双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：2月14日 真正的爱

2月14日

真正的爱

“你们要彼此相爱，像我爱你们一样；这就是我的命令。 人为朋友舍命，人的爱心没有比这个大的。”

约翰福音 15:12-13

今天是一个关于爱的大日子。传说中那个半裸飞翔的小婴孩把爱情的箭射入人心中。丘比特的箭就是表达“我爱你”的标志。真的，没有什么其他的方式更能表示“我爱你”了。有的人珍视情人节这一天巧克力的浪漫，而有的人则盼望这一天赶快过去。

与其闷闷不乐，不如在这一天想想耶稣是多么爱你。祂不是以消费主义的方式来爱你，不会到最后一刻才急急忙忙地跑去商店买一块情人节大糖心送给你。不会。祂是真的爱你。祂不会三心二意。祂的爱可不是廉价的。祂希望与你建立美好的关系。祂希望因着祂对你的爱，也能改变你爱他人的方式。

今日祷告：

主耶稣，让我知道祢是如此真正的爱我。让我也以同样的方式去爱他人。奉主耶稣基督的圣名，奉主耶稣基督的圣名，阿们！

February 14 – True Love

“This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

JOH N 1 5 : 1 2 – 1 3

Today is the big day of love, that fancy day where half-naked flying babies shoot people with arrows. Nothing says I love you like some kid sending projectiles into your backside in order to manipulate how you feel about someone else. Seriously, nothing says I love you like that. Some people treasure this day for the chocolaty-sugary romance, while other people can’t wait until tomorrow.

At the risk of being sappy, perhaps this is a good day to remember how much Jesus loves you. He doesn’t love you in some consumeristic way. He doesn’t run to the store in a last-minute panic after realizing that he forgot to buy you a huge Power Ranger Valentine candy heart. No, Jesus actually loves you. He isn’t fickle about it either. And he isn’t cheap. He is in this relationship for good, and he wants his love for you to change the way you love others.

Pray for the Day:

Lord Jesus, let it sink in how much you truly love me. And let that make a difference in the way that I learn to love others. Amen.