敬拜與服事

敬拜與服事
聖經閱讀：約翰福音4:19-24 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年12月26日(四)

在今天的經文中，耶穌跟一個撒馬利亞女人說話。那個女人說，撒馬利亞人在山上敬拜上帝，而猶太人則是在耶路撒冷敬拜上帝。 　耶穌告訴那個女人：「時刻將到，人不再在這山上或在耶路撒冷敬拜天父。可是時刻將到，現在就是了，那真正敬拜天父的，要用心靈和真誠敬拜」(第21b和第23a節)。今天，我們不一定要在教堂中敬拜上帝，我們可以在任何時間、任何地方敬拜祂。 　敬拜上帝的方式之一就是去服事人。我努力學像耶穌、天天幫助別人，當我讓人看見上帝的愛時，我感到好極了。 　你可以藉著服事家人、服事朋友、甚至服事所遇見的陌生人來敬拜上帝。今天，就找方法服事他們。—DB* 「在父上帝眼中，那純潔沒有缺點的虔誠便是：照顧苦難中的孤兒寡婦和保守自己不受世界的腐化。」 雅各書1:27 禱告：親愛的天父，我願天天敬拜祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Worship and Service
Bible Reading: John 4:19-24
Thursday, December 26, 2013

In our Bible Reading today, Jesus was talking to a woman in Samaria. The woman said that the Samaritans worshiped God on a mountain and the Jews worshiped God in Jerusalem. 　Jesus told the woman, “The time is coming when you will not have to be in Jerusalem or on this mountain to worship the Father. But the time is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth” (verses 21b and 23a). Today we don’t have to be in a church building to worship God. We can worship Him any place and any time. 　One way we can worship God is to serve people. I try to be like Jesus and help other people every day. I feel good when I am showing God’s love to others. 　You can worship God by serving your family, your friends and even strangers that you meet. Look for ways to serve them today. —DB* “The worship that God wants is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence. This is the kind of worship that God accepts as pure and good.” James 1:27 PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, I want to worship You every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.