Unexplainable Love / 无法解释的爱

[Dexu Xia]

Unexplainable Love

As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34

Our small congregation decided to surprise my son on his sixth birthday. The church members decorated his Sunday school classroom with balloons and set up a small table with a cake on it. When my son opened the door, everyone shouted, “Happy birthday!”

Later on, as I was cutting the cake, my son came over and whispered in my ear, “Mom, why does everyone here love me?” I had the same question! These people had known us for only six months but were treating us as longtime friends.

Their love for my son reflected God’s love for us. We can’t understand why He loves us, but He does—and His love is freely given. We’ve done nothing to deserve His love, and yet He lavishly loves us. Scripture tells us: “God is love” (1 John 4:8). It’s part of who He is.

God has poured out His love on us so we can show this same love to others. Jesus told His disciples, “As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:34–35).

The people in our small church community love us because God’s love is in them. It shines through and identifies them as followers of Jesus. We can’t comprehend God’s love fully, but we can pour it out on others—being examples of His unexplainable love.

无法解释的爱

我怎样爱你们，你们也要怎样相爱。-约翰福音13章34节

我们参加的小教会人数不多，但关系密切。会友们在我儿子六岁生日时给了他一个惊喜。他们用气球布置了主日学教室，还准备蛋糕放在小桌子上。当儿子一打开门，大家便一起对他大喊：“生日快乐！”

在我分蛋糕时，儿子低声对我说：“妈妈，为什么他们都这么爱我？”我也有同样的疑问！这些人只认识我们六个月，但他们对待我们就好像老朋友一样。

他们对我儿子的爱反映上帝对我们的爱。我们无法理解为什么上帝爱我们，但祂却无条件地爱着我们。我们没有做任何值得上帝爱我们的事，但祂却慷慨地爱我们。圣经告诉我们：“上帝就是爱”（约翰一书4章8节）。爱是上帝的一个特质。

上帝深爱我们，所以我们也能爱人。耶稣告诉门徒：“我怎样爱你们，你们也要怎样相爱。你们若有彼此相爱的心，众人因此就认出你们是我的门徒了。”（约翰福音13章34-35节）

这个小教会的会友爱我们，是因为他们心中有上帝的爱。因着这份爱从他们身上散发出来，我们就能知道他们是耶稣的门徒。我们无法完全理解上帝的爱，但当我们以上帝的爱待人，就能为这份无法解释的爱做充分的注解。

最近，有谁让你经历了上帝的爱吗？
今天，你要以什么方式来彰显上帝的爱呢？

上帝先爱我们，我们便能爱他人。