2023-02-25 “Unsung but Singing: the Unappreciated Christian”(Ephesians 5:17-20)

Unsung but Singing: the Unappreciated Christian 無人頌揚卻仍舊歌唱:不被讚賞的基督徒“(Ephesians 以弗所書 5:17-20)

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. … be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

因此,不要作糊塗人,要明白甚麼是主的旨意。… 卻要讓聖靈充滿。應當用詩章、聖詩、靈歌,彼此呼應,口唱心和地讚美主。凡事要奉我們主耶穌基督的名,常常感謝父神。

True Christians are unappreciated few who take the unpopular way of the cross that brings a measure of reproach upon them. They saw the Eternal City in full view and managed almost to walk on earth as if they had already gone to heaven. They were the joyous ones who got little recognition from the world of institutionalized religion, and might have gone altogether unnoticed except for their singing. We are never sure where a true Christian may be found — and the busy world may actually not even know he is there — except that they hear him singing! Unsung but singing: this is the short and simple story of many today whose names are not known beyond the small circle of their own company. Their gifts are not many nor great but their song is sweet and clear! (A. W. Tozer)

真確的基督徒就是那些承受十字架所帶給自己恥辱評價的不受歡迎方式,不被欣賞的少數的一群。他們看見那永恆之城的全貌,並差不多可以好似已經進到天家一般,在地上行走過活。他們是快樂的一群,卻很少從制度化宗教的世界得著讚譽,若不是因著他們的歌聲,他們或許完全不為人注意。我們從不肯定那裡可以找到真確的基督徒,這繁忙的世界會甚至不知道他就是在那裡,除非他們聽見他的歌聲!無人頌揚卻仍舊歌唱:這是今天許多人簡短的故事,他們的名字除了身旁的少數人外,無人知曉。他們的恩賜不多也不大,但他們的歌聲卻是甜美而清脆的!(陶恕)

Prayer: Oh Lord Jesus, how foolish we are if we thought that we still had time and opportunity but did not even know what would be happening to us tomorrow! Thank you for reminding us what is going on, the urgency in being very careful how we live and what we should do in being wise and staying close to you. Amen.

禱告: 主耶穌啊,如果我們以為自己仍然有時間和機會,而卻甚至不曉得明天會有甚麼事臨到自己身上時,我們是何等的愚昧糊塗!感謝你提醒我們,正在發生甚麼事、行事為人要謹慎的迫切性,並要作聰明人和與你親近時理應要作甚麼。阿們。

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