耶穌揀選十二使徒

耶穌揀選十二使徒
聖經閱讀：路加福音6:12-16 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年1月29日(三)

當時有很多人跟隨耶穌。今天的經文告訴我們，耶穌整夜向上帝禱告，然後耶穌揀選了十二個人成為祂特別的助手，這些助手有時候被稱為「使徒」。這些人和耶穌同工了三年，他們從耶穌的教導中學習，也看見耶穌行了許多神蹟。之後，這十二個人幫助建立了上帝在世上的教會。 　這些使徒是什麼人呢？他們只是平凡人，大多數來自社會底層，而且沒有受過教育。這些人並不完美──每個人都有缺點，但是耶穌揀選了這些人成為教會的根基。 　接下來的十二天，我們會讀到關於這些使徒的事情，我們將會知道他們和耶穌在一起時所做的事，但最重要的是，我們將會看見他們獻上生命來向人傳講耶穌。 　耶穌的使徒願意為上帝捨棄生命。讚美上帝賜下這些非常愛主的平凡人！ －DF* 「從他們當中揀選了十二個人，稱他們為使徒。」 路加福音6:13a 禱告：天父，謝謝祢賜下願意跟隨祢的人。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (陳萍萍譯)

Jesus Chooses 12
Bible Reading: Luke 6:12-16
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Many people followed Jesus. Our Bible Reading tells us that Jesus prayed to God all night. Then Jesus chose twelve men to be His special helpers. These helpers are sometimes called apostles. These men worked with Jesus for three years. They learned from His teaching and watched Jesus do many miracles. Then these twelve men helped establish God’s church on earth. 　Who were these apostles? They were ordinary men. Most of them came from the lower class and were uneducated. These men were not perfect — each man had weaknesses. But Jesus chose these men to be the foundation of the church. 　For the next twelve days we will read about these apostles. We will learn what they did when they were with Jesus. But most important, we will see that they dedicated their lives to telling people about Jesus. 　Jesus’ apostles were willing to give up their lives for God. Praise God for these ordinary men who loved God so much! —DF “He chose twelve of them and called them apostles.” Luke 6:13a PRAYER: Father, thank You for people who are willing to follow You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.