تأملات فى آيــة اليوم...
عندما اقترب بولس من نهاية حياته، كان وحيدا يواجه الاضطهاد فى سجن مروع. كثير من الشباب الذين علمهم تركوا الايمان او انقلبوا ضده. كيف يستطيع بولس ان يشكر في ذلك الوقت؟ يتحدث بولس بثقته فى مستقبله المنتصر مع يسوع (2 تيموثاوس 4 : 6 - 8) و فى علاقته مع ابنه فى الايمان، تيموثاوس. ما يجعل هذا مميزا انه لا يشكر تيموثاوس فقط بل يشارك شكره مع تيموثاوس. هو غير مكتفى بشكر الله فى صلاته! بل هو يريد تيموثاوس ان يدرك كم هو غالى عنده و هو في اخر ايامه. يا تري متى كانت اخر مرة ارسلت برقية شكر للناس الذين تقدرهم؟ لا تتواني يوما اخر في مباركة شخص غالي عندك لأنه ربما يحتاجها في هذا الوقت في مسيرته مع يسوع.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Paul is near the end of his life, feeling very alone and facing persecution in a horrible prison. Many of the young men he mentored had left the faith or turned against him. How can Paul give thanks? He speaks of his confidence in his own victorious future with Jesus (2 Timothy 4:6-8) and his confidence and relationship in his beloved son in the faith, Timothy. What makes this special is that he doesn't just give thanks FOR Timothy but also shares his thanksgiving WITH Timothy. He's not content to give thanks to God in prayer. He wants Timothy to realize how precious he is to him as he faces the end of his life. When was the last time you sent a note sharing your thanksgiving to God FOR them and then shared it with them? Don't withhold your blessing another day from someone precious to you. They may urgently need it at this moment in their walk with Jesus.
صلاتي
يا إله كل الرحمة، اشكرك! اشكرك على كل بركة روحية لدى فى المسيح. اشكرك اليوم على الناس المميزين الذين يمثلوا بركة فى مسيرة ايمانى...(خذ دقيقة وقل اسمائهم امام الآب). ساعدنى لانمو فى قدرتى فى التعبير عن تقديرى وقبولى لهؤلاء الناس الغاليين، لكى يعرفوا قدر بركتهم فى حياتى. في اسم يسوع اشكرك. آمين.
My Prayer...
Matchless Father of all grace, thank you! Thank you for every spiritual blessing I have in Christ. Thank you today for the special people who are such a blessing to me in my walk of faith... (Take a minute and say their names before the Father). Help me grow in showing my appreciation and approval of these precious people so they can know what a blessing they are to me. In Jesus' name, I thank you. Amen.
