經文: 「這是上帝真實的話。」(聖經·啟示錄 19章9b節)「愛弟兄的，就是住在光明中。」(聖經·約翰壹書 2章10a節)
「凡行不義的就不屬上帝，不愛弟兄的也是如此。我們應當彼此相愛，這就是你們從起初所聽見的命令。」(約翰壹書 三10-11)；「我們因為愛弟兄，就曉得是已經出死入生了。」(三14)；「主為我們捨命，我們從此就知道何為愛；我們也當為弟兄捨命。」(三16)；「上帝的命令就是叫我們信祂兒子耶穌基督的名，且照祂所賜給我們的命令彼此相愛。」(三23)；「親愛的弟兄啊！我們應當彼此相愛，因為愛是從上帝來的。」(四7)；「上帝既是這樣愛我們，我們也當彼此相愛。從來沒有人見過上帝，我們若彼此相愛，上帝就住在我們裡面，愛祂的心在我們裡面得以完全了。」(四11-12)；「上帝愛我們的心，我們也知道也信。上帝是愛，住在愛裡面的，就是住在上帝裡面，上帝也住在他裡面。」(四16)；「人若說，我愛上帝，卻恨他的弟兄，就是說謊話的；不愛他所看見的弟兄，就不能愛沒有看見的上帝。愛上帝的，也當愛弟兄，這是我們從上帝所受的命令。」(四20-21)。
以上經文的每一句話都是活生生的種子，帶著屬天的能力，能夠在我們心中生根發芽、茁壯成長，並且開花結果。但就像種子成長需要澆水除草一樣，我們的心也當完全降服於上帝，並甘心樂意撥時間服事祂，如此上帝的道才能在我們心中生根、開花結果。
再次閱讀第三章廿三節：「照祂所賜給我們的命令彼此相愛」，必能體會要想得到救恩，必先有信心，基督徒要想靈命成長，也要先付出對弟兄姐妹的愛心，因為「愛上帝的，也當愛弟兄，這是我們從上帝所受的命令。」(四21)。
—《 神 的 心 意 》
(每日靈修 10月1日)
作者：慕安德烈
編輯：榮華興
『Perfect Love According to 1 John』
Scripture: “These are the true sayings of God.” — (Revelation 19:9b) “He that loveth his brother abideth in the light.” — (1 John 2:10a)
Whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another” (iii. 10, 11). “We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren” (iii. 14). “Hereby know we love, because He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren” (iii. 16). “And this is His commandment, That we should believe on the Name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another” (iii. 23). “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God” (iv. 7). “Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and His love is perfected in us. We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him” (iv. 11, 12, 16). “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen. And this commandment have we from Him, that he who loveth God love his brother also” (iv. 20, 21).
Each of these words is a living seed, and has within it a Divine power, which is able to take root, and grow and bear fruit in our hearts. But just as the seed requires the soil in which it grows to be kept free of all weeds, so the heart must be wholly surrendered to God and His service, that the seed of the Word may bear this heavenly fruit.
Read over again iii. 23. As necessary as faith is for our salvation, so necessary is love of the brethren. And (iv. 21) love to God and love to the brethren are inseparable.
— God’s Best Secrets by Andrew Murray
「 1 October 」
