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27/08/2026

GOD'S DESIRE IS TO SATISFY YOU WITH LONG LIFE (3)

GOD'S PROMISES AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY

Whenever we study biblical promises concerning long life, we must maintain a healthy theological balance.

The Bible teaches two complementary truths. First, God is absolutely sovereign. Second, human choices matter. Some Christians emphasise only God's sovereignty. Others emphasise only human responsibility.

The Scriptures hold both together. Psalm 91 reminds us that God will satisfy us with long life.

At the same time, Proverbs repeatedly declares,

Proverbs 3:1–2 (NKJV)
�1 My son, do not forget my law,�But let your heart keep my commands;�
2 For length of days and long life� And peace they will add to you.

Proverbs 3:7–8 (NKJV)�
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;�Fear the Lord and depart from evil.�
8 It will be health to your flesh,�And strength to your bones.

Proverbs 3:14–16 (NLT)
�14 For wisdom is more profitable than silver, �and her wages are better than gold. �15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies; �nothing you desire can compare with her. �16 She offers you long life in her right hand, �and riches and honour in her left.

Proverbs 4:20–22 (NKJV)�
20 My son, give attention to my words;�Incline your ear to my sayings.�
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;�Keep them in the midst of your heart;�
22 For they are life to those who find them,�And health to all their flesh.

Paul declares,
Ephesians 6:1–3 (NKJV)�1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

God establishes the promise. We respond in faith and obedience.

Consider the farmer. He cannot create sunshine. He cannot command rain. Those belong to God. But he must still plough. He must sow. He must water. He must remove weeds. God provides the increase, but the farmer cooperates with God's created order. Likewise, believers cannot manufacture long life. Life is God's gift. Yet we are called to steward that gift wisely.

The divine prescriptions we will study are not formulas that manipulate God. They are expressions of covenant wisdom. They describe the pathways by which God's people ordinarily walk in the blessings He delights to give.

DIVINE PRESCRIPTIONS RATHER THAN HUMAN FORMULAS

The word prescription is especially meaningful. When a physician writes a prescription, he does so because he understands the body. The patient may not fully understand why the medicine works, but he trusts the physician's expertise.

Likewise, our Creator knows us perfectly. He knows how we function physically, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally. His commandments are never arbitrary. Every command flows from His wisdom and His love.

Psalm 19 declares, "The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul."

God's Word is perfect because its Author is perfect.

- Whenever God says, “Forgive." He is protecting your heart.
- Whenever He says, "Fear the Lord.” He is preserving your life.
- Whenever He says, "Walk in wisdom.” He is preventing destruction.
- Whenever He says, "Honour your parents.” He is establishing a foundation for blessing.

Every command reveals the Father's love. Every instruction carries His grace.

JESUS: THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF LIFE LIVED IN FELLOWSHIP WITH THE FATHER

No one ever embodied these divine prescriptions more perfectly than the Lord Jesus Christ. He lived in complete dependence upon the Father. He delighted to do the Father's will. He walked in perfect wisdom. He spoke only what the Father gave Him to speak. He honoured the Scriptures. He loved without hypocrisy. He forgave completely. He rested in His Father's timing.

Even His earthly death was not the result of weakness or accident. Jesus repeatedly declared that no one could take His life from Him apart from His willing obedience to the Father's redemptive plan (John 10:17–18). His sacrificial death was unique in history – the atoning act by which He secured salvation for the world.

Because of His resurrection, death no longer has the final word over those who belong to Him. We now possess eternal life, and we are invited to walk in the wisdom and life of Christ during our earthly pilgrimage.

The One who designed the human body also designed the principles by which life flourishes.

The Bible addresses not only physical habits but also the deeper issues of the heart – our relationship with God, our attitudes, our words, our relationships, our obedience, and our trust in Him. These spiritual realities profoundly shape the way we live.

For the Father's desire is not merely that we exist for many years, but that we glorify Him through a life that is fruitful, faithful, and finally SATISFIED.

