彼得反复的呼唤,亲爱的弟兄啊,能体会他爱神子民的心切,唤醒我们沉睡的灵,不再荒废度日,时候到了现在就是了,要积极的预备自己,迎接主的再来。Peter’s repeated calls, dear brothers, show his eagerness to love God’s people, awaken our sleeping spirits, and no longer waste our days. The time has come, and now is the time. We must actively prepare ourselves to welcome the Lord’s return.若没有紧迫的心,没有危机感,活在地上继续享受罪中之乐,结局是何等可怕。If there is no urgency, no sense of crisis, and we continue to enjoy the pleasures of sin on earth, what a terrible end it will be.不论是属地还是属天的,一切的一切都要销化,在那日,天被火烧就销化了,有形质的都要被烈火熔化。Whether it is earthly or heavenly, everything will be destroyed. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.
神是何等威严圣洁的主,在旧约,曾叫洪水临到那不敬虔的世代,惟有挪亚全家得救,What a majestic and holy Lord God is. In the Old Testament, He sent a flood upon the ungodly generation, but only Noah’s family was saved.又判定所多玛、蛾摩拉,将城倾覆,焚烧成灰,作为后世不敬虔人的鉴戒;He also judged Sodom and Gomorrah, overturned the cities, and burned them to ashes, as a warning to the ungodly people of future generations.新约,借着使徒情真意切的劝勉,既然一切都要如此销化,所以我们在世就应当圣洁敬虔,把每一天当作最后一天,谨慎警醒,行义,努力培养基督的品格,切切仰望主的日子来到。In the New Testament, through the sincere exhortation of the apostles, since everything will be destroyed in this way, we should be holy and godly in the world, treat every day as the last day, be cautious and vigilant, do righteousness, strive to cultivate the character of Christ, and look forward to the coming of the day of the Lord.
在末后的日子,灾难层出不穷,各种噩耗、疾病越来越多,都是自己不能所能掌控的,生命就像一片云雾一样出现少时就不见了。In the last days, disasters emerge one after another, and all kinds of bad news and diseases are increasing. They are beyond our control. Life is like a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.主啊,求你赦免我的三心二意,又想爱世界,又想爱神,你说爱世界爱父的心就不再他里面了,Lord, please forgive my indecision. I want to love the world and God at the same time. You said that if anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.因着我的贪婪,如今,什么也没有得着,得着就是苦楚、贫穷、无望、愁烦,自害己命,贪婪的无法承受神的国。Because of my greed, now I have nothing. What I have is suffering, poverty, hopelessness, sorrow, and self-harm. I am greedy and cannot bear the kingdom of God.
主啊,求你怜悯施恩,赐我们有能听的耳,受教的心,每天分别为圣,浸泡在神的话语里。Lord, please have mercy on us and give us ears that can hear and hearts that can be taught. We should be sanctified every day and soak in the words of God.效仿使徒们的敬畏、忠贞,只为爱你,敬虔度日,凡事只愿你的旨意成就。Imitate the apostles’reverence and loyalty, live piously for the love of You, and only wish Your will to be done in everything.亲爱的父,我们要歌颂你一切的作为,因你的名大有荣耀,将我们的全人全心献给你,因你的慈爱比生命更美好。Dear Father, we want to sing praises to all Your deeds, because Your name is glorious, and dedicate our whole being and heart to You, because Your love is better than life.因信,与主同行,倾倒一切,落下来,丧己,自洁,持守圣洁,以敬畏神为乐,预备自己,切切仰望神的日子来到。By faith, we walk with the Lord, pour out everything, comedown, sacrifice ourselves, cleanse ourselves, maintain holiness, take delight in the fear of God, prepare ourselves, and earnestly look forward to the coming of the day of God.(郭姊妹Sister Guo)