(524) 「灵粮主题 TODAY’s Topic」 委身于传福音就不以性命为念 Committed to Preaching the Gospel Without Thinking About Your Life.

「灵粮经节 TODAY’s Verses」：「服事主，凡事谦卑，眼中流泪，又因犹太人的谋害，经历试炼。你们也知道，凡与你们有益的，我没有一样避讳不说的，或在众人面前，或在各人家里，我都教导你们；又对犹太人和希利尼人证明当向神悔改，信靠我主耶稣基督。现在我往耶路撒冷去，心甚迫切，不知道在那里要遇见甚麽事；但知道圣灵在各城里向我指证，说有捆锁与患难等待我。我却不以性命为念，也不看为宝贵，只要行完我的路程，成就我从主耶稣所领受的职事，证明神恩惠的福音; I served the Lord with great humility and with tears and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of my Jewish opponents. You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus. “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me — the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. 」（使徒行传 Acts 20: 19-24 节）

「灵粮分享 TODAY’s Sharing」：使徒保罗在大马士革路上的奇遇中听从了耶稣的呼召，悔改得救，并蒙召成为神的福音使者使徒。 他一心致力于建立教会、传播福音，不顾自己的生命。经节里谈及他自己为了传福音，眼中流泪，又因自己的国人，犹太人的谋害，经历试炼，现在他又说要往耶路撒冷去传讲福音，心甚迫切，不知道在那里要遇见甚麽事，且在祈祷里圣灵都告诉他将会遇有捆锁与患难等待着他。但是他却不以性命为念，也不看它为宝贵，只要行完他传福音的使命，成就他从主耶稣哪里所领受的职事，证明神的恩惠，给了人类的拯救福音。他一生所盼望的，就是委身于神委托他完成的传福音使命。使徒保罗坚守信心，也都在等候神给他将来的永生冠冕赏赐。根据教会的历史，最后当他在第二次又被囚罗马监狱，约于公元 67 年，罗马皇帝尼禄在位时殉道，完成了耶稣委托他的传福音使命，尤其是传福音給外邦人，使得我们做外邦人的，也得有神的产业与拯救，也都被称做神的儿女，蒙恩享福得永生。

今晨在「纯全喜乐 Pure Joys」里，读到约翰·派博牧师 Rev. John Piper 写了一篇， “如何恨恶你的生命” 的分享。牧者引用约翰福音 John 12: 24-25 节，描述耶稣劝告信徒，我们若是信靠祂，跟随着祂做祂的门徒，向普世传福音与事奉，就不要注重在人间的生命，要的是追求离世后的灵魂得救有着永生盼望，希望都能够与神永远同居同住同在，活着有永生的生命。在经节里，耶稣用比喻说到，一粒麦子不落在地里死了，仍旧是一粒，若是死了，就结出许多子粒来。爱惜自己生命的，就失丧生命；当我们还在这世上，许多时候我们或许都会感有恨恶自己的生命，但是我们的救主耶稣都在安慰我们，要保守生命直到来世有着由祂赏赐来的永生。这也就是「今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY」主题所要分享的, 要我们做信徒的认识， “委身于传福音就不以性命为念” 。

派博牧师在今日灵粮里的分享解释就问道，“在这世上恨恶自己生命的，就要保守生命到永生。”这是什么意思？这句经文至少告诉我们，不需要想太多关于世上生命的事。换句话说，你在世上的日子里，无论发生什么都不重要。比如说，如果有人说你好，这并不重要；如果有人恨你，这并不重要；如果你拥有很多东西，这并不重要；如果你只有一点儿东西，这并不重要；如果你被逼迫或欺骗，这并不重要；如果你非常有名或默默无闻，这并不重要；如果你死了，这一切就都不重要了。

然而，更彻底的是，在这些事上我们需要做出一些选择，而不只是消极的经验。约翰福音 12 章 26 节记载，耶稣接着说： “若有人服侍我，就当跟从我。” 跟从耶稣去哪里？祂那时正要去客西马尼园，然后被钉十字架。耶稣不只是说：如果遭遇很糟糕的处境，不要烦躁，因为你反正会死。祂说的是：选择与我一起死吧，选择恨恶你在世上的生命，就像我已选择了十字架一样。马太福音 16 章 24 节记载，当耶稣说： “若有人要跟从我，就当舍己，背起他的十字架，来跟从我” ，这就是耶稣的意思，他呼召我们选择那十字架。人只能在十字架上做一件事，就是死在十字架上。 “背起你的十字架” 意思就是说 “像一粒麦子落在地里死了”，让我们做出这个选择吧！所以人得救了就不要怕死，不敢去回应耶稣的 “大使命” 呼召，事奉传福音去；有了死才能见有耶稣迎接你的机会。但愿每个得救的信徒，都能活生生事奉传福音，至到来世领取哪永生的赏赐等候着我们。大家星期五开心，周末愉快！

