双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：10月7日 心思意念

10月7日

心思意念

你们当以基督耶稣的心为心。

腓立比书2:5

我们基督徒不应在思想上顺应这个世界。这世界通过其广告、对话和哲学，正进行一项巨大的洗脑工作，基督徒会在不知不觉中被世俗和世俗的宣传所困扰。

广告宣称“出类拔萃的人”更喜欢某种品牌的威士忌，暗示着不喝酒的人就不是出类拔萃的人。

烟草广告极力宣称“有思想的人”更喜欢某种过滤嘴，暗示着只有傻瓜才会拒绝他们的品牌。

许多娱乐活动甚至在星期天，也偏向于那些满足于暴力、性和不法行为的人。似乎某些邪恶的策划者在操纵着这个世界的事务，其主要目的就是给基督徒洗脑，让他们效法这个世界。

世界的污染正威胁着基督教思潮。撒但会争夺你读经祷告的每一小时。

然而，在喧嚣之上，我们可以听到圣经的声音：“你们当以基督耶稣的心为心”（腓立比书2:5），“只要心意更新而变化，叫你们察验何为神的善良、纯全、可喜悦的旨意”（罗马书12:2）。

我们基督徒甚至不应效法世界的焦虑，基督徒们常皱着眉头说：“这世界要变成什么样子啦？”

圣经已经告诉我们，“世界和其上的情欲”都要过去。圣经也已告诉我们，世界将迎来大灾难的审判。

基督徒应该是黑暗中的光，我们的生活要在沮丧、困惑和绝望中显出轻松、平安和喜乐。

下次读经祷告时，给自己计时。将这段时间与你看电视的时间进行比较，看看神是否得到了你的时间和关注？

今日祷告：

天父，求祢不让我们被世界带给我们的一切分心，而是引导我们专注于耶稣和祢国度的事物；奉耶稣的名，阿们。

October 7

THE CHRISTIAN’S MINDEST

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5

We Christians are not to be conformed to this world mentally. The world by its advertisements, its conversation, and its philosophy is engaged in a gigantic brainwashing task. Not always consciously but sometimes unconsciously, the Christian is beset by secular and worldly propaganda.

Ads which proclaim that“the man of distinction”prefers a certain brand of whisky, imply that abstainers are not people of distinction.

Tobacco ads loudly proclaiming that“thinking men”prefer a certain filter, imply that only fools would reject their brand.

Much entertainment, even on Sunday, is slanted to those who feed on violence, sex, and lawlessness. It would seem that some diabolic mastermind is running the affairs of this world and that his chief objective is to brainwash Christians and get them to conform to this world.

The world’s sewage system threatens to contaminate the stream of Christian thought. Satan will contest every hour you spend in Bible reading or prayer.

However, above the din we can hear the voice of Scripture:“Let this mind be in you. Which was also in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5), and“Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good,and acceptable,and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2).

We Christians are not even to be conformed to the world’s anxieties.

Many Christians are wringing their hands and saying,“What’s the world coming to?”

The Bible has already told us that“the world and the lust thereof”are going to pass away. We have already been told in Scripture that the world is coming to a cataclysmic judgment.

We Christians are to be lights in the midst of darkness, and our lives should exemplify relaxation, peace, and joy in the midst of frustration, confusion, and despair.

Time yourself the next time you read the Bible and pray. Compare this amount of time to that you spend, say, watching television.Is God getting His share of your time and attention?

Pray for the Day:

Father, keep us from being distracted by all that the world brings to us, and instead lead us to focus on Jesus and on the things of Your Kingdom; in Jesus’ Name, Amen.