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#8 “…又 要 加 上 愛 弟 兄 的 心;有 了 愛 弟 兄 的 心 , 又 要 加 上 愛 眾 人 的 心”

  • musicaccchan
  • Jun 3, 2024
  • 4 min read



願 恩 惠 、 平 安 , 因 你 們 認 識 神 和 我 們 主 耶 穌 , 多 多 的 加 給 你 們 。

神 的 神 能 已 將 一 切 關 乎 生 命 和 虔 敬 的 事 賜 給 我 們 , 皆 因 我 們 認 識 那 用 自 己 榮 耀 和 美 德 召 我 們 的 主 。因 此 , 他 已 將 又 寶 貴 又 極 大 的 應 許 賜 給 我 們 , 叫 我 們 既 脫 離 世 上 從 情 慾 來 的 敗 壞 , 就 得 與 神 的 性 情 有 分 。

正 因 這 緣 故 , 你 們 要 分 外 地 殷 勤 ; 有 了 信 心 , 又 要 加 上 德 行 ; 有 了 德 行 , 又 要 加 上 知 識 ;有 了 知 識 , 又 要 加 上 節 制 ; 有 了 節 制 , 又 要 加 上 忍 耐 ; 有 了 忍 耐 , 又 要 加 上 虔 敬 ;有 了 虔 敬 , 又 要 加 上 愛 弟 兄 的 心 ; 有 了 愛 弟 兄 的 心 , 又 要 加 上 愛 眾 人 的 心 ;


(彼 得 後 書 1:2-7)

親愛的主,


每當我讀到這段話時,我都感到被受祝福,一位偉大的宇宙創造者竟然邀請我與他自己榮耀和善良的神聖有份。 主啊,祢是誰? 你對我的愛到底有多深?我做了什麼值得你這份愛?

我記得每次我訪問這段經文時,我的生活中都會有一些新的事情需要我去努力,但我必須依靠你的力量才能做得好。 當我的頭腦以為充滿了對知識的熱愛時,你提醒我,我還缺乏其他成為聖潔的元素。


今天,聖靈使我知道我缺少了愛弟兄的心。在骨子裏,判斷比愛容易得多。我的傲慢告訴我,我是被愛的,而且我從我關心的人那裡得到了足夠的愛,所以我甚至不需要渴望更多的愛。 但是至於愛別人,往往都是有條件的,由於我的評判態度,常常使我無法真正看到受傷害的人背後的難處。 我的邏輯解釋取代了主耶穌要求我對其他人應當賦予的憐憫。其實去愛與被愛都是一個很重要的功課;只懂得去愛讓我容易自高自大,為自己有能力付出而驕傲,學習被愛更加困難,因為這意未著我的貧乏,我的軟弱和我的需要 。如果我不能謙卑地承認自己對愛的需要,那麼我就成為了那些渴望尋求真實生命和經歷脆弱的人的一個絆腳石。


主啊,請原諒我,因為我真是一個罪人。我內心的傲慢淹沒了您一生向我們展現你憐憫的性情。憐憫是你是神聖本質的一種,你渴望與我分享,讓我能夠體諒及參與別人的痛苦。 如果我在教會裏都不能實現彼此相愛,我怎能遵從你的吩咐,再進一步去愛眾人呢?

聖靈,請打開我的眼睛和我的心,讓我看見祢無條件且堅持不懈神聖之愛。 請賜我勇氣面對自己的缺點並真心悔改,讓祢的愛能從我這個悔改的罪人身上湧流出來,愛及他人。

阿門


# 8 “…make every effort to add to your faith goodness; … mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.”


“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.”

(2Peter1:3-7)


Dear Lord,


Every time when I read this passage, I feel so blessed that a god who is the mighty creator of the universe carries to invite me into his divine nature, your own glory and goodness. Who are you, Lord? Who deep is your love for me? What have I done to deserve this love?

I remember every time I visit this passage, there is something new in my life that I need to work on, and I must rely on your strength. When my mind is so filled with the love of knowledge, you remind me that there are other elements that I lack.


Today, your Holy Spirit convicted me of the lack of mutual affection. It is so much easier to judge than to love. Pride tells me that I am loved, and I thought have enough love from the people I care, so I don’t even desire more love. As to loving others, it is so conditional that my judging attitude often prevents me from truly seeing the person behind the hurt. My logical explanation gives way to compassion that Jesus requires of me. For me, it is much easier to love others than to be loved by others. But mutual love requires both ways. Loving others makes me feel that I am doing better than others; I have excess to give; yet, to beloved reveals my needs, my weakness and even vulnerability.


Lord, forgive me, for I am such a sinner. The arrogance in me has drowned my compassion that you had spent your whole life demonstrating us. Compassion is a divine nature that you desire to share with me so that I can enter into other’s suffering. If I can’t even love those in Christ, how can I extend Christ’s love to everyone else? If I am not humble enough to admit my need for love, I have become a stumbling block for people who long to seek authenticity and a place for vulnerability.


Holy Spirit, open my eyes and my heart to your divine love that is unconditional and with perseverance. Please grant me courage to face my own shortcomings and truly repent so that your love can flow through me.

Amen

 
 
 

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