November 10, 2009     ODB RADIO: Listen Now |  Download      READ: Romans 12:3-11

Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another. —Romans 12:10

金句: 「愛弟兄，要彼此親熱；恭敬人，要彼此推讓。」（羅馬書12章10節）

Soon after her family left for the evening, Carol started to think that her hospital room must be the loneliest place in the world. Nighttime had fallen, her fears about her illness were back, and she felt overwhelming despair as she lay there alone.
晚上，當卡蘿的家人離開後，她開始覺得自己的病房是全世界最寂寞的地方。夜深人靜，她獨自在病床上躺著，再次對纏身的疾病感到恐懼、深陷絕望。

Closing her eyes, she began to talk to God: “O Lord, I know I am not really alone. You are here with me. Please calm my heart and give me peace. Let me feel Your arms around me, holding me.”
她閉上雙眼，開始對上帝說話：「喔！主啊！我知道我不是孤單一人，有祢與我同在。求祢使我心平靜、賜我平安，讓我感受祢雙臂環繞著我，抱著我！」

As she prayed, Carol felt her fears beginning to subside. And when she opened her eyes, she looked up to see the warm, sparkling eyes of her friend Marge, who reached out to encircle her in a big hug. Carol felt as if God Himself were holding her tightly.
就在她這樣禱告時，卡蘿感覺她的恐懼逐漸平息。當她張開眼睛，竟然看到她朋友瑪姬溫暖又明亮的眼睛。瑪姬給她一個大大的擁抱，卡蘿覺得這似乎就像是上帝親自緊緊地擁抱著她。

God often uses fellow believers to show us His love. “We, being many, are one body in Christ. . . . Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them” (Rom. 12:5-6). We serve others “with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 4:11).
上帝常常使用弟兄姐妹來讓我們看見祂的愛。「我們這許多人，在基督裏成為一身，互相聯絡作肢體 ...... 按我們所得的恩賜，各有不同」（羅馬書12章5-6節）。我們「按著上帝所賜的力量服侍，叫上帝在凡事上因耶穌基督得榮耀。」（彼得前書4章11節）

When we show love and compassion in simple, practical ways, we are a part of God’s ministry to His people.  — Cindy Hess Kasper
當我們用單純實際的方式來表達愛與憐憫，我們就是參與在上帝對祂百姓的事工中。CHK

Teach me to love, this is my prayer—
May the compassion of Thy heart I share;
Ready a cup of water to give,
May I unselfishly for others live. —Peterson
教我如何愛，這是我祈禱；
願我也能有，屬天憐憫心；
杯水已備妥，預備好給予；
常為他人想，願我無私心。Peterson

We show our love for God when we love His family.
愛上帝的家人，就是愛上帝。

Romans 12:3-11 (New King James Version)
羅 馬 書 12:3-11 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

Serve God with Spiritual Gifts

³ For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
³ 我 凭 着 所 赐 我 的 恩 对 你 们 各 人 说 ： 不 要 看 自 己 过 於 所 当 看 的 ， 要 照 着 神 所 分 给 各 人 信 心 的 大 小 ， 看 得 合 乎 中 道 。

⁴ For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function,
⁴ 正 如 我 们 一 个 身 子 上 有 好 些 肢 体 ， 肢 体 也 不 都 是 一 样 的 用 处 。

⁵ so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.
⁵ 我 们 这 许 多 人 ， 在 基 督 里 成 为 一 身 ， 互 相 联 络 作 肢 体 ， 也 是 如 此 。

⁶ Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith;
⁶ 按 我 们 所 得 的 恩 赐 ， 各 有 不 同 。 或 说 预 言 ， 就 当 照 着 信 心 的 程 度 说 预 言 ，

⁷ or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching;
⁷ 或 作 执 事 ， 就 当 专 一 执 事 ； 或 作 教 导 的 ， 就 当 专 一 教 导 ；

⁸ he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
⁸ 或 作 劝 化 的 ， 就 当 专 一 劝 化 ； 施 舍 的 ， 就 当 诚 实 ； 治 理 的 ， 就 当 殷 勤 ； 怜 悯 人 的 ， 就 当 甘 心 。

Behave Like a Christian

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
⁹ 爱 人 不 可 虚 假 ； 恶 要 厌 恶 ， 善 要 亲 近 。

¹⁰ Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
¹⁰ 爱 弟 兄 ， 要 彼 此 亲 热 ； 恭 敬 人 ， 要 彼 此 推 让 。

¹¹ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
¹¹ 殷 勤 不 可 懒 惰 。 要 心 里 火 热 ， 常 常 服 事 主 。

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