《今日靈修默想》:「凡我所行的,都是為福音的緣故,為要與人同得這福音的好處。」(林前9:23)

默想一:基督徒生活的目標是什麼?為自己得榮耀還是為讓神得榮耀?你今天的所作所為對福音的見證有利,還是使福音受到攔阻?讓人得到福音的好處,還是讓人對福音反感?為福音的緣故,你肯捨棄你的主張、愛好、習慣和看法嗎?目的是叫人同得福音的好處,讓他們蒙恩作神的兒女。

默想二:基督徒傳福音的責任是什麼?我們沒有責任拯救每個人,或讓每個人信主,我們的責任就是傳揚福音真理,因為感動人心、預備人心接受福音,使人領悟福音真理是神的責任,因此,我們的責任是竭盡所能地把福音傳出去,並非拯救人。

禱告:天父上帝,感謝袮拯救的大愛,讓我有份於袮的福音。求祢賜我一顆願與人同得福音好處的心,像使徒保羅:「向什麼樣的人,我就作什麼樣的人。無論如何總要救些人。」求主幫助我,好使我的生命成為別人的祝福。奉主耶穌的聖名禱告,阿們!

《Today’s spiritual meditation》:  “I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.” (1Co 9:23)

Meditation one: What is the purpose of a Christian’s life? Are you glorify yourself or glorify God? What you do today is good for the testimony of the gospel, or has obstructed the gospel? Do you make people to share in the blessings of the gospel, or do you cause people to despise the gospel? For the sake of the gospel, are you willing to put down your personal thoughts, preferences, routines, and opinions? The goal is to make people share the blessings of the gospel so they can be granted as children of God.

Meditation two: What is the Christian’s responsibility of preaching the gospel? We have no responsibility to save everyone, or to make everyone believe in the Lord. Our responsibility is to preach the truth of the gospel because to move people’s hearts and prepare them to accept the gospel are God’s responsibility. Therefore, our responsibility is not to save people but to do everything we can to preach the gospel.

Prayer: God heavenly Father, thank You for Your great love of salvation, so I can be a partaker of Your gospel. Please give me a heart of being willing to share the blessings of the gospel with others, like apostle Paul said: “I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some”. May the Lord help me so that my life can be a blessing to others. I pray in the holy name of Jesus, Amen!

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