【诗133:1】看哪，弟兄和睦同居是何等地善，何等地美！【Psa133:1】How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!

这是大卫的诗篇，描述了一幅和睦佳美的幸福画面——弟兄和睦同居为善为美！This is a psalm of David, describing an exquisite, happy scene of harmony—how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity! 在大卫的生命旅程中，充满了分离、内斗、仇杀与割裂（如扫罗的追杀、以色列十二支派之间的分立、乃至晚年亲生儿子押沙龙的叛乱）。David’s life journey was filled with separation, internal strife, hostility, and division (such as Saul’s pursuit, the rift between the twelve tribes of Israel, and even the rebellion of his own son Absalom in his later years). 因此，大卫比任何人都更深刻地体会到分裂的痛苦与合一的宝贵。Thus, David experienced the agony of division and the preciousness of unity more deeply than anyone else.

在亚当吃了分辨善恶树的果子后，人类一代又一代活在罪的压制下，开始惧怕、指摘、相恨相杀（亚当的儿子该隐因为嫉妒杀了自己的弟兄亚伯）、比较、嫉妒等等。After Adam ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, generation after generation of humanity lived under the oppression of sin, trapped in fear, accusation, mutual hatred, rivalry, and jealousy (Adam’s son Cain even murdered his brother Abel out of envy).

就是自己家里的亲人，也成了仇敌（马太福音 10:36）。Even members of one’s own household have become enemies (Matthew 10:36). 因为不健康的预期和利益冲突等，妻子想要操纵控制丈夫，儿女悖逆不愿意顺服父母，同事同学之间互相争竞比较……Driven by unhealthy expectations and conflicting interests, wives seek to manipulate and control their husbands, children rebel and refuse to obey their parents, and colleagues or classmates compete with one another... 当环境升温时，人的爱就露出了有限与脆弱，瞬间化为了恨。As pressure mounts, human love quickly reveals its severe limits and fragility, instantly turning into bitterness and hatred.

罪人之间如何能成就和睦？感谢天父借着祂的独生儿子耶稣基督，以大卫肉身的后裔，成为了我们的中保。How can fallen sinners achieve true peace? Praise God the Father who, through His only begotten Son Jesus Christ—a descendant of David according to the flesh—became our Mediator. 因祂裂开的身体，开辟了一条道路使我们得以与神和好，祂全然无罪全然圣洁，却为罪人舍命。Through His torn body, He opened a way for us to be reconciled with God; though entirely sinless and holy, He laid down His life for sinners. 我们唯有与神的道路、真理、生命去合一，才能真正做到饶恕、接纳和爱，爱神爱人！Only when we are united with God’s way, truth, and life can we truly forgive, accept, and love—loving God and loving others! 弟兄姐妹肢体彼此之间，当在爱心里说真理时，就能彼此饶恕、代祷，在基督的爱里被共同建造。As brothers and sisters speak the truth in love to one another, we can forgive and intercede for each other, being built up together in the love of Christ.

祷告 | Prayer

亲爱的阿爸父：Dear Abba Father, 我感谢祢！求祢在日常环境中光照我：在我心里，是否仍在使用“分辨善恶树”的眼光去衡量、论断别人？I thank You! I pray that in every circumstance You would shine Your light into my heart: am I still looking at others through the lens of the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil," measuring and judging them? 是否有拿自我标准的“对错”取代祢真理的地方？Have I substituted my self-righteous ideas of right and wrong for Your truth? 求祢提醒我，祢不看重我们凭血气争论的对错，祢乃看重我们生命中有没有基督的爱与饶恕，看我是否有一颗如祢饶恕接纳我们一样的宽容之心。Remind me that You do not care for our fleshly arguments over who is right, but whether Christ’s love and forgiveness are alive within us, and whether I possess a heart that pardons as You have pardoned me.

宝贵圣灵，求祢在环境当中提醒我，用真理勒紧我的心，以基督的心为唯一对版，Precious Holy Spirit, remind me in my circumstances to tether my heart tightly with Your truth, taking the mind of Christ as my sole benchmark for alignment. 使我能明白神在每一件事上的心意，乃是要除去我内心里的罪，将一切的分辨对错、指摘别人、不合神心思意念的罪心、恶欲都统统钉上十字架，叫我的生命被神掌管，跟基督合一。Help me discern Your heart in every matter: You are seeking to remove sin from inside me, nailing every desire to judge right and wrong, every urge to point fingers, and every sinful, worldly inclination contrary to Your mind straight to the cross—so that my life is governed by God and united with Christ.

使我的心成为神的圣洁居所，活出基督饶恕的生命，成为善、成为美，成为祝福。Make my heart Your holy dwelling place, living out Christ’s forgiving life—becoming good, becoming pleasant, and becoming a true blessing. 好叫圣灵的膏油借着我的生命和服事，流淌下来，有公义有怜悯，像甘露滋润人心，成就和睦，使罪人与神和好！又彼此相爱。May the anointing oil of the Holy Spirit flow down through my life and ministry, rich with righteousness and mercy, refreshing human hearts like heavenly dew, working reconciliation, bringing sinners back to God, and enabling us to love one another deeply. 多多得着神为我们所命定的福，就是基督永恒丰盛的生命。(诗篇13:2-3) May we abundantly receive the blessing God has ordained for us—the eternal, abundant life of Christ! (Psalm 132:2-3)

奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。In Jesus’ name, Amen.

（Sister Jing and the Daily Devotional Team）