今日靈修默想:「二人若不同心,豈能同行呢?」(摩3:3)
默想一:人要與神同心同行難嗎?不難的,難在人自己有罪。 當年以色列民因罪與神隔絕,不能與神同行。如今神在耶穌基督裡為我們的罪捨命在十字架, 因著祂我們得與神和好,成為神的兒女。我們蒙恩得救了,但我們與神的關係如何?與神的親密關係不是只在主日敬拜裡,而是在每時每刻與主的同心同行裡。
默想二:你與神的關係好嗎?你與配偶、家人、教會的關係又如何?一般人以為只要跟人『同心同行』就心想事成,事事如意。但基督徒的同心必須按神的旨意,遵行聖經真理是我們的生活準則,我們所作的才能在神和在人前得蒙喜悅。基督徒的同心不是只求與自己同心,乃是將心歸主,並樂於與神同行。當我們選擇同心與神同行,婚姻、家庭跟教會必看見神的賜福。
禱告:天父上帝,感謝袮在耶穌基督裡的大愛。袮為我的需要,隨時準備好每日24小時的應許:『你們親近我,我必親近你』(雅4:8)。求袮的聖靈時刻提醒我,好讓我渴慕袮的話。也求袮幫助我,我願堅守每日的靈修生活,晝夜思想袮的話,藉著袮的話更明白袮的旨意,更體貼袮的心意。奉主耶穌基督的名禱告,阿們!
“Today’s spiritual meditation”: “Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?” (Amos 3:3)
Meditation one: Is it difficult for people to walk together with God and have agreed to do so? It is not hard, but the difficulty is that people have sin. At that time, the Israelites were separated from God because of sin and could not walk together with God. Now in Jesus Christ God died on the cross for our sins, and through Him we are reconciled to God and become children of God. We are saved by grace, but how is our relationship with God? The intimacy with God is not only during Sunday worships, but walk together and have agreed to do so in unity with the Lord every moment.
Meditation two: Do you have a good relationship with God? How is your relationship with your spouse, family, and church? Most people think that as long as they “walk together and have agreed to do so” with others, everything can be accomplished and all things will go as wished. But the unity among Christians must be in accordance with God’s will, and obeying the truth of the Bible is the norm for our lives, so that what we do can be pleasing to God and to others. Christian’s unity is not simply to agree with him/herself, but to turn his/her heart to the Lord and to be contented to walk together with God. When we choose to walk together with God and agree to do so, marriage, family and church will see the blessing from God.
Prayer: God Heavenly Father, thank You for Your great love in Jesus Christ. You are always ready for my needs 24 hours a day with the promise: “Come near to God and he will come near to you.” (James 4:8). I ask Your Holy Spirit to remind me all the time so that I can thirst for Your words. I also ask You to help me, and I am willing to keep up my daily spiritual life, think about Your words day and night, and use Your words to better understand Your will and set my mind on Your will. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!