《今日靈修默想》:「我留下平安給你們,我將我的平安賜給你們。我所賜的,不像世人所賜的;你們心裡不要憂愁,也不要膽怯。」(約14:27)

默想一:基督徒常用的問安是「平安」Shalom。你今天有真平安嗎?你對未來充滿著平安嗎?關鍵在你真有基督的同在嗎?沒有基督,就沒有平安;認識耶穌,就認識平安。No Christ, No Peace ; Know Christ, Know Peace。

默想二:主耶穌所賜的平安為什麼跟世人所賜的不同?世人是靠豐盛的物質、金錢、地位、權勢、保險來保平安,但這些平安是保你還活著時有效,不能帶給你永遠的平安。主耶穌所賜的平安是永遠長存、永不改變。因我們有聖靈的內住及導引,我們不用擔心未來。

禱告:感謝神,因袮是我們的平安。整個世界到處是天災人禍,勞苦嘆息,人心惶惶。但祢說:「在世上你們有苦難,但你們可以放心,我已經勝了世界。」(約16:33b)求祢堅固我的信心,讓我日日靠祢走天路,直到見祢的面。奉耶穌的名禱告,阿們!

《Today’s spiritual meditation》: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. “ (John 14:27)

Meditation one: A common Christian greeting is “peace” (shalom). Do you have any true peace today? Is your future filled with peace? The key point is whether you are with Christ or not. Without Christ, there is no peace. “No Christ, No Peace ; Know Christ, Know Peace.”

Meditation two: What is the difference between the peace given by the Lord Jesus and the peace given by the world? This world depends on material abundance: money, position, authority, and insurance to fortify one’s peaceful heart. It only safeguards your peace when you are still alive, and cannot bring you into eternal peace. The Peace given by the Lord Jesus is forever and changes not. Because we have the Holy Spirit in us and guide us, we do not have to worry about the future.

Prayer: Thank you God, for You are our peace. The whole world is filled with catastrophe, groaning, and anxiety. But You said, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33b) Please strengthen my faith toward You, so that I can walk on the righteous path every day until the day I see You face-to-face. I pray in the name of Jesus, Amen!

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