灵命日粮 家庭新成员 一个罪人悔改，在天上也要这样为他欢喜，较比为九十九个不用悔改的义人欢喜更大。 —路加福音15章7节

[Hongzhi Xu]

家庭新成员


— Dave Branon

读经:

路加福音15章3-7节


一个罪人悔改，在天上也要这样为他欢喜，较比为九十九个不用悔改的义人欢喜更大。 —路加福音15章7节


全年读经:

耶利米书12-14章 提摩太后书1章


我们曾与一所基督教中学的圣乐团到牙买加宣教，见证了上帝的大爱。有一天，我们探访了一家收留残疾儿童和青少年的孤儿院，并得知其中一个我们曾接触过，患有脑性麻痹的少年唐纳德，即将被领养。


当领养唐纳德的夫妻抵达我们住宿的地方，我们愉快地谈论唐纳德。而后来，更美好的事情发生了。这对夫妻在孤儿院接了唐纳德，随即来到我们的住宿地点，这位新任妈妈拥抱着儿子，我们的学生围绕着她，唱出赞美诗。大家都热泪盈眶，那是喜乐的眼泪，而唐纳德也流露出十分高兴的神情！


后来有学生对我说：「这情景让我想到当有人得救时，天堂应该也是如此的景象。天使都在欢呼，因为有人被拯救，进入上帝的家了。」的确，当有人相信基督，加入上帝的永恒之家时，天堂喜乐的画面就是如此。耶稣描述了这盛大的时刻，祂说：「一个罪人悔改，在天上也要这样为他欢喜。」（路加福音15章7节）


赞美上帝，因着祂已接纳我们进入祂的家。难怪天使如此欢欣！

创造天地的上帝，


为爱死在髑髅地；


当一灵魂得自由，


祂与天使同欢欣。


Our Daily Bread -- New To The Family

October 27, 2014

Our Daily Bread is hosted by Les Lamborn

READ: Luke 15:3-7

There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. —Luke 15:7

While on a ministry trip with a Christian high school chorale to Jamaica, we witnessed an illustration of God’s love in action. On the day we visited an orphanage for disabled children and teens, we learned that Donald, one of the boys our kids had interacted with—a teen with cerebral palsy—was going to be adopted.

When the adopting couple arrived at the “base” where we were staying, it was a joy to talk to them about Donald. But what was even better was what happened later. We were at the base when Donald and his new parents arrived just after they had picked him up at the orphanage. As the brand-new mom embraced her son, our students gathered around her and sang praise songs. Tears flowed. Tears of joy. And Donald was beaming!

Later, one of the students said to me, “This reminds me of what it must be like in heaven when someone is saved. The angels rejoice because someone has been adopted into God’s family.” Indeed, it was a picture of the joy of heaven when someone new joins God’s forever family by faith in Christ. Jesus spoke of that grand moment when He said, “There will be . . . joy in heaven over one sinner who repents” (Luke 15:7).

Praise God that He has adopted us into His family. No wonder the angels rejoice! —Dave Branon

The One who made the heavens,
Who died on Calvary,
Rejoices with His angels
When one soul is set free. —Fasick

Angels rejoice when we repent.