讀經:腓利門書

默想:「願你與人所同有的信心顯出功效,使人知道你們各樣善事都是為基督做的。」(腓利門書6)

默想一:你曾見過對神大有信心的人,卻對人的愛麻木嗎?這不是神所樂見的。凡真實向神有信心的人,也必對人有愛心的行動。真正愛主的人,並不是那些滿腦子是聖經知識,甚至也不是那些整日嘴裡喊著“哈利路亞”的人,而是對人有愛與關懷行動的人。我們若不愛所看見的弟兄,就不能愛看不見的神 (約一4:20)

默想二:你的信心是活的?還是死的?單有信心沒有行為,不是一個整全信心;信心要用行為來使它整全。如果我們沒有行為的信心,我們就是白活在這世上,就像行屍走肉。活的信心不用你自己說,別人會看得出也感受得出來。有信心的人,會從他們的身上結出聖靈的果子來。監察人心的神知道誰是屬祂的人,就是那些活出信心和行為相稱的人。

禱告:感謝神!我們愛,因爲祢先愛我們。求祢打開我心靈的眼睛,讓我在別人的需要上看到自己的責任。求聖靈開啟我心靈上耳朵,讓我聽見在哪裡有需要,我願成為他們隨時的幫助。禱告是奉耶穌的聖名,阿們!

Bible Reading: Philemon

Insight:  “I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.” (Phm 1:6)

Insight one: Have you ever seen someone who has great faith in God but has no feeling toward loving others? This is not what God is pleased to see. Those who truly have faith in God will also have loving deeds toward others. Those who truly love the Lord are not necessary those who have a lot of Bible knowledge or even those who shout “Hallelujah” all the time, but those who have love and care for people. For we who do not love our brothers whom we have seen cannot love God whom we have not seen (1Jn 4:20).

Insight two: Is your faith a living one? Or is it dead? Faith alone without deeds is not a comprehensive faith; faith must have deeds to comprehend it. If our faith apart from deeds, we will live in vain in this world and just like walking dead. A living faith does not need to be spoken out, others can see it and feel it. People who have faith will bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit from them. God who searches people’s hearts knows who belong to Him, and they are those who live out their deeds worthy of their faith.

Prayer: Thank God! We love because You first loved us. Please open my spiritual eyes and let me see my responsibilities in the needs of others. May the Holy Spirit open up my spiritual ears and let me hear where there is a need. I would like to help them in time of need. I pray in the holy name of Jesus, Amen! 

English