第五章

¹ 因此，你們既然是蒙愛的兒女，就應當效法神。 ² 要憑著愛心行事，好像基督愛我們，為我們捨己，當作馨香的供品和祭物獻給神。

 

默想：

1. 我們若要被神塑造成為基督的樣式，最基本的屬靈操練就是“效法神”；耶穌訓練門徒的重心就在於此。當我們想要裝扮成那原非自己本相的基督模樣時，卻往往不得其法；而基督卻奇妙地將祂自己的生命“注入”我們的生命裡。這就是最不可思議的事——我們竟然可以效法神。
2. 安靜在神面前幾分鐘，專注在“效法神”幾個字上。有什麼念頭？興奮？喜樂？慚愧？失望？沮喪？恐懼？
3. 與神對話，心中是否浮現什麼要我特別留意的事？有什麼態度需要改變？有什麼需要採取的行動？求主幫助我今天，在所作、所說的事上，能成為“效法神”的人。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

Chapter 5

¹Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children ²and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

 

Meditation

1. No spiritual practice is as fundamental to our being formed into the Christ life as imitation.  The whole of Jesus’ ministry with His disciples turned on this practice.  When we pretend to be what we are not naturally, Jesus mysteriously “injects” His kind of life into ours.  And here is the most unthinkable of all – we can imitate God!
2. Stay quietly for a few moments dwell on the words “imitator of God”.  What comes to mind, Excitement? Joy? Shame? Disappointment? Frustration? Fear?
3. Talk to God about it.  Any specific things brought to mind that I should pay attention to? A change of attitude? Any action to take? Ask for God’s help today for me to be an “imitator of God”.

 

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.