Monday, June 13, 2011

浪子的哥哥

路15:11-31
一个人有两个儿子。一天,小儿子要了父亲分给他的产业,然后往远方去任意放荡,浪费资财。
他在外享受了不久,财产耗尽了,又遇大饥荒,他就穷苦起来。投靠别人,做低贱辛苦的工作苟且偷生。他恨不得拿猪所吃的豆荚充饥,也没有人给他。

他受尽了痛苦,最后他厚着脸皮回到父亲那里。他父亲极其开心,像招待贵宾似的欢迎他回家。

他的哥哥,站在后面,看着当初要父亲分家业给他然后带着他的财产离开家的弟弟回来。
他看着弟弟在父亲的怀抱,连连的于父亲亲嘴,又穿上好的袍子,佩戴戒指在指头上,还有新鞋子,更被迎接去吃新鲜的肥牛犊,作乐跳舞。

他非常生气,他不明白为什么他日日夜夜在家孝顺父亲,为父亲劳力工作,服侍父亲,从来没有违背过父亲的命令,但父亲却没有给过他任何东西,反而这坏蛋不孝的弟弟吞了父亲的产业,可是一回来父亲就宰了肥牛犊给他!

浪子的哥哥非常不甘心,非常忌妒弟弟。
为什么?我任饶任怨的一直在家努力工作,为什么还得不到恩赐?
为什么他一来就得到恩赐?
我这么多年在家里努力,却什么也得不到,他一来就得到一切,这样公平吗?
我很不甘心!为什么不给我而给他?为什么我带现在还得不到?为什么?
为什么他一来就能得到我一直以来梦寐以求的大恩,而我却未得到?这到底是为什么?父亲偏心吗?公理何在?

路加福音15:31 “儿啊!你常和我同在,我一切所有的都是你的;只是你这个兄弟是死而复活、失而又得的,所以我们理当欢喜快乐”

的确,再想一想。他们在外承受了许多痛苦,甚至恶魔的攻击,伤痕累累、痛苦万分。难得他们还能回来,回到主的环抱中,真的是死而复活!理当欢喜快乐呀!我岂能嫉妒呢?他们平安回来我应该感恩才对。

然而,我从小就一直在家中努力。这是绝对不会错的事。这恩赐,迟早也会是我的!加油!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Since when was I a Christian Soldier?


Since when had I become a Christian Soldier?
Was it when I was first baptized?
Was it when I had first received the Holy Spirit?
Was it when I had first told my friends about the Gospel?
Was it when I started to do divine work?
When exactly was it?

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
(Jer 1:5)

Before the dawn of time,
I was already a Christian Soldier.
I was destined to be, chosen to be, glorified to be.

Therefore, I shall unsheathe my sword and fight to the end.
For if I don't, I am of no use to the Kingdom of Heaven.
And if I perish, I perish. (Esther 4:16)

Be Inspired

One fine day, a TJC preacher takes a flight to travel somewhere.
In the plane he sits next to a dumb person, who can't talk.

Not long later, the dumb person writes to him,
"Do you know Christ?"

The preacher writes back,
"I am a Christian."

The dumb person replies,
"Thank God. I am from the True Jesus Church. You?"

The preacher smiles broadly at
this soldier of Christ.
A person who is physically impaired has drawn his sword in the spiritual warfare.
Are we willing to take courage and do the same?

~Eld Phoong~