6月16日

標　　題：聖靈同證

經　　節：聖靈與我們的心同證我們是神的兒女；既是兒女，便是後嗣，就是神的後嗣，和基督同作後嗣。如果我們和祂一同受苦，也必和祂一同得榮耀。（羅馬書八章16∼17節）

剛重生的時候，我們不可能完全知道自己所承繼的是甚麼，也不可能完全瞭解何為天堂。我們怎能完全理解，成為神的後嗣是怎麼一回事呢？與基督同作後嗣的消息，令我們大吃一驚！靠著自己，我們甚至不能瞭解身為王的兒女所得的全部產業。聖靈使我們相信，我們真是神的兒女，並且幫助我們瞭解自己所繼承的豐碩產業。

也許你的生身父親並不慈愛，聖靈的角色是幫助你回應這位以完全的愛來愛你的天父，聖靈也會教導你如何過王的兒女的生活。也許你在貧窮困乏的環境中長大，聖靈會讓你看到，身為神的兒女擁有取之不竭、用之不盡的豐盛資源。

倘若你僅僅宣告自己是神的兒女，而做甚麼事都是靠自己的力量，你不可能開始使用你所繼承的產業。然而，天父已經賜下聖靈作你的導師。聖靈會引領你得到那宏大的應許和資源，這是當神收養你進入祂的家庭時，你所繼承的產業。花時間默想神美妙的應許，這些應許正等著你去汲取。讓聖靈使你信服自己真是神的兒女，與基督同作後嗣。

The Spirit Bears Witness

The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. (Romans 8:16-18)

It is impossible to perceive all that became ours when we were born again. There is no way we can understand all that heaven is like. How could we ever comprehend all that is ours as fellow heirs with Christ? The knowledge that we will share Christ's inheritance with Him absolutely astounds us! Left to our own, we could not begin to understand all that we received once we became children of the King. The Holy Spirit convinces us that we are indeed children of God and helps us understand the riches of our inheritance.

Perhaps you did not have a loving father. The Spirit's role is to teach you how to respond to a Father who relates to you only in perfect love and how to live like a child of the King. Perhaps you grew up in poverty. The Spirit will show you the inexhaustible riches available to you as a child of God.

If you were simply declared an heir and then left on your own, you could not begin to use your inheritance. But the Father has given you His Spirit to serve as your Guide and Teacher. The Holy Spirit will lead you to the magnificent promises and resources that became available when God adopted you into His family. Take time to meditate on the wonderful promises of God that are available to you. Let the Holy Spirit convince you of the reality that you are, indeed, a child of God and a fellow heir of Christ.