《今日靈修默想》:「愛你們是為真理的緣故,這真理存在我們裏面,也必永遠與我們同在。」(約貳2)

默想一:基督徒彼此相愛的主要根基是什麼?是在主耶穌基督裡,祂是真理的源頭。彼此相愛不是因為性情相合、志趣相投、互相吸引,而是「因真理的緣故」,真理「存在我們裡面」,也「必永遠與我們同在」。基督徒若光有愛卻沒有真理,是糊塗的愛;光有真理卻没有愛,是冷酷的愛。所以基督徒的愛必須以真理作基礎,以基督為我們彼此相愛的中心。

默想二:我們的愛如何在真理中長大成熟?必須在真理上多下工夫,因為神的道就是真理(約17:17),聖靈也是真理(約16:13)。我們所堅信的是真理而不是道理:道理是死的字句,但真理是活的精意;道理是存在頭腦裏,人人都會講,但真理是住在相信基督的人的心裏。

禱告:親愛的主,感謝袮把真理的愛賜給我們。袮是愛,也是真理。求袮賜我智慧,讓我跟人的彼此相愛是行在袮的真理。也求你的聖靈管理我心,在袮的光中,活出袮真誠的愛。奉耶穌寶貴的名禱告,阿們!

《Today’s spiritual meditation》:  “because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever.” (2Jh 2)

Meditation one: What is the essential foundation for Christians to love one another? It is in the Lord Jesus Christ because He is the source of truth. Loving one another is not because of sharing a similar personality, a like mindedness, or favors each other, but “because of the truth”. The truth “lives in us” and “will be with us forever”. If Christians only have love but no truth, it is an absentminded love; Holds truth straightly but has no love, it is a merciless love. Therefore Christians’ love must be rooted onto truth and also focus upon Christ when we love one another.

Meditation two: How should our love grow in the truth? It is essential to work diligently towards the truth since the Word of God is the truth (Joh 17:17), and the Holy Spirit is also the truth (Joh 16:13). What we have firmly believed is the truth, not dogma. Dogma is dead letters while truth is a living spirit. Dogma halts in one’s head, anyone can talk about it, while the truth lives in the heart of those who believe in Christ.

Prayer: Dear Lord, thank You for giving us the truth of love. You are love and the truth. Please give me wisdom, and let me love others in Your truth. Also ask Your Holy Spirit to rule my heart so I can live out Your sincere love in Your light. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, Amen!

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