2008-07-08 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 與神同工 粵語國語 第8天 讀經：哥林多前書三章5至9節 　　基督需要各色各樣的工人來參與祂的工作。祂需要傳福音或宣教的同工，也需要牧者或教師。每個崗位都需要人去承擔。倘若參與事奉的人出現彼此嫉妒，或互相爭競，就必然產生問題。 　　哥林多教會正面對這個問題。他們不肯承認信徒各有恩賜，以及各人亦有不同的職分。例如，這人去撒種，那人去澆水、另一個人去施肥；但各人儘管努力工作，卻必須明白一個首要事實，就是唯獨神可以叫所種的植物生長，無人能替代神的角色。 　　因此，我們各人只是與神一起同工。留意第9節，它指出我們是神的同工、神的田地和神的房屋，換言之，神是主位，我們只是客位的角色。 　　一切都是神所掌管的。我們只是祂手上的工具。祂大可以獨自做成祂的工作，根本不用我們去幫忙，可是，祂卻願意揀選我們與祂同工。祂可以差派天使為祂工作；但祂卻沒有這樣做，反而將傳福音及建立別人的特權賜給我們。 　　留意保羅說我們是神的田地。這表示神正耕耘我們的生命，神正在我們的生命中工作。祂在我們的生命中耕耘，為是的讓我們的生命能結出豐碩的果子。 　　保羅也說我們是神的房屋。倘若神要建造我們，那麼祂手上一定有一份藍圖，祂要按著祂的設計來精心建造。工程至今尚未峻工，一直要等到主再來的日子，我們才能按照祂的心意，完全的建造起來。 　　此刻，我們必須時常緊記：我們是與神同工的。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LABOURERS TOGETHER WITH GOD DAY 8 BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 Christ has all kinds of workers in his service. There is the evangelist or missionary. There is the pastor or teacher. Each has a place to fill. Trouble will come if these servants become jealous of each other or if a group begins to think more highly of one worker than the other. That was the trouble in Corinth. They failed to recognise that Christians have different gifts and different tasks. One man was to sow the seed. Another was to water it. Another was to feed it. But more important than the work of any of these men was the fact that it was God alone who gave the increase and growth. No one else can do that. So then all we really are is workers together with God. Notice v.9. Three times in this verse the name of God comes first. We are God's fellow workers, God's field and God's building. The whole emphasis is on God. We are nothing but instruments in his hand. He could have done his work without us, but he has chosen not to do so. He could have used angels, but instead he has given us the high privilege of making known the good news and of helping each other grow in Christ. Notice it says we are 'God's field'. It really means God's ploughed soil. We, ourselves, are the place where God is working. He wants to work in us so that he can work through us to bring about a harvest. We are also said to be God's building. If God is building our lives, then he has a master plan that hoe is working to. He is not finished yet. He is working and building toward the day when we will be all 'that he wants us to be-that will be when Jesus comes again. Remember now - we are workers together with God.