QT 29/01/2024 Monday Matthew 25. Sheep & goat before the powerful judge. 绵羊和山羊在强大的法官面前。
QT 29/01/2024 Monday Matthew 25
http://www.esvbible.org/matt25
Jesus will come again when you don't expect Him. Therefore, "keep watch" (Matt 25:13 & Parable of the 10 virgins, Matt 25:1-13).
Jesus' royal lineage (Matt 1), His divine birth (Matt 2-3), His divine life (Matt 4), His divine Words (Matt 5-7), His divine deeds, teachings and experiences (Matt 8 onwards) all revealed His authority. Matt 25:14-30 further reveals His authority. He is the one that is AUTHORISED to be the Final arbiter of right/wrong, good/bad, faithful/rebellious, life or death.
In daily living, some may have to account to the accounts department for expenses expended, they in turn might have to account to the directors or auditors. Auditors themselves might have to account to the Financial Reporting Standards or the periodic Review by the industry regulators on the firms themselves. Others account to teachers, parents and still others, the ISO 9000 standards.
In the end, all of us who have been given a BREADTH OF LIFE, material and spiritual resources, would have TO ACCOUNT to the GIVER one day for how we use them.
REFLECTION (1): How did I use my time? CLUE: The EVENT(s) that keeps BUMPING OTHER events OUT of your scheduled calendar IS the activity WHERE YOUR HEART REALLY IS!!
REFLECTION (2): How did I use my resources to equip my fellow believers or others to be harvesters in God's harvest fields? How did I use the spiritual resources God has placed at S-Word to equip me to be disciples?
The sheep and the goats passage in Matt 25:31-45 reminds us that we might not look at ourselves with 100% accuracy. Some under-estimate our own contributions (Matt 25:37-38) while others become overly confident (Matt 25:44). The conclusion is more frightening: Jesus IS AUTHORISED to send people "away to eternal punishment" as well as "to eternal life" (25:46).
REFLECTION (3): Are you a sheep or a goat (Matt 25:31-40)?
星期一 2024年1月29日 今日读经：马太福音25章
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Mat/25/
耶稣会在你始料不及的时候再来。因此，“要警醒”(太25:13和十个童真女的比喻，太25:1-13)。
耶稣的尊贵家谱(太1章)、祂藉着圣灵感孕的出生(太2-3章)、祂神圣的一生(太4章)、祂神圣的话语(太5-7)、祂神圣的作为、教导和经历(太8章起)全都揭示了祂的权柄。太25:14-30更进一步地揭示祂的权柄。祂就是那位有权柄裁决对或错、好或坏、忠心或悖逆、生或死的最后仲裁者。
在日常生活中，有些人或许必须向会计部交待一切的开销，而会计部的人或许得向他们的董事或审计师交待。审计师本身得要符合财务报告准则或向做定期审查的行业监管部交待。其他的人有向老师、家长交待的，也有其他的得达到ISO 9000的标准。
到最后，我们这些被给予生命的气息、物质和属灵的资源的人，这些资源我们怎么用，有一天都得向给予我们的那位交待。
反思(1):我怎么利用我的时间？暗示：那些经常取代你已所定下的时间表的活动，就是你心真正所在之处!!
反思(2):我如何利用我的资源来帮助我的弟兄姐妹或其他人在神的园地做收割庄稼的人？我如何利用神摆在为道的属灵资源来装备自己成为门徒？
太25:31-45的绵羊和山羊提醒我们，我们在看自己的时候不可能100%准确。有些人会低估自己的贡献(太25:37-38)而其他的人或许会过于自信(太25:44)。那结语更可怕:耶稣有权柄把人送去“永远的刑罚”也有权柄把人带进“永生”(太25:46)。
反思(3):你是绵羊还是山羊(太25：31-40)?
