【双语灵修】蜂胶BEE GLUE

哥林多前书 3:16-23

16 岂不知你们是神的殿，神的灵住在你们里头吗？ 17 若有人毁坏神的殿，神必要毁坏那人；因为神的殿是圣的，这殿就是你们。 18 人不可自欺。你们中间若有人在这世界自以为有智慧，倒不如变做愚拙，好成为有智慧的。 19 因这世界的智慧在神看是愚拙，如经上记着说：“主叫有智慧的中了自己的诡计”， 20 又说：“主知道智慧人的意念是虚妄的。” 21 所以，无论谁都不可拿人夸口，因为万有全是你们的， 22 或保罗，或亚波罗，或矶法，或世界，或生，或死，或现今的事，或将来的事，全是你们的； 23 并且你们是属基督的，基督又是属神的。

2026-07-11

蜂胶

“岂不知你们是神的殿，神的灵住在你们里头么？” - 哥林多前书 3:16

数年前，狂风吹倒了我们畜棚后面的其中一个蜂巢。这个巢一直生长得很蓬勃，它有五个蜂箱的高度。这个蜂巢很坚固、奇妙，等到落在地上时才破裂，这就要归功于那些“蜂蜡”了。可惜，这个蜂巢不幸被毁坏，而蜜蜂群也迅速四散了。

在写给哥林多信徒的书信中，保罗向这些信徒敞开心怀，讲出心底话。他们正在一起经历风暴和恐慌，而这些都是意料中的事。开始成为一个在基督里的新群体会有困难，作为他们的牧者和导师，保罗尽力去巩固这个基督的群体。他们尤其需要被提醒他们有共通的身份—他们属于谁和谁在维系他们。

蜂胶是工蜂所造的奇妙黏合剂，这种有黏性的胶可用来填补小空隙，来封密和保护蜂巢，不被细菌和病毒干扰。年日长久的蜂胶会渐渐变得更有韧力，它们能够维系整个巢的结构。

作为跟随基督的人，我们的“黏合剂”就是“住在〔我们〕里头”的圣灵，这样我们便能一同成为神的殿了！

当你敬拜神和服事祂时，你怎样满有自信地与你群体中跟随基督者一起站稳呢？

祷告

神啊，我们为你多方赐恩来充实跟随耶稣的人的生命感谢你。求你以圣灵维系我们，叫我们像一所同心的圣殿来服事你，又彼此服事，并服事在我们周围的人。阿们。

1 Corinthians 3:16-23

SATURDAY, JULY 11

BEE GLUE

You yourselves are God’s temple and . . . God’s Spirit dwells in your midst. . . . —1 Corinthians 3:16

A few years ago, a strong wind toppled one of the beehives behind our barn. The hive had been thriving, and it was five boxes tall. The hive had stuck together well. Amazingly, it didn’t break open till it hit the ground. “Bee glue”—propolis— gets the credit for that. But, sadly, the hive was destroyed, and its bees quickly scattered.

In his letters to the Christ-followers in Corinth, Paul gets personal and pours out his heart to these new believers. They were going through some stormy and threatening times together, and that was surely predictable. Starting off as a new community in Christ can be hard, and as their pastor and mentor, Paul did all that he could to hold this body of Christ together. They especially needed to be reminded of their identity together— whose they were and who held them together.

Propolis is an amazing glue produced by worker bees. This sticky glue is used to fill small gaps to seal and protect the hive from bacteria and viruses. As propolis ages, it strengthens and holds the hive structure together.

As Christ-followers, our “glue” is the Holy Spirit, who “dwells in [our] midst,” and together we are God’s temple!

In what ways are you standing tall together in the Spirit with other Christ-followers in your community as you worship God and serve him?

Thank you, God, for your grace that enriches the followers of Jesus in every way. Hold us together by your Spirit as a unified temple in service to you, to each other, and to everyone around us. Amen.