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有人說:不會禱告，可以讀詩篇，不會做人，可以去讀箴言。

The Corinthian church is being plagued by these “super-apostles”, who are trying to discredit Paul, so that they can manipulate the believers into following them. They boast about their supernatural “spiritual experiences” to impress the believers and to win their trust; but Paul has something to say about this. He, too, has something to boast about, but it will not be in his supernatural encounters with God. What is it that is worth boasting about for Paul? Let’s find out together.

有时候我们总会着眼于事物的局部，但却要知道神在我们整个人生中有祂美好的计划与安排。因为祂的道路高过我们的道路，祂的意念高过我们的意念。因此，我们经常会错误地按自己的意思来揣摩主的旨意，实际上，主拯救的恩典贯穿于我们整个人生，发生在我们生活里面的细微之处。所以主的恩典是我们一生力量的保证，主的恩典够你我一生享用。

中國有句俗語說：「天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福。」對基督徒來說，最是恰當不過。我們不但要面對與其他人日常生活上遇到的困難，還加上因信耶穌而帶來的苦難。我們如何面對這些困難呢？我們來看使徒保羅如何將困難化成經歷基督的能力的途徑，他如何從一根刺的遭遇而得到神恩惠的經歷。

How then, do the Macedonian believers, out of their extreme poverty, overflow with the wealth of generosity? It is just humanly hard to believe. They were really poor and persecuted because of their faith, in need, yet they gave generously, overflowing with joy, out of their extreme poverty.

奉獻不但是一種權力，奉獻更是恩典的分享，透過我們甘心樂意的奉獻，能成為更多人生命的祝福，馬其頓眾教會在試煉逼迫中仍樂意透過奉獻關心耶路撒冷教會，是因為他們對耶穌基督的恩典又極深刻的認識和體會。耶穌基督本是富足，卻為我們成為貧窮，因著主的犧牲，我們可以成為富足。

當您奉獻給上帝的時候，您是如何管理您的資源？是否在富有時奉獻多，在缺少時，減少奉獻？

Paul metaphorically describes his ministry and suffering as a treasure in jars of clay to magnify the power of God, which sustained his life and ministry. Also, for him, the future glory that outshines his present affliction through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Paul challenges the Corinth to set their life to the new hope and new perspective found in Christ and be willing to suffer for His sake and so experience His power and glory.

哥林多后书是使徒保罗情感真挚的个人见证，书中充满了对基督的委身和认知；也陈明了一个被基督得着而生命翻转的仆人；它里面见证了一个仆人如何被耶稣的死和复活而激励成为新约的执事勇传福音。保罗用肺腑之言劝人认识基督是人生命中的至宝，人是易碎的瓦器，基督是福音的真光，作为瓦器的人，当如何认识这份宝贝，并承担肩头的责任呢？

我們有這寶貝放在瓦器裏，這瓦器本身沒有任何價值，它乃是要顯明莫大的能力，是出於神，不是出於我們。 願上帝的能力在我們的軟弱上顯得完全，願祂使用我們來改變別人的生命。