اندیشه ها در مورد آیه امروز...
جاودانه بودن چيز تازه اى نيست. همچون عيسى كامل و جاودان بودن، امرى نو خواهد بود. اما در آن هنگام كه عيسى از خواب مرگ بيدار شد، بما نيز اين اطمينان داده شد كه مرگ ديگر هيچ ادعايى بر ما ندارد. تنها مرگى كه از اهميت برخوردارست، مرگ ما نسبت به گناه است كه در گرفتن تعميد با عيسى اتفاق ميفتد. اگر ما در چنين مرگى سهيم شده ايم، ما قطعن در رستاخيز او نيز سهيم خواهيم بود.( روميان١:٦-١٤)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Being eternal is nothing new; God made us that way, in the beginning, for fellowship with him. Being like Jesus (1 John 3:1-3) completely, eternally, will be new. When Jesus' lifeless body was placed in the ground, our lives with God, forever in glory, hung in the balance with him. Praise God. The Spirit of God revived Jesus from his death sleep. Jesus' resurrection also ensures our own, because our lives are hid with Christ in God (Colossians 3:1-4), that death can no longer claim us. The only death that really matters for us is dying to our sin, through faith in baptism with Jesus (Romans 6:4). If we have shared in that death, we will most certainly share in his resurrection (Romans 6:5). Jesus was "the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep." This means that because God raised Jesus from the dead, we too can be confident that we "will be made alive" in Christ and live with him forever. His resurrection forever guarantees our own (Romans 8:11). Praise God!
دعای من
خداى قادر مطلق كه بيشترين قدرت را دارى، ميدانم كه تو را روبرو خواهم ديد زيرا تو فياض هستى و عيسى از ميان مردگان برخاسته است. با اين وجود، اكنون كمكم كن تا امروز مثل عيساى قيام كرده زندگى كنم و زندگيم بيش از پيش شبيه زندگى او باشد. در نام خداوند قيام كرده خويش دعا ميكنم. آمين.
My Prayer...
Almighty and graciously powerful God, I praise you. I praise you today because of your grace given to me through the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. I know I will see you face-to-face and share in your glory.* Help me now to live that resurrected life before others, as the Holy Spirit transforms me each day into greater and glorious likeness to Jesus.** In the name of my risen Lord I pray. Amen.
* 1 John 3:1-3 & Colossians 3:1-4.
** 2 Corinthians 3:18.



