憐憫與恩典

憐憫與恩典
聖經閱讀：以弗所書2:1-10 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年7月13日(三)

　我讀到一則故事，說有一個女孩患了罕見的腎臟病，醫生說她需要移植一顆腎臟，所以她的家人就捐一顆腎臟給她。幾年後，女孩需要另一次腎臟移植，這一次是一個親戚捐了腎臟來救她的命，沒有這些移植手術，女孩恐怕沒命了。
這個故事讓我思想今天所讀的經文，第5節告訴我們：「我們的靈性在違命的罪中死了」，但是透過上帝的憐憫和恩典，祂差派耶穌來為我們受死，上帝並且賜給我們新的生命以及永生的應許，「上帝是我們的創造者；他藉著基督耶穌改造了我們，要我們行善；這是他早已計劃要我們去做的」（第10節）。
我們每天要因著上帝為我們所成就的事感謝祂，沒有祂的憐憫和恩典，我們可能會失落並且永遠與祂隔絶。 —BH

「你們是靠上帝的恩典、憑信心而得救的；這不是出於你們自己的行為，而是上帝的恩賜。」 以弗所書2:8

禱告：親愛的上帝，謝謝祢透過耶穌向我施憐憫和恩典。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(尤榮輝譯)

Mercy and Grace
Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

　I read a story about a girl who had a rare kidney disease. The doctors said that she needed a kidney transplant, so a family member gave one of their kidneys to the girl. Several years later, the girl needed another transplant. This time another relative gave a kidney to save the girl's life. Without these transplants, the girl would have died.
That story made me think about our Bible Reading for today. Verse 5 tells us that we “were spiritually dead because of all we had done against him.” But through God's mercy and grace, He sent Jesus to die for us. And God gives us a new life and the promise of eternal life with Him. “In Christ Jesus, God made us new people so that we would spend our lives doing the good things he had already planned for us to do”(verse 10).
Every day we need to thank God for what He has done for us. Without His mercy and grace, we would be lost and separated forever from Him. —BH

“I mean that you have been saved by grace because you believed. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.” Ephesians 2:8

PRAYER: Dear God, thank You for showing me Your mercy and grace through Jesus. In His name. Amen.