…平安

…平安
聖經閱讀：約翰福音14:15-31
2012年8月20日(一)

「平安」(peace)是聖靈賜下的第三樣東西，但什麼是「平安」呢？也許是一個無力的母親對著吵翻天的孩子說，她需要一個「平靜」的房子；或者是世界各國領袖聚在一起討論「和平」。在這些例子裡，「平安」代表著「沒有衝突」。 然而，今天的經文中，耶穌談到一個不一樣的「平安」。耶穌說的平安是內心平靜快樂並有安全感，就算我們旁邊的人正在打架，我們仍然擁有這樣的平安。當我們屬於耶穌並且知道祂將會再來，這樣的平安就在我們裡面了。 今天的經文裡，耶穌在被殺之前，正與門徒們見面。耶穌知道祂將會死，祂希望門徒們能感受到祂的愛與平安。 耶穌希望你也擁有這樣的平安，只要跟隨祂並順服祂，你將擁有祂所賜下永遠的平安。其他人看見你生命中有這樣的平安，他們也會想要跟隨耶穌。—JK 「我留下平安給你們，我把我的平安賜給你們。我所給你們的，跟世人所給的不同。你們心裏不要愁煩，也不要害怕。」約翰福音14:27 禱告：上帝，感謝祢藉著耶穌賜下平安。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (葉佳楠譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

...Peace
Bible Reading: John 14:15-31
Monday, August 20, 2012

Peace is the third thing the Spirit gives. But what does peace mean? Maybe a frustrated mother tells her noisy children that she wants peace in the house. Or world leaders get together and talk about peace. The peace in these examples means “no fighting.” But in our Bible Reading, Jesus talked about a different kind of peace. This peace is an inner feeling of comfort and safety. Even if people around us are fighting, we can still have this kind of peace. This peace happens when we belong to Jesus and know that He will come again someday. In our verses, Jesus was meeting with His disciples right before He was killed. Jesus knew that He would die, and He wanted His followers to feel His love and peace. Jesus wants you to have this peace, too. Follow and obey Him. Then you will have His eternal peace. And other people will see this peace in your life and want to follow Jesus, too. —JK “I leave you my peace. It is my own peace I give you. I give you peace in a different way than the world does. So don’t let your hearts be troubled. Don’t be afraid.’” John 14:27 PRAYER: God, thank You for peace through Jesus. In Jesus’ name. Amen.