傳統

傳統
聖經閱讀：馬太福音15:1-9 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年12月4日(五)

基督徒的家庭成員常常會一起慶祝，家人會一起敬拜上帝，或是遵行家族的一些傳統，如果父母親年年做同樣的事，家人就可能在家裡沿襲這個傳統，但是他們也許根本不知道為什麼要持守這些傳統。 　我們知道耶穌在世上的家庭也遵行傳統：「耶穌的父母每年都上耶路撒冷守逾越節」（路加福音2:41），而耶穌也跟其他人一樣奉行敬拜的傳統：「耶穌來到拿撒勒……在安息日，他照常到猶太會堂去」（路加福音4:16a）。 　這些傳統都是好的、有幫助的，然而今天的經文閱讀提醒我們，不應該用人所設立的傳統來取代上帝的命令：「你們拿傳統來抵消上帝的話」（馬太福音15:6b）。 　今天你一定要確實遵行上帝的命令。 —PD 「這人民用唇舌尊敬我，他們的心卻遠離我。」 馬太福音15:8 禱告：天父，求祢幫助我跟隨祢並遵行祢的話語。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (李信儀譯)

Traditions
Bible Reading: Matthew 15:1-9
Friday, December 4, 2015

Often Christian families have celebrations together. Families may worship God together, or they may have traditions they follow at home. If their parents did something year after year, they probably keep those traditions in their own family. They might not even know why they are keeping those traditions. 　We know that Jesus' earthly family followed traditions. “Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival” (Luke 2:41). Jesus also followed the tradition of worshiping with other people. “Jesus traveled to Nazareth...On the Sabbath day he went to the synagogue as he always did” (Luke 4:16a). 　These traditions are good and helpful. But our Bible Reading today reminds us that we should not replace God's commands with man-made traditions. “So you are teaching that it is not important to do what God said. You think it is more important to follow those traditions you have” (verse 6b). 　Be sure that you are following God's commands today. —PD “These people honor me with their words, but I am not really important to them.” Matthew 15:8 PRAYER: Father, help me to follow You and obey Your Word. In Jesus' name. Amen.