Monday, June 4, 2007

Day 27


箴言 3:3-4
不可使慈愛、誠實離開你,要繫在你頸項上,刻在你心版上。這樣,你必在神和世人眼前蒙恩寵,有聰明。


Proverbs 3:3-4
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

彌迦書說, 『世人哪,耶和華已指示你何為善。他向你所要的是什麼呢﹖只要你行公義,好憐憫,存謙卑的心,與你的神同行。』(6:8)
原來, 誠實和慈愛是神想我們時刻守的. 行公義, 好憐憫比獻祭還重要.

其實, 這些我們都知道, 而且知道得還很清楚呢. 我們知道神要我們怎樣行, 心中也原意遵行, 但是在日常生活中卻總不是那麼一回事, 肉體的軟弱往往在我們最不經意的時候叫我們跌倒. 昨天早下開車上班, 在一盏交通燈前排了很長的一串車等待左轉. 快到路口的時候, 突然有一輛車沒有排隊, 從旁搶了進來, 本來挺不錯的心情一下子變得很壞, 差一點駡了出口.

為甚麼, 為甚麼對別人的諒解和饒恕只能在心情好的時候才能表現出來? 為甚麼在被別人得罪的時候一切守則就變得煙發雲散?

箴言提醒我們, 只有將這些教訓深刻地記在心裡, 成為我們生命,人品, 性格的一部份, 能在任何不經意的試探中, 活出一貫的品格. 要將神的話語牢牢地刻在心中, 有可以讓它隨時隨刻提醒我.

噢, 主啊, 求祢的聖靈幫助我, 幫我懂得如何將祢的教導深深地記在心裡, 使我可以不論在任何時候都有祢話語的提醒, 在出奇不意的環境中, 在被人得罪的時候, 在有可能要承擔損失的境況, 都可以即時地, 甘心樂意地以慈愛和誠實來回報. 主啊, 幫助我可以培養出這種正確的即時回應, 因為只有即時的回應, 才能真正地體現內心世界的狀況. 很多時候我即時的自然反應, 和我內心的認知有著很大的差別. 求神幫我成為表裡一致的人.
阿們.

Anonymous said...

Faithfulness is required of every role we play. As a spouse, as an employee, as a friend, as a Christian...Are we really a faithful person inside out? Love also is a high virtue that we all know that we ought to have. Are we really a loving person?

It is very difficult to be an always faithful and loving person. We know it is a high goal but just cannot excuse ourselves not being one because we can't reach the goal. We know we "have to" be one, at least our direction is clear.

May the Spirit guide us to practice love, to exercise faithfulness, and do not forget that it is God's power that we abide that makes these happen. Let's not forget we need God's grace, not by our own effort.

Lord, I cannot, You can. Please help me so that I "can". Amen.

Anonymous said...

If you love someone, you will be faithful to him. If you are not faithful to someone, you cannot say that you love him. They go hand in hand together. Love and faithfulness is the characteristic of a Christian, that it should not only be in your heart but also around your neck so people can see it. Lord, help us to have love and faithfulness to You and to others.