The Adventure 奇遇
Dexu Xia
In him we were also chosen . . . that we . . . might be for the praise of his glory. Ephesians 1:11–12
“Christianity is not for me. It’s boring. One of my values I hold on to is adventure. That’s life to me,” a young woman told me. It saddened me that she hadn’t yet learned the incredible joy and excitement that comes with following Jesus—an adventure like no other. I excitedly shared with her about Jesus and how real life is found in Him.
Mere words are inadequate to describe the adventure of knowing and walking with Jesus, God’s Son. But in Ephesians 1, the apostle Paul gives us a small but powerful glimpse of life with Him. God gives us spiritual blessings directly from heaven (v. 3), holiness and blamelessness in God’s eyes (v. 4), and adoption as His own into the King’s royal family (v. 5). He blesses us with the lavish gift of His forgiveness and grace (vv. 7–8), understanding of the mystery of His will (v. 9), and a new purpose of living “for the praise of his glory” (v. 12). The Holy Spirit comes to live in us to empower and lead us (v. 13), and He guarantees eternity in God’s presence forever (v. 14).
When Jesus Christ enters our life, we discover that getting to know Him more and following Him closely is the greatest of adventures. Seek Him now and every day for real life.
By: Anne Cetas
How would you describe the life of knowing and walking with Jesus? Who might God want you to share this with?
Dear Jesus, thank You for loving me and always walking by my side. You’ve given me more than I could have imagined. I love being known and loved by You and sharing You with others
我们也⋯⋯照着祂旨意所预定的，叫祂的荣耀，从我们⋯⋯可以得著称赞。—以弗所书1章11-12节
“基督教太无聊了，不适合我。我人生的一大目标就是去冒险，我的人生需要奇遇！”有位年轻的女士这么告诉我。我听了很难过，因为她尚未明白跟从耶稣所带来无以伦比的喜乐和兴奋，才是真正的奇遇。于是，我兴奋地和她分享耶稣，以及在基督里面如何得到真正的生命。
认识上帝的儿子耶稣并与祂同行的奇妙经历，实在很难单单用言语来描述。但在以弗所书1章，使徒保罗让我们稍稍瞥见了有上帝同在的生命是何等美好。我们有上帝从天赐下的各样属灵福气（3节）；我们在上帝眼中成为圣洁、没有瑕疵（4节）；我们成为上帝拣选的儿女，能进入这位君王的大家庭（5节）。我们有上帝赐下的赦罪之恩和丰富的恩典（7-8节），可以明白祂旨意的奥秘（9节），并且生命有新的意义，就是颂赞祂的荣耀（12节）。圣灵会住在我们里面指引我们，使我们有能力（13节），并给我们保证上帝会永远与我们同在（14节）。
当耶稣基督进入你我的生命，我们会发现人生最大的奇遇就是更认识祂、紧紧跟随祂。让我们现在就来寻求祂，每天都寻求祂，以获得真正的生命！
作者： 施安妮
你会如何描述认识耶稣并与祂同行的生命？
你认为上帝要你把这样的生命与谁分享？
亲爱的耶稣，谢谢祢爱我，并且与我同行。
祢所赐的，远超乎我所求所想。祢爱我、认识我，
我是何等蒙福，我也要将祢的爱与他人分享