【双语灵修】神是我们的父GOD IS OUR FATHER

罗马书 8:15-17

你们所受的不是奴仆的心，仍旧害怕；所受的乃是儿子的心，因此我们呼叫：“阿爸！父！” 圣灵与我们的心同证我们是神的儿女。 既是儿女，便是后嗣，就是神的后嗣，和基督同做后嗣。如果我们和他一同受苦，也必和他一同得荣耀。

10月8日

神是我们的父

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3:1a)

这是一个震撼人心的真理：天父不仅是我们的主和救主耶稣基督的父，也是每一位信靠耶稣救赎之人的父。

请花点时间默想这荣耀的真理。那位从无到有创造天地万物，并维系统管万有的神，不单是我的神，更是我的父！圣灵向我们的心作见证，称他为“阿爸父”。阿爸是亚兰语中孩子对父亲的亲密称呼；英文里对应的词可能是“Daddy”或“Papa”。默想全能神竟是我们的“阿爸父”，能坚固我们的信心。

若你能在夜晚远离城市灯火的喧嚣，来到乡野之间，请抬头仰望繁星满天的夜空。每当我如此做时，常会惊叹不已，心想：“这一切都是我的天父所造。”神为每颗星辰都起了名字，每一颗陨落，他都知晓！尽管他如此全能威严，却仍深爱着我，甚至赐下独生子为我舍命。

我们全能的父神如此深爱我们，以致我们可以信靠祂必供应身心所需的一切。并且祂会使世间临到我们的任何患难，都化为对我们的祝福。（参见罗马书 8:28）

祷告

主我们的神啊，我们心怀敬畏，因你不仅是我们的父，更以超越世上一切父母之爱的深情爱着我们。求你帮助我们加增对你的爱与信靠。阿们。

Romans 8:15-17

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8

GOD IS OUR FATHER

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

It is a stunning truth: God the Father is not only the Father of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, but he is also the Father of each one who trusts in the sacrifice of Jesus for their salvation.

Ponder this glorious truth for a moment. The God who, out of nothing, created the heavens and the earth and everything in them and who upholds and rules them is not simply my God, but he is also my Father! God the Spirit testifies to our spirits that he is our “Abba, Father.” Abba is an Aramaic word that children would use to call on their father; in English the equivalent for this could be “Daddy” or “Papa.” Marveling at the fact that the Almighty God is our “Abba, Father” is good for our faith.

If you are able to travel out into the countryside at night, leaving the glare of city lights behind, look up at the star-filled sky. When I can do that, I often marvel and think, “My Father made all of this.” God has a name for every star, and he knows if any go missing! Though he is so powerful and mighty, God also loves me so much that he gave his Son to die for me.

Our almighty Father loves us so much that we can trust him to provide whatever we need for body and soul. And he will turn to our good whatever troubles may come our way in this world (see Romans 8:28).

Lord and God, we stand in awe that you are our Father and that you love us more than any earthly parent could. Help us to grow in our love for you and our trust in you. Amen.