Whenever the Lord asks us to do something for Him, He does not intend that we do that thing by ourselves. We are not able in ourselves to do anything that the Lord asks us to do....If we try to do this, the Lord might say, “I do not ask you to do something for Me by your strength or ability, for you do not have the strength or the ability. What I ask you to do for Me, I want you to do by Me. Learn to have faith in Me, to trust in Me. I will do everything for you. I simply want you to participate in My operation. I want to do something in man and with man. For this, I need to have man cooperate with Me. If you cooperate with Me, I will be able to do what I desire to do.” To do something for the Lord not by ourselves but by the Lord—this is pleasing to Him.
(Life-study of Deuteronomy)
每當主要求我們為祂作什麼，祂不是要我們憑自己來作。我們在自己裡面無法作主要求我們作的。……我們若想這樣作，主會說，“我沒有要求你憑自己的力量或能力為我作什麼，因為你沒有力量或能力。我要求你為我作的，我要你憑著我來作。學習相信我、信靠我。我會為你作一切。我只要你有分於我的工作。我要在人裡面，與人一同來作。為此我需要人與我合作。你若與我合作，我就能作出我想要作的。”不憑自己，乃憑主來為主作事，這是祂所喜悅的。
（申命記生命讀經）
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