11月1日
代代相传
“我的民哪，你们要留心听我的训诲，侧耳听我口中的话。我要开口说比喻；我要说出古时的谜语，是我们所听见、所知道的，也是我们的祖宗告诉我们的。我们不将这些事向他们的子孙隐瞒，要将耶和华的美德和他的能力，并他奇妙的作为，述说给后代听。”
诗篇 78:1-4
为什么我们虽然早已告别童年，但是从儿童信息分享中所得到的收获，却超过“大教堂”的诗歌和讲道呢？也许因为儿童信息通俗易懂地表述了耶稣的简约之美，同时也将我们带到一个更深刻的生活层面，而成人本该把我们的信仰分享给下一代，而不是闭口不言。
当人们看到下一代在耶稣里有着活泼的信、望、爱，就会惊叹不已！信仰绝不是成年人的专利。信仰不只是我们拥有它，而且要分享、传递它。如果有人在某个时刻带领我们认识了上帝，改变了我们的生命，那么现在就轮到我们积极热情地把我们的信仰传递下去。
今日祷告：
耶稣，求祢让我不要守着信仰却不肯分享出去。阿们。
November 1
Sharing Truths
O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past— stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us. We will not hide these truths from our children;
we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders.
PSALM 78 : 1 – 4
Why is it that many of us who have long ago left the realm of childhood can learn more from children’s messages than all of the hymns and sermons of “big church”? Perhaps this is because children’s messages capture the simplistic beauty of Jesus while also drawing us into a more profound life, and adults have an inherent need to share their faith rather than sit on it.
Something spectacular happens to people when they see young people come alive with vibrancy of faith and hope and love through Jesus. Faith should not be reserved to the realm of adulthood. Faith is not ours; rather, it is ours to give. Someone at some point introduced us to a life-changing relationship with God, and now it is our turn to creatively and passionately pass that faith on.
Pray for the Day:
Jesus, if I ever become an old tightwad who is reluctant to share my faith, loosen me up—a lot! Amen.
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