【西1:13–14】他救了我们脱离黑暗的权势，把我们迁到他爱子的国里，我们在爱子里得蒙救赎，罪过得以赦免。【Col1:13-14】For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

“黑暗的权势”是指魔鬼和罪恶的势力，全世界都卧在那恶者手下。主啊，我满心感恩，若不是你，我仍活在黑暗的权势之下。“The power of darkness” refers to the forces of the devil and of sin; the whole world lies under the evil one’s influence. Lord, I am deeply grateful—if it weren’t for You, I would still be living under the power of darkness.曾经我以为可以靠自己的能力和聪明走出困境、改变命运，却一次又一次发现，没有神，我的人生方向是混乱的，I once thought I could rely on my own strength and wisdom to escape hardship and change my destiny, yet time and again I discovered that without God my life was directionless;我的心常在疑惑与愚昧中摇摆不定，表面坚强，内心却软弱无力。无论我如何努力，也无法使自己和家庭脱离不断失败的模式。my heart wavered between doubt and foolishness. I looked strong on the outside, but inside I was weak and powerless. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t free myself or my family from the same patterns of failure.

黑暗的权势真实地辖制我，迷惑我。很多事我不想去做，却还是去做；The power of darkness truly controlled and deceived me. Many things I didn’t want to do, I still ended up doing.不想恨人，不想说谎，却总控制不住，想去爱身边的人，却无力去行出来，被罪辖制，无法自由。I didn’t want to hate or lie, yet I couldn’t stop myself. I wanted to love those around me, yet I couldn’t carry it out. I was ruled by sin and unable to be free.

感谢你，天父！信耶稣以后，一切都改变了，天开了，我和我家的命运被翻转了。你救了我们脱离黑暗的权势，把我们迁到你爱子的国里。Thank You, Father! After believing in Jesus, everything changed—heaven opened, and the destiny of my family was turned around. You rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of Your beloved Son.因耶稣舍命，为我偿还罪债，使我得蒙救赎，罪过得以赦免，这是何等宝贵的救恩，竟临到我和我家！ Because Jesus laid down His life and paid the price for my sins, I received redemption and the forgiveness of sins. How precious this salvation is—that it came to me and my household!

主耶稣，你完全顺服天父的旨意，顺服至死，且死在十字架上，使救恩得以成全。Lord Jesus, You fully obeyed the Father’s will—obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross—so that salvation could be completed.若没有你的降卑、你的牺牲和你流出的宝血，我今日仍旧深陷黑暗，毫无出路。但你把我从黑暗中救出，使我不再被罪辖制，不再受那恶者捆绑，得着真正的自由。Without Your humility, Your sacrifice, and Your precious blood, I would still be lost in darkness with no way out. But You brought me out of darkness so that sin no longer rules me, and the evil one no longer binds me, and so I can walk in true freedom.

主啊，这救恩是主耶稣你以生命为代价所换来的。你为我开了一条从死到生、从罪到义、从黑暗到光明的道路。你把我迁入光中，使我可以在你里面得自由、得赦免，也得能力活出圣洁的生命。Lord, this salvation was bought with Your life. You opened a way for me—from death to life, from sin to righteousness, from darkness into light. You brought me into the light so that in You I may receive freedom, forgiveness, and the strength to live a holy life.

主啊，谢谢你把我从黑暗中救出，使我成为光明的儿女。愿我一生不回头，只单单跟随你，活出属神国度的生命，见证在你救恩里的盼望。Lord, thank You for bringing me out of darkness and making me a child of the light. May I never turn back, but follow You alone—living out the life of Your kingdom and bearing witness to the hope found in Your salvation.愿更多的像我和我家庭一样的人，能得蒙救赎，脱离黑暗，进入你光明的国度。May many more—just like me and my household—be redeemed, delivered from darkness, and brought into the kingdom of Your light.

（郭牧师Pastor Guo）