陷入困境
当我们站在山顶观看令人惊叹的景色，仰望星空，或欣赏壮丽的日落时，常常对造物主充满敬畏和惊奇。甚至连许多不认识圣经中神的人都会说：“这么美的景色绝非偶然！”
在罗马书1章中，使徒保罗解释说，自从造天地以来，“神的永能和神性”是明明可知的，所以，任何人都没有借口说自己不知道上帝。
重要的是，我们要打开信心的眼睛，把焦点从自身转向神。神造我们，是为了要我们荣耀祂，看顾他人的需要，就如同祂为我们做的一样。但我们常常随心所欲，无视上帝，以谎言代替真理（参创 3:6）每当我们把神推置一边，把全部精力都放在其它事物上——比如事业，运动，娱乐，政治，嗜好，趋势或其它，我们所事奉的就是那些事物，而不是神了。我们所荣耀的就是那些事物，而不是造我们的神了。我们把祂创造的、要我们享受的美好生命搞得一团糟。
如果神不曾介入来拯救我们，我们就会永远迷失。所以，为了回应神的爱，让我们不要听信诸如“没有神”或“先顾自己”之类的谎言。相反，要知道神在耶稣里启示给我们的真理，要大声说出我们的赞美：“愿感谢归于神，我们的救主！”
创造的神，我们知道，我们容易犯罪和专注于自己。感谢你差派耶稣来拯救我们，请帮助我们为你的荣耀而活。阿们。
罗马书 1:18-25
18原来，神的愤怒从天上显明在一切不虔不义的人身上，就是那些行不义阻挡真理的人。
19神的事情人所能知道的，原显明在人心里，因为神已经给他们显明。
20自从造天地以来，神的永能和神性是明明可知的，虽是眼不能见，但藉着所造之物就可以晓得，叫人无可推诿。
21因为他们虽然知道神，却不当做神荣耀他，也不感谢他，他们的思念变为虚妄，无知的心就昏暗了。
22自称为聪明，反成了愚拙，
23将不能朽坏之神的荣耀变为偶像，仿佛必朽坏的人和飞禽、走兽、昆虫的样式。
24所以，神任凭他们逞着心里的情欲行污秽的事，以致彼此玷辱自己的身体。
25他们将神的真实变为虚谎，去敬拜侍奉受造之物，不敬奉那造物的主——主乃是可称颂的，直到永远！阿们。
Messed Up
“They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.” — Romans 1:25
Viewing a stunning panorama from a mountaintop, gazing up at a sky filled with stars, or admiring a glorious sunset, we are often filled with awe and wonder at our Creator. Even many people who don’t acknowledge the God of the Bible will exclaim, “Such beauty didn’t just happen by accident!”
In Romans 1, the apostle Paul explains that God made his “eternal power and divine nature” clear since the creation of the world, so there is no excuse for anyone who may claim they are not aware of God.
It’s a matter of opening eyes of faith and focusing on God instead of ourselves. God made us to glorify him and look to the needs of others, as he does for us. But too often we follow our own desires and ignore God, exchanging the truth for a lie (see Genesis 3:6). When we push God aside and pour all our energy into other things—career, sports, pleasure, politics, hobbies, trends, and more—we serve those things rather than the Creator. We glorify them instead of the God who made us. We mess up the good life he created us to enjoy.
If God didn’t step in to save us, we would have been lost forever. So in response to God’s love, let’s not listen to lies like “There is no God” or “I am number one.” Instead, knowing the truth revealed in Jesus, we can shout our praise: “Thanks be to God, our Savior!”
Creator God, we know we are inclined to sin and to focus on ourselves. Thank you for sending Jesus to save us, and help us to live to your glory. Amen.
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