2009-11-05 Devotionals Today

知信行網上團契為各主內肢體提供的每日靈糧，歡迎訂閱，推介及奉獻支持。 《網絡天糧》查詢，請電郵：ccf@ccfellow.org 訂閱天糧 | 轉介天糧 | 修訂訂閱 | 奉獻支持 第31天 施予祝福 我們繼續默想保羅對信徒的祝福，求主使我們的心開廣，能夠向人施予祝福。 請您安靜地、慢慢地從心裡誦讀以下的經文： 經文 以弗所書一1-2 奉神旨意，作基督耶穌使徒的保羅，寫信給「在以弗所的聖徒」，就是在基督耶穌裡有忠心的人。 願恩惠、平安從神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們！ 再朗讀經文一或多次，在朗讀時，請您特別留意「願恩惠、平安歸與你們」這一句說話。   靈修指引 保羅寫給教會的信總是充滿了祝福，不管收信的信徒的屬靈境況如何，他亦一樣樂意及誠懇地祝福他們。這是值得我們學習的。… 對！我們未必可以做很多事情去幫助他人改變現狀，但卻可以送出至誠的祝福。領會到祝福的人，內心便溫暖、鼓舞起來。…我們相信，所送給人的祝福，會經過在大氣電波傳送到受祝福者的內心。這一切奇妙的事，將由生命與慈愛的上主親自完成。… 請您用一點時間，慢慢地想想，誰人需要上主的「恩惠」與「平安」呢？…您的家人？朋友？同事？…請在靜默中逐一想起他們的面容，呼喚他們的名字，然後給予祝福：某某，願上主賜您「恩惠」與「平安」！…… 您也願意祝福一些您不認識，但知道他們有特別需要（可能病危、喪失親朋、貧窮）的人嗎？…請再給予祝福：某某，願上主賜您「恩惠」與「平安」！…… 您有想過祝福那些您不喜歡的人嗎？…這是一個挑戰。如果您願意嘗試的話，您想起他們的面容，呼喚他們的名字，然後給予祝福：某某，願上主賜您「恩惠」與「平安」！…… 祝福他人的人可能是最大的獲益者。…您今天真的值得為自己能祝福他人而高興。……您願意在明天、後天、大後天，甚至每天都如此地祝福他人嗎？……   《誦禱心曲》版權屬譚沛泉博士所有，承蒙允許刊載。 音樂版權屬讚美之泉音樂事工所有     基督的關懷服侍 粵語 國語 第5天 讀經：   路加福音四章14至21節 耶穌基督在世上活出的生命，正是我們每天生活的最佳典範。有些信徒強調基督的言行教訓，甚於祂為我們受死所成就的救贖。另一方面，我們卻往往會忽視基督在以色列全地傳道時所做的傑出工作。 在今天選讀的經文中，我們看見基督在世的使命宣言，當中描述了人類的四種光景和各自最大的需要。基督說，祂來是要服侍那些靈性貧乏、做罪的奴隸、對神的事情瞎眼，並被生活本身壓得透不過氣來的人。祂進而指出，這些人正是祂的服侍對象，祂要傳福音給他們、宣佈為奴的得釋放、使瞎眼的得看見，並幫助需要幫助的人。 我們今天可能自覺力量微小，不可能效法基督。然而，正如祂所做的關懷服侍，即幫助有需要的人，卻是我們能夠做到的；我們有很多機會關心那些陷入困境的人。人人都需要友誼；大多數人都渴望有人聆聽他們，或給予鼓勵。我們要表達這種關心。 英皇欽定本將第18節的「叫那受壓制的得自由」，譯為「醫治那心靈破碎的人」。今天有甚麼事情使人心靈破碎呢？也許，被人羞辱、憂愁、希望幻滅和失望等，都可以令人心碎。我們身邊的人、那些我們每天遇見的人中，有沒有被這些情緒深深傷害的人呢？我們可以把握機會，跟他們做朋友，從細微之處，讓他們知道，因著基督為我們所成就的事，我們願意幫助他們。 誠然，關心他人需要佔用我們的時間；我們也可以格外致電問候，或特別寫信和慰問卡。唯有當我們將來去到天堂，我們才會知道我們此刻的一個行動、一個關心、一個代禱，對別人來說是何等意義重大。我們是否真正關心他人呢？他人能否看見我們，像基督一樣地關心人，今天以至於每一天呢？ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHRIST'S MINISTRY OF CARING Day 5 Bible Reading:    Luke 4:14-21 The earthly life of Jesus Christ is a remarkable example to us of how our lives should be day by day. There are those who make more of His living example than they do of His death for us. On the other hand we may perhaps tend to overlook the wonderful work He did as He moved around the land of Israel. In our reading today we have His declaration of His mission to the world and also four remarkable pictures of human life and its areas of greatest need. Christ said He came to those who faced spiritual poverty, those who were slaves to sin, those who were blind to the things of God, and those who had been buffeted by life itself. In each case He showed that He was to be an active ministry; to preach, proclaims, open eyes, and to help those who needed help. We ourselves may feel totally inadequate to do anything like what He did. But just as He was a caring ministry, helping all who were in need, so we have opportunities to help those in somewhat similar circumstances. Men and women still respond to friendship. Many are glad for a listening ear or a word of encouragement. We need to show that we care. The words in verse 18 "to release the oppressed" are translated in the KJV as "to heal the broken-hearted". What can break a heart today? Shame can do it. Sorrow can do it. So can disillusionment and disappointment. Are there any people around us, people who we meet from day to day, who have been deeply wounded by these emotions? This could be an opportunity for us to be a friend to them and in some small way let them see that because of what Christ has done for us, we want to help them too. It might take up our time when our intention is to do something else. It may mean extra phone calls or letters or cards. But we may not know what our actions, our thoughts, our prayers meant to that person at that time till we reach heaven. How much do we really care? Can the caring ministry of Christ be seen in us - today and every day?

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