等待

等待
聖經閱讀：路加福音15:11-32 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年2月19日(三)

我們都希望擁有快樂的家庭，但有時候家人會自私、只在乎自己。也許是有一個兒子或女兒離家出走了，而他們父母親愛孩子，想知道他發生了什麼事情。 　這就是今天經文中所發生的故事。一個父親有兩個兒子，小兒子是個愚蠢的人，他跟父親要錢後就離家了，但這個兒子很快花光錢並失去了朋友，因此他決定回家。第20a節說：「於是，他動身回父親那裏去。」這期間，那個父親一直等著兒子回家，他總是巴望著兒子是否回來。 　有時候我們就像那個悖逆的兒子一樣，我們會迷失離開上帝，但上帝總是等待我們悔改歸向祂。上帝很願意赦免我們並讓我們親近祂。 　你是否曾經遠離上帝？今天就認罪悔改並歸向祂！ －PD 「他離家還遠，父親望見了他，就充滿愛憐，奔向前去，緊抱著他，不停地親吻。」 路加福音15:20b 禱告：親愛的上帝，今天我需要祢的愛和赦免。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (陳萍萍譯)

Waiting
Bible Reading: Luke 15:11-32
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

We all want to have happy families. But sometimes family members can be selfish and only care about themselves. Maybe a son or daughter runs away from home. The parents love their child and wonder what has happened to him. 　That’s what happened in our Bible Reading today. The father had two sons. The younger son was foolish. He asked his father for money and left home. But the son soon lost his money and his friends. He decided to go home. Verse 20a says, “So he left and went to his father.” Meanwhile, the father had been waiting for his son to come home. He was always watching to see if his son would return. 　Sometimes we are like that rebellious son. We wander away from God. But God is always waiting for us to repent and return to Him. God is willing to forgive us and keep us close to Him. 　Have you wandered away from God? Repent of your sins and return to Him today! —PD “While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him coming and felt sorry for him. So he ran to him and hugged and kissed him.” Luke 15:20b PRAYER: Dear God, I need Your love and forgiveness today. In Jesus’ name. Amen.