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每日箴言(中英)|为神而活,就要去爱




每日箴言

为神而活,就要去爱



“最要紧的是彼此切实相爱,因为爱能遮掩许多的罪。你们要互相款待,不发怨言。” - 彼前 4:8-9

? 灵修


今天的经文吩咐我们,要以基督为我们所成就的一切,来做我们行事为人的标准。祂愿意顺服和受苦,而现在我们正在等候祂再来,到时祂将要 “审判活人死人。” 因此,彼得这样说:“你们要谨慎自守,……最要紧的是彼此切实相爱……”


在我的圣经里,这段彼得前书的经文,是以 “为神而活” 为分题的,它提醒我一首古旧的诗歌,这首诗歌开始的时候是这样说:“为耶稣而活,才是真生命,尽力取悦主,常尊敬主名。” 我想彼得必定会喜欢英文歌词当中 “strive” (尽力)这个字;彼得是一个非常尽力做事但却不是常常成功的人,然而他明白 “爱能遮掩许多的罪。” 基督的爱遮掩了彼得的罪,也遮掩了我们的罪。


彼得说:“万物的结局近了” ,他跟着解释,我们要谨慎自守、警醒祷告,和彼此切实相爱。接着他更补充说:“你们要互相款待,不发怨言。” 彼得心目中的款待,不单是在主日崇拜前后跟会友打个招呼,也不单是邀请朋友来家里吃饭。那些初来教会的人、那些与我们不同的人,不也同样需要我们款待吗?


为神而活的意思,是指我们与别人的关系是一种舍己的关系,包括真诚和没有怨言地款待人。而这样做可以带来奇妙的果效!


? 祷告


主啊,我们愿意在一切事上向祢表明我们对祢的爱。求祢以祢的灵的爱和温暖,加添我们力量。奉耶稣的名祷告,阿们。


普世佳音每日箴言

? Living Means Loving

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling." — 1 Peter 4:8-9

? Devotion

In today's verses we're called to a way of life based on what Christ has done for us. He submitted and suffered, and we now await his return, when he will "judge the living and the dead." So Peter says, "Therefore, be alert... Above all, love each other deeply... ."

In my Bible this section of 1 Peter is labeled "Living for God." This reminds me of an old song that begins, "Living for Jesus a life that is true, striving to please him in all that I do." I think Peter would have appreciated the word "striving" in these lines. He was someone who tried very hard but didn't always succeed. Yet he did learn that "love covers over a multitude of sins." Christ's love covered Peter's sins, and it covers ours too.

Peter says, "The end of all things is near," and then he explains that we should remain alert, be in prayer, and focus on loving each other. In line with this he adds, "Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling." Peter would have understood hospitality as more than greeting people before or after a worship service. It also means more than having just our friends over for dinner. What about newcomers and those who are not like us?

Living for God means that our relationships with others are expressed in self-sacrificing ways, including real hospitality without grumbling. It could have amazing results!

? Prayer

Lord, we want to show our love for you in all we do. Empower us with the love and warmth of your Spirit, we pray. Amen.


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