对今日诗句的想法
一点腐败、一点污染、一点败坏，都与神相悖。神使我们在主耶稣里洁净而完美，这是多么美好啊！我们为何要用邪恶玷污神所赐的完美呢？我们的父神期望我们全心仰望他，并且在生命中活出神圣洁百姓的样式(罗马书12:1-2;彼得前书1:13-16)。
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
A little corruption, a little poison, and a little rotten are not all that bad, are they? Of course, they are! God has made us pure and perfect in Jesus (Colossians 1:21-23). What a glorious thought! Why would we want to stain his perfection with what is evil, putrid, rotten, and detestable? Our Father wants us to dedicate ourselves to him and to live as his holy people (Romans 12:1-2; 1 Pet. 1:13-16). God wanted Israel under Moses to know that they MUST stay away from wicked things that God had slated for destruction. In case we want to dismiss this kind of warning, God had Paul write the first-century Christians:
It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
...reject every kind of evil (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; 5:22).
我的祷告
圣洁、公义的神啊，请加添我力量，使我能够抵御试探并远避罪恶。请赐给我更为热切的渴求，去珍惜并保护你通过主耶稣的牺牲所赐的纯净。请赐给我圣洁的心，厌恶罪与恶。愿主引导我的心更加贴近你，并赐给我渴求圣洁的热心。感谢神使我在你眼中成为圣洁且宝贵。奉主耶稣之名，阿们！
My Prayer...
Holy and Righteous God, please empower me to resist temptation and to run away from sin. Give me a more passionate desire to cherish and protect the purity you have given me through the sacrifice of Jesus. Please give me a holy revulsion to evil and wickedness. Draw my heart closer to yours, and give me a passion for your holiness. Thank you for making me holy and precious in your sight. In Jesus' name, I commit my body to honor you. Amen.
