苦難

苦難
聖經閱讀：哥林多後書11:21b-29現代中譯本|合和本
2016年5月25日(三)

　當我們讀耶穌的生平時，就知道祂遭受很多苦難。耶穌被拒絕、被譏笑、被鞭打，然後死十字架上。
在今天閱讀的經文中，我們讀到保羅也遭受很多的苦難，他說（27節）：「我又有工作上的勞碌困苦，常常徹夜不眠，忍受飢渴，缺乏食物，沒有住處，衣不蔽體。」保羅又說，他受苦是因為努力照顧他所服事教會裡的所有基督徒。
彼得前書2:21節說：「上帝呼召你們的目的就在這裡；因為基督為你們受苦，給你們留下榜樣，為要使你們能夠跟隨他的腳步走。」身為基督徒，我們也會遭遇苦難，也許是別人取笑我們，也許是因為我們是基督徒而被殺。
不要以耶穌為恥，今天就甘心樂意為祂受苦！– JD*

「我只渴望認識基督，體驗他復活的大能，分擔他的苦難，經歷他的死。」 腓立比書3:10

禱告：上帝，我願意為祢受苦。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(林宏哲譯)

Suffering
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 11:21b-29
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

　When we read about Jesus' life on earth, we learn that He suffered a lot. Jesus was rejected and ridiculed, beaten and then killed on a cross.
In our Bible verses today, we read that Paul suffered many things, too. He said (verse 27), “I have done hard and tiring work, and many times I did not sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty. Many times I have been without food. I have been cold and without clothes.” Paul also said that he suffered by caring so much for all the Christians in the churches he served.
1 Peter 2:21 says, “This is what you were chosen to do. Christ gave you an example to follow. He suffered for you. So you should do the same as he did.” As Christians, we will face suffering, too. Maybe this suffering will be that people will make fun of us. Or maybe we will be killed because we are Christians.
Don't be ashamed of Jesus. Be willing to suffer for Him today! – JD*

「因此，你們要互相鼓勵，彼此幫助，像你們現在所做的一樣。」 帖撒羅尼加前書5:11

禱告：上帝，感謝祢賜下祢的話語，聖經。求祢幫助我遵行它。奉耶穌的名，阿們！