A Life in Four Words 凡事荣耀基督

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Aug 23, 2024, 11:53:47 PM8/23/24

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With one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:6

James Innell Packer, better known as J. I. Packer, died in 2020 just five days shy of his ninety-fourth birthday. A scholar and writer, his best-known book, Knowing God, has sold more than 1.5 million copies since its publication. Packer championed biblical authority and disciple-making and urged believers in Christ everywhere to take living for Jesus seriously. He was asked late in life for his final words to the church. Packer had one line, just four words: “Glorify Christ every way.”

Those words reflect the life of the apostle Paul who, after his dramatic conversion, faithfully set about to do the work before him and trusted God with the results. Paul’s words found in the book of Romans are some of the most theologically packed in the entire New Testament, and Packer sums up in close company with what the apostle wrote: “Glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” (15:6).

Paul’s life is an example for us. We can glorify (honor) God in many ways, but one is by living the life set before us and leaving the results in God’s unchanging hands. Whether writing books or taking missionary journeys or teaching elementary school or caring for an aging parent—the same goal holds: Glorify Christ every way! As we pray and read Scripture, God helps us live with devoted obedience and keep our daily lives on track to honor Jesus in everything we say and do.

By: John Blase

What results do you find hard to leave with God? What’s one way today you can trust His plans and in doing so honor Christ?

Dear Father, please help me to honor You today.

一心一口荣耀上帝、我们主耶稣基督的父。—罗马书15章6节

圣经学者兼作家巴刻（J. I. Packer）在2020年去世，距离他94岁生日仅差五天。他最为人所知的著作《认识神》，自出版以来已售出超过150万本。巴刻捍卫圣经的权威，并且强调栽培门徒的重要性，他也敦促各地的基督徒要认真地为主而活。在晚年时，有人问他要对教会说的最后一句话是什么，他只说了短短的一句话：“凡事荣耀基督！”

这句话正反映了使徒保罗归信基督之后的生活。他与基督奇妙地相遇之后，便忠心耿耿地进行上帝要他去做的事，并且将最后的结果交给上帝。由使徒保罗执笔写下的罗马书，是整卷新约圣经最具神学教义的一封书信，而巴刻对教会所说的这句话正符合保罗所说：“荣耀上帝、我们主耶稣基督的父。”（15章6节）

保罗的生命是你我的典范。我们可以用多种方式荣耀上帝，其中一种就是活出上帝要我们过的生活，以及将每件事的结果交在上帝永恒不变的手中。无论是著书立说、参加宣教活动、在小学任教，或照顾年迈的父母，我们都应坚持相同的目标：凡事荣耀基督！当我们读经祷告的时候，上帝会帮助我们全然顺服祂，让我们日常生活中的一言一行，都能荣耀我们的主耶稣。

作者： 博约翰

你很难将什么事情的结果交给上帝？
今天你在哪方面要相信祂的计划和带领，
以此荣耀基督？