【双语灵修】分享SHARING

约翰福音 4:28-30, 39-42

那妇人就留下水罐子，往城里去，对众人说：“你们来看！有一个人将我素来所行的一切事都给我说出来了，莫非这就是基督吗？”众人就出城，往耶稣那里去。那城里有好些撒马利亚人信了耶稣，因为那妇人作见证说：“他将我素来所行的一切事都给我说出来了。”于是撒马利亚人来见耶稣，求他在他们那里住下，他便在那里住了两天。因耶稣的话，信的人就更多了，便对妇人说：“现在我们信，不是因为你的话，是你亲自听见了，知道这真是救世主。”

11月29日

分享

“那妇人就……往城里去，对众人说：‘你们来看！有一个人将我素来所行的一切事都给我说出来了。’” - 约 4:28-29

这段经文很清楚地指出：耶稣特意想办法去与这撒玛利亚妇人，和她的邻居分享祂的活水。虽然祂知道这些对话会有点不自然，但祂必定是为他们感到心痛才这样做的。这妇人的生命和她城里的人的生命，因着耶稣这个在午餐时段的停留，永远被改变了。

你知道主也在你周围安排了相似的机会吗？在许多我们所到的地方，好些人可能并未意识到，他们正在被他们远离神的后果困扰着。他们可能是家人或朋友，可能住在马路的另一边，又或者是在你周围的世界中。神给我们机会，用某种方式，去为他们体现恩典和真理。你会怎样回应这些机会呢？

遇见耶稣之后，井旁的妇人大可以回到自己家中，为她这个改变一生的经历私下地感恩。然而，妇人的感恩随即促使她怜悯其他人，认为自己需要让他们知道，在她身上发生了很特别的事。所以妇人很快便向她以前逃避的那些人分享这个好消息。

你又怎样？你是否秘密地庆祝你已得到基督的恩典，抑或是会寻找一个需要被你的经历鼓励的人？

祷告

主啊，求你教导我如何去分享你在我生命中的工作。愿我感激之情倾流出来，去感动人向你寻找希望和信心。阿们。

John 4:28–30, 39-42

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29

SHARING

The woman went back to the town and said . . . “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did.”—John 4:28

One thing in this passage is clear: Jesus went out of his way to share his living water with this Samaritan woman and her neighbors. His heart must have ached for them, even though he knew some conversations would be a bit awkward. The woman’s life—and the life of the townspeople—were forever changed after Jesus made this lunchtime stop.

Did you know that the Lord has surrounded you with similar opportunities? In many of the places we go, people struggle with the effects of living at a distance from God, whether they recognize it or not. They may be family members or friends. They may live across the street—or around the world from you. God provides us opportunities to embody grace and truth for them in one way or another.

How will you respond to these opportunities?

The woman at the well could simply have gone home after her encounter with Jesus, privately thankful for her transformative experience. But her gratitude quickly led her to feel compassion for others, and she knew she had to let them know that something remarkable had happened to her. So she quickly spread the good news to everyone she had been avoiding.

How about you? Do you celebrate Christ’s grace in secret, or is there someone who needs to be encouraged by what you’ve experienced?

Lord, show me how to share what you’ve done in my life. May my gratitude overflow, inspiring others to find hope and faith in you. Amen.