【双语灵修】赋能成为基督的见证人EMPOWERED TO BE CHRIST’S WITNESSES

使徒行传 1:1-8

提阿非罗啊，我已经作了前书，论到耶稣开头一切所行所教训的，直到他借着圣灵吩咐所拣选的使徒以后，被接上升的日子为止。他受害之后，用许多的凭据将自己活活地显给使徒看，四十天之久向他们显现，讲说神国的事。耶稣和他们聚集的时候，嘱咐他们说：「不要离开耶路撒冷，要等候父所应许的，就是你们听见我说过的。约翰是用水施洗，但不多几日，你们要受圣灵的洗。」

他们聚集的时候，问耶稣说：「主啊，你复兴以色列国就在这时候吗？」耶稣对他们说：「父凭着自己的权柄所定的时候、日期，不是你们可以知道的。但圣灵降临在你们身上，你们就必得着能力，并要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地和撒马利亚，直到地极，作我的见证。」

「但圣灵降临在你们身上，你们就必得着能力，并要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地和撒玛利亚，直到地极，作我的见证。」 -徒 1:8

在这节经文，耶稣告诉跟随祂的人，祂差圣灵来的目的是要赐给他们能力，使他们成为祂的见证人，把神的国度即将来临的好消息「传到地极」。耶稣的见证人见证他们所见、所学、所经历的一切，述说主在他们生命中和这世上的工作。

在《使徒行传》中，我们读到福音被传扬，看到跟随耶稣的人如何见证他们所经历神透过医治、回应祷告、转化人心和改变生命所做的工。

作为耶稣的跟随者，我们借着圣灵在我们生命中的工作，在基督里不断成长，成为「传好消息」的人。神在我们生命中所做的工，以及《圣经》中有关神在基督里成就之恩典的信息，成为我们向他人作见证的有力确据。他们会被我们的亲身经历所吸引。分享我们的故事可以跨越障碍，搭建桥梁来帮助他人认识主。

你在生活中，怎样经历神的作为呢？你会如何与他人分享呢？

求神的灵显明祂如何在你里面作工，帮助你明白祂正呼召你做什么。作为祂的见证人，我们都需要圣灵在我们里面大大地作工。

祷告

神的灵啊，求祢在我们里面作工，将我们塑造成基督的样式。引导我们与他人分享祢在我们生命中的工作。奉耶稣的名求，阿们。

EMPOWERED TO BE CHRIST’S WITNESSES

“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”     —Acts 1:8

Here Jesus tells his followers that his purpose in sending the Holy Spirit is to empower them to be his witnesses. They are to bring the good news of his coming kingdom “to the ends of the earth.” Jesus’ witnesses testify to what they have seen, learned, and experienced, describing how the Lord has worked in their life and in this world.

In the book of Acts, as we read about the spread of the good news, we observe Jesus’ followers giving testimony about how they have experienced God working—through healings, answers to prayer, transformed hearts, and changed lives.

As Jesus’ followers, we grow in Christ by the work of the Spirit in our lives, and we become “good news” people. The message of God’s work in our lives and the Bible’s message about God’s grace in Christ become powerful aids in our witness to others. People are drawn to stories about personal experience. Sharing our stories can break down barriers and build bridges to help others know the Lord.

In what ways are you experiencing God’s work in your life, and how will you share that with others?

Ask God’s Spirit to reveal how he is working in you, and to help you see what he is calling you to do. We all need the Spirit to work powerfully in us as his witnesses.

Spirit of God, work in us to shape us into the image of Christ. Guide us to share with others how you are working in our lives. In Jesus, Amen.