梦游圣经66本书

2026年7月5日 灵修分享

经文：

“立志为善由得我，只是行出来由不得我。”
——罗马书 7:18

“如今，那些在基督耶稣里的，就不定罪了。因为赐生命圣灵的律，在基督耶稣里释放了我，使我脱离罪和死的律了。”
——罗马书 8:1–2

梦中，我们都想成为一个对人有益处的人，也愿意行善，却总是做不好。

醒来后，我想到保罗在《罗马书》里的挣扎。他不是不知道什么是善，也不是不愿意去行，而是发现，靠着自己，总有一种力量把人拉回失败与软弱。

这也是许多人的经历。我们一次又一次下定决心要改变，却发现人的意志有限，努力终究有尽头。

感谢神，《罗马书》没有停留在第七章。

保罗没有一直活在“我真苦啊”的叹息里，而是进入第八章，宣告：“如今，那些在基督耶稣里的，就不定罪了。”

神没有要求我们靠自己成为更好的人，而是赐给我们新的生命。祂不仅赦免我们的过去，也把圣灵放在我们里面，使我们有能力活出祂所喜悦的生命。

因此，真正的信仰，不是不断要求自己做得更好，而是不断回到基督里面，领受祂的恩典。

人的努力只能改变一些行为；神的恩典，却能更新整个生命。

今天，让我们不再倚靠自己的能力，而是倚靠那位住在我们里面的主。因为真正的改变，不是从人的决心开始，而是从神的恩典开始。

默想：

今天，我是否仍然靠自己的努力证明自己，还是愿意每天领受基督所赐的新生命，让圣灵在我里面活出祂的样式？

No Longer Relying on Ourselves, but on Grace

Devotional – July 5, 2026

Scripture:

“For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.”
— Romans 7:18

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set me free from the law of sin and death.”
— Romans 8:1–2

In my dream, we all wanted to become people who are a blessing to others. We desired to do good, yet somehow we kept falling short.

When I woke up, I was reminded of Paul’s struggle in the Book of Romans. It was not that he did not know what was right, nor that he lacked the desire to do it. Rather, he discovered that when he relied on himself, there was always another power pulling him back into failure and weakness.

This is the experience of many of us. Time and again we resolve to change, only to discover that human determination has its limits, and our own strength eventually runs out.

Thankfully, Romans does not end with chapter 7.

Paul does not remain in the cry, “What a wretched man I am!” Instead, he enters chapter 8 with a triumphant declaration: “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

God has never asked us to become better people through our own efforts. Instead, He gives us a new life. He not only forgives our past but also places His Holy Spirit within us, empowering us to live the life that pleases Him.

True faith, therefore, is not about constantly striving to become better by our own strength. It is about continually returning to Christ and receiving His grace.

Human effort may change outward behavior, but God’s grace transforms the whole person.

Today, let us stop depending on our own strength and learn to rely on the Lord who dwells within us. True transformation does not begin with human determination—it begins with God’s grace.

Reflection:

Am I still trying to prove myself through my own efforts, or am I willing to receive the new life Christ gives each day and allow the Holy Spirit to live out His likeness in me?