6月15日 神的好管家 Practice Good Stewardship

6月15日

神的好管家

Practice Good Stewardship

要爱惜光阴，因为现今的世代邪恶。

——以弗所书5:16

Redeeming the time . . .
—Ephesians 5:16

我们都是时间的管家，神给我们每个人一个“永恒的片段”，我们称之为时间。神赐给了我们这些宝贵的时间，一方面是为我们的益处，一方面是为神的荣耀。如果我们合理使用时间，这些片段会被神大能的手编织成永恒的“编织物”。亨利·梭罗（Henry Thoreau）提醒我们“消磨时间就是破坏永恒”。凯雷（Carlyle）说“没有永恒异象的人无法掌控时间”。每个渴望成为时间管家的人都会相信“生命只有一次，时间匆匆，只有为主做工，生命才会持续到永恒”。我们每个人只有一点时间资本，如果合理运用，这将会在整个永恒里产生功效。

We are stewards of our time. God has given each one of us a little “chunk of eternity” called time. These golden moments of opportunity are doled out to us for our benefit and for God’s glory. If we use them wisely, they are woven by God’s omnipotent hand into the fabric of eternity. Henry Thoreau cautioned, “You cannot kill time without injuring eternity.” “He who has no vision of eternity,” said Carlyle, “has no hold on time.” “Only one life, ’twill soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last” is the sentiment of every man who desires to be a good steward of his time. We are entrusted with a small portion of the capital of time. If we invest it wisely, it will pay dividends throughout eternity.

今日祷告

主啊，求你拿去我拖延的本性，我们太容易浪费时间。我愿意花时间为你做工，因为这将关乎永恒！

Prayer for the day

Take away my procrastinating nature—how easy it is for me to waste time. I want to be able to leave a legacy of time spent for You, Lord, because that is eternal.