主耶穌在約1:3提到衪將要離開他們,他們暫時不能跟衪去。門徒不很理解。耶穌卻安慰他們不要憂愁,並説明衪是道路、真理、生命。
今日主再次提醒我,既然我確實知道並經歷耶穌是道路、真理、生命,而世界也不是我永居之地,在這短暫的生命裡面所面對的各種各樣都是暫時的。連目前我們所面對環球的疫情也是暫時的。這一切都要過去。因爲神仍然掌權。
我們好像當時的門徒一樣,主耶穌將他們留在世上,一直到有一天,神交付給他們的工作完成了,他們也要跟耶穌去神為他們預備的天家。
感謝神,有一天主要接我們這班屬祂的人,回到祂為我們預備永恒的天家。願我仍然在世之年日緊緊跟隨主到底。
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今天的靈修提到一個在中國中部偏遠山區行走山路,僅僅信賴李寶同伴不會帶錯路的故事。這個故事確實對我們理解耶穌說的祂“就是道路、真理和生命”,很有幫助。在約翰福音14章中,耶穌告訴門徒,祂離開後,將有“這世界的王將到,他在我裡面是毫無所有。”(約14:30)這世界的王就是撒但,在千禧年來到之前,撒但統治世界。但是,上帝仍然在掌權。我理解,比如說,現在疫情肆虐全球,這是撒但的作為,而上帝容許瘟疫出現,但是最終會制止住瘟疫,由此彰顯神的榮耀並給追逐世間罪惡的人以警告。
我們要謹守主耶穌的話語,求主幫助我丟掉一切憂慮,因為“耶穌回答說,人若愛我,就必遵守我的道;我父也必愛他,並且我們要到祂那裡去、與祂同住。”(約14:23)
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人們對未來有很多疑問,不知道明天將如何,特別是在疫情氾濫的當下,沒有人知道接下來會發生什麼事。
我們基督徒有主耶穌做我們的指路明燈,心裡充滿了平安和希望。主耶穌是道路、真理和生命,跟隨祂我們就行在光明之中,就沒有獨行在黑暗中的恐懼。
在世上,我們的生命是短暫的,所遇到的各種艱難困苦也是短暫的,之所以我們還在人世間遭遇各種磨難,是因為我們傳福音的工作還未完成。當有一天我們當跑的路已經跑完了,美好的仗打完了,當守的道守住了,我們會跟著耶穌來到祂為我們預備的天家。
感謝耶穌賜我真理的光,我要緊緊跟隨耶穌的腳步不偏離。
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是的,主耶穌是道路,真理,生命,唯有藉著祂我們才能到天父那裡去。主耶穌也是那真光,祂照亮黑暗,信這真光的,就不在黑暗裡行走,而成為光明之子。求神幫助我,堅固我,不受屬世的誘惑影響,不被各樣的困難嚇到,一直緊緊地跟隨祂不偏離。
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It is nothing new about that we learn to follow since we were kids like our parents told us to go to school, wore different kind of clothes at different season and chose to make which kind of friends in life. These were orders or advice from our parents or teachers. We can choose not to follow, but sooner or later we would make mistakes, sometimes these mistakes are not reversible. And we would be sorry for life. Therefore we better follow rather than in our own way. But one thing we should know for sure is that our parents told us what to do usually someone we trust. When Jesus told His disciple that He was going to prepare a place for them, yet they did not know the way. And Jesus said He was the way and that was enough. Life is full of twists we don’t see what is coming. Just stay close to Him and we would be fine.
John 14:3-4 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”…
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