12月10日

標　　題：一切關乎生命之事

經　　節：神的神能已將一切關乎生命和虔敬的事賜給我們，皆因我們認識那用自己榮耀和美德召我們的主。（彼得後書一章3節）

身為基督徒，你已經擁有每一件你所需要的寶貝，讓你活出聖潔及豐盛的生活（彼得後書一：3-11）。你的聰明才智、所受的教育、或家庭的背景，並不能夠決定你生命的聖潔與否。要活出得勝、喜樂和豐盛生活，你所需的每項資源，可在內住你心中的聖靈裡找到（加拉太書五：22-23）。

據彼得所說，每個基督徒憑信心就能得到如下的品格：良善、對神的認識、節制、忍耐、敬虔、恩慈和仁愛。如果你繼承一筆遺產，卻不知它的存在，這遺產對你毫無用處。同樣地，如果你繼承了像基督的特質，卻不去取用它，你所繼承的產業則於你無益。

當神所賜予的自製是唾手可及，而我們卻一直缺乏自製，我們就掠奪了自己，也掠奪了周圍的人。神要將恩慈徐徐地加入我們的行為舉止，而我們的言行卻沒有恩慈，致使周圍的人痛苦無助地度日。

得到神所賜的寶貝之鑰，是我們的信心。我們必須相信神要建立這些生命的品質在我們的生命中。在四福音裡，耶穌依著人的信心行事（馬太福音八：13，九：29，十五：28）。祂以救恩與醫治，回報那些有真信心的人。當祂遇見沒信心的人，祂並沒有回應他們（馬可福音六：5-6）。

回顧彼得所說的生命品質，那是神要慢慢加添給你的。如果你自覺缺乏其中任何一項品質，求神在你身上動工，建造你，好叫你愈來愈有基督的形像。

All Things Pertaining to Life

As His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue. (2 Peter 1:3)

As a Christian, you have everything you need to live a holy and abundant life (2 Pet. 1:3–11). Your intelligence, your education, or your family background do not determine the holiness of your life. Everything you need to live a victorious, joyful, and abundant life is found in the Holy Spirit who resides within you (Gal. 5:22–23). According to Peter, each Christian, by faith, has access to these qualities: goodness, knowledge of God, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. It would be of no use to inherit a fortune if you did not know it was yours. Likewise, it is of no benefit to inherit everything necessary to become like Christ if you do not claim it.

If we continue to lack self-control when God has made it available, we rob ourselves and those around us. If God is willing to instill brotherly kindness into our behavior, but we never display it, people will suffer needlessly as a result.

The key to all that God has made available to us is our faith. We must believe that God wants to build these qualities into our lives. In the Gospels, Jesus related to people according to their faith (Matt. 8:13; 9:29; 15:28). He rewarded genuine faith by granting salvation and healing. If He met unbelief, He did not reward it (Mark 6:5–6).

Review the qualities that Peter said God wants to instill in you. If you lack any of these qualities, ask God to work them into your character, so that you will be more like Christ.