对今日诗句的想法
讨神喜悦最真诚的方式便是效法神。若我们以效法神的样式真诚地讨神喜悦，那么效法神也许是讨神喜悦最高昂代价的形式。对神的爱决非仅停留于我们的心思意念。爱是我们为彼此所做的——爱是行为。约翰一书4章告诉我们，爱必须包括言和行。爱意味着自我牺牲——我们想要的、我们的权利和欲望，以此荣耀神并服务他人。这就是能够改变世界、婚姻、家庭的爱。
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. If we are to sincerely flatter God by being like him, imitation may be the most costly form of flattery as well. You see, love for God is never something that occurs just in our minds or our hearts. Love is something we do for another — it is action. John said in 1 John 4 that we must love in both our deeds and our words. Love means to give ourselves up — what we want, our rights, our desires — to honor God and serve others. This is a kind of love that can change the world, or a marriage, or a family.
我的祷告
阿爸父啊，我永远都无法完全明白你是何等爱我，竟让你的爱子为我而死，做我的赎罪祭。愿你帮助我甘愿牺牲地爱人。我明白做到这点的力量不在于我，愿你的爱注入我的心田，使我能够与他人分享你的爱。奉主耶稣——我的兄弟、赎罪祭，阿们！
My Prayer...
Abba Father, I will never fully understand how you could love me so much that you would allow your son to die for me, as my sacrifice. Please help me love others sacrificially. I know the power to do this is not within me, so please pour your love into my heart so that I may share that love with others. Through Jesus, my brother and my sacrifice, I pray. Amen.
