“Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds” Colossians 4:3
歌罗西书4章3节:“也要为我们祷告,求 神给我们开传道的门,能以讲基督的奥秘(我为此被捆锁)”
PUSH THE DOOR!
推门!
In verse 2 Paul says we are to continue in prayer, but what are we to pray for? Well in verse 3 he tells us. He gives us his personal prayer request, and it should be our personal prayer request as well. It is that God would open doors so that he and we can share the gospel of Christ, or as Paul puts it, the mystery of Christ.
在第2节保罗说我们要不住地祷告,但我们应该祷告什么呢?他在第 3 节告诉我们。他向我们提出了他个人的代祷请求,这也应该是我们个人的代祷请求。他的代祷请求就是神会打开大门,让他和我们能够分享基督的福音,或者如保罗所说,分享基督的奥秘。
Now he is in bonds for doing this; that means he is chained to a Roman soldier, because he shared Christ with everyone and anyone. Indeed, if we share Christ, we may end up in the same situation. God wants to open up opportunities for us to share the gospel and we should pray for Him to do this. It was when Paul was praying that he had the call to go to Macedonia. God opened that door of utterance against all the odds and look at what happened. Paul was able to share the gospel in Athens and plant the churches in Corinth and Phillippi.
现在他因为这样做而受到了捆锁。这意味着他被锁在罗马士兵身边,因为他与所有人分享基督。事实上,如果我们分享基督,我们可能会陷入同样的境地。神希望为我们提供分享福音的机会,我们应该祈求他这样做。就在保罗祷告的时候,他蒙召去马其顿。上帝克服重重困难打开了传道之门。看看之后发生了什么!保罗能够在雅典分享福音,并在哥林多和腓立比建立教会。
This must be our prayer, that God would open up doors that would allow us to share the gospel with people. God will open doors like he did for Paul that we would never expect. Are you praying like this for yourself and for your fellow believers?
这必须是我们的祈祷,求神打开大门,让我们与人们分享福音。神会像为保罗那样打开我们意想不到的大门。你是否为自己和你的信徒同工这样祷告呢?
God bless you,
上帝祝福你,
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