MERRY CHRISTMAS 2026 HAPPY NEW YEAR of The Horse 【060】今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY：明白神呼召你们服侍教会内外的人 Understand that God Calls You to Serve Those Both Inside and Outside the Church

【SCRIPTURE 经文】：无论做甚麽，都要从心里做，像是给主做的，不是给人做的，因你们知道从主那里必得着基业为赏赐；你们所事奉的乃是主基督。那行不义的必受不义的报应；主并不偏待人; Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism. (歌罗西书 Colossians 3 23-25)

【SHARING 分享】:《今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY》 分享的经文是歌罗西书 3:23-25。这段经文解释了我们应当如何以及为何要以爱心和仁慈殷勤地服侍他人。在生活中，神可能会呼召我们在教会内外服侍他人，其主要目的是为了彰显祂的爱，并效法耶稣的榜样，通过我们的善行荣耀祂。这种服侍是我们信仰的自然流露，也是建立信徒群体、向世界传扬福音的途径。

耶稣来到世上是为了服侍人，为信徒树立榜样。正如马太福音 20:28 所记载，祂召集门徒和跟随祂的人，对他们说： “人子来，不是要受人的服侍，乃是要服侍人，并且要舍命，作多人的赎价。” 使徒保罗就效法了这一榜样，在腓立比书 2:3-5 中重申了要尊重他人，并在人际关系中活出基督耶稣的精神。

服侍是表达爱的一种方式，也是顺服神律法的一种方式。让我们以使徒保罗的事工为例！在加拉太书 5:13，他再次呼召信徒以谦卑的爱彼此服侍。善行应当引领他人归向神，赞美祂，荣耀祂。保罗在歌罗西书 3:23-25 进一步阐明了这一点，我们今天将分享这段经文。这段经文鼓励我们努力为主做工，因为我们知道服侍最终是为了基督。神赐给信徒服侍基督的身体和更广泛的社区的恩赐，从而建造教会，并为人类建立一个救恩的新世界。这个新世界，这个新天新地，是神最终救赎计划的一部分。正如使徒约翰在《启示录》中所预言的，耶稣第二次从天降临，是为了再次统治这个新世界 —— 新天新地。也正如他在《启示录》21:1 中所揭示的： “… 因为先前的天地已经过去，海也不再有了。”

在他们的 “今日圣言” 专栏中，鲍勃牧师和黛比加斯夫人 Rev. Bob & Mrs. Debby Gass 发表了一篇题为《从耶稣地上的父亲约瑟身上学功课》的文章，引用了马太福音 1:20，指出作为信徒，如果我们蒙召服侍神，就必须在服侍中实践信心，即使在最艰难的处境中也是如此。他们用新约中耶稣的父亲约瑟的故事生动地阐释了这一过程。鲍勃牧师解释说，约瑟的一生揭示了神的使命、旨意和应许的实现。基督徒必须时刻牢记信心的必要性。马太福音 1:20 记载，约瑟正在考虑这件事的时候，主的使者在梦中向他显现，说： “大卫的子孙约瑟，不要怕，只管娶过你的妻子马利亚来，因她所怀的孕是从圣灵来的。” 约瑟起初打算秘密地与马利亚离婚，但后来因为圣灵在他里面动工，神向他启示了祂的计划。他立刻顺服神的旨意，成就了神为人类所应许的救赎计划。因此，服侍和顺服神的旨意能带来内心的平安，使我们能够分辨是非，并蒙神喜悦。当圣灵在你的服事和事奉中动工时，你也会拥有更大的智慧，成为主的器皿，传播福音。

因此，我们必须 “明白神呼召你们服侍教会内外的人”。保罗在《今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY》中分享的歌罗西书 3:23-25 就这么提醒我们，在服侍中，“无论做甚麽，都要从心里做，像是给主做的，不是给人做的，因你们知道从主那里必得着基业为赏赐；你们所事奉的乃是主基督。那行不义的必受不义的报应；主并不偏待人。” 大家新年蒙恩快乐！

The scripture shared in 《今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY》 is Colossians 3:23-25. This passage explains how and why we should diligently serve others with love and kindness. In life, God may call us to serve others both inside and outside the church, primarily to demonstrate His love and to glorify Him through our good deeds, following the example of Jesus. This service is a natural expression of our faith and a way to build up the community of believers and reach out to the world to share and spread the gospel.

Jesus came into the world to serve, setting an example for believers. As recorded in Matthew 20:28, He gathered His disciples and followers and said to them, “Even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” The Apostle Paul followed this example, reiterating in Philippians 2:3-5 the encouragement to respect others and to have the spirit of Christ Jesus in interpersonal relationships.

Serving is a way of expressing love and a way of obeying God's law. Let us take the example of the Apostle Paul's ministry! In Galatians 5:13, he again calls believers to serve one another with humble love. Good works should lead others to God, to praise Him, and to glorify Him. Paul further elucidates this point in Colossians 3:23-25, which we will share today. This passage encourages us to strive to work for the Lord, because we know that service is ultimately for Christ. God has given believers the gift of serving the body of Christ and the wider community, thereby building the church and establishing a new world of salvation for humanity. This new world, this new heaven and new earth, is part of God's ultimate plan of salvation, and as the Apostle John prophesied in Revelation, Jesus' second coming from heaven is to return and rule this new world — the new heaven and new earth — as revealed by the Apostle John in Revelation 21:1: "... for the first heaven and earth have passed away, and the sea is no more."

In their " Holy Word Today " column, Pastor Rev. Bob & Mrs. Debby Gass published an article titled " Learn lessons from Joseph, Jesus' father on earth," quoting Matthew 1:20 to point out that as believers, if we are called to serve God, we must practice faith in our service, even in the most difficult circumstances. They vividly illustrated this process using the story of Joseph, Jesus' father, in the New Testament. Pastor Bob explained that Joseph's life reveals the fulfillment of God's mission, will, and promises. Christians must always remember the necessity of faith. Matthew 1:20 records that while Joseph was considering this matter, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit." Joseph initially intended to secretly divorce Mary, but later, because the Holy Spirit worked within him, God revealed His plan to him. He immediately obeyed God's will, fulfilling God's promised plan of redemption for mankind. Therefore, serving and obeying God's will brings inner peace, enables us to discern right from wrong, and pleases God. When the Holy Spirit works in your service and ministry, you will also have greater wisdom to become a vessel for the Lord, spreading the gospel.

Therefore, we must “understand that God calls you to serve those within and outside the church.” Paul's sharing of Colossians 3:23-25 in 《今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY》 reminds us that in service or ministry, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism." Happy New Year to all!

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