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As I turn on my old laptop, I got to the devotion webpage which I had set it to be my homepage. This is so that whenever I go online and open a browser, I will be reminded to do a daily devotion first. Although at that time I only read the main passage of the devotion without flipping through the bible for the verses, but it still reminds me of God each day, which is a good thing isn't it?

Here, I want to share about today's daily devotion, and I've copied out the bible passage (in English) for your easy reference:

Isaiah 12 - Songs of Praise

1 In that day you will say:
"I will praise you, O LORD.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away
and you have comforted me.

2 Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation."

3 With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.

4 In that day you will say:
"Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
make known among the nations what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.

5 Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.

6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."

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十一月九日　各有其效用
讀經： 以賽亞書第十二章
金句： 「看哪，神是我們的拯救，我要倚靠祂，並不懼怕。」（賽十二：2）
全年讀經： 約翰福音十八至廿一章
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一天，兩位朋友在街上相遇。他們一同走了幾幢大廈的路程。在這段路上的交談中，一人對另一人說：「今天我讀聖經時，發現一節很好的經句。」他的朋友問：「那是甚麼經文呢?

」「詩篇五十六：3」他答道。「經文說：『我懼怕的時候要倚靠祢。』」對方面露笑容說：「這很好。不過今天我讀經時，讀到一節更好的經文，就是以賽亞書十二：2『我要倚靠祂，並不懼怕。』」 其實二者各有其效用！有時我們會忽然被驚心喪膽的環境所包圍，遇到這情形，我們應怎樣應付呢?

聖詩作者說得好：「我常處鬥爭中，被仇敵壓迫，我就逃到避難所（神），傾吐我的苦情。」征服恐懼之鑰是立即信靠神！ 但我們是否每遇困難叢生，我們的反應就是懼怕呢?

不是的。耶穌說：「你們心裏不要憂愁，你們信神，也當信我」（約十四：1）。持續不斷信靠主，就等於豎立一面盾牌，抵禦向我們襲擊的恐懼了。所以，在危急關頭，我們可以向神求助；或者我們可以抱著信靠的心，接受每一種景況，視之為從神而來；而經常與人同在的救主，必賜予我們充足的平安，遠超我們所想所求。二者各有其效用！

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「救主所賜的平安，以往我未認識過。 自從信靠祂更多，我前途更顯光明。」
注目仰望耶穌，你的恐懼必然消失。
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Before I share my thoughts, maybe you want to do a short reflection on yourselves first. :)

My Sharing:
Actually, if you know me, I'm really someone who is worried and anxious about practically everything. I'm those kind who can worry about teeny winy stuffs for like one whole day; easy peasy. But why do I worry so much? If God were to allow these "disaster" or "unhappiness" to happen, can it be really that bad? God must have used these big or small things in our lives to come together for a greater purpose; and if so, why should I have worries or sadness?

God will equip us with the relevant skills to handle whatever situations that God allows in our lives, we shouldn't be fearful. God wouldn't bear to torture us; He is our Father and He loves us. Would a father really like to torture his children? Although this kind of journey of faith may take quite some time to build up, to have total submission and true faith in God, let us be brave to stand strong even in times of weakness. Each trial we face can build up a little faith. And as time goes by, our faith will be stronger. So don't give up hope!
-w.y.

Lastly, I urge all of you who go online often to set your homepage to be a devotional webpage, be it the one I provided above (which they copied from my daily bread) or the RBC one. This will remind us to think of God first before we play or surf net. =) Hope this will benefit you! Cheers!

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