《今日靈修默想》:「婚姻,人人都當尊重,床也不可污穢,因為苟合行淫的人,神必要審判。」(來13:4)

默想一:基督徒的婚姻為什麼當受極大的尊重?因為婚姻是神親自設立的。婚姻不只是一張紙,它不像契約隨時更改,而是在神面前彼此立誓的盟約,是一生要持守的約定。「一男一女」的結合(創1:27)、「一夫一妻」的制度(創2:24)、「一生一世」的盟約(羅7:2-3)是神親自創造、設立、制定的婚姻。任何人擅改、或破壞神所命定的婚姻意義,不僅不尊重創造婚姻的神,神至終要追討他們任意妄為的罪。

默想二:如果人以投票把『同性戀合法化』、『墮胎合法化』、『同性婚姻合法化』,基督徒要跟從或效法嗎?魔鬼擅用的伎倆是,把神所討厭的不法用人的聰明給予合法化,把神的『不是』變成『是』。不要自欺,神是輕慢不得的。人種的是什麼,收的也是什麼(加6:7)

禱告:主啊,現今世風每況愈下,道德淪喪、性別混亂、家庭瀕臨瓦解,求祢加添我信心,我不僅要讓基督作婚姻的主,也要作我的一家之主。求祢幫助我,讓我勇敢地守護和捍衛袮所賜的家庭,在黑暗的世界裡作祢明光照耀的見證。奉主耶穌的名禱告,阿們!

《Today’s spiritual meditation》:  :  “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.” (Heb 13:4)

Meditation one: Why should Christians’ marriages be greatly honored? It is because marriage was established by God Himself. Marriage is not just a piece of paper. It is not like a contract that can be changed at any time, but a covenant that has been sworn in front of God. It is an agreement to be held together for throughout the lifetime. The union of “one man and one woman” (Gen 1:27), the system of “one husband and one wife” (Gen 2:24), the covenant of “life-long” (Rom 7:2-3), which are created, founded, and established by God Himself. Whoever changes or breaks down the meaning of the marriage that God has commanded, not only dishonors God who created the marriage, but God will eventually punish their iniquity of arbitrariness.

Meditation two: If people vote for “legalizing homosexuality”, “legalizing abortion”, “legalizing same-sex marriage”, should Christians follow or do as they do? The trick that devil talented is to shrewdly legalize the iniquity that God hates and turns God’s “do not” into “yes”. Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows (Gal 6:7).

Prayer: Oh Lord, the ethos of today’s world is getting worse and worse. Morality continues to deteriorate, gender turns into chaotic, and families are on the verge of collapse. Please strengthen my faith, not only let Christ to be the Lord of marriage, but also to be the Lord of my family. Help me to courageously guard the family given by You, and, in this dimmed world, to be a testimony of Your glorious light. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen!

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