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每日箴言|在群体中一起感谢



每日箴言

在群体中一起感谢



“要常常喜乐,不住地祷告,凡事谢恩,因为这是神在基督耶稣里向你们所定的旨意。” - 帖前 5:16-18

 灵修

人生中,一件最让我感到兴奋的事,就是看见基督的门徒活出跟这个身份相称的生命。事实上,当我探望病人时,往往瞥见这些美妙的景象。我看到病人收到许多问候卡,我听到他们提到前一个晚上某人送来的饭食,我也知道某位会友会在第二天陪他们去看医生。在别的事情中我也看见另一些美妙景象,例如我看到基督的门徒教主日学,跟贫乏的人分享自己拥有的,在监狱中带领查经班,为无家可归人送上饭菜,或努力争取世界的公义与和平。这样的例子实在数之不尽。


保罗教导我们应该怎样生活、服事,和在教会里互为肢体,他所说的极具挑战性,但同时我也为此感谢。我感到挑战很大,因为明白到为耶稣而活原是很不容易的,而其中最难遵行的,可能就是要彼此和平共处以及尽力善待别人,甚至善待那些与我们意见不合的人。


因此,保罗又吩咐我们,要时刻记着,我们的根基是在基督里面的。常常喜乐、不住祷告、凡事谢恩,并不是说我们在自我安慰,不切实际,乃是无论作何事,都要谨记基督舍己的爱和恩典。天天怀着感谢的心,能帮助我们学习如何向世人见证基督救赎的大爱。


 祷告


耶稣啊,求祢今天使我们成为传送祢的平安、慈爱和恩典的管子。我们怀着感谢的心,奉祢的名祈求,阿们。


普世佳音每日箴言

 Gratitude In Community

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." — 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18


 Devotion


One of the most gratifying experiences in life, I believe, is to see Christ’s followers living as Christ’s followers. I often get glimpses of that when I visit a person who is sick and I see the many cards they have received, hear about a meal someone brought the night before, or learn that another church member will be bringing them to an appointment the next day. I get other glimpses when I see Christ’s followers teaching Sunday school, sharing their resources with people in need, leading Bible studies in prisons, serving meals to people who are homeless, or working toward justice and peace in our world. I could go on.

As Paul describes the way we should live and serve and be the church together, I feel both challenged and thankful. I’m challenged in realizing that living for Jesus is hard work. Perhaps the hardest instruction is to live peacefully together and to always strive to do good to others, even those with whom we deeply disagree.

It must be why Paul also calls us to constantly remember our rootedness in Christ. To rejoice and pray and be thankful continually isn’t about skipping through life with our head in the clouds. It’s about remembering, in all we do, the sacrificial love and grace we’ve been shown in Christ. Carrying gratitude around with us daily helps to shape our witness of Christ’s saving love to the world.


 Prayer


Make us channels of your peace, love, and grace today, Jesus. We pray with thanks. Amen.


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