為祂而活

為祂而活
聖經閱讀：彼得前書2:21-25 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年1月16日(四)

當犯了罪，我會感到孤單，我感覺好像我不知道上帝在哪裡。有時候，我會認為自己並不配成為一個基督徒，所以我就躲避上帝，並決定不再跟隨祂。 　但這些想法都是錯誤的！今天經文的第24a節告訴我們耶穌為我們做了什麼事情：「基督親身把我們的罪帶到十字架上，使我們不再生活在罪中，只為公義而活。」當我們犯了罪，就不應該停止跟隨上帝，而應該接受上帝的赦免，並且為祂而活。 　藉著上帝的愛和恩典，祂為我們了開一條道路，好讓我們的罪得赦免。耶穌為我們的罪接受懲罰，祂這麼做，好讓我們不再為罪而活，而是為公義而活。 　不可轉身離開上帝，要祈求上帝赦免你並幫助你每天為祂而活。 —JP* 「總括來說：你們都要同心，互相同情，親愛如手足，以仁慈謙讓相待。……因為上帝呼召你們的目的是要賜福給你們。」 彼得前書3:8-9 禱告：天父，謝謝祢賜下耶穌，以及藉著祂而來的赦罪之恩。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Live for Him
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 2:21-25
Thursday, January 16, 2014

When I sin, I feel alone. I feel like I don’t know where God is. Sometimes I think that I do not deserve to be a Christian. So I hide from God and decide to stop following Him. 　But those thoughts are wrong! Verse 24a of our Bible Reading tells us what Jesus did for us. “Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right.” When we sin, we should not stop following God. We should accept God’s forgiveness and live for Him. 　Through God’s love and grace, He made a way so we can have our sins forgiven. Jesus accepted the punishment for our sins. He did this so we can stop living for sin and live for what is right. 　Don’t turn away from God. Ask Him to forgive you and help you live for Him each day. —JP* “So all of you should live together in peace. Try to understand each other. Love each other like brothers and sisters. Be kind and humble...Do this because you yourselves were chosen to receive a blessing.”1 Peter 3:8-9 PRAYER: Father, thank You for Jesus and forgiveness through Him. In Jesus’ name. Amen.