各人蒙恩
非洲流传着一个故事，说的是一位骄傲的政治家。这位高级官员有自己的司机，但并不善待他。在一次出差途中，他在一家餐馆大吃一顿，却把司机留在外面。在之后去开会的路上，饥饿的司机决定给老板一个教训。他关掉汽车引擎，假装电池没电了。司机说：“看来我们得推一下车了。”他们把车推了一小段距离后，司机说他会再试着启动发动机，结果车启动了。这位满头大汗的政治家终于明白，他的司机也很重要：他需要司机才能去一些地方，才能准时到达目的地。
这个故事对教会有一些重要的提醒。没有哪个成员比其他成员更重要，每个人都有神给的恩赐，都可以祝福他人。在教会里，经常有人觉得自己没有从神得着什么特殊的恩赐。他们认为自己几乎没有什么可贡献的。但这是不对的。另一个错误观念是人们认为自己不需要他人或他人的恩赐。但神给了我们许多恩赐和能力。我们在许多方面都相互依赖。
你从神那里得到了什么可以与他人分享的恩赐呢？别人又用神的哪些恩赐祝福了你呢？
天父，我们所拥有的一切都是你的赏赐。请帮助我们不要为自己所拥有的而骄傲，也不要因为太骄傲而不接受他人的帮助。请赐予我们谦卑和仁慈的心。阿们。
彼得前书 4:7-11
7万物的结局近了，所以你们要谨慎自守，警醒祷告。
8最要紧的是彼此切实相爱，因为爱能遮掩许多的罪。
9你们要互相款待，不发怨言。
10各人要照所得的恩赐彼此服侍，做神百般恩赐的好管家。
11若有讲道的，要按着神的圣言讲；若有服侍人的，要按着神所赐的力量服侍，叫神在凡事上因耶稣基督得荣耀——原来荣耀、权能都是他的，直到永永远远！阿们。
We All Have Gifts
"To each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it." - Ephesians 4:7
A story is told in Africa about a proud politician. This senior official had his own driver but did not treat him well. On a business trip he stopped at a restaurant and enjoyed a full meal, but he left his driver outside. On the way to a meeting afterward, the hungry driver decided to teach his boss a lesson. He turned off the car’s engine and pretended the battery was dead. “I guess we’ll have to push the car,” the driver said. After they pushed the car a short distance, the driver said he would try to start the engine again, and it started. The sweaty politician learned that his driver was important too: he needed him in order to go places and to get there on time.
This story includes some important reminders for the church. No member is more important than the others, and each one has gifts from God that can bless others. In the church, there are often people who think they have not received any special gifts from God. They think they have little or nothing to contribute. But that is a mistake. Another mistake is for people to think they don't need others or the gifts they can share. But God has given us many gifts and abilities, and we depend on each other in many ways.
What have you received from the Lord that you can share with others? And with what gifts from God have others blessed you?
Father, all that we have is a gift from you. Help us not to be proud of what we have or too proud to receive from others. Give us humble and gracious hearts. Amen.
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