什麼是最高層次的禱告？(與神摔角的態度！)
What is the highest form of prayer? (the attitude of a wrestler with God!)
-什麼是最高層次的禱告？
-什麼是最成功的禱告？
-就是禱告帶著與神摔角的態度
-禱告及其成功的秘訣在於它的緊迫性
-禱告的可能性與神的應許並行
-禱告只受神的全能限制
-禱告的秘訣和神的全能
The secret of prayer and the omnipotence of God
E.M. Bounds
「禱告及其成功的秘訣在於它的緊迫性。我們必須把我們的禱告迫切地放在神身上。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“The secret of prayer and its success lie in its urgency. We must press our prayers upon God.” －E.M. Bounds
「渴慕的愈深切，禱告就愈強烈。若沒有渴慕，禱告就是毫無意義的自言自語。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“The deeper the desire, the stronger the prayer. Without desire, prayer is a meaningless mumble of words.” －E.M. Bounds
「什麼是最高層次的禱告？什麼是最成功的禱告？就是禱告帶著與神摔角的態度。」－邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“Prayer in its highest form and grandest success assumes the attitude of a wrestler with God.” －E.M. Bounds
「有一天有些單純的人會拿起神的話，讀了之後就決定相信。然後，我們這些人就只有羞愧的份。」－雷歐納牧師(Leonard Ravenhill)
“One of these day some simple soul will pick up the book of God, read it, and believe it. Then the rest of us will be embarrassed.”
「禱告的可能性與神的應許並行。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“The possibilities of prayer run parallel with the promises of God.” －E.M. Bounds
路加福音 1:37 因為出於神的話，沒有一句不帶能力的。」
Luke 1:37 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
“For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment..
來10:23 也要堅守我們所承認的指望，不至搖動，因為那應許我們的是信實的。
Hebrews 10:23 Amplified Bible
23 Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word];
來6:12 並且不懈怠，總要效法那些憑信心和忍耐(patience) 承受應許的人。
Hebrews 6:12 KJV “That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Hebrews 6:12 NIV
“We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
羅4:21 且滿心相信神所應許的必能作成。
Romans 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what He had promised, He was able also to perform.
「禱告只被神的全能限制。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“Prayer is limited only by the omnipotence of God.” －E.M. Bounds
「現今，我們豈不是太依賴人的力量嗎？難道神在今天不能行舊約的神蹟奇事嗎？」－雷歐納牧師(Leonard Ravenhill)
“Prayer is the easiest and hardest of all things; the simplest and the sublimest; the weakest and the most powerful; its results lie outside the range of human possibilities-they are limited only by the omnipotence of God.” －E.M. Bounds
「禱告是最容易和最難的事情；最簡單最崇高的；最弱和最強大的；禱告的結果超出了人類的可能性範圍；禱告只被神的全能限制。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
「禱告只被神的全能限制。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“Prayer is limited only by the omnipotence of God.” －E.M. Bounds
馬太福音 19:26 耶穌看著他們說：「在人這是不能的，在神凡事都能。」
Matthew 19:26 KJV “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”
馬可福音 9:23 耶穌對他說：「你若能信，在信的人，凡事都能。」
Mark 9:23 KJV “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” AMP says…believes and trust in Me!
