8月25日
标 题：丰盛的生命
经 节：盗贼来，无非要偷窃，杀害，毁坏；我来了，是要叫羊得生命，并且得的更丰盛。（约翰福音十章10节）
耶稣警告我们要谨防盗贼，因为他们会窃取神原本要赐给我们的福分。耶稣要我们享受更丰盛的生命（约翰福音十：10）。从亚当和夏娃开始，人类就必须选择相信谁。撒但让亚当和夏娃误入歧途，以为不顺从神就可以得到所有的东西。悖逆使他们丧失手中所有的东西，他们的余生只经历到神原要赐福的零头余数。圣经中有不胜枚举的例子，许多人丧失作神儿女的权利，来换取一些短暂且空虚的东西。
世界想尽办法要你相信，如果在婚姻、教养儿女、事业前途、或娱乐享受上，采用世界的道德标准，你会查找完全的满足。如果你相信这些话，永远不会经历到神原要赐给你的福分。罪的工价乃是死（罗马书六：23）。如果你选择聆听世界那些声音，而不听从那位创造生命并赐丰盛生命之主，是人生一大悲剧。
耶稣要你安心度日，知道自己是神所心爱的儿女。如果你现在并没有体验到仁爱、喜乐及和平，代表你已经安于那种微薄福气的日子。如果你有一箩筐未曾体验丰盛、喜乐生活的借口，今日就下定决心，非要得到神所赐的丰盛生命不可。停止跟随世人追逐满足的脚步，去聆听救主的声音，你将可以得到真正的满足。
Abundant Life
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more
abundantly.” (John 10:10)
Jesus warns us to be on guard for thieves who will try to rob us of what
God has for us. Jesus wants us to enjoy abundant life (John 10:10). Since the
time of Adam and Eve, people have had to choose whom to believe. Satan
convinced Adam and Eve that forfeiting their obedience to God would gain them
everything. Instead, their disobedience robbed them of all they had. For the
rest of their lives they experienced only a fraction of the blessings God had
intended. Scripture is replete with accounts of those who forfeited their
inheritance as children of God in order to gain that which was transitory and
empty.
The world seeks to convince you that you will find fulfillment if you
adopt its standard of morality for your marriage, raising your children,
advancing your career, or pursuing pleasure. If you believe this, you will
never experience the blessings God intended for you. Sin brings death (Rom.
6:23). It is tragic to listen to the voices of the world instead of to the One
who created life and who wants you to experience life to its fullest.
Jesus wants you to live your life with security, knowing that you are a
beloved child of God. If you are not experiencing love, joy, and peace, you
have settled for less than what God intends for you. If you have been making
excuses for why you are not experiencing an abundant and joyful life, determine
today to settle for nothing less than God’s best for your life. Stop following
the world’s way of finding satisfaction. Instead, listen to the Savior’s voice,
and you will find true fulfillment.
