 Many Christians live a spiritual life and a secular one.
Spiritually, they enjoy God’s fellowship, praying to Him, and learning from the Bible. Secularly, they enjoy world’s affairs, like eating, sleeping, working, and exercising. Some prefer such activities over the spiritual ones. Others consider such activities a waste of time. Many are caught in the middle, finding no peace in either. We live in a natural world with its limitations and a spiritual world with its unknowns. But we do not have to live separate lives. On earth, Christ had no divided life. Its entirety was on pleasing His Father. John 8:29. Paul did not do certain things for God, and others for himself. He did everything for God’s glory, including eating and drinking. 1 Cor. 10:31. Our body is not innately offensive to God. He created them and was not ashamed of His work. On earth, Christ also took on a body. All we do can be sacred if we live according to God’s will, as we understand it from the Bible. Our different acts become acts of worship, as sacred as prayer or the Lord’s Supper, totally accepted by God. Every act can glorify Him. Whatever our profession or our calling is, they are not inferior to that of a pastor. Why we do certain thing is typically more important than what we do. Having said that, certain things we do are more important. Some people are more useful to the society because talents given by God differ. But God accepts with pleasure all of us and our different types of activities. Also, do not associate certain places (e.g. church building) or certain time (e.g. Good Friday) as more sacred. This is spiritual slavery. God is spirit. The key is to worship Him in the Spirit and in truth. John 4:24. All these may be difficult to accept, and habit is difficult to change. Meditate and pray on them. Ask God to help us enjoy and even excel in our different activities. Be a witness for Him in them and honor Him. Be as enthusiastic and dependent on Him about the activities as if we were spreading the Gospel in an Amazon jungle. To conclude, our entire life can be good and holy, and every simple task can be an act of worship. Summarized from the last chapter “The Sacrament of Living” from “The Pursuit of God” by A.W. Tozer. 我們是聖潔的。每一個行為都是敬拜。 許多基督徒過著雙重生活：属灵生活和属世生活。 在属灵上，他們享受与神相交，向祂祈祷并从圣经学习。 在属灵世上，他們享受世界的事务，例如吃饭，睡觉，工作和运动。有些基督徒喜欢这种活动多于祈祷读经。有些基督徒認為這种活动浪费时间。許多被困在兩者中间，找不到安宁。 我們活在一個有局限的自然世界中，和一個有未知數的属灵世界里。但我們不應該過兩种不同的生活。 在世上, 基督沒有分裂的生活, 祂整个生命是为取悦父神（約翰福音8:29）。 保羅也没有为上帝做某些事情，和分別地为自己做其他事情。包括飲食在内，他做的一切都為榮耀神（哥林多前书10:31）。 我們的身體不會生来就冒犯上帝。祂創造了我們的身體，也从未為自己的創造而感到羞恥。基督在世上也擁有肉體。 如果我们跟据從聖經中了解，然后按照上帝的旨意生活，那么我們做的一切都可以是神聖的。我們每一個舉動都可成为敬拜, 如祈禱或聖餐一样神圣, 都是神所完全接受的。每一個舉動都可以榮耀祂。 无论我们从事什么职业, 无论我們的呼召是什么，絕不遜色於我們的牧师。一般来说重要的不是我们所做的事, 而是我們為什麼做那些事。 話雖如此，某些活动总会比其他的更为重要。有些人会比其他人更有才能，因为上帝赋予我们不同的能力。但是上帝快樂地接受我们每人和我们各样的生活。 此外，不要將某些地方（例如教堂）或某些時間（例如耶穌受難日）設置為更神聖。這是心灵的奴隸。请记住上帝是個靈。关键是必須用心靈和誠實来敬拜祂 （約翰福音4:24）。 以上这些可能是難以接受。習慣也很難改變。我们应该经常為此默想和禱告。祈求上帝帮助我们享受我们不同的生活, 甚至表现出色，为祂作见证，尊敬祂。并对我们不同的活动充满热情，好像我们热情地去亚马逊丛林传教一样。 总而言之，我們的一生都可以是美好和神聖的, 而且每個簡單的行為都可以成为敬拜。 Comments are closed.
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