詩72:19 他榮耀的名也當稱頌，直到永遠。願他的榮耀充滿全地！阿們！阿們！
And blessed be His glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with His glory;
「信心不在『可能的領域』中運作。在『可能的領域』中，神得不到榮耀。信心開始於人力的盡頭。」 －喬治‧穆勒(George Muller)
「當你的視覺和感官認為某件事不再有可能性時，你才會開始進入信心的領域。」－喬治‧穆勒(George Muller)
“The province (realm) of faith begins where probabilities cease and sight and sense fail.” －George Muller
「在神沒有任何不可能的事情。一切的不可能都是出於我們，因我們用自己不信的限制來衡量神。」 －史密斯．維格氏維爾(Smith Wigglesworth)
“There is nothing impossible with God. All the impossibility is with us when we measure God by the limitations of our unbelief.” －Smith Wigglesworth
“The trouble is that we do not have the power of God in a full manifestation because of our finite thoughts, but as we go on and let God have His way, there is no limit to what our limitless God will do in response to a limitless faith. But you will never get anywhere except you are in constant pursuit of all the power of God.” －Smith Wigglesworth
「為什麼我們沒有得到神大能的完整彰顯？因為我們有限的思想。若我們按照神的方式做事，神就會做無限的事情來回應我們無限的信心。除非你不斷地追求神所有的能力，否則你永遠不會有任何成就。」－史密斯．維格氏維爾(Smith Wigglesworth)
創世記 32:24-32
24 只剩下雅各一人。有一個人來和他摔跤，直到黎明。
25 那人見自己勝不過他，就將他的大腿窩摸了一把，雅各的大腿窩正在摔跤的時候就扭了。
26 那人說：「天黎明了，容我去吧。」雅各說：「你不給我祝福，我就不容你去。」
27 那人說：「你名叫什麼？」他說：「我名叫雅各。」
28 那人說：「你的名不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列，因為你與神與人較力，都得了勝。」
29 雅各問他說：「請將你的名告訴我。」那人說：「何必問我的名？」於是在那裡給雅各祝福。
30 雅各便給那地方起名叫毗努伊勒[a]，意思說：「我面對面見了神，我的性命仍得保全。」
31 日頭剛出來的時候，雅各經過毗努伊勒，他的大腿就瘸了。
32 故此，以色列人不吃大腿窩的筋，直到今日，因為那人摸了雅各大腿窩的筋。
「禱告永不灰心就是基督給我們禱告的座右銘。」 －愛德華·麥肯德里·邦茲
“Pray and never faint, is the motto Christ gives us for praying.” －E.M. Bounds
「暗中的禱告會測試、測量和維持人與神的關係。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“Secret praying is the test, the gauge, the conserver of man’s relation to God.” －E.M. Bounds
“The secret of success in Christ’s Kingdom is the ability to pray.” －E.M. Bounds
在基督的國度裡，成功的祕訣就是在於禱告。
「既然禱告是降服、同意、和執行神的旨意，那我們就可以迫切地求、晝夜呼籲、恆切禱告。(路11:8；路18:7；徒1:14)」－馬強盛／顏美娟夫婦
“Since prayer is submitting, agreeing, and executing God’s will; we can importune God, cry to God day and night, and pray continually.”(Luke 11:8; Luke 18:7; Acts 1:14) －Johnson and Pearl
詩72:19 他榮耀的名也當稱頌，直到永遠。願他的榮耀充滿全地！阿們！阿們！ And blessed be His glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with His glory;
「經常基督徒禱告沒有得到答案，我想這是因為他們等候神不夠久。他們也許跪下來說幾句話，然後很快就結束、走掉、忘掉；但又期待神會垂聽他們的禱告。這樣的禱告會讓我想起一個小男孩按他鄰居的門鈴後，就盡快地跑掉了。」－邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“I think Christians fail so often to get answers to their prayers because they do not wait long enough on God. They just drop down and say a few words, and then jump up and forget it and expect God to answer them. Such praying always reminds me of the small boy ringing his neighbor’s door-bell, and then running away as fast as he can go.” －E.M. Bounds
“If you are walking with Jesus, in the Spirit, you need not fear going too far. No believer has gone as far as God wants him to go.” －A.A. Allen
「若你與耶穌同行，若你行在聖靈裡，你不需要擔心走太深了。沒有任何信徒有按照神所要的走得夠深。」 －A.A. Allen
詩72:19 他榮耀的名也當稱頌，直到永遠。願他的榮耀充滿全地！阿們！阿們！
And blessed be His glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with His glory;
“When the day of recompense comes, our only regret will be that we have done so little for Him, not that we have done too much.” －George Muller
「當獎賞的那一天到來時，我們唯一的遺憾將是我們為神做的太少，而不是我們為神做的太多。」－喬治‧穆勒(George Muller)
「每一次聖靈大能的運行都來自禱告的內室。」－邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“Every mighty move of the Spirit of God has had its source in the prayer chamber.” －E.M. Bounds
「公開的禱告不會有什麼果效，除非先有或隨後會有暗中的禱告。」－邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“Public prayers are of little worth unless they are founded on or followed up by private praying.” －E.M. Bounds
“The little estimate we put on prayer is evidence from the little time we give to it.” －E.M. Bounds
