弟兄姊妹平安:
人對我說:我們往耶和華的殿去,我就歡喜。(詩篇122:1)
教會就是一群人的聚集。一群出死入生的人蒙召而聚集成為一個團契,我們聚集一起敬拜天上的父,祂愛我們;我們敬拜死而復活的耶穌基督,祂救我們;我們敬拜保慰師聖靈,祂撫慰我們的心靈,引領我們進入真理,叫我們為罪為義為審判,自己責備自己。
「主日崇拜」是我們與神的約會。星期六晚上的早睡、早起,已經開始了我們敬拜的心靈。在七日的第一日,手潔心清,衣履齊整,昂首挺胸的我們,以稱謝進入祂的門,以讚美進入祂的院,感謝祂,稱頌主的名。撒但總讓我們有千百萬個理由,或遲到、或早退、或缺席,而成了習慣。我們要把每一個主日分別為聖,這就是屬靈的爭戰。這是一場美好的仗,這是一段艱難的路,我們打了嗎?我們跑了嗎?
在主日崇拜中,我們進深地認識所敬拜的至高者,就能享受敬拜的安息。在禱告中、在詩歌裡、在奉獻上、在聆聽神的話語,我們在不同的崗位上同心合意地服事神,見證主。我們既成了敬拜神的團契,敬拜就從七日的頭一日延伸至七日的每一日,我們就成為了世上「光和鹽」。
小孩子飛奔快跑地撲進父親的懷抱,這是何等的幸福,多麼美妙的享受! 流浪四方的孤兒,走投無路的小兒子,和身在福中不知福的大兒子,歸家吧!現在就歸家!
耶路撒冷阿!我們的腳站在你的門內。(詩篇122:2)
主內
王 興
2022年11月19日
19th November, 2022
Dear brothers and sisters,
I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’ (Psalm 122:1)
A church is a called-out people from death to life gathering together as a fellowship. We come together to worship our Heavenly Father who loves us. We worship the risen Jesus Christ who saves us. We worship the Holy Spirit, who comforts us and leads us into the truth, who proves the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment.
Sunday Service is our appointment with God. Going to bed early Saturday night and getting up early has already started our worshipping spirit. On the first day of the week, we enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise; we give thanks to Him and praise His name. Satan always tempts us with millions of reasons to be late, to leave early or to be absent, and it becomes a habit. We must set aside the Lord’s Day as holy. This is a spiritual warfare. It’s a good fight, and a tough road. Do we fight the fight and run the race?
We enjoy the rest of Worship when we worship the Almighty God earnestly in the Sunday Service, through prayers, hymns, offering, and listening to God’s words. We serve the Lord with one heart in different roles. Since we become a Fellowship of worshiping God, the worship extends from Sunday to every day of the week. We are the ‘light and salt’ of the world.
What a joy it is for the child to run into his father’s arms! The wandering orphan, the young son who has nowhere to go, and the elder son who doesn’t know how blessed he is, come home! Come home now!
Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem. (Psalm 122:2)
In Christ,
Sam Wong