Daily Devotion||每日靈修

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 Matthew||馬太福音 Mark||馬可福音 Luke||路加福音 John||約翰福音 Deuteronomy||申命記
Genesis||創世記 Exodus||出埃及記 Leviticus||利未記 Numbers||民數記 Ephesians||以弗所書
Acts||使徒行傳 1 Corinthians||哥林多前書 James||雅各書 1 Kings||列王紀上 Philippians||腓立比書
Joshua||約書亞記 2 Corinthians||哥林多後書 1 Samuel||撒母耳記上 2 Kings||列王紀下 Colossians||歌羅西書
Romans||羅馬書 Judges||士師記 2 Samuel||撒母耳記下 Titus||提多書 Philemon||腓利門書
Ruth||路得記 1 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦前書 1 Timothy||提摩太前書 1 John||約翰壹書 1 Chronicles||歷代志上
Jonah||約拿書 2 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦後書 2 Timothy||提摩太後書 2 John||約翰貳書 2 Chronicles||歷代志下
Jude||猶大書 Ezra||以斯拉記 Hosea||何西阿書 3 John||約翰叄書 Hebrews||希伯來書
Nehemiah||尼希米記 Amos||阿摩司書 Jeremiah||耶利米書 Ezekial||以西結書
Daniel||但以理書 Obadiah||俄巴底亞書 Lamentation||耶利米哀歌 Haggai||哈該書
Esther||以斯帖記 Ecclesiates||傳道書 Zechariah||撒迦利亞書
Isaiah||以賽亞書 1 Peter||彼得前書 Habakkuk||哈巴谷書
2 Peter||彼得後書 Nahum||那鴻書
Micah||彌迦書 Zephaniah||西番雅書
Joel||約珥書 Revelation||啟示錄
Malachi||瑪拉基書 Galatians||加拉太書

■Old Testament||■舊約 ■New Testament||■新約

OLD TESTAMENT||舊約 NEW TESTAMENT||新約
Genesis||創世記 Ezra||以斯拉記 Micah||彌迦書 Matthew||馬太福音 1 Timothy||提摩太前書
Exodus||出埃及記 Nehemiah||尼希米記 Nahum||那鴻書 Mark||馬可福音 2 Timothy||提摩太後書
Leviticus||利未記 Esther||以斯帖記 Habakkuk||哈巴谷書 Luke||路加福音 Titus||提多書
Numbers||民數記 Ecclesiates||傳道書 Zephaniah||西番雅書 John||約翰福音 Philemon||腓利門書
Deuteronomy||申命記 Isaiah||以賽亞書 Haggai||哈該書 Acts||使徒行傳 Hebrews||希伯來書
Joshua||約書亞記 Jeremiah||耶利米書 Zechariah||撒迦利亞書 Romans||羅馬書 James||雅各書
Judges||士師記 Lamentation||耶利米哀歌 Malachi||瑪拉基書 1 Corinthians||哥林多前書 1 Peter||彼得前書
Ruth||路得記 Ezekial||以西結書 2 Corinthians||哥林多後書 2 Peter||彼得後書
1 Samuel||撒母耳記上 Daniel||但以理書 Galatians||加拉太書 1 John||約翰壹書
2 Samuel||撒母耳記下 Hosea||何西阿書 Ephesians||以弗所書 2 John||約翰貳書
1 Kings||列王紀上 Joel||約珥書 Philippians||腓立比書 3 John||約翰叄書
2 Kings||列王紀下 Amos||阿摩司書 Colossians||歌羅西書 Jude||猶大書
1 Chronicles||歷代志上 Obadiah||俄巴底亞書 1 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦前書 Revelation||啟示錄
2 Chronicles||歷代志下 Jonah||約拿書 2 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦後書

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Ⅰ. Invocation and Adoration||Ⅰ. 禱告與敬拜

  • Invocation Prayer||開始禱告

    "Praise my soul, the King of heaven,

    To His feet thy tribute bring;

    Ransomed, hailed, restored, forgiven,

    Who like me, His praise should sing?

    Alleluia! Alleluia!

    Praise the Everlasting King!" Amen. (Henry Lyre, 1793-1847)

    "我靈讚美天上君王，主前俯伏獻我心；

    既蒙赦免、醫治、拯救，

    當永遠歌唱頌揚，哈利路亞！哈利路亞！

    高聲讚美永生王。"阿們。（Henry Lyre,1793-1847）

  • Adoration through reflecting on the Names (or Descriptions) of Jesus Christ藉神的名字來敬拜

    We encourage you to choose one of the names (or descriptions) of Jesus Christ below to reflect on His majesty, goodness and/or grace and translate into a prayer of adoration.

