九月十六日
福音的热忱
The Madness of the Gospel
“我们却是传钉十字架的基督……”
—林前1:23
We preach Christ crucified . . .
—1 Corinthians 1:23
今天在教会里，最大的需要就是每一个基督徒在耶稣基督的信仰上满腔热情，这是至关重要的灵性体验。十二使徒曾经与基督在一起，他们情不自禁的要去见证他们的所见所闻。每位信徒都应该像方济各那样舍弃一切，跟从基督，成为基督的使者。每个信徒都应该 醉心于基督，并如此激情满怀，什么也不能熄灭他神圣的热情。保罗所传的福音对他那个时代来说似乎疯狂。让我们也拥有这种狂热！让我们也像早期基督徒那样拥有 极大的痴迷！让我们大步向前，像那些被圣灵充满的男人和女人一样！
One of the great needs in the church today is for every Christian to become enthusiastic about his faith in Jesus Christ. This is the essence of vital spiritual experience. The apostles had been with Christ, and they could not help but testify to that which they had seen and heard. Every Christian should become an ambassador of Christ with the splendid abandon of Francis of Assisi. Every Christian should be so intoxicated with Christ and so filled with holy fervor that nothing could ever quench his ardor. The Gospel that Paul preached seemed madness to the world of his day. Let us have this madness! Let us capture some of the magnificent obsession that these early Christians had! Let us go forth as men and women filled with the Spirit of God!
每日祷告
主啊，求你给我一颗舍弃一切的心志，毫无保留地将你爱的信息传扬出去。
Prayer for the day
Create in me, Lord, the abandonment to reach out unreservedly with the message of Your love.
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