8月25日
天国子民
“我们却是天上的国民,并且等候救主,就是主耶稣基督从天上降临。”
腓立比书3:20
耶稣的门徒应该属于哪一个国家?美国、加拿大、英国、巴西、阿根廷?也许是中国,因为那里有数百万的基督徒。印度、菲律宾、以色列、埃及、俄罗斯、乌克兰?还是意大利、法国、墨西哥、新加坡、香港、日本?
基督徒要称哪里为家呢?天国吗?是的,我们的家在天国。实际上,我们都是这片土地上的异乡人,移民登陆,一生寄居在此。我们要将时间和心力投入到我们所在的社区、学校和邻里,因为耶稣要我们做天国的使者。我们思念在上面的真正的家。当我们在世上履行职责,做光做盐的时候,我们和救主心心相连,这个世界将会大不相同。
今日祷告:
亲爱的耶稣,愿你教我不要忘记,我是天国的子民,无论身在何处,都要活出主的样式。阿们。
August 25
Citizenship
But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
PHILIPPIANS 3:20
In which country does a follower of Jesus most belong? The United States? Canada? Britain? Perhaps Brazil or Argentina? Maybe even China, because there are millions of Christians there. Or how about India? The Philippines? Israel? Egypt? Russia or Ukraine? Perhaps Italy or France or Mexico? Singapore? Hong Kong? Japan? Where should followers of Jesus call home?
How about heaven? What if we were actually strangers in the land, making our home here for a lifetime as landed immigrants? What if we were to invest our time and heart and energy into our local communities and schools and neighborhoods because Jesus wanted us to be his ambassadors representing our true home with him? And what if we began to long for our true home? What if we kept our heart connected to our Savior-King while we carried out the instructions of our current assignment? I think this world would be much different.
Pray for the Day:
Dear Jesus, don’t let me forget that you have adopted me into your kingdom. Remind me to live as a part of your family wherever I happen to be. Amen.
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