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約翰福音13章36-38節
神的小僕人
經文:
36 西門‧彼得問耶穌說:「主往哪裏去?」耶穌回答說:「
37 彼得說:「主啊,我為甚麼現在不能跟你去?我願意為你捨命!」
38 耶穌說:「你願意為我捨命嗎?我實實在在地告訴你,雞叫以先,
彼得自以為自己可以為主犧牲,無論生死都可以跟從耶穌,
耶穌了解彼得,也了解我們,彼得和我們都是軟弱的。作為基督的門徒,
禱告:
親愛的主耶穌,求主憐憫我們的軟弱,叫我們不要自誇,
John 13:36-38
Peter thought that he could follow Jesus to death, for he did not know how weak he could be. When Peter boasted to follow Jesus to death, he then disowned the Lord three times after a few hours. Jesus knew Peter well and He knows each of us.
As followers of Christ we need to confess we are weak and fragile. We need to be sober and we can never boast our success and achievement. We can stand firm today but can fall back tomorrow. Yet Jesus still call upon us to follow Him as He called Peter, who did disown the Lord three times. (John 21:18-19)
Lord forgive us for we are weak and encourage us when we are in despair.
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