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哥林多後書一章8-11節 神的小僕人
經文:
8 弟兄們,我們不要你們不曉得,我們從前在亞西亞遭遇苦難,被壓太重,力不能勝,甚至連活命的指望都絕了。
9 自己心裡也斷定是必死的,叫我們不靠自己,只靠叫死人復活的神。
10 他曾救我們脫離那極大的死亡,現在仍要救我們,並且我們指望他將來還要救我們。
11 你們以祈禱幫助我們,好叫許多人為我們謝恩,就是為我們因許多人所得的恩。
保羅在他的服侍中所經歷的,不是我們一般的經歷,是出死入生的經歷。對保羅而言,為了福音他面對的不單是逼迫,而是要付出生命的代價。在這個過程中他經歷了神的拯救和保護,這些成為保羅屬靈旅程中極寶貴的經歷,也使他更堅固的相信上帝、努力的為福音獻上自己。
生命是神所賜的,每天都有祂的保守和看顧,每天也可能有出死入生的經歷,但願我們不要把上帝的保護及恩典看作是理所當然的,而是活出神對我們的呼召。
2 Corinthians 1:8-11
Paul experienced lots of persecution in his evangelism and he experienced the threat of death. To him he thought he would not survive but God granted him a way out. What he experienced was the great hands of God and His merciful deliverance. It became Paul’s spiritual journey of faith and trust.
Our lives are preserved by God everyday. We may also experience the threat of death, sometimes without us knowing. May we never take God’s protection for granted and live a life worthy of our calls and God’s deliverance.
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