对今日诗句的想法
有时候我们害怕“工作－获得”的想法，我们忘记了是爱和恩典最终让我们行动，而不仅仅是反映而已。行动意味着努力。这正是彼得所想的，要我们能够 “尽一切努力” 。彼得在未来的几节经文里解释了为什么这种努力是重要的。“如果我们继续拥有并增加这些特质”，他们就会帮助我们更了解耶稣！让我们更努力！当我们做出“尽一切努力”时，我们可以坚信，圣灵是使工作获得成效的力量保证！（参见加拉太书5:22-25）
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Sometimes, we get so frightened by the thought of "works-won" salvation that we forget that love and grace ultimately call us to action, not just reflection. Action means effort. That's precisely what Peter is calling us to make — "every effort"! Peter explains why this effort is essential in the verses that follow our passage. If we "possess these qualities in increasing measure," they help us be productive in our knowledge of Jesus (2 Peter 1:8-9). Let's be productive for Jesus, knowing that as we "make "every effort..." the Holy Spirit is the power at work producing godly fruit in us that makes effective Christ-likeness real in our lives and influence on others (Galatians 5:22-25; 2 Corinthians 3:18).
我的祷告
父亲，请塑造我，使我更完全符合你的意志，更完美的与你的性格一致。我不是为了我的荣耀而祈祷，而是为了让您可以更有效地利用我去跟我身边的人分享您的祝福和恩典。我奉耶稣的名义祷告。阿门。
My Prayer...
Mold me and make me, Father, more perfectly conformed to your will and more perfectly consistent with your character. I do not pray this for my glory but so that you can more effectively use me to share your blessings and grace with those around me. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
