More Loved Than You Know神真的好爱好爱你
Author : Ps Andrew Xu
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Blessed Christmas to everyone! The birth of Jesus Christ is such a significant moment in history that it demands our attention. Jesus is the begotten Son of God, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Fully God and equal glory with God the Father. Yet, God gave Him out of love for us.
When I meditated upon this verse recently during the JPZ retreat, a question kept surfacing in my mind. What is the most valuable gift I’ve given in my life to anyone? I never gave anyone anything of significant material worth that I would say that it cost me dearly. The most “expensive” gift I’ve given to many people is my time. Time costs me dearly because it is a limited resource in life. I cannot add one additional minute of time to my life, I don’t even know how much time I am left with. Time is life. I give my life to those whom I love and care about. I give my life when I know it is well spent and would generationally multiply good in the lives of others and generations after them. I give my life when it is of eternal worth. Anyone who sees and appreciates the value of life will not waste life away.
If I, a mere human is to treasure my life due to the worth of my being. How much more would the life of God, the creator of all beings be worth? Yet God loves us so much that He is willing to give us the greatest gift of all, Himself. If He is willing to give us this ultimate gift, God will want to give us all the good things in this world according to His will. He will not deny us any good thing.
Have you doubted your worth? Felt that you are unloved or unlovable? The feeling that you are not loved is the worst feeling one can feel. It is a reflection that you are not worthy to be loved. But there is nothing further than truth. You are loved, dearly loved. You are treasured, greatly treasured.
Whenever you feel down and out, remember the meaning of Christmas and what God has done for you out of love. You will then know your true worth. Your worth is not ascribed by your social status or outward appearance, but by the fact that you are created in the image of God. You are more loved than you know.
文: 许燕杰传道
“神爱世人，甚至把祂的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信祂的，不至灭亡，反得永生。”
圣诞蒙恩！耶稣基督的诞生是在历史中值得我们关注的重大事件。耶稣是神的独生儿子，是三位一体真神的第二位格。祂也是神，并与父神同受尊荣。父神却因着爱将耶稣赐给了我们。
当我在约瑟牧区的退修会中反复思考约翰福音的这段经文时，有一个问题不断浮现在我的脑海中。“我这一生中给过人最贵重的礼物是什么呢？”我思考这个问题的时候，发掘我重来没有给过人物质上算是比较贵重的东西。我给人最“贵”的礼物就是我的时间。我的时间很“贵”是因为它是我生命中非常有限的资源。我不能给我的生命加一分钟，我也不知道我到底还有多少时间剩下。时间就是生命。我将生命给我所关爱的人。当我知道所付出的生命能够祝福到别人，并对他的世世代代有正面影响的时候，我就乐意付出。我付出生命因为它有永恒的价值。一个看到生命的价值并珍惜生命的人绝不会荒废生命。
我区区一个人都知道生命的价值，并珍惜自己的生命的话。那创造天地万物的神，祂生命的价值是我们无法想象的贵重。但，神爱我们之深，祂竟然愿意为了我们牺牲自己的生命。祂如果都愿意将自己的生命都给了我们，只要在祂的旨意中，神就没有什么东西是舍不得给我们的了。
你是否有怀疑过自己生命的价值？曾经认为没有人爱你或者你觉得自己不可爱？那种不被爱的感觉是最难受的，因为它反映了你觉得自己不配被爱的心理。这是错误的想法，也不是现实。现实是你是被爱的，非常被爱。你是最贵的，非常的尊贵。
每当你觉得潦倒的时候，请记得圣诞真正的意义，并想起神为了爱为你做了什么。你就会知道自己有多么的珍贵了。你的价值不是你的社会地位或样貌赋予你的，而是因为你是以神的形象造的。神真的好爱好爱你。