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每日箴言
自由地服事
“小子们哪,我们相爱,不要只在言语和舌头上。总要在行为和诚实上。” - 约一 3:18
灵修
一句老话说:“用金钱兑现你的谈论。”其背后的意思是说,如果我们相信什么,或认为什么不对劲,我们就不应该只是高谈阔论或连连抱怨;我们应该用实际的捐输去支持某事业,或者去解决某问题。
这就是使徒约翰所教导的爱。爱不是一些理想主义的概念,让我们坐下来讨论。爱是透过我们的行动来显明的。
爱有可能会惹来一身臊。爱是看到世界的伤害和破碎,并且采取行动。爱是走出去服事他人。
在十字架上,耶稣用行动显明极大的爱。祂为了我们舍弃自己的生命,祂也吩咐祂的门徒走出去向他人见证牺牲的爱。耶稣的复活使信徒能够靠祂的爱喜乐自由地生活。
神的爱使我们渴望诚实、正直、谦卑、公义,和尊重众人。耶稣复活的大能使我们得以走出去,分担人们的苦难,陪伴孤独的人,为受压迫和受迫害的人寻求公义。
今天,当你在基督里透过复活庆祝自由时, 愿神向你显明,你能在何处事奉和显明祂的爱。
祷告
主耶稣,求以祢的爱、公义、仁慈和怜悯充满我们,让我们以祢的眼光看待这世界,并赐给我们勇气在祢释放的爱中服事他人。奉祢的名祷告,阿们。
普世佳音每日箴言
Free To Serve
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. — 1 John 3:18
Devotion
An old saying advises, “Put your money where your mouth is.” The underlying meaning is that if we believe in something or if we believe something is wrong, we should not just talk or complain about it; we should take action to support the cause or to fix the problem.
This is what the apostle John teaches about love. Love is not some idealistic concept to sit around and talk about. Love is shown to be real by our actions.
Love can get messy. Love sees the hurt and the brokenness in our world and takes action. Love goes out and serves others.
At the cross, Jesus took action to show the greatest love of all. He gave up his life for us, and he also instructed his followers to go out and demonstrate sacrificial love for others. The resurrection of Jesus empowers believers with the joy and freedom to live by his love.
God’s love fills us with a desire for honesty, integrity, humility, justice, and respect for all people. Jesus’ resurrection power frees us to go out and share the burdens of people who are suffering, to spend time with people who are lonely, and to seek justice for those who are persecuted and oppressed.
As you celebrate freedom in Christ through the resurrection, let God show you where you can serve and show his love today.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, fill us with your love, justice, mercy, and compassion. Give us eyes to see the world as you see it, and give us the courage to serve others in your freeing love. Amen.
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