Daily Devotion||每日靈修

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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

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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
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Ⅰ. Invocation and Adoration||Ⅰ. 禱告與敬拜

  • Invocation Prayer||開始禱告

    "Lord Jesus, I confess I am not able to comprehend what it meant for you to lay aside your glory and condescend to spend thirty-three years here on earth, a period of hardship, rejection, malice, and finally the most agonizing form of death. Your incarnation means uttermost love for unlovely sinners like me. It means pardon for me. It means peace for me. It means hope of glory. It is the most wonderful message the world has ever heard and I am a beneficiary of what you did! Amen! Hallelujah!" (Robert C. Savage)

    「主耶穌，我承認不能了解祢放下祢的榮耀，謙卑降世為人三十三年對祢是何等的犧牲——經歷艱辛、被人拒絕、毒恨、並最後忍受最痛苦的死亡。祢道成肉身彰顯了祢對我這樣不可愛的罪人最大的愛、赦免我的罪、賜我平安和榮耀的盼望。這是世人從未有過如此奇妙的信息，而我是祢所成就的受惠者！阿們！哈利路亞！」(Robert C. Savage)

  • Adoration through reflecting on the Names (or Descriptions) of Christ Jesus藉基督耶穌的名字來敬拜

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

    • Bridegroom (Matt. 25:5)

    • Chief cornerstone (Eph. 2:20)

    • Chief shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4)

    • Chosen and precious cornerstone (1 Pet. 2:6)

    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。

    •新郎(太25:5)

    •房角石(弗2:20)

    •牧長(彼前5:4)

    •所揀選寶貴的房角石(彼前2:6)

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

Colossians||歌羅西書 vv.1:1-14
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。

Colossians

Colossians belongs to the corpus known as the Prison Epistles of the Apostle Paul, which includes Colossians, Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians, all of which were likely written during Paul's imprisonment in Rome between AD. 60-62. The letter to the church in Colosse distinguishes itself in that Paul had never been to that church, and this letter was likely carried by Tychicus together with the letters to Philemon and Ephesus.

From the contents of this letter, we know that the church in Colosse was founded by Epaphras, Paul's co-worker (1:6-7). The letter was meant to be read by the church in Laodicea as well (4:16) which together with Colosse and Hierapolis formed a "tri-city" in the region of Lycus River Valley in Asia Minor. The church in Colosse is obviously made up of mostly Gentile believers.

Like the other Prison Epistles, Colossians deals with pastoral concerns for the church and addresses the threat of false teachings. I will leave it to your own study to discover the peculiarities of the heresies faced by this church, but there is one thing which is beyond doubt: In this letter, Paul powerfully expressed the absolute supremacy of Christ to oppose such heresies.

1:1-2 — The Greetings

  1. As much as the sender and recipient appear in the standard greeting, what is the importance of Paul's emphasis on
    1. Who he (Paul) is? — Consider that he is writing to a church that he has never been to and that he will be attacking the heretics in their midst.
    2. Who the Colossians are? — Note this was a time of increasing persecution and pressure from a secular society.

