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前言
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Preface
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圣经告诫我们要“不住地祷告”(帖前5:17)。这并不是说我们要把所有的光阴都花在跪下正式祷告上,而是说我们必须在祷告的氛围中生活和侍奉我们的主。{Pr 1.1}[1]
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The Scriptures admonish us to “pray without ceasing.” This does not mean that we are to spend all of our time on our knees in formal prayer. It does mean that we must live and serve our Lord in the atmosphere of prayer.{Pr 1.1}[1]
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祷告是我们的心灵与上帝之间的通讯频道。上帝藉着圣经对我们讲话;我们藉着祷告回应祂,而祂总是听我们。我们频繁地与祂交心不会累着祂。{Pr 1.2}[2]
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Prayer is the channel of communication between our souls and God. God speaks to us through His word; we respond to Him through our prayers, and He always listens to us. We cannot weary or burden Him by our frequent heart to heart communications.{Pr 1.2}[2]
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我们已经来到严肃时期。世上的大事号召每一个跟从基督的人要在我们与上帝的关系上全然认真。要加强这种关系并且满足我们情感上和属灵上的需要,我们就必须认识到祷告的能力。我们必须恳求主,象古时的门徒那样,说:“求主教导我们祷告”(路11:1)。{Pr 1.3}[3]
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We have come to serious times. Events in our world call upon every follower of Christ to be totally in earnest in our relationship with God. To strengthen this relationship and satisfy our emotional and spiritual needs, we must learn the power of prayer. We must plead with the Lord, like the disciples of old, saying, “Lord, teach us to pray.”{Pr 1.3}[3]
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上帝乐意随时垂听和响应我们在任何情况下所发衷心的祷告,这是极可靠的。祂是一位慈爱的父亲,无论我们在万事如意时还是在生活的变迁使我们遭灾受难有可怕的打击时,祂都关心我们。当我们想要呼喊:“上帝啊,祢在哪儿?”的时候,要知道祂就在只要一个祷告即可到达的地方。{Pr 1.4}[4]
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That God is willing and ready to hear and to respond to our heartfelt prayers under all circumstances is profoundly reassuring. He is a loving Father who is interested both when things are going well and when the vicissitudes of life deal us devastating, tough, and terrible blows. When we feel like crying out, “God, where are You?” It is good to know that He is just a prayer away.{Pr 1.4}[4]
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一位作家说过:“藉着祷告做的事,比这个世界梦想的的还要多。”对教会也是这样。“我们一切需要中最重大而迫切的需要,就是要在我们中间复兴真实的敬虔。谋求这种复兴应是我们最重要的工作”(1SM 121)。我们祷告的时候,上帝会为我们做若不祷告祂就不会做的事(GC.525)。我们承认自己需要圣灵的沛降。但这只有当我们个人地和集体地祷告的时候,才能成就。当上帝的子民恳切地、真诚地、个人地和集体地祷告的时候,上帝就会回答。上帝的子民内部和彼此之间就会发生大事。世人就会感受到冲击,因为圣灵来装备祂的子民,使他们有能力。{Pr 1.5}[5]
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One writer has said, “More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.” It is also true of the church. “A revival of true Godliness among us is the greatest and most urgent of all our needs. To seek this should be our first work” (Selected Messages 1:121). God will do things for us when we pray that He will not do if we do not pray (The Great Controversy, 525). We acknowledge that we need the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. But this can be accomplished only as we pray individually and collectively. When God’s people pray earnestly, sincerely, individually, and collectively, God will answer. Great things will happen in and among God’s people. And the world will feel the impact as the Holy Spirit comes to equip and empower His people.{Pr 1.5}[5]
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我们相信本书会在各种背景的民间得到接受。我们阅读选自怀爱伦论祷告这个重要题目的选材时,会发现我们的心受感火热起来。这些信息会深深打动我们的心灵。书中表达的许多重要信念会在我们心中扎根,博得我们响应上帝的呼召,度更深刻更富足的祷告生活。{Pr 1.6}[6]
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We believe this book will find a ready reception among people of all backgrounds. As we read the selections from Ellen G. White on the vital subject of prayer, we will find our hearts strangely and warmly stirred. These messages will hit home to our souls. Conviction on many points expressed will find lodgment in our hearts, evoking an echoing response to measure up to God’s call to a deeper and richer prayer life.{Pr 1.6}[6]
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“我们的天父随时准备把祂丰盛的福分赐给我们。我们有权利从无穷之爱的泉源中尽情取饮。我们祷告如此之少,真是希奇。上帝等着要听到祂最卑微之儿女的诚恳祈求。……上帝的儿女们为什么不愿意祈祷呢?祷告是信心手中的钥匙,可以开启天国的宝藏,其中有全能上帝丰盛的财富。”(SC 94){Pr 1.7} 怀爱伦著作托管委员会[7]
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“Our Heavenly Father waits to bestow upon us the fullness of His blessing. It is our privilege to drink largely at the fountain of boundless love. What a wonder it is that we pray so little. God is ready and willing to hear the sincere prayer of the humblest of His children.... Why should the sons and daughters of God be reluctant to pray, when prayer is the key in the hand of faith to unlock heaven’s storehouse where are treasured the boundless resources of omnipotence?” (Steps to Christ, 94, 95).{Pr 1.7}Board of Trustees of the Ellen G. White Estate[7]
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