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基督的代表

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讀  經:彼得前書3章1-6節
金  句:「他們雖然不聽道,也可以因妻子的品行被感化過來。」(彼得前書3章1節)
全年讀經:以賽亞書15-27章

  身為信徒,我們要在世上為主作見證(使徒行傳1章8節),這不是件容易的事,有時別人會對我們粗魯、不友善,那時我們的言行舉止可能成為最有效的見證。
  例如,一位基督徒姐妹嫁給不信神的丈夫。使徒彼得說,她能「不說教」,以「行為」感化丈夫(彼得前書3章1節),所持原則就是:信徒的生活是上帝慈愛和恩典的最有力見證。
  當我們為信耶穌而受苦時,可能會為自己或會友抱屈,然而,我們要彼此提醒,我們在世上的目的,就是要在言語和行為上為上帝無止境的愛做見證,傳揚聖經的真理,而不是一帆風順的度過一生。
  我們是上帝的追隨者,因為他曾說:「我總不撇下你,也不丟棄你」(希伯來書13章5節),因此,不論生活多麼困難,為了基督、為了世人,我們必須不屈不撓,我們要在行為上堅忍不拔--因為我們是基督在世上的代表。HWR

在我們日常生活及服事中,讓我們做真門徒;
別人傷害我們時,讓我們能保持謙和;
主啊,讓他們在我們身上看到你。Bosch

當我們的生命能榮耀基督,即使靜默亦令人感動。
Christ's Agents

Read: 1 Peter 3:1-6

They, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives. --1 Peter 3:1

We as believers in Christ are called to be witnesses to our world (Acts 1:8). It's not always easy. Sometimes we are treated rudely or unkindly. It's then that our actions and behavior can be our most effective testimony.

Take, for example, a Christian woman who is married to an unbelieving husband. The apostle Peter said that she can "without a word" win her husband by her "conduct" (1 Pet. 3:1). The principle here is this: A believer's life can be a powerful example and testimony of God's love and grace.

We may be inclined to feel sorry for ourselves and our fellow Christians when we suffer for our faith in Jesus. Yet we need to remind one another that our purpose in society is to be agents of God's unceasing love, and bold messengers of the gospel in word and deed. It's not to have a life that's free of trouble.

We are followers of the One who has promised, "I will never leave you nor forsake you" (Heb. 13:5). So no matter how difficult life may be, for Christ's sake and for the sake of others we must persevere. We need to persevere in our godly conduct--because we are Christ's agents in this world. --HWR

In our daily life and service
Let us true disciples be;
Being meek when others hurt us,
Lord, in us may they see Thee! --Bosch

When our lives honor Christ, even silence is eloquent.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Can I Break The Silence?
Why Would Anyone Want To Be Holy?

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