Fireworks of Life 生活中的烟花

[Dexu Xia]

Fireworks of Life

He himself is our peace. Ephesians 2:14

On New Year’s Eve, when high-powered fireworks detonate across cities and towns worldwide, the noise is loud on purpose. By their nature, say manufacturers, flashy fireworks are meant to split the atmosphere, literally. “Repeater” blasts can sound the loudest, especially when exploded near the ground.

Troubles, too, can boom through our hearts, minds, and homes. The “fireworks” of life—family struggles, relationship problems, work challenges, financial strain, even church division—can feel like explosions, rattling our emotional atmosphere.

Yet we know the One who lifts us over this uproar. Christ Himself “is our peace,” Paul wrote in Ephesians 2:14. When we abide in His presence, His peace is greater than any disruption, quieting the noise of any worry, hurt, or disunity.

This would have been powerful assurance to Jews and gentiles alike. They’d once lived “without hope and without God in the world” (v. 12). Now they faced threats of persecution and internal threats of division. But in Christ, they’d been brought near to Him, and consequently to each other, by His blood. “For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility” (v. 14).

As we start a new year, with threats of unrest and division ever rumbling on the horizon, let’s turn from life’s noisy trials to seek our ever-present Peace. He quiets the booms, healing us.

What “fireworks” are shattering the calm in your life? When you give them to God in prayer, what peace do you feel?

Comforting God, when life’s fireworks shock and unsettle me, draw me to Your peace.

生活中的烟花

基督就是我们的和平。—以弗所书2章14节，新译本

在跨年夜，当高空烟火在全球大小城镇点燃时，也伴随着爆炸声响。制造商说，这响声是有目的的，因为闪光的烟火本来就是要打破平静的氛围。多发型烟火的响声最大，尤其是在接近地面时爆开，响声更是震耳欲聋。

有时烦恼也会像烟火一样，在我们的心中、脑海和家中爆开。生活中的烟火，如家庭纷争、人际问题、工作挑战、经济压力，甚至教会分裂，会让我们像经历了爆炸，情绪纷乱。

但我们知道有谁能使我们胜过这些干扰。保罗在以弗所书2章14节说，基督是我们的和平。当我们住在祂里面，就能经历祂的平安，胜过任何干扰，能使所有忧虑、伤害或不团结的声浪平静下来。

这对犹太人和外邦人都是有力的保证，特别外邦人原本“在世上没有指望，没有上帝”（12节）。他们虽经历迫害和内部分裂的危机，但在基督里，藉着耶稣的宝血，他们得以亲近上帝，彼此合一。“基督就是我们的和平：祂使双方合而为一，拆毁了隔在中间的墙”（14节，新译本）。

进入新的一年，动荡与分裂的威胁将会发出隆隆巨响，让我们转离生活中的烟火，去寻求那永远与你同在的平安之主吧！祂能平静轰隆隆的响声，使我们得着医治。

什么样的“烟火”正打破你平静的生活呢？
当你在祷告中把这些交给上帝时，你感受到什么样的平安？

赐安慰的上帝，当生活中的烟火惊扰我时，
求祢帮助我时刻拥有祢的平安。