讀 經：哥林多後書10：12－18
金 句：「我們不敢將自己和那自荐的人同列相比。」（哥林多後書10：12）
全年讀經：民數記25－27章
記得我六年級的時候，是以十分仰慕和敬畏的眼光看那些高中的足球隊員。就我而言，他們的年紀已經可以成為英雄，當時他們是我所遇見的人當中最為威武有力、動作敏捷的傢伙了。不過現在我知道，這要看你為那個球隊打球。若是和大學或是職業球隊一比，他們的球藝簡直不算什麼。
生命中大部份的事情也是這樣，有一個比較。我們是否健康、肌肉發達、吸引人、成不成功，都是相對的。關鍵是拿自己和誰比？
想想看，以基督徒而言，我們該拿自己和誰比較呢？根據保羅在哥林多後書10章所言，若是我們和周遭的人比較，而覺得自己很不錯，那麼我們就犯了大錯。你知道，生命中任何一件事的價值和意義，都是取決于上帝如何看待我們。保羅寫道，蒙悅納的，不是自己稱許自己的人，而是「主所稱許的」（18 節）。上帝的審判才是重要的。
保羅自足于忠心事奉上帝，並將他的生命和事工所得的稱許交給上帝。我們是否也能如此呢？MRDII
只要在上帝面前過你的生活，
與別人所做的無關並不算數。
你的行為動作將由他來定奪。
其審判是公正、真實的。Roe
如果你一定要拿別人和自己比，那麼就拿基督來比吧。
Compared With What?
Read: 2 Corinthians 10:12-18
We dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. --2 Cor. 10:12
I remember that when I was in the 6th grade I used to look with admiration and awe at high school football players. They were old enough to be heroes, and as far as I was concerned they were the biggest, fastest, and toughest guys around. But now I realize that it all depends on whose team you're playing for. Compared with the college or professional athletes of today, those fellows don't even rate.
Most things in life are like that. Whether we are healthy, muscular, attractive, or successful is relative. It all depends. With whom are we comparing ourselves?
So, with whom are we measuring ourselves as Christians? According to the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 10, we make a big mistake if we try to feel good about ourselves by comparing ourselves with the people around us (v.12). There's no future in that kind of thinking. You see, ultimately the value and meaning of anything in life depends on how the Lord sees us. Paul wrote that it's not the one who commends himself who is approved, "but whom the Lord commends" (v.18). It's God's judgment that really matters.
Paul was content to serve his Savior faithfully and leave any praise of his life and work to God. Can the same be said of us? --MRDII
Just live your life before your Lord,
It matters not what others do--
Your actions will be weighed by Him
Who metes out judgment just and true. --Roe
If you must compare yourself with someone, compare yourself with Christ.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Can I Feel Good About Myself?
What Does God Think Of Me Now?
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