    • Everlasting Father (Isa. 9:6)

    • Counselor (Isa. 9:6)

    • Prince of Peace (Isa. 9:6)

    • Messiah (Matt. 16:16)

    讓我們每日思想以下其中一個基督耶穌的名稱（或形容），然後化作禱告，向祂獻上讚美。

    -永在的父(賽9:6)

    -奇妙策士(賽9:6)

    -和平之君(賽9:6)

    -永生神(太16:16)

Ⅱ. Confession||Ⅱ. 認罪

Pause now and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you your sins and ask for forgiveness.

現在停下來，求聖靈光照你，讓你看見自己的罪，並求主饒恕。

Ⅲ. Thanksgiving||Ⅲ. 感恩

List, one by one, things for which you should give thanks.||逐一列出你當感恩的事項。

Ⅳ. Scriptural Reflection||Ⅳ. 經文默想

1 Peter||彼得前書 vv.1:1-12
Read slowly and reflectively the assigned passage twice at least and consider the questions below.||請慢慢細心讀經文至少兩遍，然後反復思考問題。

1 Peter

The early church fathers unanimously agreed that the Apostle Peter wrote this epistle as he claimed in the letter to the five Roman provinces in Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey. The contents of the epistle reveal that Peter wrote it at a time when persecution against Christians was on the rise in Rome and one of the main purposes for writing this epistle was to admonish believers how to live among a secular world in the midst of suffering. It is generally believed that he wrote this between the years 60-62 A.D. (i.e. before his martyrdom in the hands of Nero), in Babylon (5:13). Babylon should be a symbol for Rome, because it was still an uninhabited ruin at the time (TNTC, 33) and is used in Revelation 16:19; 17:5; 18:2 to refer to Rome. Based on the location of these provinces in the north-east corner of Asia Minor and the contents of the epistle, it is quite obvious that the recipients were mostly Gentiles.

1:1-2 — Greetings

  1. See if you can recall:
    1. How Peter was called by Jesus? (e.g. Lk. 5:8; Jn. 1:42)
    2. One particular event in his three years of following Jesus? (e.g. Matt. 17:1ff)
    3. The role he played in the early church (e.g. Acts 2)
  2. In writing to his recipients, what did he call them? How significant was this address applied to those who "were not a people" of God (2:10)?
  3. See if you can look up these provinces in a map of the NT: Why did Peter call them "exiles"?
  4. Which part does each of the "Three Persons" of the Triune God play in their election?

1:3-12 — Glorious Salvation — Peter begins his letter (after the greetings) by reminding his recipients of the preciousness of salvation in Christ.

  1. Why does he begin with praise and to whom is it for? (v. 3)
  2. In pointing out that this salvation is God's great mercy, Peter says we are born again into two things — what are they? (vv. 3-4)
  3. Why does he call our salvation a living hope?
  4. The OT speaks of the Promised Land of Canaan as Israel's "inheritance" (e.g. Num. 26:54):
    1. How different is ours from Israel's Promised Land?
    2. Since we have been born again, why does Peter say that our inheritance
      • Is now shielded by God's power?
      • And is ready to be revealed in the last time? (see Rom. 13:11ff; 8:23ff)
  5. Living in the "now and not yet" (vv. 6-9) — while we have this living hope and inheritance, we still suffer all kinds of trials.
    1. What is the purpose of our trials and sufferings? (v. 7)
    2. The result of our faith is the salvation of our souls. What evidences do we have of salvation? (vv. 8-9)
    3. Does verse 8 describe you? Why or why not?
  6. The mystery of Christ's saving work (vv. 10-12)
    1. Numerous prophets foretold the salvation through Christ
      • Who inspired them to prophesy? (v. 11)
      • What did they know about this plan of salvation?
      • In spite of their intense search, what didn't they know about it?
    2. Who now preached this gospel to us? (v. 12)
      • Who inspired them to preach the gospel?
    3. Why do angels long to look into these things (concerning the salvation plan)?
      • What does this say about the angels?
      • What does this say about the mystery of the mercy and love of God?
  7. What is the main message to you today and how may you apply it to your life?

