每天为主而活
以弗所书四章1至6节
1我为主被囚的劝你们：既然蒙召，行事为人就当与蒙召的恩相称。
2凡事谦虚、温柔、忍耐，用爱心互相宽容，
3用和平彼此联络，竭力保守圣灵所赐合而为一的心。
4身体只有一个，圣灵只有一个，正如你们蒙召同有一个指望。
5一主，一信，一洗，
6一神，就是众人的父，超乎众人之上，贯乎众人之中，也住在众人之内。
信息分享
保罗在这几章经文中，谈及我们与其他信徒、邻舍、家人和同工的关系；而无论在那一方面，我们都应该活出信徒的品格。
我们可以尝试将保罗在第2节列出的品格，抽取其中一项来应用在自己身上。以「谦虚」为例；谦虚的含意很丰富，但其中一个意思，就是表示信徒不应时刻关注着自己。这岂不是小孩子的表现吗？小孩子岂不是只顾满足自己的需要吗？然而，信徒却要把自己的需要看为其次，甚至是为了礼让别人，而把自己的需要放到最后。保罗在腓立比书二章8节怎样描述基督？他说基督「自己卑微」。基督徒岂不应该效法基督的榜样吗？
其次是「互相宽容」。有人认为，这表示要「容忍别人身上一切不惬你意的东西」。这当然很难啊！我们都喜欢跟趣味相投，或恭维我们的人相处；那些跟我们意见不合，或处事方式不同的人，我们往往会故意疏远；然而，正正是在后者的情况，我们更特别需要见证基督合一的灵就在我们中间。
祷告：
「主啊，求你的爱充满我，愿我的生命流露出你的爱，以致别人看见你活在我的生命中。」
LIVING FOR CHRIST DAY BY DAY
Ephesians 4: 1 – 6
1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Message
In these chapters, Paul writes about our relationships with fellow Christians, our neighbours, our families and with those we work with. Paul says that our Christian life ought to be seen in all of these areas.
Just take some of the words Paul uses in verse 2 and put them alongside your life. For example what does ‘humidity’ mean. Beside everything else, it means that you don’t want to be the centre of attention all the time. Children want that don’t they? A Christian should be prepared to take second place or even last place. What does Paul say about Christ in Philippians 2:8? ‘He humbled himself.’ Shouldn’t a Christian be prepared to do the same?
‘Long-suffering’. That is the spirit of Christ being seen in our lives when people criticise or say unkind things about us. If we will allow Christ to be seen, especially when we are right and they are wrong, we will be doing what Christ wants us to do.
‘Forbearing one another’. Someone has said this means ‘Lovingly putting up with all that is disagreeable in other people’. That’s hard isn’t it? We like to be with people who like us and who say nice things about us. But when people are disagreeable and don’t do things the way we want, that is the time when the spirit of Christ in us should be clearly shown.
Are you willing to pray this prayer today? ‘Lord please live your own lovely life in me so that others may see I belong to you.’