在哥林多教会关于是否可以吃祭过偶像之物的问题上有分歧,In the Corinthian church, there were disagreements about whether it was right to eat food sacrificed to idols.保罗没有简单做出结论可或不可,而是直接把他们带到神面前,你们是否在凡事中荣耀神?Paul did not give a simple yes-or-no answer. Instead, he brought them directly before God with this question: Are you glorifying God in everything?荣耀神是保罗属灵生命的核心价值观,他活着就是基督,在他的生命历程中所见证的就是凡事都为荣耀神而行,Glorifying God was the core value of Paul’s spiritual life. For him, to live was Christ. Everything in his life bore witness to one thing—无论多微小的事,或吃或喝都成为他荣耀神的使命。that whatever he did, however small, whether eating or drinking, his purpose was to glorify God.
保罗在凡事当中为我们做了榜样,他认定主,凡事为荣耀主,主也因此得了荣耀。In everything, Paul set an example for us. He honoured the Lord, and lived to glorify Him—and the Lord was glorified through him.他邀请我们效法他如同他效法基督一样,凡事都是遵神的命令而行,为荣耀神而行。He invited us to follow his example, just as he followed Christ—doing all things according to God’s will,for the sake of His glory.若我们凡事荣耀神,就能把这荣耀的价值观传递出去,成为别人的祝福,保罗正是如此,用自己的生命影响无数人。When we live to glorify God in everything, we pass on this value to others and become a blessing. That is what Paul did—his life touched countless others.
主啊,求你赦免我们轻忽了生活中的每一个爱你荣耀你的细节。Lord, forgive us for overlooking the small details in our lives that could have shown love to You and brought You glory.在我们生活的每一步,每个决定都反映出我们是谁?我们属谁?Every step we take, every decision we make, reveals who we are and to whom we belong.吃喝是人生中最普通的事,保罗教导我们从最小的事上忠心于祂,敬畏祂,感恩祂便是荣耀祂了。Eating and drinking are among the most ordinary things in life, yet Paul taught us to be faithful in the smallest things—to fear You and thank You is to glorify You.当我们以荣耀神为每天活着的意义和价值,我们的生命是何等精彩。When we see glorifying God as the meaning and purpose of each day, our lives become truly extraordinary.
保罗劝勉哥林多人不仅自己荣耀神,也不要成为别人绊脚石,要使人因我们生活中的言行举止而认识神、渴慕神。Paul urged the Corinthians not only to glorify God themselves, but also not to become a stumbling block to others—so that by our daily words and actions, people might come to know God and long for Him.主啊,求你赐我一颗单纯的心,在每一天,每一个选择,我心都尊主为大。Lord, give me a pure heart, that in every day and every decision, my heart may magnify You.主啊,求你开我眼,在最小的事上我都能看见你荣耀的呼召,求他人的益处,为你的荣耀活着。Open my eyes, Lord, so that even in the smallest things, I may recognise Your glorious call. Help me to seek the good of others, and to live for Your glory.凡事感恩,凡事信靠,在一切所行的事上荣耀你的圣名。In everything, may I give thanks, trust You fully, and glorify Your holy name in all I do.
(郭牧师Pastor Guo)