「很少花時間禱告的人都是不看重禱告的人。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“Those that think little of prayer will naturally pray very little.” －Johnson and Pearl
「不看重禱告的人自然會禱告很少。」
“The reason why some pray very little is because they think very little of prayer.” －Johnson and Pearl
「為什麼有些人禱告很少呢？那是因為他們不看重禱告。」
“Prayer is the mightiest agent to advance God’s work.” －E.M. Bounds
“We are charged in God’s Word ‘always to pray,’ ‘in everything by prayer,’ ‘continuing instant in prayer,’ to ‘pray everywhere,’ ‘praying always.’” －E.M. Bounds
“When prayer fails, the world prevails.” －E.M. Bounds
「當禱告失敗時，世上的邪惡力量就會得逞。－邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“A holy life is the only preparation for prayer.” －E.M. Bounds
「我們必須過聖潔的生活，這樣才能夠預備自己來禱告。－邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“We can never expect to grow in the likeness of our Lord unless we follow His example and give more time to communion with the Father. A revival of real praying would produce a spiritual revolution.” －E.M. Bounds
“Prayer is the helpless and needy child crying to the compassion of the Father’s heart and the bounty and power of a Father’s hand.” －E.M. Bounds
“Prayer is the easiest and hardest of all things; the simplest and the sublimest; the weakest and the most powerful; its results lie outside the range of human possibilities-they are limited only by the omnipotence of God.” －E.M. Bounds
“Prayer is limited only by the omnipotence of God.” －E.M. Bounds
「一個擁有神同在的人永遠都算是多數。」－雷歐納牧師(Leonard Ravenhill)
“A man that has the presence of God always counts as the majority.” －Leonard Ravenhill
“Faith is taking God at His word. Faith that’s going to be trusted is going to be tested.” －Leonard Ravenhill
「信心就是相信神說話算話。在神信任你的信心之前，祂會先測試你的信心。」－雷歐納牧師(Leonard Ravenhill)
Importunity is a condition of prayer. We are to press the matter, not with vain repetitions, but with urgent repetitions. We repeat, not to count the times, but to gain the prayer. We cannot quit praying because heart and soul are in it. We pray “with all perseverance.” We hang to our prayers because by them we live. We press our pleas because we must have them, or die. －E.M. Bounds
禱告的條件之一就是：情詞迫切。我們必須堅持相信，不是用許多虛空的重複話，而是用迫切的重複話。我們重複禱告，不是為了要計算次數，乃是為了要禱告蒙垂聽。 。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
耶穌說：「你們禱告，不可像外邦人用許多(虛空、枉然)重複話，他們以為話多了必蒙垂聽。」(太6:7；KJV聖經直譯)
“The Gospel cannot live, fight, conquer without prayer—prayer unceasing, instant and ardent.” －E.M. Bounds
「若沒有不住和迫切的禱告，福音就無法存活、打仗、得勝。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
「既然禱告是降服、同意、和執行神的旨意，那我們就可以迫切地求、晝夜呼籲、恆切禱告。(路11:8；路18:7；徒1:14)」－馬強盛／顏美娟夫婦
“Since prayer is submitting, agreeing, and executing God’s will; we can importune God, cry to God day and night, and pray continually.”(Luke 11:8; Luke 18:7; Acts 1:14) －Johnson and Pearl
“A revival of real praying would produce a spiritual revolution.” －E.M. Bounds
“The secret of success in Christ’s Kingdom is the ability to pray.” －E.M. Bounds
「在基督的國度中，成功的祕訣就是：禱告。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“I feel it is far better to begin with God, to see His face first, to get my soul near Him before it is near another. In general it is best to have at least one hour alone with God before engaging in anything else.” －E.M. Bounds
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「若我們願意深切和徹底地悔改，也就是從任何自私、懶惰、漠不關心、罪惡、犯罪的習慣、愛世界、和不禱告中悔改；那麼，我們就較容易進入深切的禱告、進入禱告的心志、進入神的心意、進入神的大能和進入神的榮耀。」 －馬強盛／顏美娟夫婦
「禱告最多、最卓越的人，就是最有智慧的人。」 －邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
“He is the wisest man who prays the most and the best.” －E.M. Bounds
「經常基督徒禱告沒有得到答案，我想這是因為他們等候神不夠久。他們也許跪下來說幾句話，然後很快就結束、走掉、忘掉；但又期待神會垂聽他們的禱告。這樣的禱告會讓我想起一個小男孩按他鄰居的門鈴後，就盡快地跑掉了。」－邦茲(E.M. Bounds)
