“May Our Love and Life for God Be Seen in Serving Others 願我們對神的愛和為祂而活，在服事别人上得以看見“（2 Corinthians哥林多後書5:13-15）
If we are ‘out of our mind,’ as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
如果我們瘋狂，那是為了神；如果我們清醒，那是為了你們。原來基督的愛催逼著我們，因為我們斷定一個人替眾人死了，眾人就都死了。他替眾人死了，為的是要使活著的人不再為自己活著，卻為那替他們死而復活的主而活。
Paul like Lord Jesus was accused of being out of his mind because he seemed content with a life of pain, trials and discomfort if it brought glory to God. He was acting that way for God and was sober for his fellow Christians’ sake. Paul had to do what he did in ministry because he received so much love from Lord Jesus that it compelled him to serve others. Lord Jesus died for us and gave us new life, not to live for ourselves but to live for Him. Our love for God, and our life for God, is expressed in the way we serve others. We can not use loving for God as an excuse to neglect serving others.
保羅好像主耶穌一樣，受到指控說他瘋狂，因為只要生命能榮耀神，保羅似乎以充滿痛苦、試煉和不安舒的人生為滿足。他那樣行事是為了神，並且為了他同伴基督徒的緣故是清醒的。保羅一定要做他在事奉上所作的，因為他從主耶穌領受如此多的愛，這愛催逼著他去服事別人。主耶穌為我們受死，並賜給我們新生命，我們不是為自己而活，卻是為祂而活。我們對神的愛和為神而活，在我們服事別人的方式上表達出來，我們不能用愛神為藉口去忽略服事別人。
Prayer: Gracious and loving God, ‘who are we living for, ourselves, someone else or you?’ continues to be a challenging question for us until we meet Jesus Christ face to face. Forgive us if we have been ‘out of our mind’ for anyone or anything except you. Thank you for reminding us that since Lord Jesus has given us everything, loving to share something with others is the strongest foundation for our life and ministry. Amen.
禱告: 有恩惠仁愛的神啊，「我們為誰而活：自己、別的某君或你呢?」對我們來說繼續是一個具挑戰性的問題，直至我們面對面與耶穌基督相見。如果我們除你以外還為任何人或東西而瘋狂了，求你寬恕我們。感謝你提醒我們，因著主耶穌已賜給我們最重要的東西，愛慕去與別人分享一些東西是我們生命和服事最堅固的基礎。阿們。
