中文灵修：属灵的需求
你们要去使万民作我的门徒...(太28:19）
在所有历史的运动中，基督徒的使命是独一无二的。基督教没有企图，没有培训系统，非盈利性质的，纯粹的组织。它的工作仅仅是寻找和拯救失丧的人，仅此而已。“使徒”和“传教士”是一样的意思：被差遣的人。使徒来自希腊语，传教士来自拉丁语。
新约是关于宣教的一本书，四福音书讲述了耶稣的宣教历程，使徒行传讲述了使徒传福音的活动。这些门徒因着复活的能力向全世界传福音，并且福音对全世界人产生了重大影响。彼得去了吕大，约帕，安提阿，和亚细亚；约翰去了撒玛利亚，以弗所和地中海的一些城市；多玛到了遥远的印度；保罗以及早期传教士，曾经到罗马把福音传到整个罗马帝国。现今的时代比任何时候都迫切需要福音。世界在缩减，人口在增加。我们生活在一个充满战争和信仰迷失的世界里；一个充满各种各样问题的世界里，但是，更重要的是我们生活在一个迫切需要圣灵的世界里。
今日祷告：
天父，帮助我成为这个黑暗世界的光，随时准备，抓住每一个机会与有属灵需求的人分享你的爱！
奉主的名求，阿门！
Daily Devotion：Meeting Spiritual Needs
Go and make disciples in all the nations . . . —Matthew 28:19 (TLB)
Christian missions is unique in the aggressive movements of history. Christianity in its pure form has no “axe to grind,” no system to foster, and no profit motivation. Its job is simply to “seek and to save that which is lost.” Nothing more, nothing less. The words “apostle” and “missionary” mean the same thing: “One who is sent.” The word apostle is from the Greek; and the word missionary is from the Latin.
The New Testament is a book of missions. The Gospels tell of Jesus’ missionary accomplishments, and the Acts tell of the missionary endeavors of the apostles. The disciples were launched into the world by the power of the resurrection, and the Gospel made its impact upon the world’s people. Peter went to Lydda, Joppa, Antioch, Babylon, and Asia Minor. John went to Samaria, Ephesus, and to the cities on the Mediterranean. Thomas journeyed to far away India. Paul, the peer of all early missionaries, used the roads Rome had built to take the Gospel through the Empire. Today the need for missions is greater than ever before! The world is shrinking in size but expanding in population. We live in a world of conflicting, confusing beliefs! We live in a world of complex problems! But, more important, we live in a world of dire spiritual need.
Prayer for the day：
Father, help me to be a light in this world of darkness, ready for each opportunity to share Your love with those whose spiritual needs are great.
In Jesus' name,Amen！
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