401 中翻英 (121) Don't take advantage of others. 不要占人的便宜. 5/29/2023
我們在天上的父, 求祢赦免孩子的罪, 我常常愛占別人的便宜, 是一個品格低劣的人. 從今日起孩子要做又真又活的上帝的僕人, 不要思想如何去占別人的便宜, 要榮耀祢的名. 奉主耶穌的聖名禱告. 阿們.
五月二十九日的晨曦默思是告訴作為主耶穌的僕人, 決不可占別人的便宜, 讓人小看了你. 也羞辱了主的名.
「.... 我們未曾虧負誰，未曾敗坏誰，未曾占誰的便宜。」（林后 7:2 新國際版）
神的仆人應該愿意給別人占便宜，但決不可占別人的便宜。若自稱信靠神，卻表演一個窮人的角色，顯露自己的需要，引起別人的同情，這是一件多么羞恥的事！凡真正看見神的榮耀，和自己作神仆人榮耀之地位的，這人就能綽綽有余的，不但不需依賴別人，甚至還能慷慨樂施。我們接受弟兄們短暫的款待，這是沒有問題的。但我們卻要嚴厲的謹防自己在日常瑣事上隨便放肆，例如：一夜的住宿，一餐的便飯，使用別人的燈燭、煤塊或家庭用具，甚或一份日報等。沒有一件事能比貪取小便宜更容易顯出一個人品格的低劣。我是一個求施舍的乞丐呢？還是一位又真又活之神的仆人呢？
May 29
"We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no
one." (2 Corinthians 7:2 NIV)
A servant of God should be willing to be taken advantage by others, but
never takes advantage of others. How shameful it is to profess to trust in God,
yet play the role of a poor man, revealing one's own needs, and arousing the
sympathy of others! Anyone who truly sees the glory of God and his glorious
position as a servant of God will be more than sufficient. Not only will he not
need to depend on others, but he will even be able to give generously. We have
no problem accepting brief hospitality from our brethren. But we have to be
strictly guarded against our own indiscretions in everyday matters, such as: a
night's lodging, a simple meal, the use of other people's candles, coals, or
household utensils, or even a daily newspaper. Nothing is more likely to show a
person's inferior character than greed for petty gains. Am I a beggar begging
for alms? Or a servant of the living and true God?
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