10月19日
神的眼光
“保罗站在亚略·巴古当中，说：「众位雅典人哪，我看你们凡事很敬畏鬼神。我游行的时候，观看你们所敬拜的，遇见一座坛，上面写着『未识之神』。你们所不认识而敬拜的，我现在告诉你们。”
使徒行传 17:22-23
你用什么样的眼光看待你所在的社会和文化？你有没有发现，耶稣的福音已经深植于我们的生活之中？你试试用神的眼光看一下周围，那个有关人类生存与灭亡的故事是如此动人心弦；它告诉我们上帝创造了我们，祂要我们有永生；那首痛彻心扉的诗歌，是如此真实，它讲述了上帝的创造，祂要我们与祂和众人亲密相交，而我们却弃绝远离祂。
有一次，使徒保罗在雅典城中行走。祂看到当地人敬拜偶像的错谬。但保罗还是依从当时的文化，并找到了分享耶稣福音的契合点。我们当学会用神的眼光来看这个世界，抓住传讲福音的机会。
今日祷告：
主耶稣，感谢祢让祢的信息传遍世界各地。让我也能有眼光，将祢的福音带入他人的生命之中。阿们。
October 19
Theological Eyes
So Paul, standing before the council, addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way, for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.”
ACTS 17:22–23
Through what lens do you see your culture? Do you notice that the good news of Jesus is embedded in the popular stories of your society? Look with theological eyes for a moment. That great story about human survival is so riveting because God created us to live life eternally. That great song about the heartache of a broken relationship is so true because God created us to live in communion with him and with others.
At one point in his life, the apostle Paul walked around the city of Athens. He could have seen everything wrong with the false system of worship there, but instead, as he observed that culture, he found connection points to share Jesus. We must learn to view our world through the theological eyes of the Lord.
Pray for the Day:
Lord Jesus, thank you for making your message evident throughout the world. Give me eyes to see where your story breaks into the story of others. Amen.
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