每日箴言（中英）｜牧羊人 — 不再惧怕

每日箴言

牧羊人—不再惧怕

“那天使对他们说，不要惧怕，我报给你们大喜的信息，是关乎万民的。” - 路 2:10

? 灵修

牧羊人们看守羊群，开始的时候是一个安静的夜晚，突然有个天使站在他们面前！他们当然很害怕，但天使说：“不要惧怕。”然后天使说他带来了一个报给万民大喜乐的好消息。

这不仅是个好消息，更是改变生命的福音。人类的救主已经诞生，祂将救我们脱离一切患难。那么牧羊人如何知道谁才是祂呢？天使说：“你们要看见一个婴孩，包着布，卧在马槽里。”

接着，忽然出现一大队天兵，他们来不是要让世人害怕，而是要为他们带来颂赞，颂赞神这个为世人带来平安的美妙计划。

这就是圣诞节的应许：神的平安临到，神邀请这世界重新开始。

这个邀请至今仍在：来伯利恒吧。来，成为新的一部分：一个新的王、新的国度、新的生命。

我们要如何才能成为这新国度的一部分呢？透过信心，透过相信这个关于福音的故事。因为当我们相信这个故事，就重新开始了。用耶稣的话说，“你们必须重生”（约翰福音 3:7）。来吧，耶稣说，你会获得新生命，成为神的儿女（约翰福音 1:12）！

? 祷告

主耶稣，求祢指示我们去往马槽的道路，好使我们看见祢，就可以相信。而因着相信，获得永生。奉祢的名求，阿们。

普世佳音每日箴言

? Terrified Shepherds

"The angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.'" — Luke 2:10

? Devotion

For the shepherds watching over their sheep, it started off as a quiet night. Then suddenly an angel was standing in front of them! Of course they were terrified, but the angel said, "Do not be afraid." Then the angel announced that he was bringing good news that would give all the people great joy.

This was not just good news; it was life-changing good news. The Savior had been born, and he was going to deliver us out of all the trouble we were in. And how could the shepherds know who he was? The angel said, "You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Next, without any notice, an entire army of angels appeared, not coming to terrify the world but to surround them with praise about God's plan for a peace-filled world.

That's the promise of Christmas: God's peace, God's invitation to the world to start over again.

The invitation still stands: Come to Bethlehem. Come and be a part of something new: a new king, a new kingdom, a new way of life.

And how do we become part of this new kingdom? By faith. By believing this story about this good news. For when we believe this story, we start over. In the words of Jesus, "You must be born again" (John 3:7). Come, Jesus says; you can have new life and become the children of God (John 1:12)!

? Prayer

Lord Jesus, show us the way to your manger so that in seeing you, we may believe—and in believing have eternal life. Amen.

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