一同高举他的名。
4我曾寻求耶和华，他就应允我，救我脱离了一切的恐惧。
5凡仰望他的便有光荣，他们的脸必不蒙羞。
6我这困苦人呼求，耶和华便垂听，救我脱离一切患难。
7耶和华的使者在敬畏他的人四围安营，搭救他们。
8你们要尝尝主恩的滋味，便知道他是美善。投靠他的人有福了！
9耶和华的圣民哪，你们当敬畏他，因敬畏他的一无所缺。
10少壮狮子还缺食忍饿，但寻求耶和华的，什么好处都不缺。
11众弟子啊，你们当来听我的话，我要将敬畏耶和华的道教训你们。
12有何人喜好存活，爱慕长寿，得享美福，
13就要禁止舌头不出恶言，嘴唇不说诡诈的话。
14要离恶行善，寻求和睦，一心追赶。
15耶和华的眼目看顾义人，他的耳朵听他们的呼求。
16耶和华向行恶的人变脸，要从世上除灭他们的名号。
17义人呼求，耶和华听见了，便救他们脱离一切患难。
18耶和华靠近伤心的人，拯救灵性痛悔的人。
19义人多有苦难，但耶和华救他脱离这一切，
20又保全他一身的骨头，连一根也不折断。
21恶必害死恶人，恨恶义人的必被定罪。
22耶和华救赎他仆人的灵魂，凡投靠他的必不致定罪。
8我知道你的行为，你略有一点力量，也曾遵守我的道，没有弃绝我的名，看哪，我在你面前给你一个敞开的门，是无人能关的。
9那撒旦一会的，自称是犹太人，其实不是犹太人，乃是说谎话的，我要使他们来在你脚前下拜，也使他们知道我是已经爱你了。
10‘你既遵守我忍耐的道，我必在普天下人受试炼的时候，保守你免去你的试炼。
“You Have Little Strength, Yet . . .”
“I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.” — Revelation 3:8
I love passages in the Bible that show how Jesus welcomed children, blessed them, and urged his followers to come to him with childlike faith. Jesus said, “Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). Jesus expects us to be as trusting as children.
David wrote in Psalm 34, “This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles,” and “Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord” (vv. 6, 11).
The Philadelphia church had little strength. They had little power to make their presence felt. They were a small group of people without a lot of movers and shakers. But what they had was a deep and abiding faith, like that of little children. They trusted Jesus despite the lies told by local synagogue members. And although they couldn’t do much against those adversaries, they could believe in Jesus.
To this church Jesus pointed out the open door to the kingdom of heaven. He had lovingly opened that door by his death and resurrection, and they had entered through faith. They had kept his word and had not denied his name.
A child with faith willingly makes childlike but confident assertions about Jesus. Let’s remember that we are God’s children, whom he loves, and that we can trust him with childlike faith.
Prayer
Lord, teach us to be like little children who believe with awe and wonder. Help us to trust you fully and completely. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
