【双语灵修】我是家里的人I AM A FAMILY MEMBER
马太福音 12:46-50
耶稣还对众人说话的时候，不料他母亲和他弟兄站在外边，要与他说话。有人告诉他说：“看哪，你母亲和你弟兄站在外边，要与你说话。”他却回答那人说：“谁是我的母亲？谁是我的弟兄？”就伸手指着门徒说：“看哪，我的母亲，我的弟兄！凡遵行我天父旨意的人，就是我的弟兄、姐妹和母亲了。”
5月7日
我是家里的人
“凡遵行我天父旨意的人，就是我的弟兄、姐妹和母亲了。” - 太 12:50
最近你或许有机会参与一个家庭重聚或亲属聚会，家人会与可能很久没有见面的表亲、叔婶、祖父母和其他人联系。这些聚会很有意思，因为每一个源于同一家族和谱系的人都能藉此互相联系。
作为基督的信徒，我是神的儿女——每一个信徒都是。这表示我们每一个人都是在灵里的弟兄姊妹 － 无论我们身处世界上哪一个地方！尽管我们可能在某些方面有不同之处，然而我们都源于同一个家族——我们都是建基在基督里的。我们有同一位天父和同一个终极目标：履行我们父的旨意。身为神永恒的家的一员，我们同享耶稣借着祂的死和复活赐给我们同一永恒产业。
人们有时会说，同血缘家庭的凝聚力比任何其他的关系更强。然而，在今天的经文中，耶稣宣称凡跟随主的人都属于祂的家庭，而这个关系是永存的。
在这个充满分裂的世界，被提醒在耶稣里我们有可归属的家庭，真是最好不过。此外，知道我们蒙召一同事奉神也是好的，因为我们将会与这些来自世界各地的家人永远活在一起！
祷告
父啊，求你赐我们眼目，去看所有跟随你的人为宝贵的家人。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。
Matthew 12:46-50
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
I AM A FAMILY MEMBER
“Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” — Matthew 12:50
Maybe you have had the opportunity to attend a family reunion or an extended family gathering recently. Family members can connect with cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and others that they may not have seen in a while. Gatherings like these can be meaningful, uniting everyone under a common heritage, a family tree.
As a believer in Christ, I am a child of God—and so is every other believer. This means all of us are spiritual brothers and sisters—no matter where we are throughout the world! And although we may be different from one another in some ways, we have a common heritage—we are rooted together in Christ. We have the same heavenly Father and the same ultimate goal: to do the Father’s will. As part of God’s forever family, we share in the same eternal inheritance that Jesus has secured for us through his death and resurrection.
Sometimes people say that biological family bonds are stronger than other relationships. But in today’s passage Jesus declares that all who follow the Lord are part of his family, and this relationship lasts forever.
In a world of many divisions, it’s good to be reminded of our family connection in Jesus. It’s also good to learn that we are called to serve God together, for we will be living in eternity with these family members from all nations and places!
Father, give us the eyes to see all who follow you as precious family members, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.