彼此相愛

彼此相愛
聖經閱讀：約翰福音13:31-35 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年7月8日(一)

在今天閱讀的經節中，耶穌就快要被捉拿、被毒打、和被釘在十字架上。這些話是耶穌臨死前要給門徒的最後教導的一部份。 　在第34和第35節，耶穌說：「我給你們一條新命令：要彼此相愛。我怎樣愛你們，你們也要怎樣彼此相愛。如果你們彼此相愛，世人就知道你們是我的門徒。」耶穌告訴祂的門徒，彼此相愛是很重要的。 　在耶穌死而復活之後，教會開始建立，人們成為基督徒並忠心事奉上帝。歷史告訴我們，這些初代教會的基督徒是真心彼此相愛。當時，沒有敬拜上帝的人看見了基督徒彼此相愛，有時候，這樣的看見帶領他們將生命獻給上帝。 　當人們看見基督徒彼此相愛，他們也希望擁有這樣的平安和喜樂。今天，你一定要讓人看見上帝的愛。 —RK* 「親愛的朋友們，我們要彼此相愛，因為愛是從上帝來的。那有愛的，是上帝的兒女，也認識上帝。」 約翰一書4:7 禱告：天父，謝謝祢賜下極大的愛。今天，請幫助我跟人分享祢的愛。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Love Each Other
Bible Reading: John 13:31-35
Monday, July 8 2013

In our Bible verses, Jesus was about to be arrested, beaten and crucified. These words are some of Jesus’ last instructions to His disciples before He died. 　In verses 34 and 35, Jesus said, “I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other just as I loved you. All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.” Jesus told His disciples that loving each other was very important. 　After Jesus died and rose from the dead, the church began. People became Christians and faithfully served God. History tells us that those early Christians truly loved each other. People who did not worship God saw that the Christians loved each other. Sometimes this led them to give their lives to God. 　When people see Christians loving each other, they want to have that kind of peace and happiness, too. Be sure that you show God’s love today. —RK* “Dear friends, we should love each other, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has become God’s child. And so everyone who loves knows God.” 1 John 4:7 PRAYER: Father, thank You for Your great love. Help me to share Your love with someone today. In Jesus’ name. Amen.