學像小孩子

學像小孩子
聖經閱讀：馬太福音18:1-5 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年3月4日(二)

小孩明白什麼是愛，甚至在學會說話或使用手語之前，小孩子就能感受到父母的愛並領受它。小孩子並不需要去了解為什麼父母親要愛他，他只需要去感受他們的愛。 　今天的經文給了我們一個耶穌的簡易教導。在第3節，祂說：「我實在告訴你們，除非你們回轉，變成像小孩子一樣，你們絕不能成為天國的子民。」這句話並不是說我們的舉動必須像小孩子一樣，它的意思是我們應該要有像小孩子般的信心，我們應該愛上帝，並且跟從上帝和祂的話語──聖經。 　耶穌的這個教導是如此的簡單，以致於很多人拒絶相信。這些人認為他們需要了解上帝的一切，但是，我們不可能完全了解上帝。所以我們就必須有信心，而且願意去領受上帝的愛和恩惠。 　今天就謙卑下來，接受上帝的愛和藉著耶穌而來的救恩。 －RK* 「像這個小孩子那樣謙卑的，在天國裏就是最偉大的。」 馬太福書18:4 禱告：天父，謝謝祢賜下慈愛，我謙卑地領受它並跟從祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Be Like a Child
Bible Reading: Matthew 18:1-5
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

A little child understands love. Even before he can talk or sign, a child feels his parents’ love and accepts it. A child does not need to understand why his parents love him. He just needs to feel their love. 　Our Bible verses today give us a simple lesson from Jesus. In verse 3, He said, “The truth is, you must change your thinking and become like little children. If you don’t do this, you will never enter God’s kingdom.” This does not mean that we need to act like children. It means that we should have a child-like faith. We should love and follow God and His Word, the Bible. 　This lesson from Jesus is so simple that many people refuse to believe it. These people think that they need to understand everything about God. But we cannot completely understand God. So, we need to have faith and be willing to receive God’s love and goodness. 　Be humble today. Accept God’s love and salvation through Jesus. —RK* “The greatest person in God’s kingdom is the one who makes himself humble like this child.” Matthew 18:4 PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your love. I humbly accept it and will follow You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.