Rev. Cheong Yew Kwong
Faith Church Singapore
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27/08/2026

神渴望使你足享长寿 (三)

神的应许和我们的责任

当我们学习圣经里关于长寿的应许时，必须持守健全、平衡的神学观点。

圣经教导了两条相辅相成的真理：第一，神拥有绝对的主权；第二，人的选择至关重要。有些基督徒只强调神的主权，也有人单单看重人的责任。

圣经把两者结合在了一起。诗篇91提醒我们，神会用长久的年日使我们得享满足。

与此同时，箴言也重复宣告

箴言 3:1-2�
1 我儿，不要忘记我的法则，�你心要谨守我的诫命。�2 因为他必将长久的日子、�生命的年数与平安加给你。

箴言 3:7-8
�7 不要自以为有智慧，�要敬畏耶和华，远离恶事。�8 这便医治你的肚脐，�滋润你的百骨。

箴言 3:14-16
�14 因为得智慧胜过得银子，�其利益强如精金，�15 比珍珠宝贵，�你一切所喜爱的，都不足与比较。�16 她右手有长寿，�左手有富贵。

箴言 4:20-22�
20 我儿，要留心听我的言词，�侧耳听我的话语。�21 都不可离你的眼目，�要存记在你心中。�22 因为得着它的，就得了生命，�又得了医全体的良药。�

保罗宣告说

以弗所书 6:1,3�
1 你们作儿女的，要在主里听从父母，这是理所当然的。3 要孝敬父母，使你得福，在世长寿。这是第一条带应许的诫命。

神确立了这个应许，我们要凭信心和顺服来回应。

想想田里的农夫：他无法造出阳光，也不能命令雨水降临，这些都由神掌管。但他依旧需要耕耘、撒种、浇灌、除草。使种子生长的是神，农夫只是配合神所设立的自然规律。同样，信徒不能靠自己制造长寿，生命本是神的恩赐。但神呼召我们智慧地管理这份恩赐。

我们要学习的属神药方并不是用来操控神的公式套路，而是神的约表达出来的智慧。这些药方为我们开出一条道路，神的百姓若行在其间，就能领受祂乐意赐下的各样祝福。

神的药方非人的公式

“药方”是个极具意味的词语。医生开出药方，是因为他熟知人体的运作规律。病人或许不完全明白药物起效的原理，但他信靠医生专业的判断。

同样道理，造物主对我们的情况了然于胸。祂知道我们的肉身、情绪、属灵层面以及人际关系如何运作。祂的诫命绝非随意定下，每一条命令都源自祂的智慧与慈爱。

诗篇十九篇宣告：“耶和华的律法全备，能苏醒人心。”

神的话是全备的，因为这话语的作者是完美无缺的。

- 当神说“要饶恕”，祂是在保护你的心
- 当神说“要敬畏主”，祂是在保护你的命
- 当神说“走在智慧的道路上”，祂是在保护你免受毁灭
- 当神说“要孝敬父母”，祂是在确立你蒙福的根基

每一个命令都显明天父的慈爱，每一个指示都带着祂的恩典。

耶稣：一生与父相交的完美典范

没有任何人能像主耶稣基督一样完美遵循这些属灵的药方。祂全然依靠父神，乐意遵行父神的旨意，行事有完备的智慧；祂只说父让祂说的话。祂高举圣经，祂的爱毫无虚假，祂的饶恕彻彻底底，祂在安息中等候父神的时机。

即便祂的死也不是因为软弱或意外。耶稣多次宣告，若不是祂甘心顺服天父的救赎计划，就没有人能夺去祂的生命（约翰福音10:17–18）。祂献祭的牺牲是空前绝后的 —— 祂的赎罪为世人成就了救恩。

因着祂的复活，死亡再也不能辖制属于祂的人。我们现在已经有永生，而在这世上寄居的旅程中，神邀请我们走在基督智慧和生命的道路上。

那位给人设计身体的主，也设立了让生命蓬勃兴盛的法则。

圣经所谈论的不只是肉身层面的生活习惯，更触及人内心深处的核心议题：我们与神的关系、心态、言语、人际交往、顺服的心，以及对祂的信靠。这些属灵层面的真实光景，深刻影响着我们的人生。

因为父神的渴望不仅是让我们活得长久，更是要我们结出果实、忠心持守、得享满足，从而使祂得着荣耀。

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26/08/2026

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26/08/2026

GOD'S DESIRE IS TO SATISFY YOU WITH LONG LIFE (2)

LONG LIFE IS MEANINGFUL ONLY WHEN IT IS FRUITFUL

A tree may stand for a hundred years and yet never bear fruit. Another tree may live fewer years but produce abundant harvests throughout its lifetime.