1:3-14 — Prayers and Thanksgiving for the church

  1. Faith, love and hope (vv. 3-5) — Paul has previously referred to these three as the "greater gifts" (1 Cor. 12:31; 13:13) of the Spirit to the church.
    1. What is the object of their faith? (v. 4)
    2. What kind of love do they have? (v. 4)
    3. How is their hope related to their faith and love? Why? (v. 5)
  2. By the time of this letter (between AD. 60-62), what progress have the first disciples made in the fulfillment of the Great Commission of Acts 1:8? (1:6; see also Acts 19:10; 27)
  3. Paul was excited that the gospel was "growing throughout the whole world" (1:6). How was the spread of the gospel then compared to our present day, some 2,000 years later?
  4. How does this speak to the power of the gospel and the "hope stored up for you in heaven"?
  5. Paul's specific prayer for the church (vv. 9-11) asked God concerning:
    1. What they are to have: To be filled with the (full) knowledge of His will in (or through) all spiritual wisdom and understanding (v. 9).
      • They already found faith, love and hope (v.4,5). What if these greater gifts are given without spiritual wisdom and understanding?
      • How important is it for us to have the (full) knowledge of God's will? (see 1:10)
    2. Purpose: What they had (a) was so that they may live a life worthy and pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the(full) knowledge of God (v. 10).
      • What is meant by a life "worthy of the Lord"?
      • Why is the understanding of God's will so important to our living a life pleasing to Him?
      • The ultimate purpose of this prayer seems to be the growth in the knowledge of God. Is this your ultimate goal? Why or why not?
    3. How: Their walk (b) was through being strengthened by God's glorious might (v. 11a).
      • Can such growth in wisdom, understanding and knowledge be achieved by our own fervent study of the Word of God? Why or why not?
      • Where does this power come from? (see Eph. 1:19ff)
    4. Result: They might attain having great endurance, patience and joy (v. 11b — many follow the Greek manuscripts in assigning "joy" to v. 11)
      • Given the persecution faced by the churches at the time, how important is it that they have endurance, patience and joy?
      • How does their growth in the full knowledge of the will of God and of God Himself contribute to this result?
  6. Thanksgiving (vv. 12-14) — Paul gives thanks for our "part" or "share" in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
    1. What is this inheritance? (v. 13)
    2. By nature we were not fit or qualified to share in the inheritance of the saints. In whom have we been made fit and how? (v. 14)
    3. We are rescued from darkness into light. Have you tasted this blessing? How thankful should you be?
  7. What is the main message to you today and how may you apply it to your life?

歌羅西書

歌羅西書與以弗所書、腓利門書和腓立比書一起被稱為保羅的「監獄書信」；一般都認為是保羅在羅馬坐牢時寫的（即主後60-62左右）。歌羅西書的特點是在乎保羅似乎沒有親身到過歌羅西城。照估計，推基古是攜此信和給腓利門書的信差。

從書信的內容，我們可以知道這教會是保羅的同工以巴弗所建立的(1:6-7)，而保羅也希望這書信能被老底嘉教會所誦讀的(4:16)。歌羅西、老底嘉和希拉波立是小亞細亞西南面的「三連城」。歌羅西教會主要是外邦信徒的教會。

像其他「監獄書信」一樣，歌羅西書主要是著重牧養的信息，也有針對異端的教訓。在此不詳論歌羅西教會所面對的是什麼異端；讀者可在研讀時發掘出來。不過，明顯地，信書中的基督論是直接針對這些異端而寫的。

1:1-2——問候語

  1. 在這問候語中，保羅特別提到：
    1. 他的身份：這對寫給從未謀面和受異端影響的教會有什麼重要性？
    2. 歌羅西信徒是誰：這對在患難中和面對世俗壓力的信徒有什麼重要性？

1:3-14——禱告與感恩

  1. 信、愛、望(1:3-5)——保羅在哥林多前書曾稱這三樣為「更大的恩賜（眾數）」（林前12:31;13:13）
    1. 他們信心的對象是誰？(1:4)
    2. 他們愛心的對象是誰？(1:4)
    3. 這信和愛與盼望有何關連？(1:5)
  2. 在寫這書信的時候(即主後60-62年左右)，初期的信徒在大使命(徒1:8)的遵行上，有什麼進展？(1:6;亦參徒19:10,27)
  3. 差不多二千年後的今天又如何？
  4. 這怎樣見證到福音的大能和我們「存在天上的盼望」？
  5. 為歌羅西教會的禱告(1:9-11)
    1. 祈求的內容：在一切屬靈的智慧悟性上，滿心知道神的旨意(1:9)
      • 他們既有信、望、愛，為何仍需屬靈的智慧和悟性？沒有又如何？
      • 滿心知道神的旨意有多重要？（可參下一節）
    2. 目的：行事為人對得起主、凡事蒙祂喜悅等(1:10)
      • 「對得起主」是什麼意思？
      • 滿心明白主旨，和能凡事蒙祂喜悅有什麼關連？
      • 「多知道(或譯認識)神」是最終的目的：這是否你追求最終的目的？為什麼？
    3. 力能之源：靠神榮耀的權能/glorious might——1:11a
      • 在屬靈的智慧、悟性和認識上的增長是否靠我們殷勤讀經就可以？為什麼？
      • 這能力從何而來？(1:11a；弗1:19ff)
    4. 結果：凡事有忍耐、寬容、喜樂[原文喜樂是名詞，非形容詞]（1:11b）
      • 這三樣結果對在受苦中的教會有多重要？
      • 他們能滿心知道神的旨意和認識神，怎樣能帶來這些結果？
  6. 感恩(1:12-14)——保羅為我們能得基業而感恩：
    1. 這基業是什麼？(1:13)
    2. 按我們的本相是與這基業無份的：能得基業的原因是什麼？(1:14)
    3. 從黑暗到光明：你感受到這恩典嗎？當如何感恩？
  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: "By the Will of God"||Ⅴ. 靈修默想小篇：奉神的旨意

