為主而活

為主而活
聖經閱讀：馬可福音7:14-23 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年12月16日(五)

　世上有許多人用特別的方式節食，也許他們想要減肥，也許希望有更健康的身體。有一本雜誌最近報導，說美國人每年花超過600億美元在節食上。
哇！我希望所有人都很在意是否為主而活就像他們關心自己的飲食一樣，這也是耶穌在今天的經文閱讀中所談的。在第15節，耶穌說：「那從外面進到人裡面的不會使人不潔淨；相反地，那從人裡面出來的才會使人不潔淨。」
耶穌接著列舉人會有的、不好的心思意念，然後在第23節，祂說：「這一切的邪惡都是從人裡面出來而真正使人不潔淨的。」
今天你要小心審視自己的心思意念，就像注意自己的體重一樣。你要遵從上帝，去做蒙祂喜悅的事來尊榮祂的名。 —SH*

「耶穌對他們說：『你們也跟他們一樣不明白嗎？你們不曉得嗎？那從外面進到人裡面去的不會使他不潔淨』」 馬可福音7:18

禱告：天父，求祢今天幫助我服事祢、蒙祢喜悅。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(尤榮輝譯)

Living for God
Bible Reading: Mark 7:14-23
Friday, December 16, 2016

　Many people in the world are on special diets. Maybe they want to lose weight, or maybe they want to have healthier bodies. A magazine recently reported that Americans spend more than $60 billion every year on diets. Wow! I wish that all people were as concerned about living for God as they are about what they eat. That's what Jesus talks about in our Bible verses for today. In verse 15 Jesus says, “There is nothing people can put in their mouth that will make them wrong. People are made wrong by what comes from inside them.”“These evil things come from inside a person. And these are the things that make people unacceptable to God.”
Be careful today to watch your heart and your mind as much as you watch your weight. Obey God and do things that please Him and bring honor to His name. —SH*

“He said, ‘Do you still have trouble understanding? Surely you know that nothing that enters the mouth from the outside can make people unacceptable to God.’” Mark 7:18

PRAYER: Father, help me today to serve and please You. In Jesus' name. Amen.