新家

新家
聖經閱讀：啟示錄21:1-7, 27 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年5月4日(三)

　今天啟示錄的經文告訴我們有一天新天新地會出現，這將是愛上帝、遵從上帝之人的新家。
這個新家會是什麼樣子呢？「不再有死亡，也沒有悲傷、哭泣，或痛苦。以往的事都已經過去了」（第4b節）。哇！這會是個很美麗的地方——就像亞當和夏娃居住的花園，最棒的是，「上帝的家在人間了！他要和人住在一起……上帝要親自與他們同在，要作他們的上帝」（第3b節）。
上帝的子民就是那些相信耶穌、接受祂在十字架上的犧牲並且為祂而活的人。羅馬書3:24-25a告訴我們：「然而，上帝白白地賜恩典，藉著基督耶穌救贖他們，使他們跟他有合宜的關係。上帝不惜犧牲基督……使人由於信他而蒙赦罪。」。
今天就感謝上帝賜下祂為你所預備的這個奇妙新家！ —DJH*

「但是，那不潔淨、行為可憎或撒謊的，都不能進去；只有名字寫在羔羊生命冊上的才可以進去。」 啟示錄21:27

禱告：親愛的天父，我禱告祈求讀到這篇靈修分享的每一個人都能跟隨耶穌，並且永遠與祂同住。奉主的名，阿們！

(林煜茹譯)

A New Home
Bible Reading: Revelation 21:1-7, 27
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Our Bible
verses from 
Revelation
tell us that
someday
there will be
a new heaven
and a new
earth. This will be a new home for people who love and obey God.
What will this new home be
like? “There will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain. All the old ways are gone” (verse 4b). Wow! This will be a beautiful place — like the garden where Adam and Eve lived. Best of all, “God's home is with people. He will live with them...God himself will be with them and will be their God” (verse 3b).
God's people are those who believe in Jesus, accept His sacrifice on the cross and live for Him. Romans 3:24-25a tells us, “They are made right with God by his grace. This is a free gift...God gave Jesus as a way to forgive people's sins through their faith in him.”
Thank God today for this wonderful new home that He has prepared for you! —DJH*

“Nothing unclean will ever enter the city. No one who does shameful things or tells lies will ever enter the city. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life will enter the city.” Revelation 21:27

PRAYER: Dear Father, I pray that everyone who reads this devotion will follow Jesus and live forever with Him. In His name. Amen.