STEWARDS OF THE LOVE OF GOD 上帝的管家

STEWARDS OF THE LOVE OF GOD

Scripture: "Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful."—1 COR. iv. 1, 2.

A Steward is the man to whom the king or master entrusts his treasures and goods, to apportion to those who have a right to them. God in heaven needs men on earth to make known the treasures of His love, and to give them to those who have need. The minister of the Gospel is a steward of the mystery of God, and above all of the deep mystery of His everlasting love, and all the blessings that flow from it.         It is required in stewards that a man be found faithful; he must devote himself wholly to his life task. He must be faithful at his work, and always at his post in the palace or house where the treasures are stored up. So the minister of the Gospel must himself be faithful, living each day in the love and fellowship of God. He must be faithful not only to God, but to his fellow-men, caring for the needs of the souls entrusted to him, and ready to recommend God's love, and to share it with others. This divine love is a mystery, and can only dwell in a heart set apart for God and satisfied with His love, which flows from Him as a stream of living water.         Dear children of God, what does it mean to pursue a deeper understanding of “a servant of God”? What does it mean to be a steward of God’s love? The most basic thing for a servant of God is to be loyal and committed. A person who is not committed to Christ or the church cannot be said to be a true Christian, and not even eligible to be a pastor of the church.         From a biblical perspective, there is only one kind of Christian, and that is someone who is committed to Christ. There is no Christian who is not committed to Christ, because if you are not committed to Christ, you are not a Christian.      Commitment is a life ambition that puts God first in life, uses His eternal plan to plan our life, uses His love as the satisfaction of our life, and uses His law as the moral principle for our actions. Take His mission as our life goal and live for Him throughout our lives.      Dear Brothers and Sister ! Please pray much and often for your ministers that God may hide them in the secret of His tabernacle, so that they may be faithful stewards of the mystery of God, and chiefly of the mystery of Divine Love. And you, my beloved brethren, to whom the love of God in heaven, and of Christ on the cross, is entrusted, remember that your congregation, your Church, and your people are dependent on your faithfulness in living a heavenly life in fellowship with God. Then you will be able with joy, and in the power of the Holy Ghost, to pass on the love of God to souls that so greatly need it.

上帝的管家

經文: 「人應當以我們為基督的執事，為上帝奧祕事的管家。所求於管家的，是要他有忠心。」（哥林多前書四：1～2）

管家是國王或主人所挑選最信任的人，將財產託負給他管理，將來由他來分配財產給繼承人。在地上基督徒就是上帝大愛——最珍貴資產——的管家，我們的責任就是要把主的愛，分給那些需要愛的人。福音執事是上帝奧祕事的管家，而最大的奧秘就是一切的福份，都是由上帝永恆的大愛流出。

所要求於管家的就是忠心，他需全心全意地投入，把所託負的事，視為終生的志業；在工作崗位上，無論是辦公室或家庭，都要盡心職守。所以上帝的管家，必須每天活在愛中，每天與上帝有美好的交通，不僅對上帝忠心，對周圍的人也要關心其全人的需要，適時又隨時地分享上帝的愛。上帝屬天的愛是個奧祕，它只住在那些專心為主，並以主愛為滿足的人心中，同時也要從他心中流出活水的泉源，滋潤賜福給周圍的人。

上帝的兒女們，追求更深一層地認識「上帝的僕人」意謂著什麼？上帝愛的管家又是指什麼意思？上帝的僕人最基本的就是要忠心和委身，一個不委身基督、不委身教會的人，談不上是一個真正的基督徒，那更加不能說是一個牧者。

從聖經的角度來看，基督徒只有一種，就是委身於基督的人。沒有不委身於基督的基督徒，因為不委身於基督就不是基督徒。

委身是一種生命的志向，把神擺在生命中的首位，以祂的永恆計劃來規劃我們的人生，以祂的愛為我們人生的滿足，以祂的律法為我們行事的道德原則，以祂的使命為我們的人生目標，一生為祂而活。

親愛的弟兄姊妹! 要常常為上帝的僕人切切禱告，讓他們隱藏在全能者的蔭下，就能更多知道上帝愛的奧祕，並盡忠於上帝的家。 而你，我所親愛的弟兄們，別忘了為你釘十字架的耶穌所交付你的事，要常常為你認識的牧師、弟兄姐妹們禱告；因為教會的興旺與否，與你忠心的代禱有密切的關係。保持與上帝美好的關係，你就會有一顆喜樂的心，擁有聖靈的大能，將上帝的愛傳送給有需要的人。