6月4日
不以貌取人
经上记着说：要爱人如己。你们若全守这至尊的律法，才是好的。 但你们若按外貌待人，便是犯罪，被律法定为犯法的。
雅各书2:8–9
假设你是一只可爱的小羊。你的牧羊人差遣你去邀请其他的小羊，到你的羊圈里面来，一起享受平安、喜乐的生活。这时候，你发现羊圈外面站着两只完全不同的小羊，一只羊是上流明星，身披金色的羊毛，另一只不过是小羊羔，有着硬邦邦的皮毛。你打算邀请哪一只呢？
当然，你应该不会两个都不邀请，对吧？你也许会选择那只金羊，因为你的人气在群羊中会因此上升；或者你心存怜悯，会说邀请那只硬皮羊，因为你知道那是正确的答案。但是，你有没有想过主人的意思，上帝要你存谦卑，两个都邀请呢？
今日祷告：
主耶稣，我的好牧人，你渴望天下人都得享你的恩惠。求你帮助我行公义，好怜悯，谦卑地与你同行。阿们。
June 4 – Favoritism
Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.
JAMES 2:8–9
Let’s pretend for a moment and say you were a sheep. And then let’s say that for some reason the shepherd empowered you with the task of inviting any sheep you see into the safety and fellowship of the sheep pen. And then let’s say that you saw two sheep outside the sheep pen. One of the sheep was a famous celebrity ewe with a golden fleece, while the other was some chump of a lamb with a crusty flannel wool shirt. Which of these two sheep would you choose to invite into the sheep pen?
Hold on, you didn’t say neither, did you? Good. Just checking. Maybe you said the golden sheep because your popularity would go up among the other lambs? Or maybe, out of the pity of your heart, you even said the crusty sheep because you knew that was the right answer. But in humility, for the shepherd’s offering, did you say “both”?
Pray for the Day:
Lord Jesus, your heart desires that all people would know your favor. Help me to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with you, my Shepherd. Amen.
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