【双语灵修】丰盛的生命THE ABUNDANT LIFE

「你吃得饱足,就要称颂耶和华你的神,因他将那美地赐给你了。」-申 8:10

在神里面得丰盛,意思是说那位能够成就远超过我们所想所求的神,以意想不到和不可预见的方式,来赐恩典给我们(以弗所书 3:20)。神赐我们具体的福气:拯救、家庭、食物、健康、经济、工作和呼召等等。而这一切乃是神的恩惠,而不是基于我们自己的功绩。神的良善在我们生命里显明出来。因此,我们当怀着感恩的心,私下或公开地、个人或集体地,来高声赞美祂。

然而,神警戒我们:「当心不可忘记耶和华你的神 …。」可悲的是,这样的事时常都发生在以色列民身上,以致神要惩罚他们和吩咐他们悔改。当他们悔改时,神便赦免他们,再次以丰盛恩典倾注在他们身上。

在我们的救主耶稣基督里,我们得到更丰盛的恩典,因为祂到来赐我们「更丰盛」的生命(约翰福音 10:10)。这丰盛的生命远超过世上的物质,它乃是被圣灵的果子充满至倾流出来的生命,那果子就是「仁爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、温柔和节制」(加拉太书 5:22-23)。我们是耶稣的见证,在这世界把祂彰显出来。

不论是面对面,还是在网上聚会中,或是在社交媒体上,以及我们到的任何他方,世人都需要在我们身上见到耶稣的反映。

祷告

圣父、圣子、和圣灵,求祢帮助我们接受、谨记、和赞美祢的丰盛。惟愿我们的生命能反映出祢的恩典,这恩典是借着耶稣天天丰盛地与我们分享的。阿们。

申命记 8:6-18

你要谨守耶和华你神的诫命,遵行他的道,敬畏他。因为耶和华你神领你进入美地,那地有河,有泉,有源,从山谷中流出水来,那地有小麦、大麦、葡萄树、无

花果树、石榴树、橄榄树和蜜。你在那地不缺食物,一无所缺。那地的石头是铁,山内可以挖铜。你吃得饱足,就要称颂耶和华你的神,因他将那美地赐给你了。

「你要谨慎,免得忘记耶和华你的神,不守他的诫命、典章、律例,就是我今日所吩咐你的。恐怕你吃得饱足,建造美好的房屋居住, 你的牛羊加多,你的金银增添,并你所有的全都加增,你就心高气傲,忘记耶和华你的神(就是将你从埃及地为奴之家领出来的,引你经过那大而可怕的旷野,那里有火蛇、蝎子、干旱无水之地。他曾为你使水从坚硬的盘石中流出来,又在旷野将你列祖所不认识的吗哪赐给你吃,是要苦炼你、试验你,叫你终久享福),恐怕你心里说:『这货财是我力量,我能力得来的。』你要记念耶和华你的神,因为得货财的力量是他给你的,为要坚定他向你列祖起誓所立的约,像今日一样。

THE ABUNDANT LIFE

When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.                                  —Deuteronomy 8:10

Abundance with God means that grace is extended in unexpected and unforeseen ways from the One who can do far beyond what we can ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20). God gives us tangible blessings: deliverance, family, food, health, finances, work assignments and callings, and much more. And all of this is by God’s favor, not based on our own merits. God’s goodness is worked out in our lives; therefore we lift our voices in praise from a heart of gratitude, privately or publicly and individually or collectively.

God warns, though, “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God. . . .” Sadly, that happened often in Israel, and at times God had to punish the people and call them to repentance. When they did, God forgave them and showered them abundantly again.

We have even more abundance in Jesus Christ, our Savior, because he came to give us life “to the full” (John 10:10). The abundant life is more than material things. It is life that is filled to overflowing with the fruit of the Spirit: “love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23). We reflect Jesus as his witnesses in this world.

The world needs to see his reflection in us face-to-face, in online meetings, on social media, and wherever we go.

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, help us to receive, remember, and praise you for your abundance. May our lives reflect your grace shared in abundance through Jesus daily. Amen.

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