阿们的意思是“但愿如此。”我们通常是在祷告结束时说阿们的。
使徒保罗告诉我们,这短短的两个字甚至能够帮助我们庆祝我们受膏;他提醒我们,神所有的应许,都在基督里应验了,我们若能够活出衪给我们的恩膏,我们的生命就像是在说“阿们”了。
每一个基督徒都受了圣灵的恩膏。在旧约圣经中,只有先知、祭司、和君王,才会接受神恩膏的,他们受膏,是为了装备他们去事奉。当我们顺服圣灵在我们里面作工时,圣灵便帮助我们去事奉神和过敬虔的生活;圣灵赐我们所需的洞察力和智慧,好让我们能忠心事奉神。在新约圣经中,我们看到,我们与基督一同受膏,成为先知、祭司、君王和王后。
圣经为什么常常谈论受膏这回事呢?因为这是与神的荣耀有关的,我们需要使用我们受的灵膏,把荣耀、尊贵、和颂赞归与神。
你虽然不会时常想到自己是一个受膏的人、或一位先知、祭司、或神的国的统治者,然而,你真的是有这些身份的。但愿你已经找到一个事奉主和为祂使用你的恩赐的地方。当你使用你的时间、才干、和财富来祝福别人时,你就是在履行你受膏的呼召了。
在今天,作为受膏的仆人,你正在怎样事奉神呢?
主耶稣,求你帮助我接受我的灵膏。惟愿它能鼓舞我,去荣耀你的名,又与别人分享你的国的美善。但愿如此;阿们!
哥林多后书 1:18-2:4
18 我指着信实的神说,我们向你们所传的道,并没有是而又非的。
19 因为我和西拉并提摩太在你们中间所传神的儿子耶稣基督,总没有是而又非的,在他只有一是。
20 神的应许不论有多少,在基督都是是的,所以藉着他也都是实在的,叫神因我们得荣耀。
21 那在基督里坚固我们和你们,并且膏我们的就是神;
22 他又用印印了我们,并赐圣灵在我们心里做凭据。
23 我呼吁神给我的心作见证,我没有往哥林多去是为要宽容你们。
24 我们并不是辖管你们的信心,乃是帮助你们的快乐,因为你们凭信才站立得住。
1 我自己定了主意,再到你们那里去,必须大家没有忧愁。
2 倘若我叫你们忧愁,除了我叫那忧愁的人以外,谁能叫我快乐呢?
3 我曾把这事写给你们,恐怕我到的时候,应该叫我快乐的那些人反倒叫我忧愁。我也深信,你们众人都以我的快乐为自己的快乐。
4 我先前心里难过痛苦,多多地流泪写信给你们,不是叫你们忧愁,乃是叫你们知道我格外地疼爱你们。
"Through him the 'Amen' is spoken by us to the glory of God." — 2 Corinthians 1:20
The word Amen means “Let it be so.” We often say this word at the end of a prayer.
As the apostle Paul shows us, this little word can even help us celebrate our anointing. He reminds us that all God’s promises are fulfilled in Christ and that our lives are like an Amen! to that fact as we live out the anointing he has given us.
All Christians have been anointed by the Holy Spirit. In the Old Testament, the only persons anointed by God were prophets, priests, and kings. Their anointing equipped them for service. As we yield to the work of the Spirit in us, he enables us to serve God and to live godly lives. The Spirit gives us the discernment and wisdom we need in order to serve God faithfully. And in the New Testament we see that we share in Christ’s anointing as prophets, priests, and kings and queens.
Why is the Bible so full of this talk of anointing? It all has to do with the glory of God. We are to use our spiritual anointing to God’s glory, honor, and praise.
Though you may not usually think of yourself as anointed, or as a prophet, priest, or ruler in God’s kingdom, you are. And hopefully you have found a place to serve and use your gifts for the Lord. As you bless others with your time, talent, and treasure, you carry out your anointing.
How are you serving God today as an anointed servant?
Lord Jesus, help me to accept my spiritual anointing. May it inspire me to give glory to your name and to share with others all the goodness of your kingdom. Let it be so; Amen!
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