双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：3月1日 带孤儿回家

3月1日

带孤儿回家

“又因爱我们，就按着自己的意旨所喜悦的，预定我们借着耶稣基督得儿子的名分，使他荣耀的恩典得着称赞；这恩典是他在爱子里所赐给我们的。”

以弗所书1:5-6

在这个世界，有一个地方最能感受到上帝的爱，就是孤儿院。罪恶的世界留下太多不幸的孤儿。幸亏这些孤儿院收留他们，给他们洗热澡，裹毛毯，喂饭菜，哄睡觉。在这里，他们都被当成宝贝，得到悉心照顾。

南非有个爱心基督孤儿院TLC，就是这样一个地方。像艾滋病这类的疾病，使南非的许多儿童面临自生自灭的状态。他们在TLC这样的儿童之家得到爱心接纳。在这里侍奉的同工很不容易，这是一项不间断的恢复性任务。但是他们活在上帝的心意中。他们体现着上帝的爱心。神是拯救的神，耶稣来到这个世上，就是为了把人们带回到上帝的家中。

今日祷告：

亲爱的耶稣，谢谢你珍爱我，并与我同在。奉主耶稣基督的圣名，阿们！

March 1-Orphans Brought Home

God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.This is what he wanted to do,and it gave him great pleasure.

E P H E S I A N S 1:5

One the places on this planet where God can most be understood is in a loving orphanage.The sickness of the world has left too many children alone.But there are places—homes—where orphaned babies are bathed in water,wrapped in blankets,nourished to health,sung to sleep,and cherished as precious people with a great destiny.

The Love of Christ orphanage,also known as TLC,is a place like this.Babies in South Africa who have been left to fend for themselves,because of conditions like HIV/AIDS,are lovingly accepted in a home like TLC.It’s not easy for those who dedicate their lives to this work.It is a nonstop restorative mission.But those who care for orphans are living in the heartbeat of God himself.Those who care for orphans are reflections of God’s heart.He is a God who rescues.Jesus came to this earth just so that people could be brought home into the family of God.

Pray for the Day:

Dear Jesus,thank you for treasuring me and giving me a home with you.Amen.