九月八日
对上帝诚实
Be Honest With God
“因为捐得乐意的人是神所喜爱的。”
—-林後9:7
God loveth a cheerful giver.
—2 Corinthians 9:7
奉献最大的祝福不是在物质层面,而是属灵层面。你会得到一种对上帝忠诚的感觉。当你在做一些有建设性的事情时,当你与他一起,为了耶稣基督向世界传扬福音时,你会意识到你与上帝同工。你也变得对这个世界的物质不太在意,因为心里总是有永恒的价值。你如何奉献呢?是慷慨而愉快的奉献?还是吝啬和勉强的奉献?如果你奉献给上帝的是你物质和生活中的剩余,那你就已经失去了基督徒奉献和生活的真正喜乐与祝福。
The greatest blessing of giving is not on the financial side of the ledger but on the spiritual side. You receive a sense of being honest with God. You receive a consciousness that you are in partnership with God—that you are doing something constructive—that you are working with Him to reach the world for Jesus Christ. You are also enabled to hold on to this world’s goods loosely because the eternal values are always in view. How do you give? Is it liberally and cheerfully? Or is it sparingly and grudgingly? If you have been giving God the leftovers of your substance and your life, you have been missing the true joy and blessing of Christian giving and living.
每日祷告
全神的上帝,饶恕我,因为我常常奉献的是我的剩余。在我的内心我知道我所奉献的绝不可能超过祢所给我的。
Prayer for the day
Forgive me, almighty God, for so often giving You the leftovers. In my heart I know I can never outgive You.
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