God is not merely counting years. He is seeking fruit.

Jesus taught, "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit." (John 15:8)

Fruitfulness – not simply age – is God's desire.

Psalm 92 contains one of the most encouraging promises about old age: "They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing," (Psalm 92:14).

Notice the progression. Old age is not portrayed as decline. It is portrayed as continuing fruitfulness. The righteous are never depicted as becoming spiritually obsolete. As long as they remain connected to the Lord, they continue to produce fruit.

One of Satan's greatest lies is that usefulness ends with retirement. God never retires His servants.

Abraham fathered nations in his old age. Moses led Israel after the age of eighty. Caleb, at eighty-five, declared, "I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me.” Anna served God continually in the temple into advanced age. The Apostle John continued ministering well into his later years. Age never limits God. Only unbelief does.

GOD'S DESIRE HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIFE

From the opening pages of Genesis to the closing pages of Revelation, one great theme runs throughout Scripture – the God of life.

In the Garden of Eden stood two remarkable trees, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. The existence of the Tree of Life reveals God's original intention for humanity. Death was never His original design. Death entered the world through sin.

Paul writes, "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin ..." (Romans 5:12)

Death is an intruder. It is called "the last enemy" (1 Corinthians 15:26), not "the last friend."

When Christ came, He confronted death repeatedly. He raised Jairus' daughter. He raised the widow's son. He raised Lazarus. Finally, He Himself conquered death through His resurrection. Life triumphs over death because Christ is Life.

Jesus declared, "I am the resurrection and the life."

Notice He did not merely say, "I can give life.” He said, "I am the life.” Everything connected with Christ moves toward life. Everything separated from Him moves toward death.

LONG LIFE IS A COVENANT BLESSING

Many Christians think long life was only an Old Testament promise. Nothing could be further from the truth. Long life appears throughout both Testaments.

God promised Abraham, "You shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age." (Genesis 15:15)

Isaac lived many years. Jacob, despite hardships, fulfilled his assignment. Job, after his restoration, "lived one hundred and forty years …" Moses declared, "The LORD is your life and the length of your days" (Deuteronomy 30:20). Solomon repeatedly connected wisdom with long life. Paul reaffirmed the promise when quoting the fifth commandment: "Honour your father and mother … that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth,” (Ephesians 6:2–3).

Notice that Paul did not treat this promise as obsolete. Writing to New Testament believers, he affirmed that this commandment still carries a promise.

While eternal life is the supreme gift of the gospel, Scripture also teaches that our conduct in this present age has real consequences. God's covenant promises encourage us to walk in wisdom and obedience, not because we earn His love, but because we respond to His grace.

Rev. Cheong Yew Kwong
Faith Church Singapore
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26/08/2026

神渴望使你足享长寿 (二)

生命的意义不在长短，而在果效

一棵树或许伫立百年，却始终不结出果实；另有一棵树存活的年岁较短，一生却不断结出丰盛的果子。

神不是仅仅计算我们在世的年数，祂寻求的是果子。

耶稣教导说：“你们多结果子，我父就因此得荣耀。”（约翰福音15:8）

能够结出果实 —— 而非单单活得长久 —— 这才是神的渴望。

诗篇92记载了一段让人大得鼓舞的、关于老年的应许：“他们年老的时候仍要结果子，要满了汁浆而发青。”（诗篇92:14）

留意经文中的递进关系：老年并没有被描绘成一个日渐衰微的阶段，而是代表持续不断地结出果实。义人从来不会落到属灵上毫无用处的光景。只要持续与主相连，就能不断结出果子。

撒但最大的谎言之一，就是人到了退休的年纪就不再能被神使用。神从来不会让祂的仆人“退休”。亚伯拉罕在年迈之时成为多国之父；摩西年过八十依旧带领以色列百姓；迦勒八十五岁时宣告：“我还是强壮，像摩西打发我去的那天一样。”女先知亚拿年事已高，仍持续在殿里侍奉神；使徒约翰到了晚年，也没有停下服侍的脚步。年纪从来不能限制神，唯独不信的心才会带来局限。

