双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：6月23日 神就是爱

6月23日

神就是爱

“因为神就是爱。”约翰一书4:8

几年前，有这样一首流行歌曲，歌词是这样的：“我总在错误的地方寻找爱。”这句话意义深刻。有一首基督教歌曲的歌词针对这种绝望这样写道：“你曾四处追寻，却徒劳无获；如今你已寻见，竟弃之而去”。

多少次你实现了自己的追求，却发现它并没有带来你想象中的满足。这让你极度地沮丧。如果我们总是寻求世界上的满足，那么这样令人沮丧的寻求永无止境。我在一辆汽车尾部的贴纸上看到一句话，写得再合适不过，它说：“我只想再要比现在所有的更多一点。”

我们在事业、金钱，以及各种物质中寻求爱、接纳和快乐，然而，我们看到世界上无数人的见证，有谁说过这些东西真的带给了他们持久的快乐吗？你什么时候见过有人写一本书，书名叫做《我的新奔驰汽车带给了我喜乐、爱、接纳和饶恕》？

我刚才提到的那首基督教歌曲，后面的歌词这样唱道：“让耶稣居首位，更新你的生命”。在我们所做的一切事上，秩序非常重要。把耶稣基督和祂对你人生的旨意放在首位，其他的一切就会井然有序。若是基督不在首位，或者被放在后面，你的整个生活就会颠三倒四。

把基督放在首位，看看你的生命会有什么样的转变。你就会找到你一直所寻求的爱、平安、喜乐和接纳。

今日祷告：

天父，我在祢的里面找到了喜乐。在祢的里面，找到了爱与平安。感谢祢，奉耶稣基督的圣名，阿们。

June 23

LOOKING FOR JOY IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES

…For God is love.I John 4:8

Some years ago there was a popular song which included the lyrics,“I’ve been looking for love in all the wrong places.”What a profound statement that is.

A Christian song puts the despair of looking for love in the wrong place in perspective:You have searched in vain for something;now you don’t want that something you’ve found…”

How often have you found what you were looking for,only to realize it did not bring the satisfaction you thought it would?It is the ultimate frustration.That frustrating search which never ends if we are looking for fulfillment in the things of this world was never expressed better than on a bumper sticker I saw.It said,“It said,“All I want is a little more than I have now.”

We look for love,acceptance,and joy in our careers,in money,in all sorts of material things,but if they really brought lasting joy,would we not have testimonies from millions of people around the world to that effect?Wouldn’t someone have written a book by now,the title of which might be,“I found joy,love,acceptance,and forgiveness in my new Mercedes Benz”?

The rest of that Christian song I mentioned goes,“…Put Jesus first in your life,and turn your life around.”Order is very important in most everything we do.By putting Jesus Christ and His will for your life first,everything else will fall into place.When Christ is out of order,or way down on your priority list,your whole life is upside down.

Try putting Christ first and watch how your life is turned around.You will discover where the love,peace,joy,and acceptance you’ve been searching for is to be found.

Pray for the Day:

Father,in You I find my joy.In You I find love and peace.Thank You,in Jesus’Name.