新鮮的蔬菜

新鮮的蔬菜
聖經閱讀：馬太福音13:1-9 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年7月3日(五)

每個夏天，我先生都會種一畦菜園，有些年我們的菜園產出很多蔬菜，但是在乾旱、涼冷的夏天，菜園的產出就沒那麼好了。 　在今天閱讀的經文中，耶穌說了一個農夫撒種的故事。就像我的菜園一樣，有時候撒下的種子長得很好，有時候就長不好，但是在耶穌的故事裡，一些種子長得好是因為它們被種在好的土壤裡。 　之後在第13章中，耶穌解釋什麼是好的土壤：「那撒在好土壤裡的種子是指人聽了信息，並且領悟了」（馬太福音13:23a）。我們應當學像耶穌故事中的好土壤，必須每天讀經並應用上帝的教導到生活中，這樣我們的信心就會成長，而去向更多人分享耶穌的福音。 　我希望你就像那好的土壤一樣，留心聆聽並向人分享上帝的話語。 —JK 「另外有些種子落在好土壤裏，長大結實……於是耶穌說：『有耳朵的，都聽吧！』」 馬太福音13:8-9 禱告：天父，今天我願留心聆聽並向人分享祢的話語。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Fresh Vegetables
Bible Reading: Matthew 13:1-9
Friday, July 3, 2015

Every summer my husband plants a vegetable garden. Some years our garden produces lots of vegetables, but during a dry, cool summer our garden does not do as well. 　In our Bible verses, Jesus told a story about a farmer who planted some seeds. Just like my garden, sometimes the seeds grew well and other times they didn’t. But in Jesus’ story, some seeds grew well because they were planted in good ground. 　Later in chapter 13, Jesus explained about the good ground. “But what about the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people who hear the teaching and understand it” (Matthew 13:23a). We should be like the good ground in Jesus’ story. We need to read the Bible every day and apply God’s teaching to our lives. Then we will grow in our faith and share the Good News about Jesus with more people. 　I hope you are like the good ground. Pay attention to God’s Word and share it with others. —JK “But some of the seed fell on good ground...There it grew and made grain. You people who hear me, listen!” Matthew 13:8-9 PRAYER: Father, I want to pay attention to Your Word and share it with other people today. In Jesus’ name. Amen.