1月9日
自我形象
“耶稣又对众人说:「若有人要跟从我,就当舍己,天天背起他的十字架来跟从我。”
路加福音 9:23
当人类拒绝上帝的形象的时候,他们以自我为中心的样式就开始了。不安、尴尬、沮丧、迷茫、自怨自艾、羞耻、谬想、自残,这些本不该是人类要去经历的。起初,上帝造人时,给我们的是自信、喜乐、纯全和仁爱。我们被造时,拥有这一切上帝的美德。然而我们没有选择彰显上帝的形象,而是以自我为中心。一旦我们饱受自我形象的折磨,我们就不再关注上帝,而是聚焦于自我。结果当然可想而知,就是一个破碎的世界。人类不断自我陶醉、自我毁灭。我们的世界需要一些勇敢的人,放弃自我,按照神的形象,重新被造。
今日祷告:
主耶稣啊,在接下来的24小时,求你让我不看自己,转眼定睛仰望祢。我愿意放弃自我,为你所用,在世上影响他人。
January 9 – Imago Ego
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.” LU K E 9 : 2 3
Self-image problems began the moment humans rejected the imago Dei (image of God). Insecurity, embarrassment, frustration, confusion, self hatred, shame, false thoughts, and self harm—none of these things were characteristics humans were ever supposed to experience. In the beginning God created us with confidence, joy, clarity, innocence, and love. We were created with all of the great attributes of God embedded within us. Instead of being people who represented God, we chose to be creatures who represented ourselves. And ever since we have suffered with our self-image. We stopped giving attention to God and we started focusing on ourselves instead. The result, of course, is a broken world—humans who are self-absorbed and self-destructive. Our world needs people who are brave enough to drop their ego and be re created by Jesus again in the very image of God.
Pray for the Day:
Lord Jesus, for the next twenty-four hours, help me take my attention off myself and place it on you. I give up my “self” so that you can use me to impact this world. Amen.
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