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每日箴言(中英)|顺服与服侍




每日箴言

顺服与服侍



“又当存敬畏基督的心,彼此顺服。” - 弗 5:21

? 灵修


做一个跟随耶稣的人,不单是传扬耶稣或因 “得救” 而欢喜快乐那么简单。多少时候,我们只强调我们和耶稣的个人 “垂直” (vertical)关系,却没有想到它会影响我们和其他人的 “横向” (horizontal)关系,而人生往往是非常复杂的。以弗所书提出一些实际的教导,指出为什么 “存敬畏基督的心” 是我们彼此顺服的原因。


约翰加尔文这样解释耶稣所说的 “彼此相爱” 的命令,他说: “哪里以爱为首,哪里就有彼此的服侍” 。他更指出,这个真理甚至可以应用在君王和领袖身上,因为他们必须服侍他们的人民。这也可以应用在牧师、政治家、丈夫和妻子身上。


在把耶稣的例子应用在婚姻关系上,保罗称基督和祂教会的关系是 “极大的奥秘” 。耶稣是教会的头,然而祂为教会牺牲自己。对丈夫和妻子来说,祂是服侍和顺服的典范,这是一个在爱里彼此服侍和舍己的关系。


爱和顺服的意思是看自己的 “权利” 为次要,只强调我们怎样去彼此服侍和建立。因着我们对基督的委身,我们便会 “存敬畏基督的心” ,以致我们能够放下自我和顺服,这样做必定能吸引人成为信徒的,你尝试过吗?


? 祷告


主啊,祢顺服了父的旨意,求祢帮助我们也顺服祢的旨意,并在我们所有的人际关系中,学习表达爱和尊重。奉祢的名祈求,阿们。


普世佳音每日箴言

? Submission Involves Service

"Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ." — Ephesians 5:21

? Devotion

There's more to being a Christ follower than talking about Jesus or rejoicing in being "saved." Too often we emphasize our personal, "vertical" relationship with Jesus without thinking how that should affect our "horizontal" relationships with others, where life can be very complicated. Ephesians has some close-to-home application here, teaching that the reason for submitting to one another is "out of reverence for Christ."

Explaining Jesus' command that we "love one another," John Calvin stated, "Where love reigns, there is mutual servitude," adding that this applies even to kings and rulers. They must serve their people, as must pastors and politicians. So must husbands and wives.

Applying Jesus' example to the marriage relationship, Paul mentions the "profound mystery" of Christ and his church. Jesus is the head of the church, and yet he sacrificed himself for it. He's the model of service and submission for both the husband and the wife. It's a love relationship of serving and sacrificing for one another.

Loving and submitting means subordinating our "rights" and emphasizing how we can serve and build up one another. Our commitment to Christ leads to acts of surrendering self and submitting "out of reverence for Christ." Doing so will attract new believers. Have you tried it?

? Prayer

Lord, you submitted your will to your Father's. Help us to submit ours to you and to find ways of expressing love and respect in all our relationships. In your name, Amen.


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