What’s In A Name? Everything! (3)

‘Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.’ Exodus 14:13 KJV

Let’s continue with Jehovah-Nissi: The Lord my banner. Just because God fights your battles doesn’t mean you’re not involved. It’s not easy to hand control over to the Lord and let Him fight on your behalf. You may feel like you’re copping out, being irresponsible. You’re programmed to think, ‘Don’t just sit there—do something!’ You’re like a drowning man who can’t stop grabbling for his rescuer, thereby making his job almost impossible. In essence, you become your rescuer’s worst nightmare! The hardest part about the order to ‘stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord’ is that most of us mistake standing still for doing nothing. Fear says, ‘Do something—anything!’ Faith says, ‘Stand in faith. Let God do it!’ That’s about as far from doing nothing as you can get! It’s faith at its highest. ‘Why do I need armour if I’m not fighting?’ Paul says, ‘Put on the full armour of God, so… you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.’ (Ephesians 6:11 NIV) You’re to wear God’s armour—not yours. You’re to stand—not fight. ‘The weapons of our warfare are not carnal.’ (2 Corinthians 10:4 KJV) Our human methods get in God’s way. Natural powers are useless against spiritual forces. The grub of the dragonfly that lives at the bottom of the pond may be a finely developed, vigorous grub. But when it becomes a dragonfly, the strengths and abilities of its grub-life won’t help it to live an airborne life. Once you lived by effort, now you live by trusting in and relying on Jehovah-Nissi!

祂的名，无所不能

只管站住！看耶和华今天向你们所要施行的救恩。出埃及记14:13

让我们来看耶和华尼西：耶和华是我的旌旗。不要以为神在为你争战，你就不需要参与其中。把掌控权交给神，让祂为你而战，并不容易。你可能会觉得你在逃避，是不负责任。你可能会想：“不要只是坐在那里，还是要做点什么吧！”你就像一个溺水的人，不停地想抓住来救援他的人，这样反而会让救援任务变得更难。实际上，你成了救援者最可怕的噩梦！关于“只管站住！看耶和华今天向你们所要施行的救恩”这个命令，最困难的就是，我们大多数人认为“只管站住”就是什么都不做。恐惧会说：“做些什么吧，随便什么事儿！”信心说：“带着信心站立，让神来为你争战！”这离你能做的事还差得远呢！你需要保持最大的信心！为什么我不打仗却需要盔甲呢？保罗说：“要穿戴　神所赐的全副军装，就能抵挡魔鬼的诡计。”（以弗所书6：11）你要穿上神所赐的盔甲，而不是你自己的。你要站立，而不是战斗。“我们争战的兵器，本不是属血气的”（哥林多前书10:4）我们人类的方法常常会妨碍神的作为。用属肉体的能力来应对属灵的战斗是无济于事的。生活在池塘底部的蜻蜓幼虫可能是一只发育良好、精力旺盛的幼虫，但当它变成一只蜻蜓时，它在幼虫期间所拥有的力量和能力并不会帮助它活在空中。从前你完全靠着自己的努力而活，现在你可以靠着信心和仰望耶和华尼西的神而活。