良善

良善
聖經閱讀：彼得後書1:3-9 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年3月24日(四)

　父母親最先教孩子的一件事就是以良善待人。在孩子成長的過程中，父母會一再告訴他們要成為良善的人，但是，良善是什麼意思呢？
有時候，良善的意思是指做對的事；常常，良善指的是額外做更多的事；有時候，良善指的是好好地完成一件工作。
但是上帝賜給我們的良善是不一樣的，上帝的良善是指我們可以跟他人分享、來自於祂的祝福。經文閱讀的第5b節說：「在信心上加上美德」，我們想要告訴別人自己對上帝的信心，但是如果我們同時向他們分享上帝的祝福，我們就讓他們看見了上帝的愛與偉大。

上帝每天在我們的生命中作工。祂改變我們，使我們成為祂更好的僕人，而且祂也幫助我們向人分享祂的良善。 —JM

「這些就是你們應該培養的品德；如果你們都具備了，你們就會更積極、更有效地認識我們的主耶穌基督。」 彼得後書1:8

禱告：親愛的上帝，只有祢是真正的良善，求祢幫助我向人彰顯祢的良善。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(林煜茹譯)

Goodness
Bible Reading: 2 Peter 1:3-9
Thursday, March 24, 2016

One of the first things parents tell their children is to be good. As children grow up, their parents tell them over and over again to be good. But, what does it mean to be good?
Sometimes being good means doing what is right. Often, being good means doing something extra. And other times, being good means doing a job well.
But the goodness that God gives us is different. God's goodness is His blessings that we can share with others. Verse 5b of our Bible Reading says, “to your faith add goodness.” We want to tell other people about our faith in God. But if we also share God's blessings with them, we show them God's love and greatness.

God works in our lives every day. He changes us to become better servants for Him. And He helps us share His goodness with others. —JM

“If all these things are in you and growing, you will never fail to be useful to God. You will produce the kind of fruit that should come from your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:8

PRAYER: Dear God, only You are truly good. Help me show Your goodness to others. In Jesus' name. Amen.