提摩太前书 4:15 你要思想这些事，投身其中，使你的长进在大家面前清清楚楚。(中文标准译本)
1 Timothy 4:15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. (NKJV)
弟兄姐妹，圣经告诉我们，当你不断默想神话语中的真理，并坚定不移地持守它们，你的生命将开始经历转变。这种转变不仅仅发生在里面，周围的人也会清清楚楚地看见你的长进。作为基督徒，我们是凭信心而活，而不是凭眼见；但这个世界却是凭眼见，而不是凭信心。他们必须“看见”，才会相信。在旧约中，我们看到亚伯拉罕的妻子撒拉，即便在90岁时，依然容貌如初，美丽动人，以至于亚比米勒王都想要娶她为妻。这并不是因为她属灵，而是因为在王眼中，她极其美丽。同样，犹太女子以斯帖也因外貌出众而被拣选为王后。圣经还提到，约瑟和大卫都是容貌俊秀之人。他们都是属神的子民，而他们的生命在别人眼中是显而易见的。同样，世界也能看见我们外在的生活。阿们！
Brothers and sisters, the Bible says that when you meditate on these truths in God’s Word and hold onto them without reservation, your life will begin to transform. This transformation will not just be internal—people around you will see the difference in you. As Christians, we live by faith and not by sight. But the world walks by sight and not by faith. They need to see in order to believe. In the Old Testament, we read that Sarah, Abraham’s wife, was still so attractive at 90 years old that King Abimelech wanted to marry her. It was not because of her spirituality—it was because she was beautiful in the king’s eyes. Similarly, a Jewish woman named Esther became queen because the king saw her beauty and chose her. The Bible also tells us that both Joseph and David were handsome men. These were God’s people, and their lives were visible to those around them. In the same way, the world can see who we are on the outside. Amen!