双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：1月23日 我输了比赛

1月23日

我输了比赛

“因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了上帝的荣耀；”

罗马书3:23

生活中最折磨人的事情莫过于收取考试成绩单。有时候那些通宵填鸭式复习，并没有什么效果。那些实践性的测验和学习小组可能有点帮助，但不会解决所有问题。考试答案标准是一百分，但显然谁也不能总得到满分。

凯恩杰宁是美国有史以来赢得次数最多的Jeopardy电视抢答赛选手，最后也还是输了。哦，他相当不错，可以说他很厉害。他连续赢了七十四场！可惜到第七十五场，他答错了几个重要题目，失去了比赛。

任何人都不可能一直成功。再完美的人最后也还是有瑕疵。人类常常出错，甚至经常是有意识的错误选择，都无法达到上帝的模式。我们不可能百分百完美。

今日祷告：

耶稣基督，祢的伟大令我感到自己的卑微渺小。帮助我承认自己的失败，没有完全达到你的要求。求你赦免我，重新塑造我。阿们。

January 23-I Lost on Jeopardy

For everyone has sinned;we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

R OMA N S 3:2 3

One of the great tortures of life is receiving grades on papers and tests.Sometimes those all-night cram sessions just don’t cut it.Those practice questions and study groups might help a bit,but they don’t solve every problem.The standard is 100 percent—and we all know that no one gets

100 percent all of the time.

Even Ken Jennings,the winningest contestant in Jeopardy game show history,eventually lost.Oh,he was pretty good.In fact,one could say he was amazing.For seventy-four Jeopardy shows in a row,Jennings outdueled other trivia wizards.But on appearance number seventy-five,he answered some important questions incorrectly and he lost.

The greatest achievements are not enough to sustain any human being forever.Eventually everyone succumbs to a less than perfect score.Often by mistake,and regularly even by eliberate choice,humans fail to measure up to God’s pattern.We never hit the 100 percent mark.

Pray for the Day:

Lord Jesus,I am humbled in the face of your greatness.Help me admit my failure to completely keep your commands.Forgive me and restore me to your side.Amen.