本週我們會研讀新約彼得前書。

彼得前書

早期教會的教父都一致認定使徒彼得是彼得前書的作者，正如他在這寫給散住當時小亞細亞五個羅馬省份的信徒的書信中的自稱。這五個省份位於今天的土耳其。書信的內容叫我們知道，寫書時正值基督徒處身在羅馬帝國中經歷越來越厲害的逼迫。而他書寫這信的目的是要勉勵信徒如何在苦難中在不信的人當中生活。一般相信，彼得是在主後60-62年間，即尼魯王尚未發動對基督徒全面的逼迫前，在羅馬所寫的。5:13所指的巴比倫就是暗指羅馬——這是啟示錄所慣用的暗語(啟16:19;17:5;18:2)，而且當時的巴比倫仍是一個無人居住的廢墟(TNTC,33)。書信的內容，加上收信人的所在地，讓我們曉得這書信的主要對像是外邦的基督徒。

1:1-2 問候語

  1. 在思想這信的內容之前，試回想：
    1. 彼得蒙召的經過是怎樣的？(參路5:8；約1:42)
    2. 彼得跟從耶穌三年中其中一個重要的經歷。(如太17:1ff)
    3. 彼得在初期教會的位置。(如徒2)
  2. 他怎樣稱呼收信人？(1:1)他們是什麼的信徒？(參2:10)
  3. 如果可以，請參閱聖經地圖，看看這五個省份的所在：為何彼得稱他們為「寄居」的？
  4. 1:2如何給我們看到「三位一體」的神怎樣配合來完成這救恩在我們身上？

1:3-12 榮耀的救恩——於信書之始，彼得先論到基督救贖的寶貴：

  1. 彼得為何以頌讚為始？
  2. 在指出這是神的大憐憫時，彼得說我們因「重生」而得到兩個什麼東西？(1:3-4——原文是born again "into")
  3. 為何他稱我們的救恩為「活潑的盼望/Living Hope」？
  4. 至於「基業」，這是用來形容以色列所要得的「產業/inheritance」，即迦南、應許地(民26:54)：
    1. 我們所得的基業與以色列人所得的應許地有什麼主要的分別？
    2. 我們既已重生，為什麼彼得說我們所得的(指這基業)
      • 仍須神大能的保守？
      • 到末世才顯現？(參羅13:11ff;8:23ff)
  5. 活在「事實與實現」的張力中(1:6-9)——雖有活潑的盼望和基業，仍在百般的試煉中：
    1. 試煉有何目的(1:7)
    2. 我們怎樣顯出我們是得著了靈魂的救恩？(1:8-9)
    3. 這是否你的寫照？為什麼？
  6. 基督救恩的奧秘(1:10-12)
    1. 眾多舊約先知預言基督的救恩
      • 是誰給他們這些啟示？(1:11)
      • 他們對救恩知多少？
      • 他們既詳細尋求考察，卻仍有什麼不知道的？
    2. 是誰傳福音給我們的？(1:12)
      他們靠誰給我們報信？
    3. 為何天使也要詳盡察看這救恩？(1:12)
      這給我們看到：

      • 天使的有限？
      • 還是神憐憫的愛的奧秘？
  7. 今日你得到的主要提醒是什麼?你會怎樣應用在你的生命中?

Ⅴ. Meditative Reflection: The Mystery of God's Love||Ⅴ. 靈修默想小篇：神愛的奧秘

"Even angels long to look into these things." (1 Pet. 1:12)

Although Peter had not written as many epistles as Paul, I find it rather attractive to read his epistles because of who he was.

Among the twelve disciples, he was part of Jesus' inner circle. He was privileged enough to see Jesus' transfiguration on the mountain, and he was among those who were closest to Jesus in His struggle in the Garden of Gethsemane, not to mention that he was the one who denied his Lord three times as He was tried in the courtyard of the High Priest.

No wonder he burst into praise to God as he began his exhortation, referring to our new birth in Christ as God's great mercy. Indeed, he experienced it first-hand. It is a mercy that he did not deserve; it is a mercy bestowed upon us through the sufferings of Christ (v. 11); and it is a mercy that even "angels long to look into these things" (v. 12)

Of all created beings, we would imagine that the angels would be privileged to this plan of salvation from start to finish, after all, some of them were sent to announce part of this plan to the prophets (like Gabriel bearing words of prophecies to Daniel in Dan. 9:22ff); some of them were sent to announce Christ's birth to the shepherds (Lk. 2:8ff) and some were sent to announce Christ's resurrection to the women (Matt. 28:1ff). Of course, many angels took part in revealing matters concerning the end-time to the Apostle John (Rev.). In other words, angels have taken a very active part not only in the announcing but also in the bringing about of the salvation work of God through Christ, and yet Peter says, "Even angels long to look into these things" (v. 12).

