Daily Devotions

My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》

My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》
 
Day 
Day 167

Text: Luke 12: 32-34

THE KINGDOM OF GOD

1. The Lord Jesus taught many lessons about the Kingdom of God.

a. It was part of the Gospel He proclaimed (Matthew 4:17).
b. The blessings of God (Beatitudes) are related to the Kingdom of God (Matthew 5:3, 10).

2. The Lord went on further to speak about God giving His Kingdom to the Disciples.

“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Luke 12:32-34

a. There need not be:
i. Anxiety
ii. Worry
iii. Fear
b. God our Father in heaven, out of His good pleasure will give His Kingdom.
i. To those who would believe Him.
ii. To those who would follow Him.

3. Practical challenges

a. Give alms
i. This is good and right.
ii. Be prepared to give sacrificially. This is the meaning of “selling what we have”.
b. A Treasure in heaven
i. Many seek to store a treasure on earth.
ii. The “money bags” we have in heaven will not grow old.
iii. The treasure we have in heaven, no thief will be able to steal.
iv. Earthly treasures may become moth-eaten, but heavenly treasures will never suffer corruption of any kind.
c. Where our heart is
i. Wherever our heart is, there our treasure will be!
ii. May our heart understand and appreciate the gift of God’s kingdom in heaven!

经文:路加福音 12:32-34

上帝的国

1. 主耶稣教导了许多关于上帝的国的真理

a. 这是祂所传的道的一个部分《马太福音 4:17》

b. 上帝的祝福(登山训众的八福词)和上帝的国有关系《马太福音 5:3,10》

2. 主耶稣接着说到上帝把国给予门徒们

32 你们这小群,不要惧怕,因为你们的父乐意把国赐给你们。
33 “你们要变卖所有的周济人,为自己预备永不坏的钱囊、用不尽的财宝在天上,就是贼不能近、虫不能蛀的地方。
34 因为你们的财宝在哪里,你们的心也在哪里。

《路加福音 12:32-34》

a. 我们不需要:

i. 忧虑

ii. 操心

iii. 惧怕

b. 上帝,我们天上的父,出自祂的乐意会赐给我们祂的国

i. 给信靠祂的人

ii. 给跟随祂的人

3. 实际的挑战

a. 变卖所有的周济人

i. 这是好和正确的

ii. 我们必须准备牺牲。这是“变卖所有的周济人”的意思

b. 天上的财宝

i. 许多人寻求把财宝存在世上

ii. 我们在天上的“钱囊”是永不坏的

iii. 没有人能够偷我们在天上的财宝

iv. 世上的财宝可能被虫蛀,但天上的财宝是不会遭受任何的腐败

c. 我们心所地

i. 我们的心在哪里,我们的财宝就在哪里!

ii. 让我们的心了解与珍惜上帝在天上的国的这份礼!