我们家是个爱好足球的家庭。我们很喜欢这个运动，不仅喜欢观看，也喜欢亲自去踢，我们花相当多的时间在足球场上。多年来，我们的孩子们有机会参加了几个球队，其中一些球队赢过许多比赛。有些则不然。尽管记分簿里的胜利记录总是让人回家时感到快慰，我们知道，最后的分数并不是总能反映出哪个球队付出最多的努力。
耶稣复活的大能使我们胜过罪和死亡。这胜利是确定的，是因为基督所作的一切，而不是因为我们付出的任何努力。凡是信靠祂做个人的救主、承认己罪的人，都能得到这个胜利及它带来的一切好处。
我们的孩子通过足球获得的宝贵教训之一，就是如何在胜利中，仍然心怀恩慈。同样的，因着基督的胜利，我们每天活在得胜的信心中，仍然要以恩慈对待别人，这是很重要的。我们的信心不是一种有优越和特权的态度，相反，它是恩慈、谦卑，和仁爱。
今天，要知道在耶稣里，复活的胜利是属于你的，谦卑地在这胜利的信心中活吧。
主啊，我们没有任何可报答祢的，是祢使我们胜过了罪和死亡，我们没有任何感谢可以配得起的。求帮助我们深信祢的大能，而活出恩慈和仁爱。奉祢大能的名祷告，阿们。
启示录 21:1-8
1 我又看见一个新天新地，因为先前的天地已经过去了，海也不再有了。
2 我又看见圣城新耶路撒冷由神那里从天而降，预备好了，就如新妇装饰整齐等候丈夫。
3 我听见有大声音从宝座出来说：“看哪，神的帐幕在人间！他要与人同住，他们要做他的子民，神要亲自与他们同在，做他们的神。
4 神要擦去他们一切的眼泪，不再有死亡，也不再有悲哀、哭号、疼痛，因为以前的事都过去了。”
5 坐宝座的说：“看哪，我将一切都更新了！”又说：“你要写上，因这些话是可信的，是真实的。”
6 他又对我说：“都成了！我是阿拉法，我是俄梅戛；我是初，我是终。我要将生命泉的水白白赐给那口渴的人喝。
7 得胜的，必承受这些为业：我要做他的神，他要做我的儿子。
8 唯有胆怯的、不信的、可憎的、杀人的、淫乱的、行邪术的、拜偶像的和一切说谎话的，他们的份就在烧着硫磺的火湖里，这是第二次的死。”
Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. — Revelation 21:7
Our family is a soccer family. We love the game, and it is something we all enjoy both watching and doing. We spend a fair amount of time at soccer fields. Over the years our children have had the opportunity to play for several teams. Some of those teams won many games. Some did not. And while it always feels good to go home with a win in the scorebook, we also know that the final score does not always reflect which team put forth the best effort.
The power of Jesus’ resurrection gives us victory over sin and death. The victory is secure because of what Christ did, not because of any efforts we put forth. All who trust him as their Savior and confess their sins are assured of this victory and all the benefits it brings.
One of the valuable lessons our children learned through soccer is how to be gracious in victory. Similarly, it’s important to be gracious to others in the victorious confidence in which we live each day because of Christ’s victory. Our confidence is not an attitude of superiority and privilege but, rather, one of grace, humility, and love.
Today, know that the victory of the resurrection is yours in Jesus, and humbly live in the confidence of that victory.
Lord, there is no way we can repay you or thank you enough for offering us the victory over sin and death. Help us to live graciously and lovingly in the confidence of your strength. In the power of your name, Amen.
诵读: 楚云
片头: 张妙阳
