【约一4:9-10】9神差他独生子到世间来，使我们藉着他得生，神爱我们的心在此就显明了。 10不是我们爱神，乃是神爱我们，差他的儿子为我们的罪作了挽回祭，这就是爱了。【1Jo 4:9-10】This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

谁能舍了自己的独生儿子，去救一个十恶不赦的罪人？我一定不会这样做。天父却甘心舍了自己所爱的独生子，使他降卑为人，成为奴仆的样子，来到我们中间。Who could sacrifice their only son to save a heinous sinner? I certainly would not. Yet the Heavenly Father willingly gave up His beloved only begotten Son, humbling Him to become a human being, taking the form of a servant, and coming among us.耶稣被击打、被辱骂、被藐视、被弃绝，担当我们的罪，替我们死，只为救回我们，使我们脱离死亡，得着生命。天父的爱就这样显明了。Jesus was beaten, reviled, despised, and rejected. He bore our sins and died for us, all to save us, free us from death, and give us life. This is how the love of the Heavenly Father is revealed.

是的，不是我们爱神，乃是神爱我们，神差他的儿子来寻找我们这些失丧的孩子。耶稣用生命换回我们的生命。这就是爱了！Yes, it is not that we love God, but that God loves us. God sent His Son to find us, His lost children. Jesus gave His life in exchange for ours. This is love! 最伟大的爱，无条件的爱，是在十字架上，在耶稣舍命的行动里。耶稣的名，超乎万有，耶稣的爱，永不更改，永不后悔！主啊，我是谁，怎配得你这样的拯救？The greatest love, unconditional love, is found on the cross, in the act of Jesus laying down His life. The name of Jesus is above all else, and the love of Jesus will never change or be withdrawn! Lord, who am I to deserve such salvation from You?

我们一生寻找爱，从人的身上榨取连自己都没有的爱，得着的就是伤心失望。直到我遇见基督的爱，冰冷的心被主爱融化，才能重新正视面对自己。We spend our lives searching for love, trying to squeeze love from others who often don’t even have it to give, and what we end up with is sadness and disappointment. It wasn’t until I encountered the love of Christ and my cold heart was melted by the Lord’s love that I could truly face myself again.主为我舍命，我才知道何为爱，我也当为弟兄舍命。主啊，让我的心常仰望十架，你怎样舍命爱我，饶恕我，怜悯我，拯救我，使我也白白地得来，白白地舍去。Only when the Lord laid down His life for me did I understand what love really is. I should also lay down my life for my brothers. Lord, let my heart always look to the cross—how You sacrificed Your life to love me, forgive me, have mercy on me, and save me—so that I can receive freely and give freely.

求圣灵治死我里面的自保，惧怕，奉主的名弃绝一切想从人身上得肯定、称赞、回报的谎言，凭信宣告：Ask the Holy Spirit to put to death the self-preservation and fear within me. In the name of the Lord, I abandon all lies that seek recognition, praise, and reward from people, and declare by faith:神就是爱，爱的源头在我们里面，圣灵将神的爱浇灌在我们心里，使我们心被恩感，献上自己的生命，带出爱的行动，操练爱人如己，自己出死入生，也使身边的人看到神的大能，归向耶稣。God is love, and the source of love is within us. The Holy Spirit will pour God’s love into our hearts, so that we feel grateful, dedicate our lives, take actions of love, practise loving others as ourselves, pass from death to life, and allow those around us to see the power of God and turn to Jesus. (付传道Pastor Fu)