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國度子民是世上的光The Kingdom People Being the Light of the World

【聖經經節Bible Verses】

馬太五14:你們是世上的光。城立在山上,是不能隱藏的。(15) 人點燈,也不放在斗底下,乃是放在燈臺上,就照亮所有在家裡的人。

Matt 5:14 You are the light of the world. It is impossible for a city situated upon a mountain to be hidden. (15) Nor do men light a lamp and place it under the bushel, but on the lampstand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

【職事的話Words of Ministry】

在馬太福音五章十五節,主說到把燈放在斗底下。點著的燈放在斗底下,光就照不出來。國度子民既是點著的燈,就不該被與食物有關的斗遮蔽。關心食物叫人憂慮(太六25)。我們絕不該被斗遮蔽;反之,我們必須在燈臺上。

In Matthew 5 verse 15 the Lord speaks about placing the lamp under the bushel. A lighted lamp placed under the bushel cannot shine out its light. The kingdom people as the lighted lamp should not be covered by the bushel, an item pertaining to eating, a matter which causes anxiety (Matt. 6:25). We should never be covered by the bushel; rather, we must be on the lampstand.

主智慧地說到不要被斗遮蔽。在古時,斗是量穀的器具,與吃有關,所以與謀生的事有關。因此,把燈藏在斗底下,指明為生活憂慮。我們基督徒若為生活憂慮,顧慮賺多少錢,這種憂慮就會成為斗,遮蔽我們的光。

The Lord wisely spoke about not being covered by a bushel. In ancient times a bushel, as a measure for grain, was something related to eating and therefore related to the matter of making a living. Thus, hiding the lamp under the bushel indicates anxiety concerning our living. If we Christians are anxious about our living and concerned about how much money we are making, this anxiety will become a bushel covering our light.

這指明國度子民的生活沒有憂慮和生存的掛慮。他們只注意基督和召會(祂的身體)。一天過一天,他們是喜樂的人、讚美的人。當我們的鄰舍、親戚、同學接觸我們,他們能感覺到我們沒有憂慮。我們不憂慮生活,也不憂慮吃甚麼、穿甚麼。阿利路亞,我們是國度的子民。

This indicates that the kingdom people live without anxiety and the care for their existence. They care only for Christ and the church (His Body). Day after day they are the happy people, the praising people. When our neighbors, relatives, and classmates contact us, they can sense that we have no anxiety. We are not worried about our living, about what we shall eat or what we shall put on. Hallelujah, we are the kingdom people!

摘錄自馬太福音生命讀經,水流職事站出版。
Extracted from the Life-study of Matthew, published by Living Stream Ministry.

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