【双语灵修】作见证：反映主的光WITNESS: REFLECTING THE LIGHT

约翰福音 1:1-8

太初有道，道与神同在，道就是神。 这道太初与神同在。 万物是藉着他造的；凡被造的，没有一样不是藉着他造的。 生命在他里头，这生命就是人的光。 光照在黑暗里，黑暗却不接受光。有一个人，是从神那里差来的，名叫约翰。这人来，为要作见证，就是为光作见证，叫众人因他可以信。 他不是那光，乃是要为光作见证

九月十日

作见证：反映主的光

“〔约翰〕不是那光，乃是要为光作见证。” - 约 1:8

当我们想到与人分享的信仰时，时常都担心不知道应该说什么话。如果我说错了话呢？如果有人问一个我不懂得怎样回答的问题呢？那岂不是糟糕的见证吗？

我很欣赏约翰福音形容施洗约翰工作的方式，这里描述为耶稣作传道人（使者）有什么意思呢？这样的描述能够增加我们的信心。约翰是以一个见证人的身份到来，他来是要为基督的光作见证，我们听到这个重要的澄清：“他不是那光，乃是要为光作见证。”

不论你现在身在何处，试试望着最接近你的光。不过，这样做可能会令你的眼睛感到不舒服。一般来说，光的作用不是让我们去望着它的，光的作用乃是把在它周围的东西显明出来。例如，你能够阅读一本书，和看见你周围的事物，是因为有某些光源帮助你看得到那些东西。

施洗约翰来，“是要为光（耶稣）作见证。”他的任务是帮助人认识这光。约翰不是这光，然而，他帮助人认识那位真光，而这真光能让人看到生命的真正意义。同样，我们也是为耶稣作见证，而不是为自己作见证－这见证能指引人走向这位是世界之光的耶稣。

祷告

耶稣啊，祢是世界之光，愿这光今天便照亮我们的心。求祢帮助我们，在这个渴望得到祢慈爱和盼望的光的世界，忠心为祢作见证。阿们。

John 1:1-8

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

WITNESS: REFLECTING THE LIGHT

[John] himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. —John 1:8

When we think about sharing our faith, we are often nervous about having the right words to say. What if I say something wrong? What if someone asks me a question I don’t know how to answer? What kind of witness would that be?

I love how the gospel of John describes the work of John the Baptist. It is a reassuring description of what it means to be an evangelist (a messenger) for Jesus. We are told that John came as a witness, to testify concerning the light of Christ. We get this important clarification: “He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.”

Wherever you may be right now, take a look at the closest light near you. Doing so might not be very comfortable for your eyes, though. In general, lights are not designed to be looked at. The purpose of a light is to reveal the things around it. For example, you can read a book and see other things around you because some kind of light is helping you to see those things.

The role of John the Baptist, “who came as a witness to testify” about Jesus, was to help people understand about the light. John was not the light. But he helped people to understand that the One who is the light makes it possible to see what life is all about. In the same way, our witness about Jesus is not about ourselves—it points people to the One who is the light of the world.

Jesus, light of the world, shine in our hearts today. Help us to witness faithfully about you in a world that longs for your light of love and hope. Amen.