第一章

¹⁵   這愛子是那看不見的神的形象，是首先的，在一切被造的之上。   ¹⁶   因為天上地上的萬有：看得見的和看不見的，無論是坐王位的，或是作主的，或是執政的，或是掌權的，都是本著他造的；萬有都是藉著他，又是為著他而造的。   ¹⁷   他在萬有之先；萬有也一同靠著他而存在。   ¹⁸   他是身體的頭，這身體就是教會。他是元始，是死人中首先復生的，好讓他在凡事上居首位；   ¹⁹   因為神樂意使所有的豐盛都住在愛子裡面，   ²⁰   並且藉著他在十字架上所流的血成就了和平，使萬有，無論是地上天上的，都藉著他與神和好了。

 

默想：

1. 站著開聲讀這段經文，以恭敬的姿勢表達我對神話語的尊敬和接納。
2. 這段經文是一首偉大的讚美詩，表達了基督信仰的核心真理。基督是萬有的主，超過世界上一切被造的，祂使神與一切被造物和好。我們的生活建造在其上，個人被塑造改變；藉著基督復和的工作，得以回到神面前，成為聖潔、無有瑕疵、無可指摘的人。基督的超越性表示祂是宇宙的全能統治者；道成肉身表明神的至大權能，藉著耶穌基督彰顯在世界上。基督的內住，意味神繼續透過我們，在這世界彰顯祂的能力。因為基督的內住，我們對將來有盼望；現今在世能過得勝的生活，將來必與基督同在榮耀中。
3. 重讀這段經文，讓自己沉浸在基督崇高的超越性中，思想在這偉大的宇宙主宰的心目中，竟然有我的位置，而且祂居然“內住”我心！“深哉！神豐富的智慧和知識。”（羅11：33）用這節經文作為對至高神由衷的感恩。

 

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。

 

 

Colossians (NIV)

Chapter 1

¹⁵He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. ¹⁶For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. ¹⁷He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. ¹⁸And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. ¹⁹For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, ²⁰and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

 

Meditation

1. Stand up and read this passage aloud.  Stand prayerfully in a posture that communicates to God respect and receptivity to His word.
2. This great hymn of acclamation expresses the central truth of Christian faith.  Christ is Lord over all creation and is the reconciler between God and this creation.  Our lives are built upon it, shaped in every way by it, so that now through Christ’s reconciliation we may be given back to God as persons who are holy, blameless, and irreproachable.  Christ’s preeminence means that God is the all-powerful Ruler of heaven and earth.  The Incarnation means that God expresses His supreme power in this world of space and time in the person of Jesus.  “Christ in you” means that God still expresses His supreme power in this world – through us!  Because this Christ is in us, we do have hope for glorious things ahead.  We will triumph today and tomorrow will join Christ in glory!
3. Read this passage again.  Immerse myself in the supremacy of Christ and remember that I am in Him and He is in me!  Read this verse as a humble thanksgiving to the mighty God: “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!”(Rom 11:33)

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.