(467) 「灵粮主题 TODAY’s Topic」：爱弟兄不要盲从那无爱的世上势力 Be Loving Brothers and Do Not Blindly Follow the Loveless

「灵粮经节 TODAY’s Verses」：「使徒保罗总是鼓励我们当认识了神，就要彼此相爱，说： “但从前你们不认识神的时候，是给那些本来不是神的作奴仆；现在你们既然认识神，更可说是被神所认识的，怎麽还要归回那懦弱无用的小学，情愿再给他作奴仆呢？”; Apostle Paul always encouraged us to know God and love one another, saying，“Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God — or rather are known by God — how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?” 」 (加拉太书 Galatians 4: 8-9 节）

「灵粮分享 TODAY’s Sharing」： 今晨在「尔道自建 Build Your Own Way」里，叶松茂博士 Dr. Saimond Ip 写了一篇， “先让自己变得「可爱」” 的分享。叶博士引用约翰一书 1 John 4: 7-12 节，描述使徒约翰提醒我们，神就是爱。我们 爱神的，也当爱弟兄，使得自己变得更可爱值得人爱。这也就是 「今日灵粮 Spiritual Food TODAY」 主题要分享的，说到在我们每日赚吃与人交易生活里，待人处事都 “当爱弟兄不要盲目跟从那无爱的世上势力” 。叶博士给我们解释写道： 其实每个人都在寻求有人爱我们，不断要求身边的人多些爱自己。爱侣总是投诉对方不够关心自己，没有时间陪伴自己；年长的父母总是不停埋怨长大之后的子女，甚少回家，使他们要独对空巢，晚景凄凉；信徒总是不满在自己的教会感受不到爱，大家关系疏离。就是现代世界的君王与国家领导，执政的也都显有自私不安，缺乏人格，到处联盟欺压他国，喜欢获得世上赚占来的横财，使得其他国家民不安生，沦流成难民到处逃生。其实如果要其他人愿意爱你，你自己先要改变，变得「可爱」，变得值得其他人爱你。叶博士更加举例解析说，面对已经成年的子女，父母的在家总是呼呼喝喝，责骂他们，批评他们的不是，难怪儿女不愿意回家了。作父母的，需要先学习对成年子女的基本尊重，再以宽容与欣赏的态度去明白他们的世界，慢慢地父母自己都会变得更可爱，更值得子女的爱，儿女也比较喜欢回家了。世界能否和平共处，也是一样要相互尊重。约翰一书 1 John 4: 12 节有这么告诉我们，「从来没有人见过神，我们若彼此相爱，神就住在我们里面，他的爱在我们里面得以完满了。」 不要先求被爱被了解，而是自己先学习去谅解别人，做一个值得别人爱的人。做一个国家的领袖，也就是这么执政的道理。大家星期五开心，周末愉快！

「灵粮祷告 TODAY’s Prayer」：「今日灵粮 Spiritual Food TODAY」 也就引用希伯来书 Hebrews 6: 4-6 节，和大家在主的爱里相互勉励与祷告，你若是个重生得救的基督徒：“当爱弟兄不要盲目跟从那无爱的世上势力”。在经节里作者贤名地提醒我们，明知故犯，亵渎圣灵，罪不得赦免。因为，“论到那些已经蒙了光照、尝过天恩的滋味、又於圣灵有分，并尝过神善道的滋味、觉悟来世权能的人，若是离弃道理，就不能叫他们从新懊悔了。因为他们把神的儿子重钉十字架，明明的羞辱他。“ 叶松茂博士在他的分享里也都这么鼓励问道，你有没有不知不觉间使别人不喜欢你? 令别人不愿与你相处？你愿意改变自己，变得更加「可爱」吗？求神怜悯帮助，祷告奉主名求的，阿们！

This morning, in "尔道自建 Build Your Own Way ", Dr. Saimond Ip wrote an article, "Let yourself be ‘lovable’ first". Dr. Ip quoted 1 John 4: 7-12 describe the apostle John reminding us that God is love. When we love God, we should also love our brothers to make ourselves more lovable and worthy of love. This is what we want to share in the theme of "今日灵粮 Spiritual Food TODAY", saying in our daily life of making a living and dealing with others, we should act as "Loving Brothers and Do Not Blindly Follow the Loveless Worldly Forces" in dealing with people and doing things. Dr. Ip explained this passage to us and wrote: In fact, each of us is looking for someone to love us, and we are constantly asking people around us to love us more. Lovers always complain that the other party does not care enough about them and do not have time to accompany them; elderly parents always complain that their grown-up children seldom come home, leaving them to face the empty nest alone, and their ending journey of life is bleak; believers are always dissatisfied and felt lacking of love in their own church, or everyone is seemed to feel being alienated. Even Kings and leaders of the modern world, those who are in power are as selfish and uneasy, lack of personality, make alliances and oppress other countries everywhere, and enjoy to exercise sanctions and earn windfalls in the world, which makes the people of other countries feel unsecured, or become refugees fleeing everywhere. In fact, if you want others to love you, you must first change yourself, become "lovable" by others, and become worthy of others' love. Dr. Ip gave further an example and explained that when faced with adult children, parents are always shouting, scolding, and criticizing them in the house. No wonder the children are unwilling to go home. As parents, you need to first learn basic respect for your adult children, and then understand their world with tolerance and appreciation. Gradually, parents themselves will become more lovely or lovable and worthy of their children's love. In return, their children may feel like welcome at home and pay visitations. Whether the world can coexist peacefully depends on mutual respect. 1 John 4: 12 tells us, "No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us." Do not expect others to love you first, but uphold understanding and learn to forgive others first, and be a person worthy of others' love. These may apply to the leader of a country who could govern their politics and policies with others in the same fashions. Happy Friday and great weekend!

In conclusion, “今日灵粮 Spiritual Food TODAY” would like to quote Hebrews 6: 4-6, and encouraged to pray with each other in the love of our Lord. If you are a born-again Christian: "Be Loving Brothers and Do Not Blindly Follow the Loveless Worldly Forces." In the verses the author wisely reminds us that there is no forgiveness for knowingly committing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. For, "It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.” Dr. Saimond Ip also encourages us and asked in his sharing: Have you unknowingly made others dislike you? Or make others not wanting to be with you and getting along with? Are you willing to change yourself and become more "loveable" to others? May God have mercy on us and grant us with help in order to love one another, pray in the name of the Lord, Amen!

(467) 爱心的 Whisper John 张皇卿 编写于 脸书网站： https://www.facebook.com/johnking9999 和 维克斯网站： Http://johnking9999.wixsite.com/website Edmonton, AB, Canada Friday 03. 24. 2023