4月4日
标 题： 常与主相交
经 节： 我们将所看见、所听见的传给你们，使你们与我们相交。我们乃是与父并祂儿子耶稣基督相交的。我们将这些话写给你们，使你们的喜乐充足。（约翰一书一章3～4节）
使徒约翰从未停止赞叹自己与主的相交关系，他享受这份生命改造的关系。对他来说真是难以置信，在历史某一段特别的时间，创造宇宙的真神居然选择与他一个平凡的渔夫相交！他欣喜若狂，诚挚地想要分享自己的喜乐，好叫其他人也能享有相同的喜乐。那些与基督有个别关系的信徒，他们彼此之间有特别的情谊，也同为神的善良及仁慈而欢喜。
你身边的人极度渴望由你最近与基督相遇的经验，得到激励。有些人已经失去真实经历神同在的盼望，他们不需要你的哲理或神学推论，也不需要听你告诉他们该怎么做。他们需要听的，是一个刚与活着的基督相交、且改变个人生命者的分享。当你亲身经历神，你也会像使徒约翰一样难以自己，忍不住冲出去把遇见神的惊奇经验，分享给其他人。你的责任不是去说服他人基督的存在，而是去见证主对你说的话及为你做的事。在世人注目的焦点下，再也没有比亲身经历耶稣者的见证，更能打动人、说服人。
Fresh Encounters with Christ
That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may
have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with
His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you that your joy may be
full. (1 John 1:3-4)
John the apostle never ceased to marvel at the life-changing
relationship he enjoyed with his Lord. It overwhelmed him to know that, at a
particular time in history, the God of the universe chose to have fellowship
with him, a simple fisherman. John was so overjoyed that he earnestly wanted to
share his joy with others so they, too, might experience the same joy. A special
fellowship or “bonding” developed between those who had personally encountered
Christ as they rejoiced together at God’s goodness to them.
Those around you desperately need to be encouraged by your latest
encounter with Christ. Some have lost hope that they can experience the reality
of God’s presence in their lives. They don’t need your philosophies or
theological speculations. They don’t need to hear your opinions on what they
should do. They need to hear from someone who has just come from a personal, life-changing
encounter with the living Christ. When you have had such an experience you will
be like the apostle John, hardly able to contain yourself as you rush out to
tell others of your amazing encounter with God. Your responsibility will not be
to convince others of the reality of God, but simply to bear witness to what
your Lord has said and done for you. The change in your life will be your
greatest testimony of your relationship to Christ. There is nothing more
appealing or convincing to a watching world than to hear the testimony of
someone who has just been with Jesus.