I believe angels are not like the OT prophets, who sought to "find out the time and circumstances" about "the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow" (v. 11), but rather, even though the angels have known it all along, they still fail to fully understand why God would send His Beloved Son to die for sinners like us:

  • Imagine their awe in learning about the plan of God in sending His Son to save the world;
  • Imagine their excitement in seeing the birth of Christ as a babe in a manger;
  • Imagine their horror in witnessing the death of Christ on the cross; and
  • Imagine their elation at the resurrection of Christ defeating both sin and death!

They may know the entire process of God's plan of salvation, but they can never comprehend "how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ" (Eph. 3:18), and neither can we!

「天使也願意詳細察看這些事。」(彼前1:12)

雖然彼得寫的書信遠比保羅為少，我卻很愛讀他所寫的，這是與彼得其人有關。

他是主耶穌在世傳道的時候，幾個最接近祂的門徒之一。他有機會目睹主耶穌登山變像；他在客西馬尼園主禱告掙扎時，最接近祂的其中一位；他更是惟一跟到大祭司院中的門徒，曾三次不認主的那位。

在開始第一封書信時，他就先論到神的大憐憫，也禁不住發出讚美。這大憐憫是他親身經歷過、是他心知不配的；這憐憫也藉著基督的受苦臨到我們；這更是連「天使也願意詳細察看」的。(1:12)

後者是叫人感到驚訝的。在所有被造之物，我們相信惟有天使是知道這救恩的大計，由始至終：他們有些，像加百列，被差派把有關彌賽亞的預言向先知傳講(但9:22ff)；有些被差派向牧羊人報基督降生的喜訊(路2:8ff)；更有些被差派在復活清晨向婦女們宣告基督已復活了(太28:1ff)。當然也有被差派向使徒約翰顯示末後的事(見啟示錄)。換句話說，天使們不但被差派去報有關這救恩的信息，他們也參與這救恩大計的過程中，然而彼得卻說，連這些天使還要詳細的察看——做research!

我相信這些天使不是像舊約先知般需要考究基督的受苦「是指什麼時候」和「怎樣的時候」(1:11)，但是他們總不能明白的乃是神為何竟願意為像我們如斯的罪人，把獨生愛子送到世上來死在十字架上：

  • 試想天使在天上聽到神要把兒子送到世上來拯救罪人，他們的錯愕是多大！
  • 試想他們目睹神兒子降生在馬槽中的興奮！
  • 試想他們眼見神兒子慘死在十字架上，他們的驚悸！
  • 也試想他們見證基督的復活，戰勝罪和死亡時的激情！

雖然他們曉得整個救恩大計的始末，但他們始終不能明暸「基督的愛是何等的長闊高深」(弗3:18)；你和我也不能！

Ⅵ. A Time for Silence||Ⅵ. 靜默時刻

You have meditated much with your intellectual faculty today. Now have a moment of silence (the length is up to you, 5 or even 30 minutes), and ask God quietly, "Lord, is there any important message from you today that I might have missed? Show me, your servant is listening?"||今天你用了不少智力技能來默想。現在，就用一點時間靜下來（長、短由你決定：5或30分鐘），安靜地求問神，「主阿，有甚麼我忽略了的重要信息對我說？請說，僕人敬聽。」

Ⅶ. Supplication||Ⅶ. 代求

Use the following chart to cover people and ministries that you want to remember before the Lord:||除為自己有所求外 (在你禱告簿一一記下所求的，作蒙神應允時的對照) ，請填寫以下為人或事工代禱表格：
  Your Family||家人 Other People||其他人 Church Ministries||教會事工 Other Ministries||其他機構 City & World||本市及普世 Others||其他
SUN||星期日            
MON||星期一            
TUE||星期二            
WED||星期三            
THU||星期四            
FRI||星期五            
SAT||星期六            

Ⅷ. Benediction||Ⅷ. 祝福

"Far, far above thy thought, His counsel shall appear; when fully He the work hath wrought that caused thy needless fear." Amen. (Hymn XIV by Gerhardt, adapted)

「當神完成祂那使你虛驚一場的作為後，讓祂向你顯明那遠超你意念的旨意。」阿們。(譯自Hymn XIII, by Gerhardt, translated by John Wesley)

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