600 中翻英 (300) The Word became flesh (一). 道成肉身(一). 12/3/2023
「就俯伏拜那小孩子，揭開寶盒，拿黃金，乳香，沒藥為禮物, 獻給祂。」 （太 2:11 新國際版 ）
馬太福音是一本王的福音。那几位博士說：「我們特來拜祂。」（太 2:2）自此，他們一開始就确定了主耶穌的權柄。因為敬拜就是包括了一切的權柄。我們越是敬拜主，神就越多的將敬拜祂的理由顯示給我們。在我們尚未禱告以前，讓我們先敬拜，在講道的時候也要敬拜，在凡事上讓我們向主舉起尊崇而敬拜的心，這是教會今日在地上所當盡的職事——建立對神的敬拜。除非我們（教會）將敬拜歸給神，神在這世界上就得不著任何敬拜了。當然，我們切不可忽略其它的事奉，但我們該時常將敬拜放在首要的地位上。那几位博士既向主揭開了他們的寶盒，那我們怎能保留任何東西而不呈獻給主呢？我們所獻的應該是香料（乳香），而不是香水。我們的香料必須先在香壇上全然的焚獻，然后才能將香气釋放出來。這就是真實的敬拜，并且父神今日就在尋找這种真實的敬拜者。
December 3
“And they bowed down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented their Him gifts with gifts of gold, incense, and myrrh.” (Matthew 2:11 NIV)
The Gospel of Matthew is a gospel of kings. Those wise men said, "We have come to worship Him." (Matthew 2:2) From then on, they confirmed the authority of the Lord Jesus from the beginning. Because worship includes all authority. The more we worship the Lord, the more God will reveal to us the reasons to worship Him. Before we pray, let us worship first, and we must worship when we preach. Let us raise our hearts of reverence and worship to the Lord in everything. This is the ministry that the church should fulfill on earth today —— build the worship of God. Unless we (the church) give worship to God, God will receive no worship in this world. Of course, we must not neglect other services, but we should always put worship first. Since the wise men have opened their treasure boxes to the Lord, how can we withhold anything and not present it to the Lord? What we offer should be incense (frankincense), not perfume. Our spices must be completely burned on the altar of incense before the fragrance can be released. This is true worship, and God the Father is looking for this type of true worshiper today.
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