4月2日
尽心、尽性、尽意、尽力
Use Your Mind
你要尽心、尽性、尽意、尽力爱主——你的神。
—马可福音 12:30
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind . . .
—Mark 12:30
基督掌管着我们生命的每一个领域。他能触及到我们的思想,并且因着我们心意的更新,我们也随之改变。“耶和华说: ‘你们来,我们彼此辩论’”(赛1:18),上帝以此来邀请人们使用他们自己的思想。圣经说,我们“不可像那无知的骡马”(诗32:9)。主告诫我们,我们要尽心、尽性、尽意、尽力爱主——我们的神。要敬畏上帝,爱主基督,且要憎恶罪。敬畏、爱与憎恶都是情感。魏德海博士在伦敦城市教堂讲道时曾说,“情感何错之有?基督徒正是与基督相爱。有谁是毫无情感地与人相爱呢?”
Christ touches every area of our lives. He touches our minds and we are transformed by the renewing of our minds. God invites people to use their minds, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord” (Isaiah 1:18). We are told in Scripture not to be like the horse or mule, “which have no understanding” (Psalm 32:9). Christ declared that we are to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind. We are told to fear God, to love Christ, and to hate sin. Fear, love, and hate are emotions. Dr. Leslie Weatherhead, preaching at the City Temple in London, said, “What is wrong with emotion? Christianity is falling in love with Christ. Has anyone ever fallen in love without emotion?”
今日祷告
主耶稣,愿我能以全部身心来爱你。请教会我真正的爱。
Prayer for the day
May my love for You embrace my whole being, Lord Jesus. Teach me true love.
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