【双语灵修】在信心中成长

彼得后书 1:16-18 8月9日 在信心中成长

我们从前将我们主耶稣基督的大能和他降临的事告诉你们，并不是随从乖巧捏造的虚言，乃是亲眼见过他的威荣。 他从父神得尊贵、荣耀的时候，从极大荣光之中有声音出来，向他说：“这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的。” 我们同他在圣山的时候，亲自听见这声音从天上出来。

“我们同他在圣山的时候，亲自听见这声音从天上出来。” -彼后 1:18

我们生命中的某些事件会随着时间推移而意义加深，尤其是在信仰和与耶稣相遇的事上，我们的理解会随着时间的推移而更加清晰和深入。彼得对耶稣多年来的认识正是如此。

耶稣升天后（使徒行传1:9-11），彼得继续反思耶稣在世上的意义。他回忆起一个关键时刻——在耶稣登山变像时，神启示了耶稣的真实身份。在那里，耶稣以极大的荣光显明为神的儿子，神论到他说：“这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的，你们要听他！”（马太福音17:5）随着时间推移，这重要时刻的真理，在彼得的思想和生命中，变得更加清晰和宽广，引导他在信心和服侍主当中勇敢而有力地行动。而这一切，彼得是被圣灵的能力所引导。

在许多方面，对我们也是如此。通过回想神的恩典，默想他的话语，并在圣灵的工作中与神祷告相交，我们的信心便成长及深化。正如主在他的话语中教导我们的，这正是成为耶稣的跟随者的意义。

祷告

主耶稣，愿我们的信心和知识不断增长，使我们能作祢的真门徒，忠心服侍祢。阿们。

2 Peter 1:16-18

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

GROWING IN FAITH

We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain. —2 Peter 1:18

Some events in our lives can take on deeper meaning as the years pass. Especially when it comes to matters of faith and encounters with Jesus, we can find that our understanding can sharpen and grow over time. That certainly was the case with Peter and his understanding of Jesus over the years.

After Jesus had ascended to heaven (Acts 1:9-11), Peter continued to reflect on the meaning of Jesus’ time on earth. And he recalled a key moment when God had revealed Jesus’ true identity on the mount of transfiguration. There Jesus had been revealed as the Son of God in dazzling glory, and God had said about him: “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” (Matthew 17:5). As the years passed, the truth of this intense moment grew clearer and expanded in Peter’s mind and life, leading him to act boldly and powerfully in faith and service for the Lord. And in all of this Peter was guided by the power of the Holy Spirit.

In a variety of ways this can be true for us too. By recalling God’s grace to us, meditating on his Word, and engaging with God in prayer through the work of the Spirit, our faith will grow and deepen. As the Lord teaches us in his Word, this is what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

Lord Jesus, may our faith and knowledge continue to grow so that we can serve faithfully as your true disciples. Amen.