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每日箴言
爱的大能
“爱是永不止息。” - 林前 13:8
灵修
哥林多的基督徒们在相处上遇到了问题。保罗敦促他们要共同努力,要肯定每个人的贡献和价值。神呼召祂的子民与祂及彼此在团契和合一中享受整全的生命。
那么,一个曾经相处不好的团契要如何学习共同生活呢?正如使徒保罗在哥林多前书13章所解释的,我们被神呼召,是要彼此相爱。
而保罗在这里所说的爱是没有条件的,没有任何附加的要求,或者期望任何回报。这正是神每天向我们显示的那种爱。
爱需要付出辛勤的努力。爱是忍耐、仁慈。爱是尊荣别人,自己不求肯定。爱是喜爱真理,保护弱小。爱是饶恕,并尽力带来和好。这些没有一样是容易的,特别是我们所相处的人深深地伤害了我们,而且似乎毫无关爱之心时。
耶稣透过祂在十字架上的受难和受死,向我们启示了神那爱的本性,在“我们(与神)做仇敌的时候”(罗马书5:10),就为我们的罪付上了代价。透过复活的大能,神使我们有机会得享基督的牺牲带给我们爱的恩赐,就是:饶恕、和好,保护,尊荣,和真理。今天,愿这些爱的恩赐浇灌你和我。
祷告
主啊,尽管我们的所作所为全都得罪了祢,祢却仍爱我们。求祢以能力充满我们,与他人分享祢的爱。奉耶稣的名求,阿们。
普世佳音每日箴言
The Power Of Love
Love never fails. — 1 Corinthians 13:8
Devotion
The Christians in Corinth had trouble getting along. Paul was urging them to work together, to affirm the contributions and value of everyone. God calls his people to enjoy full life in communion and unity with him and with each other.
So how does a community that has a history of not getting along learn to live together? As the apostle Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 13, we are called to love one another.
And the love that Paul is talking about here is unconditional, without strings attached or any expectation of favors done in return. This is the kind of love God shows us every day.
Love involves hard work. Love is patient and kind. Love brings honor to others without desire of recognition. Love rejoices in the truth and protects the vulnerable. Love forgives and, when possible, offers reconciliation. None of this is easy, especially if we are dealing with people who have hurt us deeply and don’t seem to care.
Through his suffering and death on the cross, Jesus revealed God’s true character of love, paying the price for our sin “while we were God’s enemies” (Romans 5:10). Through the power of the resurrection, God gives us the opportunity to share in the gifts of love that Christ’s sacrifice offers us: the gifts of forgiveness, reconciliation, protection, honor, and truth. May these gifts of love flow through us today.
Prayer
Lord, despite all we have done against you, you still love us. Fill us with the power to share your love with others. Amen.
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