Walk with Me 与我同行
Dexu Xia
The grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. Titus 2:11
A few years ago, a popular song hit the charts, with a gospel choir singing the chorus, “Jesus walks with me.” Behind the lyrics lies a powerful story.
The choir was started by jazz musician Curtis Lundy when he entered a treatment program for cocaine addiction. Drawing fellow addicts together and finding inspiration in an old hymnal, he wrote that chorus as a hymn of hope for those in rehab. “We were singing for our lives,” one choir member says of the song. “We were asking Jesus to save us, to help us get out of the drugs.” Another found that her chronic pain subsided when she sang the song. That choir wasn’t just singing words on a sheet but offering desperate prayers for redemption.
Today’s Scripture reading describes their experience well. In Christ, our God has appeared to offer salvation to all people (Titus 2:11). While eternal life is part of this gift (v. 13), God is working on us now, empowering us to regain self-control, say no to worldly passions, and redeem us for life with Him (vv. 12, 14). As the choir members found, Jesus doesn’t just forgive our sins—He frees us from destructive lifestyles.
Jesus walks with me. And you. And anyone who cries out to Him for help. He’s with us, offering hope for the future and salvation now. By: Sheridan Voysey
What do you need Jesus to change in you today? How desperate are you for Him to do it?
Dear Jesus, I need You. Forgive my sins, free me from destructive habits, and change me from the inside out.
因为上帝救众人的恩典已经显明出来。—提多书2章11节
几年前，一首由福音合唱团演唱的英文流行歌曲登上排行榜，合唱团在副歌的部分重复唱着“耶稣与我同行”，其实歌词的背后有一个感人的故事。
这个合唱团由爵士音乐家柯蒂斯 · 伦迪（Curtis Lundy）创立，当时他正接受可卡因（古柯碱）成瘾治疗计划。他召聚了其他接受治疗的成瘾者，并从一首古老的赞美诗中找到灵感，写下这首歌，做为戒毒者的希望之歌。一位合唱团成员谈到这首歌时，说﹕“我们唱出自己的生命景况，祈求耶稣拯救我们，帮助我们脱离毒品。”另一位成员发现，当她唱这首歌时，她的慢性疼痛消退了。这个合唱团不只是唱出歌谱上的歌词，更是发出了渴望得着救赎的祷告。
今天的阅读经文贴切地描述了他们的经历。上帝已藉着基督表明，所有人都能得着救赎之恩（提多书2章11节）。永生固然是恩典的一部分（13节），但此时上帝就在你我身上工作，使我们恢复自制力，拒绝属世的私欲，祂还救赎我们，使我们能与祂同活（12、14节）。正如那些合唱团成员所体会到的一样，耶稣不仅赦免我们的罪，还使我们摆脱败坏的生活。
耶稣与我同行、与你同行，也与任何向祂求助的人同行。祂与我们同在，让我们未来有盼望，现在得救赎。
今天在你身上有什么需要耶稣来改变？你有多么渴望让祂来改变你呢？
耶稣，我需要祢。求祢赦免我的罪，救我脱离恶习，从内而外地改变我。