26不要相信你是软弱的，那是撒但的谎言。不要相信你会发脾气，你会趺倒。你若相信消极的事，并且说这些事，这些事就真的会发生。这种豫言一定会应验。你若害怕甚么事，并且豫先说这些事，这些事就真的会发生。不要相信你的软弱。你相信你的软弱么？你现在是活在你的软弱之下呢，还是活在神的约之下？整本新约圣经称为新的遗命。遗命比约更好。我们有二十七卷的遗命，二十七卷的约。这约说，『现今那些在基督耶稣里的，就没有定罪了。』（罗八1。）这约也说，『我的恩典彀你用的，因为我的能力，是在人的软弱上显得完全。』（林后十二9。）你相信这话么？我们若相信，就应该说一声强的『阿们。』这约更说，『祂已经把死废掉。』（提后一10。）你相信这话么？不要看你自己－要看基督。每当你看自己的时候，你会发抖。我们不该活在自己之下，乃该活在神的约之下。我们有一个约！神和挪亚所定的约很短，最多只有半章。但我们的约有二十七卷书。你软弱么？你必须说，『不，我不再软弱，因为神的约告诉我，我能「在基督耶稣里的恩典上得著加力。」（提后二1。）并且我能「夸我的软弱，好叫基督的能力覆庇我。」（林后十二。）』就属灵上说，我喜欢我幼年所学的一首歌：『耶稣爱我－我知道，因有圣经告诉我。』我们也可以这样说，『我在恩典里是刚强的－我知道，因有圣经告诉我。』我们能宣告说，『我蒙保守不失脚－我知道，因有圣经告诉我。』（犹24。）有的人也许没有信心说这话；你也许想这太过分了，问说，『你怎么能说，「我蒙保守不失脚－我知道？」我不敢这样说。我若是今晚说这话，明天一定跌倒。』是的，你会跌倒，只因你豫言你要跌倒。你之所以会跌倒，是因为你活在自己的感觉之下，不活在神的约之下。
26Do not believe that you are weak. That is the lie of Satan. Do not believe that you will lose your temper, that you will fall. If you believe something negative and speak that thing, it will come to pass. Such prophecies are certainly fulfilled. If you are afraid of something and prophesy regarding that thing, it will happen. Do not believe your weaknesses. Do you believe them? Are you now living under your weaknesses or are you under God’s covenant? The whole New Testament is called a new testament. A testament is even better than a covenant. We have a twenty- seven - book testament, a twenty- seven - book covenant. This covenant says, “There is now then no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 8:1). This covenant also says, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness” (2 Cor. 12:9). Do you believe this? If we believe it, we should say a strong, “Amen.” The covenant also says, “Christ.. nullified death” (2 Tim. 1:10). Do you believe this? Do not look at yourself — look at Christ. Whenever you look at yourself, you will be trembling. We should not live under ourselves, but under God’s covenant. We have a covenant! The cove nant that God made with Noah was very short, at the most only half a chapter in length. But our covenant has twenty-seven books. Are you weak? You must say, “N o, I am no longer weak, because the covenant tells me that I can ` be empowered in the grace which is in Christ Jesus’ (2 Tim. 2:1), and I can ` boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ might tabernacle over me’” (29 Cor. 12:9). Spiritually speaking, I like the song that I learned as a child: “Jesus loves me—this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” We may also say, “I am strong in the grace—this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” We can declare, “I will be kept from stumbling—this I know, for the Bible tells me so” (Jude 24). Some of you may not have the faith to say this. You may think that this is too much and ask, “How can you say, `I will be kept from stumbling—this I know’? I dare not say this. If I were to say it tonight, surely I would fall tomorrow.” Yes, you would fall, simply because you prophesied that you would. You would fall because you are living under your feelings, not under God’s covenant.