撰文／奥克兰教会 郭泰寿｜圣灵月刊354期-2007.03｜主题／神言我语
哈利路亚，奉主耶稣圣名作见证：
经上说：“不是你们拣选了我，是我拣选了你们。”（）。早在没信主前，我就知道一直有神在保护着我，只是我不知道祂是谁。记得在台湾淡水的老家，有一个接着烟囱烧热水的大木桶，那是日据时代遗留下来的。
有一回，我低着身子洗头发，突然间烟囱爆炸，碎片震散在周围，可是我身上竟然一片都没有。后来福音传到了淡水，常在我家做家庭聚会，当时有许多人得到圣灵，妹妹也有唱灵歌、跳灵舞的体验。
那时我在工厂上班，染上抽烟的恶习，为了想得到圣灵，向神祷告许愿说：“从今天起我要戒烟，并且每天读圣经一个小时。”那晚我便得到了圣灵。
而大弟当时在外地读书，假日才会回家，但每次都宁愿与朋友出游，很少参加聚会。一天晚上，他躺在床上祷告，有声音对他说，要他跪着祷告，并要他在周末回家去聚会，应许要将圣灵赐给他。那个周末他回淡水老家聚会，果真得到了圣灵。当时大家都希奇他怎么肯来聚会，他才向大家做了这个见证。
2001年9月1日，我和内人到WAIWERA 泡温泉。在高速公路的回程中，我忽然失去知觉，昏了过去。当时的车速是每小时一百公里，大概十秒钟后我才恢复了知觉，奇妙的是车子竟然还走在原来的车道上，感谢神的怜悯，保护我们。
我转头看了内人一眼，她仍在闭目养神，完全不知道刚才是多么的危险。事后向教会的弟兄沈医师查证，他说可能是脑部血液供应不足、缺氧所致。经过这件事后，我深深体会到生命的脆弱，要不是神的眷顾保守，我们随时都有遭遇危险丧命的可能。《圣经》说：“在我里面有平安。”（）“祂救赎你的命脱离死亡，以仁爱和慈悲为你的冠冕。”（诗一○三4）
有一年，教会举办圣经营活动，我与内人因替他人照顾小孩，必须赶回家。刚下高速公路就听到车轮发出尖锐的声音，停到路边检查，发现轮胎居然早已爆胎，却没有任何感觉，仍然平稳驶离高速公路。这种种意外的平安，让我们感恩不已。
内人与孩子们也曾有过数次忘了关炉子而几乎引发意外的事件，但每一次都化险为夷，让我们一再地体验到在主里的平安。神是我们的避难所，祂不但使我们今生得平安，在来世也要得永生。
神的深恩厚爱，一辈子也数算不完，唯有努力做圣工，报答主恩。愿一切荣耀、尊贵、颂赞、权能都归予主耶稣的圣名，直到永远。阿们！
Experiences in believing in the Lord
by David Kuo
Hallelujah, in the name of the Lord Jesus I bear testimony.
The Bible records, "You did not choose me, but I chose you." （）. Before I believed in the Lord, I knew there was a God who protects me, but I did not know who He was. I remember that back in my hometown in Dan-Shui, Taipei, there was a big wooden barrel used for water-heating that was connected to the chimney; it was left behind from the era of the Japanese occupation in Taiwan. Once I was washing my hair there when the chimney pipe exploded suddenly. The broken chips flew around me but not one of them hit me. Later, when the gospel was preached to Dan-Shui, my house was often used to hold family services. Many truth-seekers received the Holy Spirit at the time. My younger sister also had the experience of spiritual song and dance. At that time I was working in a factory away from home and had developed a bad habit of smoking. In order to receive the Holy Spirit, I made a vow to God, "From today onwards, Im going to quit smoking and read the Bible for an hour each day." As a result, I received the Holy Spirit that night. My younger brother was studying in another area and would only return home during the holidays. However, he would rather go out with his friends and rarely attended services. One night when he was praying while lying on his bed, he heard a voice that told him to kneel down to pray, and asked him to attend services in the weekends and promised to give him the Holy Spirit. So that weekend he came back home and attended the church service, in which he received the Holy Spirit. We all wondered why he suddenly came back and attended the service. Afterwards, he testified to us the reason.
On 1st September 2001, my wife and I drove up north to Waiwera for hot springs. While driving on the motorway returning home, I suddenly lost consciousness. The car speed at the time was 100 km per hour. I regained consciousness after about ten seconds and the car was still on the road. Thanks to the grace of Lord, He has protected us so that we were safe and at peace. I turned and looked at my wife, and she still had her eyes closed, resting and was totally unaware of how dangerous it had just been. Later I asked Dr Shen from church about what happened, and he said it was probably asphyxia of the brain due to insufficient blood supply to the head. After this incident, I truly felt the vulnerability of mans life, and if not for Gods protection, we could lose our lives any time. The Bible records, "In me you may have peace." （J n 16:33） "He redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion." （）
There was one year when the church held a Bible camp. My wife and I had to rush back home as we had to baby sit some children. After we got off the motorway, we heard a sharp screeching sound coming from the tyres. After getting off the car to check it, we found that the tyre had already punctured, yet we did not feel anything and had managed to drive smoothly on the motorway. We are thankful of all the unexpected peace from God. My wife and children have forgotten to turn off the stove on a few occasions that nearly caused accidents; but thank God, we have repeatedly received peace in Him. God is our refuge; He not only gives us peace in this life, but also gives us eternal life in the future.
The abundant grace of God is uncountable. We can only work hard in divine work to show our gratitude. May all glory, honour, praises and power be given unto the name of the Lord Jesus forever. Amen.