像天父一樣

像天父一樣
聖經閱讀：詩篇9:1-10 現代中譯本|合和本
2012年12月31日(一)

我是教會的主日學老師，看到小朋友個個就像他們的爸媽一樣，實在很有趣。有一位媽媽很容易緊張不安，她總是擔心不好的事就要發生，而她的小女兒就跟她一樣。有一位爸爸總是沉默寡言，但做事喜歡速戰速決，而他的兒子就跟他一個樣。 　我們應該想要學像上帝一樣，而學像上帝最好的方法就是研讀聖經，看看聖經是怎麼描述上帝的，而從今天的經文，我們可以學到很多關於上帝的事情。上帝是一個好的審判者，祂垂聽我們的冤屈(第4節)；當人們做壞事時，上帝並不喜歡(第5節)；此外，我們可以信靠上帝(第10節)。 　當我們認識了上帝，我們就可以學像祂。當我們看到上帝赦免人，我們也學會了原諒別人；當我們讀到上帝如何包容人，我們也可以學習祂的榜樣來包容別人。 　當你想到明天就是新的一年的開始，記得要持續不斷地更認識上帝，當你真正認識祂時，你就可以像祂一樣。—BL 「你不撇棄尋求你的人。」 詩篇9:10b 禱告：天父，我願天天更認識祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (EHI譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Be Like the Father
Bible Reading: Psalm 9:1-10
Monday, December 31, 2012

I teach a children’s class at church. It is interesting to see that children are just like their parents. One mother is very nervous and always thinks that something bad will happen. Her little daughter is just like her. One father doesn’t talk very much and wants to get everything done very quickly. His son is just like him. 　We should want to be like God. The best way to be like Him is to study what the Bible tells us about Him. In our Bible Reading today we can learn many things about God. He is a good judge, and He listens to us (verse 4). God does not like it when people do bad things (verse 5). We can trust God (verse 10). 　When we learn about God, then we can be like Him. We see that God forgives, and we learn how to forgive other people. We read about God’s patience, and we can follow His example and be patient, too. 　As you think about starting a new year tomorrow, remember to keep on learning more about God. When you truly know Him, then you can be like Him. —BL “Lord, if people come to you, you will not leave them without help.” Psalm 9:10b PRAYER: Father, I want to learn more about You every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.