"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother" (Col. 1:1)

On the face of it, the greetings by the Apostle Paul to the church in Colosse appear to be a fairly standard one, but if we consider his current situation and who the recipients of the letter are, it certainly carries some special meanings.

The mentioning of his calling carries special significance in this letter to the Colossians because this church was not founded by him. In fact, he had never met the people of Colosse face to face. As a result, he needed to establish his authority for his exhortations, not for his sake but for the sake of his readers, not to mention that part of his exhortations will deal severely with the heretics. That perhaps also explains why Paul also chose to write the final greeting in his own hand-writing (4:18) while the rest of the letter was presumably dictated to a secretary.

Furthermore, Paul is writing from a prison in Rome, and as much as he has been granted a bit more freedom than the average prisoner, being put under house arrest in his own rented place (Acts 28:30-31), his fate is in the hands of the infamous, eccentric Emperor Nero. History tells us that both Paul and Peter would die in his hands as martyrs eventually. However, we read of no complaint by Paul of his suffering in any one of the "Prison Epistles" (i.e. Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon). One of the reasons is that Paul is extremely clear of his call, and he knows full well that his suffering is part of his calling. Therefore, for those who have dedicated themselves to serve the Lord, it is always important that we are crystal clear about God's calling in our lives, or we have little to fall back on in times of suffering.

「奉神旨意，作基督耶穌使徒的保羅和兄弟提摩太……」(西1:1)

表面看來，使徒保羅對歌羅西教會的問候語似是公式化的，但如果我們考慮到保羅當時的處境，和收信人的景況，就會有不同的感受了。

保羅的問候語中提到他的身份，對這個他從未到過的教會是有特殊意義的。他在此表明他是基督耶穌使徒的身份與權威，為要歌羅西人接受他的勸導，更是針對著那些異端邪說而表明的。這或許也是他在結束時，親筆寫問安的話的原因（4:18），叫收信人知道這真是從他而來，帶著權柄的話。

再者，這是保羅在羅馬監獄中所寫的信。雖然他被軟禁，能住在自己租來的房子(徒28:30-31)，他的命運仍是操縱在瘋癲的尼魯王手中。歷史告訴我們，不久後這瘋狂的該撒放火燒羅馬城，把責任推在基督徒身上；以致保羅與彼得也死在他的手中。但在保羅的「監獄書信」中，我們從未讀到他有半點的埋怨；其中一個明顯的原因是，他非常清楚從基督而來的呼召，也知道這呼召必帶來苦難。是的，凡蒙召的人都需要清楚他們的呼召確從神而來，因為我們「蒙召原是為此……跟隨祂（受苦）的腳蹤行」（彼前2:21）。清楚的蒙召，就叫我們在受苦時不至後退或後悔。

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

"(May you be) a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God, and (may) God meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Amen. (Phil. 4:18-19, adapted)

「(願你)作極美的香氣，為神所收納、所喜悅的祭物。（願）我的神照祂榮耀的豐富，在基督耶穌裡，使你們一切所需用的都充足。阿們！」(腓4:18-19)

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