神向来都渴望生命

从创世记开篇到启示录结尾，整本圣经都贯穿着一个宏大的主题：那位赐生命的神。

伊甸园中立着两棵特别的树：分别善恶树与生命树。生命树的存在显明了神起初对人类的心意。死亡从来不是祂的本意，死是通过罪进入这个世界的。

保罗写道：“这就如罪是从一人入了世界，死又是从罪来的……”（罗马书5:12）

死亡是闯入世界的不速之客。圣经称它为“最后的仇敌”（哥林多前书15:26），绝非“最后的朋友”。

基督来到世上的时候，屡次直面死亡。祂使睚鲁的女儿复活，使寡妇的儿子复活，也使拉撒路复活。到最后，祂更藉着自己的复活，亲身胜过了死亡。生命能够战胜死亡，因为基督就是生命本身。

耶稣宣告：“复活在我，生命也在我。”

注意，祂不只是说“我能赐下生命”，而是宣告“我就是生命”。凡是与基督相连的，都往生命的方向前行；凡是与祂隔绝的，都会走向死亡。

长寿是约下的祝福

不少基督徒以为长寿只是旧约的应许，但这完全偏离了真理。长寿在新旧两约中处处都存在。

神应许亚伯拉罕说：“你必平平安安归到你列祖那里，享大寿数，安然下葬。”（创世记15:15）

以撒活了许多岁数；雅各历经重重苦难，最终完成了神托付他的使命；约伯经历恢复之后，又活了一百四十年。摩西宣告说：“耶和华是你的生命，也使你日子长久。”（申命记30:20）所罗门也屡次将智慧与长寿联系在一起。保罗引用第五条诫命时，再次印证了这份应许：“要孝敬父母，使你得福，在世长寿。”（以弗所书6:2–3）

注意，保罗并不认为这份应许已经失效。他写信给新约时代的信徒，明确证实这条诫命依旧带着起初的应许。

永生固然是福音中再大不过的赏赐，但圣经同时也教导，我们自己的行为会给我们的人生带来真实的影响。神约下的应许劝勉我们要凭智慧行事、顺服神，不是为了赚取神的爱，而是我们对祂恩典的回应。

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25/08/2026

GOD'S DESIRE IS TO SATISFY YOU WITH LONG LIFE (1)

DIVINE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR LONG LIFE

Introduction: Every Prescription Reveals the Heart of the Father

Every loving father desires the very best for his children. He delights in seeing them grow, flourish, prosper, and fulfil the purpose for which they were born. He does not rejoice when they are sick, defeated, fearful, or prematurely cut off from their destiny. If this is true of earthly fathers, how much more is it true of our Heavenly Father, whose love is perfect and whose wisdom is infinite?

One of the greatest misconceptions among Christians today is that the length of our lives is entirely mysterious, fixed, and unrelated to how we live. While Scripture clearly affirms God's sovereignty over all things, they also reveal that God has established spiritual principles that profoundly shape the quality, fruitfulness, and even the length of our earthly lives.

Throughout the Bible, God repeatedly presents long life not merely as a biological phenomenon but as a covenant blessing. It is portrayed as a reward for wisdom, obedience, reverence, righteousness, and faithful walking with Him. The Lord not only promises eternal life in Christ but also desires that His children experience abundant life on earth.

Jesus declared: "I have come so that they may have life, and have it more abundantly." (John 10:10)

The Greek word for "life" (zoē) speaks of the very life of God Himself. It is not merely existence (bios) nor merely the animation of the body (psychē). It is divine life imparted to the believer. Eternal life begins the moment we believe in Christ, but the influence of that divine life is meant to permeate every aspect of our earthly journey.

The Father's concern is not simply that we arrive safely in heaven one day. He desires that we live victoriously until that day comes.

The psalmist beautifully summarises this divine intention:

Psalm 91:16 (NKJV)
"With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation."

This verse concludes one of the most beloved psalms in Scripture. Psalm 91 is a psalm of divine protection, supernatural preservation, angelic ministry, deliverance, answered prayer, and covenant security. It reaches its climax with God's own declaration – not merely a prayer of David, but a promise spoken by the Lord Himself.

Pay close attention to what God promises.

He does not simply say, "With long life, I will leave him."

Nor does He merely promise, "I will prolong his life for long."

