Jiafeng Li Our Daily Bread August 18, 2013 — by Joe Stowell Always An Upgrade Read: Colossians 3:12-17 "Put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; . . . but above all these things put on love." —Colossians 3:12,14 When I’m about to leave the house, sometimes my wife, Martie, stops me and says, “You can’t go to the office dressed like that!” It’s usually something about the tie not matching the jacket or the color of the slacks being out of sync with the sportcoat. Though being questioned about my fashion choices may feel like an affront to my good taste, I have realized that her correcting influence is always an upgrade. Scripture often calls us to “put on” attitudes and actions that match our identity in Christ. Sometimes we are known by the clothes we wear, but we can make Jesus known by wearing attitudes and actions that reveal His presence in our lives. The apostle Paul advised us to set the fashion standard by modeling the wardrobe of Jesus’ compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, and forgiveness (Col. 3:12). And, he added, “above all these things put on love . . . . And let the peace of God rule in your hearts” (vv.14-15). Clothing ourselves in Jesus’ likeness begins with spending time with Him. If you hear Him say, “You can’t go out like that!” let Him lovingly take you back to the closet so He can clothe you with His likeness. It’s always an upgrade! Lord, help us to see ourselves the way You see us. By Your Spirit teach us to adorn our lives with the attitudes and actions You have designed for us as a public statement about our identity with You. Clothing ourselves with Jesus’ attitudes and actions shows His presence in our lives. ************************* 《靈命日糧》 2013年 08月 18日 - Joe Stowell 更好！ 讀經: 歌羅西書3章12-17節 "要存憐憫、恩慈、謙虛、溫柔、忍耐的心……在這一切之外，要存著愛心。" —歌羅西書3章 12、14節 我的妻子瑪蒂有時候會在我要出門時，把我攔住，然後告訴我：「你不能穿成這樣就去上班！」理由通常都是「領帶和外套不搭」，或是「長褲的顏色和上衣不配」之類的事情。雖然她這樣質疑我的穿搭風格，像是公然侮辱我的品味，但我發現她的指正，通常都會讓我穿得更好。 聖經常常提醒我們，因為我們在基督裡之身分，所以要「穿戴」相稱的態度和行為。有時候，人們用衣著來判斷我們，然而在生活中，我們卻可以藉著「穿戴」那表現基督樣式的態度和行為，來彰顯耶穌。使徒保羅建議我們以耶穌為模範，將耶穌衣櫃裡的憐憫、恩慈、謙虛、溫柔、忍耐和饒恕（歌羅西書3章12節），做為我們的穿著標準。此外，他更提到「在這一切之外，要存著愛心……又要叫基督的平安在你們心裡做主。」（14-15節） 替自己穿上耶穌形象，得從花時間與祂親近開始，若你聽見祂說：「你不可以就這樣出門！」那就放手讓祂溫柔地帶你回到衣櫃前，祂會為你穿上祂自己的樣式，而這樣總是可以讓你變得更好！ 求主讓我能看見， 祢眼中的我自己； 好讓人見我言行， 就知我是屬於祢。 穿戴基督言行態度，彰顯祂的榮美樣式。 English: odb.org/2013/08/18/always-an-upgrade/ Chinese: traditional-odb.org/2013/08/18/更好！/
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