【帖前1:5】因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不独在乎言语，也在乎权能、圣灵，并充足的信心。【1 Thess1:5】because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.

在旧约中，当神差遣摩西进入埃及的时候，没有只让摩西去“讲道理”说服法老，In the Old Testament, when God sent Moses into Egypt, He didn’t send him simply to reason with Pharaoh or persuade him with words.而是用权能显明：谁是真神，谁是假神。同样，神差遣保罗进入帖撒罗尼迦，也不是进到一个没有“属灵”的地方。那里充满假神、偶像和祭祀的事…Instead, God revealed His power—making it clear who the true God is and who the false gods are. In the same way, when God sent Paul into Thessalonica, it wasn’t a spiritually neutral place. The city was filled with false gods, idols, and ritual worship.

主耶稣来到地上，医病赶鬼行许多神迹，得胜黑暗国度以彰显神国权能，When the Lord Jesus came to earth, He healed the sick, drove out demons, and performed many signs and wonders, overcoming the kingdom of darkness and revealing the power of God’s kingdom.在十字架上彻底打败撒旦、掳掠仇敌。耶稣已将这权能赐给教会，藉圣灵内住把人里面的偶像和黑暗权势赶出去，将主权夺回交给神。On the cross, He completely defeated Satan and stripped the enemy of his power. Jesus has given this authority to the church, and through the Holy Spirit living within us, idols and dark powers inside people are driven out, and authority is restored to God.

若福音没有权能，只是道理、教义，如何能让人认识真神，甘心离弃偶像。If the gospel carries no power and is only teaching or doctrine, how can people truly know the living God and willingly turn away from idols?帖撒罗尼迦信徒的生命转变就是最好的见证、他们离弃偶像，在患难中喜乐，甚至成为别人榜样！The changed lives of the Thessalonian believers are the strongest evidence: they turned from idols, rejoiced in the midst of suffering, and became examples to others.这也让我们问自己：“我所信的福音，是否只停留在“我懂了、我知道了我能讲了？”还是我也经历过神国权能，里面的黑暗被十字架对付以后，生命得更新了？This also challenges me to reflect: “Does the gospel I believe stop at ‘I understand it, I know it, I can talk about it’? Or have I personally encountered the power of God’s kingdom—has the cross dealt with the darkness within me, bringing real renewal to my life?我的心是否从各样罪、负面情绪的辖制中因信进入了平安和爱的自由？我传福音的信心，是来自圣经道理还是对神国权能的认识？Has my heart, by faith, entered into freedom, peace, and love from the control of sin and negative emotions? When I share the gospel, does my confidence come from biblical knowledge alone, or from knowing the power of God’s kingdom?”

主啊，求你显明我心中仍未被耶稣掌权的地方，就是我平时看似合理，却被情欲、骄傲或偶像掌控着的。Lord, please show me the areas of my heart that are still not fully under the rule of Jesus—areas that seem reasonable but are actually ruled by desire, pride, or hidden idols.因甚愿我所信、所传的福音不只是道理，乃是因我自己痛过、死过裂开过，因神大能的同在让人看见神国权能的影响力。May the gospel I believe and proclaim not be just words, but a message marked by real breaking, dying, and transformation in my own life, so that through Your powerful presence, others can see the reality of Your kingdom.我也与你同工释放被黑暗权势压制的灵魂。主啊，愿你当今的教会兴起再兴起成为你有能力的新妇，像初代教会那样彰显你的权能，将福音传向地极。Let me work together with You to bring freedom to those oppressed by darkness. Lord, may Your church today rise again and again as Your powerful bride, just like the early church—displaying Your authority and carrying the gospel to the ends of the earth.

（贾弟兄Brother Jia）