对今日诗句的想法
这简短的经文中,有许多精彩且引人入胜的地方。而感动我心的是那一句:“...让他们与自己在一起...”,这使我想起了使徒行传4:13的经文“...他们意识到彼得和约翰曾与耶稣在一起过。”我明白我们不可能像十二使徒那样与主同在,但四福音告诉了我们主的生平。你上一次坐下来完整地阅读一卷福音书是什么时候呢?你上一次阅读福音书并祷告祈求认识耶稣、明白他的旨意,又是什么时候呢?为什么不在这周花些时间与主相处呢?!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
While there are many intriguing and fascinating thoughts in this sentence, the one phrase that touches my heart is this one: "... that they might be with him ...." This reminds me of that great passage: "[The leaders of the Sanhedrin] recognized that [Peter and John, his apostles,] had been with Jesus" (Acts 4:13). Now I know that we can't "be with" Jesus in quite the same way the twelve apostles were. However, we do have the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell his story and invite us to follow Jesus, too. As we pursue Jesus, we have the Holy Spirit transforming us to become like him (2 Corinthians 3:18). So, when was the last time you sat down and read one straight through? When was the last time you read a Gospel and asked Jesus to make himself and his will known to you? Why not spend some time with Jesus this week? (Here is a link to the Gospel reading plan.) Who knows, maybe someone around you will recognize that you have been with Jesus!
我的祷告
圣洁的父神,感谢你赐给我们的圣经!尤其是福音书卷,告诉了我们耶稣的生平。请原谅我未能多花些时间,去更好地了解主耶稣。我再一次将自己完全交托,寻求主耶稣,请帮助我真正地感受到主的同在,让我更清晰地明白主的旨意。奉主耶稣基督圣名祈求,阿们!
My Prayer...
Holy Father, thank you for the Scriptures. Thank you, especially for the Gospels that tell the story of your Son. Please forgive me for not spending more time getting to know him better. As I recommit myself to seek your Son, please bless me with a genuine sense of his presence and a more obvious knowledge of his will, love, character, righteousness, and compassion. O, Father, I want others to recognize that I have been with Jesus! In his name, I ask for this grace. Amen.