2006-05-31 22:59:17Jacky
榮譽的勛章
讀 經：哥林多前書1：9-14
金 句：「（我們禱告）好叫你們行事為人對得起主，凡事蒙他喜悅，在一切善事上結果子。」（歌羅西書1：10）
全年讀經：列王紀上1-4章
一群普通而又謙遜的老兵，每年集會一次。他們都是獲得過國家頒發的勇敢作戰勛章的人。
他們所有人都承認，美國國會頒發的榮譽勛章改變了他們的生活、給他們的生活賦予新的意義。也有不少人認為獲得勛章使他們成公共矚目的人物。有一位獲勛者說到這勛章使他在思想行為上都起了變化。他說：「你代表著這勛章所代表的任何人和任何事。」
作為一個基督徒，我們擁有一個特別的標誌，這比那勛章突出--那就是基督的名。我們聲稱是耶穌的跟從者和主的僕人。因此保羅曾為跟從他的信徒禱告說：「……叫你們行事為人對得起主，凡事蒙他喜悅。」（歌羅西書1：10），他力勸基督徒要在一切的善事上結果子，並且表現出忍耐、喜樂和感謝天父的特質（11-12節）。
我們的一切行為，不應該被我們自己的意願或週圍的人們引導，而是一定要由主的帶領才可以。因為他救贖我們、呼召我們，並且賜下基督徒的名義。我們不應跟從那些世俗的標準，應該慶幸揹負了基督的聖名，並且有充足的自由只求他的喜悅。DCM
讓所有的人都看到我，
我願活出你在我生命中所顯示的愛，
並且幫助我逃離一切罪惡的羞辱，
免得使你那親愛的聖名受到人們的嘲笑。DJD
當你呼求上帝的名為父神的時候，你就要活出他兒子的樣式。
金 句：「（我們禱告）好叫你們行事為人對得起主，凡事蒙他喜悅，在一切善事上結果子。」（歌羅西書1：10）
全年讀經：列王紀上1-4章
一群普通而又謙遜的老兵，每年集會一次。他們都是獲得過國家頒發的勇敢作戰勛章的人。
他們所有人都承認，美國國會頒發的榮譽勛章改變了他們的生活、給他們的生活賦予新的意義。也有不少人認為獲得勛章使他們成公共矚目的人物。有一位獲勛者說到這勛章使他在思想行為上都起了變化。他說：「你代表著這勛章所代表的任何人和任何事。」
作為一個基督徒，我們擁有一個特別的標誌，這比那勛章突出--那就是基督的名。我們聲稱是耶穌的跟從者和主的僕人。因此保羅曾為跟從他的信徒禱告說：「……叫你們行事為人對得起主，凡事蒙他喜悅。」（歌羅西書1：10），他力勸基督徒要在一切的善事上結果子，並且表現出忍耐、喜樂和感謝天父的特質（11-12節）。
我們的一切行為，不應該被我們自己的意願或週圍的人們引導，而是一定要由主的帶領才可以。因為他救贖我們、呼召我們，並且賜下基督徒的名義。我們不應跟從那些世俗的標準，應該慶幸揹負了基督的聖名，並且有充足的自由只求他的喜悅。DCM
讓所有的人都看到我，
我願活出你在我生命中所顯示的愛，
並且幫助我逃離一切罪惡的羞辱，
免得使你那親愛的聖名受到人們的嘲笑。DJD
當你呼求上帝的名為父神的時候，你就要活出他兒子的樣式。
Medal Of Honor
Read: Colossians 1:9-14
[We pray] that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work. --Colossians 1:10
They meet every year, a group of ordinary and unassuming veterans who have one thing in common--their nation's highest military award for bravery.
Almost all of them agree that the Congressional Medal of Honor has transformed and redefined their lives. For many, it has thrust them into the public eye. One recipient, assessing its effect on his thought and behavior, said, "You're representing everybody and everything the medal represents."
As Christians, we share a distinguishing mark more defining than any medal--the name of Christ. We profess to be followers of Jesus, servants of the Lord. For that reason, the apostle Paul prayed for his fellow believers to "walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him" (Col. 1:10). He urged Christians to be "fruitful" in good works and to be characterized by such qualities as patience, joy, and thankfulness (vv.11-12).
Our conduct should not be guided by expectations that come from ourselves or the people around us. They must come from the Lord, who has redeemed us, called us, and given us His name. Rather than feeling trapped by a set of external standards, we can celebrate the honor of bearing Christ's name and the freedom of pleasing only Him. --DCM
Lord, may I live that all may see
The love of Christ revealed in me;
And help me flee all sin and shame,
Lest others scoff at Your dear name. --DJD
You honor God's name when you call Him your Father and live like His Son.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Do You Live The Christian Life?
What Does It Take To Follow Christ?
Read: Colossians 1:9-14
[We pray] that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work. --Colossians 1:10
They meet every year, a group of ordinary and unassuming veterans who have one thing in common--their nation's highest military award for bravery.
Almost all of them agree that the Congressional Medal of Honor has transformed and redefined their lives. For many, it has thrust them into the public eye. One recipient, assessing its effect on his thought and behavior, said, "You're representing everybody and everything the medal represents."
As Christians, we share a distinguishing mark more defining than any medal--the name of Christ. We profess to be followers of Jesus, servants of the Lord. For that reason, the apostle Paul prayed for his fellow believers to "walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him" (Col. 1:10). He urged Christians to be "fruitful" in good works and to be characterized by such qualities as patience, joy, and thankfulness (vv.11-12).
Our conduct should not be guided by expectations that come from ourselves or the people around us. They must come from the Lord, who has redeemed us, called us, and given us His name. Rather than feeling trapped by a set of external standards, we can celebrate the honor of bearing Christ's name and the freedom of pleasing only Him. --DCM
Lord, may I live that all may see
The love of Christ revealed in me;
And help me flee all sin and shame,
Lest others scoff at Your dear name. --DJD
You honor God's name when you call Him your Father and live like His Son.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Do You Live The Christian Life?
What Does It Take To Follow Christ?