Brother
Ernie
(Translator: Chi-Cheng)
Bearing Fruit in Our
Families or Those Close to Us.
One of the greatest obstacles to our
bearing fruit in the lives of those close to us is..........ourselves. How important it is that we live a
consistent Christian life before them so that we will not only teach them
verbally but also by our lifestyle what it is to follow the Lord. Looking at the life of Joseph and the
generations that went before in his family, we will be able to see how the
shortcomings of the fathers are often passed on to the children.
We need to be honest with ourselves and
ask the Lord to search our own hearts and lives so that others will be able to
see in us the character and nature of Jesus Christ. This can't be done without the Word of
God that corrects, rebukes and instructs us so that we can live exemplary lives
that reflect Christ and attract people to Him.
在我們的家人或是最親近的人中間結果子
那攔阻我們在最親近的人中間結果子的最大原因之一就是我們的自己。 我們在他們面前過一個時刻一致的生活是何等要緊的一件事。
我們不只在言語上教導他們,
更要在生活中反應出我們是跟隨主的人。
當我們看約瑟的一生和他前幾代的家人,
我們看見父親們的缺點往往也傳給他們的孩子。
我們需要誠實的面對自己。求主鑒察我們的心以及我們的生活,讓別人在我們身上看見耶穌基督的品格和性情。要達到這個目的,我們必須靠著神的話來糾正,責備並指教我們,
使我們能夠活出一個反照基督的生活,以致吸引人到祂面前來。