【双语灵修】我是神的儿女I AM A CHILD OF GOD

约翰福音 1:9-14

那光是真光，照亮一切生在世上的人。他在世界，世界也是藉着他造的，世界却不认识他。 他到自己的地方来，自己的人倒不接待他。凡接待他的，就是信他名的人，他就赐他们权柄做神的儿女。这等人不是从血气生的，不是从情欲生的，也不是从人意生的，乃是从神生的。道成了肉身，住在我们中间，充充满满地有恩典有真理。我们也见过他的荣光，正是父独生子的荣光。

5月6日

我是神的儿女

“凡接待他的，就是信他名的人，他就赐他们权柄做神的儿女。” - 约 1:12

因着耶稣和祂作成的工，凡信祂名的人，都获赐“权柄，作神的儿女。”换句话说，我们可以永远成为神的儿子和女儿。我们每一个人都可以成为这位君王的儿女，我们都有一位慈爱的父亲和一个我们归属的家庭。

我的身份是建基于我有一位温柔、怜悯、慈爱的天父，祂的眼目总不会离开我。身为祂其中的一个儿女，我被铭刻在祂掌上（以赛亚书 49:16）。

我希望你也是这样，我们每一个人都可以成为神深爱的儿女。祂以“眼中的瞳人”（撒迦利书 2:8）来形容祂所爱的儿女。

如果你是神的儿女，你知道祂的脸光照你，照亮你的心灵和思想，以祂温暖的慈爱和恩典充满你，赐你平安（民数记 6:24-26）。

在神信实的看顾中，我们知道我们是被爱的，“因为耶和华喜爱他的百姓”（诗篇 149:4），“耶和华喜爱……盼望他慈爱的人”（诗篇 147:11）。

使徒约翰也这样说：“你看父赐给我们是何等的慈爱，使我们得称为神的儿女！我们也真是他的儿女！”（约翰一书 3:1）。神视我们为祂宝贵的儿子或女儿，祂对我们每一个人的爱是何等丰盛和深厚。真是奇妙啊！

祷告

主啊，我们为我们能够在基督里成为你的儿女感谢你。求你帮助我们每天都记着我们是谁和我们归属谁。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。

John 1:9-14

TUESDAY, MAY 6

I AM A CHILD OF GOD

“To all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. . . .” — John 1:12

Because of Jesus and his finished work, all who believe in him are given “the right to become children of God.” In other words, we can become God’s permanent sons and daughters. Each of us can be a child of the King, with a loving Father and a family to belong to.

The bedrock of my identity is that I have a tender, compassionate, loving heavenly Father whose eyes are always on me. As one of his children, I am engraved on the palms of his hands (Isaiah 49:16).

I hope this is true for you as well. Each one of us can be a dearly loved child of God. He describes his beloved children as “the apple of his eye” (Zechariah 2:8).

If you are God’s child, you know that the light of his face shines on you, brightening your heart and mind, filling you with the warmth of his love and grace, and giving you peace (Numbers 6:24-26).

In the Lord’s faithful care, we know we are loved, “for the LORD takes delight in his people” (Psalm 149:4). “The LORD delights in those who . . . put their hope in his unfailing love” (Psalm 147:11).

The apostle John adds, “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1). God loves each of us lavishly and generously as a precious son or daughter. Amazing!

Lord, thank you that in Jesus we can become your children. Help us each day to remember who we are and whose we are. Amen.