The Right Words 当说的话
Dexu Xia
Pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan.
In the past year or so, a number of authors have urged believers to take a fresh look at the “vocabulary” of our faith. One writer, for example, emphasized that even theologically rich words of faith can lose their impact when, through overfamiliarity and overuse, we lose touch with the depths of the gospel and our need for God. When that happens, he suggested, we may need to relearn the language of faith “from scratch,” letting go of our assumptions until we can see the good news for the first time.
The invitation to learn to “speak God from scratch” reminds me of Paul, who devoted his life to “[becoming] all things to all people . . . for the sake of the gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:22–23). He never assumed he knew best how to communicate what Jesus had done. Instead, he relied on constant prayer and pleaded for fellow believers to pray for him as well—to help him find “the right words” (Ephesians 6:19 nlt) to share the good news.
The apostle also knew the need for each believer in Christ to remain humble and receptive each day to their need for deeper roots in His love (3:16–17). It’s only as we deepen our roots in God’s love, each day becoming more aware of our dependence on His grace, that we can begin to find the right words to share the incredible news of what He’s done for us.
When have you had an experience of seeing the gospel in a new way for the first time? How can prayer keep your heart receptive to your constant need for God’s grace?
Loving God, forgive me for, far too often, taking Your grace and goodness for granted. Help me to daily grasp in new ways the depths of Your grace and love. And help me find the right words to share what You’ve done
也要为我祈求，使我传讲的时候，得着当说的话，可以坦然无惧地讲明福音的奥秘。—以弗所书6章19节，新译本
近年来，许多基督教作家呼吁信徒要重新思考基督信仰的“词汇”。例如有位作家强调，即使是神学性很丰富的字词，因为过于熟悉和过度使用，会导致我们无法体会福音的深度和自己需要上帝，最终使这些词汇失去其影响力。他建议发生这种情况时，我们可能需要重新学习和体会这些信仰的词汇，放下既有的观念，直到我们像是第一次接触福音一样。
这个要我们学习以新的体会和领受谈论上帝的呼吁，让我想到使徒保罗一生为了向人传福音，向什么样的人就作什么样的人（哥林多前书9章22-23节），把自己放在对方的位置。他从不认为自己最懂得如何传扬耶稣，相反地，他是靠着不断地祷告，并请求众信徒为他祷告，好帮助他“得着当说的话”（以弗所书6章19节，新译本）来分享福音。
使徒保罗深知，每个基督徒每天都需要保持谦卑，知道自己需要在基督的爱中更深地扎根（3章16-17节）。只有当我们深深地扎根于上帝的爱中，每天都越发意识到我们需要倚靠上帝的恩典，我们才能得着当说的话，与人分享那奇妙的好消息，也就是上帝为我们成就的一切。
你何时曾对福音有新的体会？
祷告如何提醒你时刻需要上帝的恩典呢？
慈爱的上帝，请原谅我
常将祢的恩典和美善视为理所当然。
帮助我每天都能对祢的恩典、慈爱有崭新的体会，
也帮助我得着当说的话，与人分享祢的作为。