Love In Action 爱的行动
1John 4:19 We love because he first loved us.
约翰一书 4:19 我们爱,因为神先爱我们。
Dear friend, do you truly know what is LOVE? LOVE is patient, LOVE is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. LOVE does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. LOVE never fails! (1Corinthians 13:4-8)
In fact, LOVE has been described and mentioned throughout the Bible. But how many times we realize the presence of this LOVE? Do you know that GOD is LOVE? (1John 4:8) God loves us until a point He has sacrificed His one and only Son JESUS to die on the cross for you and me. (John 3:16 & 1John 4:9-10) In LOVE, we found patient, no matter how many times we have failed, regardless how many times we have disappoint Him, He is always there giving us chance to come back. In LOVE, we found kindness, regardless we deserve it or not, He is always there to give us the best He could gives. In LOVE, we receive all that He has when the exchange takes place. We have all that He has and He borne all that suppose to be ours. In LOVE, we receive forgiveness and He will remember our sins no more for Jesus has sacrificed once and for all our sins. In LOVE, we are well protected, we can enjoy the living hope in all circumstances. In LOVE, we are being entrusted by God with many gifting and talent in life.
Therefore, do not let this LOVE stop flowing in our life. Keep on receiving and meditating the unfailing LOVE of God, then let this LOVE flows through your life to impact the world. Stop saying "I LOVE YOU" only, but from now on, put this LOVE into action and let it manifest in your life by loving everyone around you. Remember, this LOVE can change the world and lives for the LOVE never fails!
亲爱的朋友,你真的知道何为爱吗?爱是恒久忍耐,又有恩慈;爱是不嫉妒,爱是不自夸,不张狂,不作害羞的事,不求自己的益处,不轻易发怒,不计算人的恶,不喜欢不义,只喜欢真理;凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事盼望,凡事忍耐。爱是永不止息。(哥林多前书 13:4-8)
其实,爱已经被清楚地记录在圣经里。有多少时候我们有察觉到爱的存在呢? 你知道神就是爱吗(约翰一书4:8) ?神爱我们爱到一个地步,牺牲了祂的独生子耶稣为你和我死在十字架上 (约翰福音 3:16 & 约翰一书 4:9-10) 。在爱里,我们找到了忍耐,不管我们失败了多少次,无论我们多少时候让祂失望,祂一直在那里给我们机会回转。在爱里,我们找着了慈爱,不论我们配不配得,祂永远都给与我们那一切上好的。在爱里,我们领受了祂的一切。祂做了那替换,给了我们祂的一切,同时挪去我们那一切不好的。在爱里,我们领受宽恕,祂不再纪念我们的罪愆和过犯因着耶稣一次的献祭。在爱里,我们是完全被保护的,我们得以在不同的环境中享受那活泼的盼望。在爱里,我们被托付好多的恩赐和才能。
所以,不要让这爱停止在我们生命中流动。持续不断地领受和默想神那永不改变的爱,然后让这爱接着你的生命来影响世界。不要只说“我爱你”,而是从现在开始,将这爱化成动力变得实际,彰显在你的生命中去爱你身边的每个人。记得,这爱能够改变世界和生命因为这爱永不止息!