Remembering My Father / 为祂而做

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Dexu Xia

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Apr 4, 2019, 1:08:44 AM4/4/19

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Remembering My Father

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord. Colossians 3:23

When I remember my dad, I picture him best outdoors hammering or gardening or downstairs working in his cluttered workroom, stuffed with fascinating tools and gadgets. His hands were always busy at a task or project—sometimes building (a garage or a deck or a birdhouse), sometimes locksmithing, and sometimes designing jewelry and stained-glass art.

Remembering my dad prompts me to think of my heavenly Father and Creator, who has always been busy at work. In the beginning, “[God] laid the earth’s foundations . . . [and] marked off its dimensions . . . while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy” (Job 38:4–7). Everything He created was a work of art, a masterpiece. He designed a breathtakingly beautiful world and pronounced it “very good” (Genesis 1:31).

That includes you and me. God designed us in intimate and intricate detail (Psalm 139:13–16); and He entrusted us with and instilled in us (His image bearers) the goal and desire to work, which includes ruling and caring for the Earth and its creatures (Genesis 1:26–28; 2:15). No matter the work we do—in our job or in our leisure—God empowers and gives us what we need to work wholeheartedly for Him.

In everything we do, may we do it to please Him.

为祂而做

无论做什么，都要从心里做，像是给主做的，不是给人做的。-歌罗西书3章23节

每当想起父亲，脑海浮现的画面就是他在户外敲敲打打、整理花园；或在他杂乱的工作室里工作，工作室内放满了新奇的工具和配件。他总是忙个不停，有时他会搭盖车库、露天平台或鸟屋；有时充当锁匠；有时设计首饰和彩绘玻璃。

回想起父亲忙碌的身影，令我联想到我在天上的父，天地的创造者一直殷勤工作。起初，“[上帝]立大地根基……[和]定地的尺度……那时，晨星一同歌唱，上帝的众子也都欢呼”（约伯记38章4-7节）。凡上帝所创造的都是杰出的艺术品。祂设计了一个令人叹为观止、美丽的世界，并说一切“都甚好”（创世记1章31节）。

这当中也包括你和我。上帝创造了我们，细致精密（诗篇139篇13-16节）。对于我们这些按照上帝形象受造的人，祂让我们接受祂所指派的任务，并乐于殷勤做工，包括管理、爱护地球和所有的生物（创世记1章26-28节，2章15节）。无论我们做什么，是工作还是休闲活动，上帝都会赐下我们需要的能力，好让我们能全心全意为祂而做。

让我们所做的一切，都是为了讨天父的喜悦而做。

亲爱的上帝，感谢祢装备我们，
能胜任祢呼召我们去做的事。