賞賜與奉獻 (4)

賞賜與奉獻 (4)
聖經閱讀：使徒行傳2:42-47 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年6月14日(二)

關於賞賜或奉獻還有一些更重要的事要記得。首先，對上帝奉獻是敬拜上帝的一種美麗方式，奉獻是初期教會禮拜的一部分，在今天閱讀的經文中，那些信徒歡喜為上帝奉獻，並跟別人分享所有！在哥林多前書16:2，保羅告訴在哥林多的基督徒：「每星期天，你們每一個人應當按自己的收入照比例撥出一些錢，積存起來，不必等我來時才現湊。」
其次，對上帝奉獻是在表達你對祂的愛。基督徒所做的每一件事都是出於愛上帝、愛人，約翰壹書3:18說：「孩子們，我們的愛不應該只是口頭上的愛，必須是真實的愛，用行為證明出來！」上帝已經向我們施展了祂最大的愛，對上帝奉獻是向祂表達我們對祂的愛、回報祂的一個很棒的方式。
要藉著對祂並為別人奉獻來敬拜上帝，並且要記得，對上帝奉獻表達了我們有多麼愛祂。—CPE*

「我們愛，因為上帝先愛了我們。」 約翰壹書4:19

禱告：親愛的上帝，我敬拜祢，我願藉著奉獻來表達我對祢的愛。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

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Giving (4)
Bible Reading: Acts 2:42-47
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

　There are a couple more important things to remember about giving. First, giving to God is a beautiful way to worship Him. Giving was a part of the worship experience in the early church. In our Bible reading for today, the believers were happy to give to God and share with each other! In 1 Corinthians 16:2, Paul told the Christians in Corinth, “On the first day of every week, each of you should take some of your money and put it in a special place.”
Second, giving to God shows your love to Him. Everything we do as Christians is motivated by love for God and for others. 1 John 3:18 says, “My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.” God has already shown the full extent of His love. Giving back to God is a marvelous way to show our love for Him in return.
Worship God by giving to Him and others. And remember that giving to God shows how much we love Him. —CPE*

“We love because God first loved us.” 1 John 4:19

PRAYER: Dear God, I worship You and want to show You my love by giving back to You. In Jesus' name. Amen.