讀經:希伯來書第三章。
默想:「但基督為兒子,治理神的家;我們若將可誇的盼望和膽量堅持到底,便是祂的家了。」(來3:6)
默想一:基督徒的靈命一直軟弱的主要原因是什麼?是在信心上不能『堅持到底』,而信心不能堅持到底是與靈命有關。我們是因信蒙拯救、得生命、享平安、有喜樂。有了新生命,還要因信繼續在靈命上追求更新、突破、成長。屬靈生命的成長要透過每日的靈修生活,在聖靈的引導下,不斷地更新、調整,直到基督成形在我們的心。只有靈命成熟的生命才會信主到底、愛主到底、跟主到底,
默想二:你是神家裡的人嗎?在神家中的一份子之證據是什麼?就看耶穌基督是不是你生命的主,或讓祂成為一家之主。在這是非不明、真假不分、性別混亂的世代裡要堅守基督化家庭不容易的,但有神的幫助,我們不懼怕。我們的責任是,將可誇的盼望和膽量,堅持到底。神的應許是:『你們不可丟棄勇敢的心;存這樣的心必得大賞賜。』(來10:35)
禱告:親愛的主:感謝袮為我們在父家中預備地方,讓我們與袮同為後嗣,同享基業。求袮幫助我,既然袮對我的愛永不改變,我立志對袮的信靠也永不改變。求袮的聖靈內住我心,讓我渴慕袮的話如鹿切慕溪水,使我的靈命日日更新、天天成長、時時健壯。主!袮愛我到底,我要信靠袮到底。奉主耶穌寶貴的名禱告,阿們!
Bible Reading: Hebrews 3
Insight: “But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.” (Heb 3:6)
Insight one: What is the main reason of Christians’ spiritual life being weak? It is that cannot “hold firmly” in faith while faith cannot be held firmly to the end is associated with the status of spiritual life. We are saved through faith, have life, have peace, and have joy. With a new life, we must continue to strive for spiritual renewal, breakthrough, and growth through faith. The growth of spiritual life requires continuous renewal and adjustment under the guidance of the Holy Spirit through daily spiritual meditation, until Christ is formed in our hearts. Only the spiritually mature life will continuously trust in the Lord, love the Lord, and follow the Lord to the end.
Insight two: Are you a member of God’s family? What is the evidence of being a part of God’s family? It depends on whether Jesus Christ is the Lord in your life, and if let Him be the Lord of the family. It is not easy to hold firmly as a Christian family in the generation of jumbling between right and wrong, muddling truth with falseness, and confusing between genders. However, with the help from God, we are not afraid. Our responsibility is to hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory. God’s promise is: “do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded” (Heb 10:35).
Prayer: Dear Lord: Thank You for preparing a place for us in our Father’s house, and make us to be fellow heirs and partakers of Your inheritance. Please help me, since Your love for me will never change, I am determined to never change my trust in You. Please have Your Holy Spirit dwelling in my heart and make me pant for Your words as a deer pants for streams of water, so that my spiritual life will be renewed day by day, growing day by day, and strong always. Oh Lord! You love me to the end, and I want to trust in You to the end. I pray in the precious name of the Lord Jesus, Amen!