“我凡事给你们作榜样，叫你们知道应当这样劳苦，扶助软弱的人，又当记念主耶稣的话，说：‘施比受更为有福。’” – 徒 20:35
正如使徒保罗在这里引用主耶稣的话所说，施比受更有福。当然，耶稣知道什么是施予。祂放弃了天上的荣耀，成为我们中的一员，甚至为我们而死，使我们能永远与祂同在。祂已经升到天上做王掌权，为我们预备地方。想想耶稣所带来的所有奇妙祝福吧！
金钱和物质可以是一种祝福，也可以是一种诱惑，这就是为什么神敦促我们管理好祂所赐给我们的一切。此外，做好管家不仅是指我们在教会中给予什么，它也关乎慷慨对待有需要的人。慷慨不是一种偶然的行为，而是一种基于福音的生活方式：“白白地得来，也要白白地舍去。”（太 10:8）。
我们有福是因着积攒财宝在天上，而不是在地上；不是把所有的东西都留给自己，而是为了邻舍的益处而慷慨奉献。
幸福不在于我们拥有多少，而在于我们分享了多少。你身边是否有需要帮助的人？今天你可以用你的慷慨去祝福他们。
祷告
神啊，赐给我一颗怜悯的心，使我愿意与有需要的人分享。除去我的自私，使我能成为慷慨的施予者。奉耶稣的名，阿们。
使徒行传 20:32-35
32如今我把你们交托神和他恩惠的道，这道能建立你们，叫你们和一切成圣的人同得基业。
33我未曾贪图一个人的金、银、衣服。
34我这两只手常供给我和同人的需用，这是你们自己知道的。
35我凡事给你们做榜样，叫你们知道应当这样劳苦扶助软弱的人，又当记念主耶稣的话说：‘施比受更为有福。’”
The Happiness Of Being Generous
“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” – Acts 20:35
As the apostle Paul states here, quoting from the Lord Jesus himself, there is more joy in giving than in receiving. Jesus, of course, knew all about giving. He gave up his glorious life in heaven to become one of us and even to die for our sake, so that we can live with him forever. And he has returned to heaven to rule there and to prepare a place for us. Think of all the amazing blessings that Jesus has made possible!
Money and material goods can be a blessing or a temptation, and that’s why God urges us to be good stewards of all that he gives us. In addition, good stewardship is not only about what we give in church; it’s also about the generosity we show to people in need. Generosity is not an occasional activity but a lifestyle founded on the gospel: “Freely you have received; freely give,” says the Lord (Matthew 10:8).
We are happy not when we accumulate treasures on earth, but when we gather them in heaven; not when we keep everything for ourselves, but when we give freely for the good of our neighbor.
Happiness is not in how much we have, but in how much we share. Is there someone in need near you whom you can bless with your generosity today?
Prayer
Give me, O God, a merciful heart, willing to share with people in need. Remove selfishness from me so that I may be a generous giver. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