「灵粮祷告 TODAY’s Prayer」：当这一切都说完了，在本篇分享的总结里 「今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY」也就引用马可福音 Mark 8: 34-35 节，让大家在主的爱里能相互勉励与祷告。救主耶稣在经节里，提醒我们跟随祂走在这艰难又得受苦的十字架传福音的道路上， 得要坚信懂的，“委身于传福音就不以性命为念”。所以在祂的传福音教导里，也就有这么的结语，对吩咐着我们说, “ ... 若有人要跟从我，就当舍己，背起他的十字架来跟从我。因为，凡要救自己生命，必丧掉生命；凡为我和福音丧掉生命的，必救了生命。” 求神怜悯帮助我们的软弱，但愿在主的保惠师圣灵的带领，引导在我们在每日的生活里，都能牺牲地传福音服侍人。讨神喜悦，充满着有神的恩典与喜乐。祷告奉主的名，阿门！

The apostle Paul listened to Jesus’ call during his occurrence on the Damascus Road, repented and was saved, and was called to become an apostle, God’s messenger of the gospel. He was devoted to building churches and spreading the gospel, regardless of his own life. The verses talk about how he shed tears in his eyes in order to preach the gospel, and also experienced trials due to the many murder attempts by his own countrymen, the Jews. Now he said that he wanted to go to Jerusalem to preach the gospel as well. He was very eager and did not know what he could encounter. Whatever could happen, the Holy Spirit even told him in the prayer that there would be chains and tribulations waiting for him. However, he did not care about his life, nor did he regard it as precious. He only wanted to fulfill his mission of preaching and spreading the gospel, fulfill the ministry he received from the Lord Jesus, prove God's grace, and give the gospel of salvation to mankind. What he hoped for in his life was to devote himself to the mission of evangelism entrusted to him by God. The apostle Paul kept his faith and was waiting for God to reward him with the crown of eternal life in the future. According to the history of the church, he was finally imprisoned in a Roman prison for the second time. Around 67 ADS, he was martyred during the reign of Roman Emperor Nero, completing the mission of evangelism entrusted to him by Jesus, especially to evangelize the Gentiles., so that we as Gentiles can also have God’s inheritance and salvation, and we can all be called God’s children, receive grace and enjoy eternal life.

This morning in "Pure Joys", I read a sharing written by Rev. John Piper, "How to Hate Your Life." The pastor quoted John 12: 24-25, describing Jesus' admonition to believers that if we believe in Him, follow Him as His disciples, and preach the gospel and serve the world, we should not focus on life in the world. It is the pursuit of the salvation of the soul after death and the hope of eternal life. It is the hope that everyone can live with God forever and live with eternal life. In the verses, Jesus used a parable to say that unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only one grain; but if it dies, it bears many grains. He who cherishes his life will lose it; when we are still in this world, we may feel that we hate our life many times, but our Savior Jesus is comforting us, and we must keep our faith and lives until we are rewarded by Him in the next life. Come eternal life. This is what the theme of "今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY" is about to share. It requires us to understand as believers that " Committed to Preaching the Gospel Without Thinking About Your Life."

The explanation Pastor Piper shared in today’s spiritual food asked, “Whoever hates his life in this world must preserve his life for eternal life.” What does this mean? This verses at least tells us that we don’t need to think too much about life in this world. In other words, it doesn’t matter what happens during your time on earth. For example, it doesn't matter if someone says nice to you; it doesn't matter if someone hates you; it doesn't matter if you have a lot of things; it doesn't matter if you only have a little; Forced or deceived, it doesn't matter; it doesn't matter if you're famous or unknown; it doesn't matter if you're dead.

More radically, however, we need to make some choices in these matters, not just negative experiences. According to John 12: 26, Jesus then said: “If anyone serves me, he must follow me.” Where to follow Jesus? He was going to the Garden of Gethsemane at the time and then to be crucified. Jesus didn’t just say: If you’re in a bad situation, don’t get upset because you’re going to die anyway. What He is saying is: Choose to die with me, choose to hate your life on earth, just as I have chosen the cross. Matthew 16: 24 records that this is what Jesus meant when he said, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” He calls us to choose that cross. Man can only do one thing on the cross, and that is to die on the cross. “Take up your cross” means “like a grain of wheat falling to the ground and dying.” Let’s make this choice! Therefore, if you are saved, you should not be afraid of death or dare to respond to Jesus’ “Great Commission” call to serve and preach the gospel. Only by dying can you have the opportunity to see Jesus greet you. Hope that every saved believer can live a life of serving and preaching the gospel, and receive the reward of eternal life waiting for us in the next life. Happy Friday everyone and have a great weekend!

When all this is said and done, in the summary of this sharing, "今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY" would like to quote Mark 8: 34-35, allowing everyone to pray for each other, and encourage each other in the love of the Lord. In the verses, the Savior Jesus reminds us to follow Him on this difficult and suffering road of preaching and spreading the gospel, as if the suffering and dying on a cross, and that we must firmly believe and understand, “Committed to Preaching the Gospel Without Thinking About Your Life.” Therefore, in His evangelistic teachings, there is also such a conclusion, telling us, "... Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.” May God have mercy on us and help us in our weaknesses, and may the Lord’s Comforter, the Holy Spirit, guide us in every situation. So that in our daily life, we may sacrificially preach the gospel and spread it to serve others. And thus, we may be entrusted and pleased with God, fulfilled with God’s grace and joy. Pray in the name of the Lord, Amen!

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