Instead, He declares, "With long life I will satisfy him."

This is much deeper than merely adding years to life. It is about adding fulfilment to those years.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SATISFIED?

The Hebrew word translated as "satisfy" is ‘saba’. It means to be filled, fulfilled, contented, or completely supplied, with no lack remaining. It conveys the image of someone whose hunger has been fully satisfied after a rich banquet.

God is saying, in effect, "I will allow My child to live until he reaches the fullness of My purpose for him."

This satisfaction is not merely physical longevity. It includes spiritual fulfilment, emotional peace, fruitful service, and the joy of knowing that one has completed the assignment God entrusted to them.

Many people today live long lives yet never find satisfaction. They accumulate years without purpose. They survive but never truly live.

The Bible never glorifies mere longevity. Instead, it celebrates purposeful longevity.

Rev. Cheong Yew Kwong
Faith Church Singapore
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25/08/2026

神渴望使你足享长寿 (一)

属神的长寿药方

引言：每个药方都显明了父的心意

每一位慈爱的父亲都渴望将最好的赐给儿女。他会乐于看到儿女成长、兴盛、蒙福，达成命定的人生目标。而当儿女生病、受挫、心怀惧怕、好像未熟而落的果子一般与他们的命定隔绝，父亲肯定不会高兴。世上的父亲尚且如此，何况我们的天父，祂的爱完美无瑕，祂的智慧无穷无尽，祂对自己的儿女岂不更加怀着这样的渴慕吗？

今天许多基督徒对神极大的误解之一，就是以为我们一生的寿命完全是个谜，是神早就定好的，跟我们的生活方式毫无关联。圣经固然清楚表明神统管万有的主权，但同时也启示我们：神设立的属灵法则深刻影响着我们在世生活的品质、所结的果实，甚至是我们肉身寿命的长短。

纵观整本圣经，神一再表明长寿不仅是个生理现象，更是一个约下的祝福。长寿被描绘为追求智慧、心存敬畏、顺服神、行事公义，忠心与祂同行之人所得的赏赐。主不但应许我们在基督里的永生，也盼望祂的儿女在地上就能经历丰盛的生命。

耶稣宣告：“我来了，是要叫羊得生命，并且得的更丰盛。”（约翰福音10:10）

原文里译为“生命”的希腊文（zoē），指的就是神自己的生命。这不单单是指向人的存在（bios），也不仅仅是肉体的活动（psychē），而是赐给信徒的属神生命。永生从我们相信基督的那一刻就已经开启，但这属神的生命应该浸透我们世上旅程的每一个层面。

天父挂念的不只是我们终有一天能平安抵达天家。祂盼望我们在那日来临之前都能活出得胜的生命。

诗篇作者用优美的词句总结了神的心意：

诗篇 91:16�我要使他足享长寿，�将我的救恩显明给他。”

这是圣经中最受欢迎的诗篇之一的最后一节经文。诗篇91讲述了神的庇护、超自然的保守、天使的服侍、蒙拯救、祷告蒙应允，以及在圣约带来的平安稳妥。整卷诗篇在神亲自宣告之时达到高潮 —— 这不单是大卫的祷告，更是主亲口说出的应许。

请仔细看这句神的应许。

祂并没有简单地说：“我要使他长寿。”

也不只是应许：“我要延长他在世的年日。”

祂是在宣告：“我要使他得享长寿，心满意足。”

这远远不止是为人生增添岁月，更是让这些岁月充满成就与满足。

足享的意思是什么？

希伯来文中译作“足享”的词是sabaʿ，意思是被充满、得成全、内心知足，或是所需的一切都得到充足的供应，毫无匮乏。这个词描绘出一幅画面：人享用丰盛筵席之后，饥饿一扫而空，心满意足。

神实际上是在说：“我要让我的儿女活到成就我对他全部旨意的那一天。”

这种满足不单是指肉身活得长久，其中也包含属灵生命得以成全、内心满有平安、服侍结出果实，以及因为确信自己已经完成神托付的使命而有的喜乐。

如今不少人虽然长寿，内心却始终得不到满足。年岁一年年累积，人生却没有方向。他们只是勉强存活，并没有真正活过。

圣经从不推崇单纯的长寿，而是称颂那带着使命、充满意义的长寿。

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