喪禮的功課 (2)

喪禮的功課 (2)
聖經閱讀：約翰一書4:7-18 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年12月30日(二)

參加喪禮的人經常會說一些關於故人的美好往事，有一些人甚至會誇大其辭或是說謊，好讓他們可以講一些故人的好話。藉著我母親的過世，上帝提醒我不應該擔心別人怎麼看我們或是怎麼說我們，真正重要的是知道上帝對我們的看法！ 　今天的經文幫助我們更了解上帝以及我們跟祂的關係，這些經節告訴我們上帝愛我們：「那公開承認耶穌是上帝的兒子的，上帝就在他的生命裏，他也有上帝的生命。所以，我們知道，並且相信上帝愛我們」（第15和16節）。 　上帝這麼愛我們，所以「差了他的兒子，為我們犧牲，贖了我們的罪」（第10b節）。如果我們愛上帝並且跟隨祂、順服祂，我們就可以永遠與祂同住。當我們活在世上的時候，我們必須愛上帝、順服上帝，並且發展我們跟祂的關係。上帝是這麼的愛你！今天就接受祂的救恩禮物。 －JK 「上帝差他的獨子到世上來，使我們藉著他得到生命；上帝用這方法顯示他愛我們。」 約翰一書4:9 禱告：親愛的上帝，謝謝祢賜下耶穌和透過祂而來的救恩。奉主的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Funeral Lessons (2)
Bible Reading: 1 John 4:7-18
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

People at a funeral often say wonderful things about the person who has died. Some people will even exaggerate or lie so they can say something nice about the deceased person. Through the experience of my mother's death, God reminded me that we should not worry about what other people think or say about us. What is really important is knowing what God thinks about us! 　Our Bible Reading today helps us understand more about God and our relationship with Him. These verses tell us that God loves us. “Anyone who says, ‘I believe that Jesus is the Son of God,' is a person who lives in God, and God lives in that person. So we know the love that God has for us, and we trust that love” (verses 15 and 16). 　God loves us so much that “He sent his Son as the way to take away our sins” (verse 10b). If we love God and follow and obey Him, we can live forever with Him. While we are alive on earth, we need to love and serve God and develop our relationship with Him. God loves you so much! Accept His gift of salvation today. —JK “This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his only Son into the world to give us life with him.”1 John 4:9 PRAYER: Dear God, thank You for Jesus and salvation through Him. In His name. Amen.