Serving the Smallest / 服事弱小

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Apr 30, 2019, 12:30:11 AM4/30/19

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Serving the Smallest

God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things. 1 Corinthians 1:28

The video showed a man kneeling beside a busy freeway during an out-of-control brush fire. He was clapping his hands and pleading with something to come. What was it? A dog? Moments later a bunny hopped into the picture. The man scooped up the scared rabbit and sprinted to safety.

How did the rescue of such a small thing make national news? That’s why. There’s something endearing about compassion shown to the least of these. It takes a big heart to make room for the smallest creature.

Jesus said the kingdom of God is like a man who gave a banquet and made room for everyone who was willing to come. Not just the movers and shakers but also “the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame” (Luke 14:21). I’m thankful that God targets the weak and the seemingly insignificant, because otherwise I’d have no shot. Paul said, “God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things . . . so that no one may boast before him” (1 Corinthians 1:27–29).

How big must God’s heart be to save a small person like me! In response, how large has my heart grown to be? I can easily tell, not by how I please the “important people,” but by how I serve the ones society might deem the least important.

服事弱小

上帝也拣选了世上卑贱的，被人厌恶的。-哥林多前书1章28节

新闻短片显示，在燃烧的丛林前方，一名男子蹲在交通繁忙的高速公路旁，拍着双手，似乎在叫唤什么。是叫他的狗吗？片刻之后，一只兔子出现了。那人立刻把那只吓坏了的兔子捧起来，冲向安全的地方。

为什么拯救这么小的动物值得成为国家新闻呢？那是因为怜悯这些弱小动物的举止是可敬的，一颗宽大的心才会容纳最小的生物。

耶稣说，上帝的国度就像人们举办宴席，接纳每一位愿意来参加的人。祂不仅欢迎有权势的人，还欢迎那些“贫穷的、残废的、瞎眼的、瘸腿的”（路加福音14章21节）。我很感谢上帝，因祂拣选了那些软弱的和看似无足轻重的小人物，否则我毫无坐席的机会。保罗说，上帝“拣选了世上软弱的，叫那强壮的羞愧。上帝也拣选了世上卑贱的，被人厌恶的，……使一切有血气的，在上帝面前一个也不能自夸”（哥林多前书1章27-29节）。

上帝的心怀是何等宽大，以至拯救像我这样的小人物。我该如何以宽大的心怀对待他人呢？简单来说，不是取悦重要的大人物，而是服事那些最弱小、最不起眼的人。

上帝啊，身为祢的仆人使女，
帮助我们能以祢的眼光看待每一个人，
而不在乎他们的身分和背景，贫穷或富贵。