《今日靈修默想》:『你們若是與基督同死,脫離了世上的小學,為什麼仍像在世俗中活著、服從那「不可拿、不可嘗、不可摸」等類的規條呢?』(西2:20-21)

默想一:請問,死人會不會遵守交通規則?當然不會!死人不可能會遵守舊約的律法。一般的律法在人死了就停止審判的,因為死人不能服從它。若我們真的有和基督同葬同死又同復活的生命,那我們就能脫離過去那些叫我們死的儀式、條文和規條,而進入嶄新的生活裏。這新生命是神在基督裡賜給我們的,藉著聖靈的引導,我們的生命會茁壯成長。

默想二:如果耶穌基督是教會的主,那你順從祂的旨意嗎?當我們持定元首基督,凡事讓祂居首位,全教會靠著基督彼此連結並相助時,神應許必與教會同在,並使用教會成為祂在世上的見證。我們千萬不要讓任何的人、事、物、傳統、習慣、和組織來代替主在教會中榮耀的地位。祂是主,表明祂是教會的一切。

禱告:天父上帝,感謝袮藉著耶穌基督復活的大能拯救我們,讓我們得著釋放和自由。求袮差遣聖靈成為我隨時的幫助,我願在任何的時候,或在教會、學校、在家、公司、廚房、旅行,我要持定耶穌基督為我的元首,活出袮豐盛的生命。奉主耶穌的名禱告,阿們!

《Today’s spiritual meditation》:  “Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:“Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”?” (Col 2:20-21)

Meditation one: Let’s ask, will a dead follow the traffic laws? Surely this won’t happen! The dead cannot obey the laws of the Old Testament. The general law no longer judges after a person dies, because the dead cannot submit to it. If we really have the life, which died and been raised together with Christ, then we can be released from those rituals, regulations, and rules that led us to death in the past, thus enter into a whole new life. This new life is given to us by God in Christ, and is led by the Holy Spirit. Our lives will flourish and grow.

Meditation two: If Jesus Christ is the Lord of the church, do you obey His will? When we hold firmly to Christ who is the head, let Him be the supremacy in everything, then the whole church will be knitted together as well as help one another through Christ.  God promises will be with the church and use the church as his witness to the world. We must never let any person, thing, matter, tradition, convention, or administration take the place of the Lord’s glorious position in the church. He is the Lord, manifesting that He is everything of a church.

Prayer: God heavenly Father, thank You for saving us through the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ that releases us and made us free. May You send the Holy Spirit to be my help in time of need. I would like to hold firmly on to Jesus Christ as my head at all time, whether at church, school, home, work place, kitchen, or travels. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen!

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