The Rhythm of Life 生命的韵律
Author: Ps Andrew Xu
“Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Dear brothers and sisters, blessed day! Singapore is a small island nation without any kind of natural resources. Our only resource is our people, Singaporeans. To excel in the world stage, Singaporeans and Singaporean companies must remain competitive. This is especially so in today’s unstable global economic climate exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. For an open economy like Singapore, the dangers are even greater. Therefore, many are feeling the stress and their lives steeped in despair.
The life of a Christian is just like music. Music is composed of 3 components, the notes, tempo and rhythm. To put it in the perspective of life, the notes is like the things and events that happen in life and the tempo is like the pace of life, some of us faster and some slower, depending on the individual. Rhythm strings the notes and the tempo together in a way that creates beautiful melody. If we only have musical notes and tempo but not rhythm, the sound we create is not music, it is simply noise. A life that is God led and God centered is one that has a rhythm to life. Their lives is filled by the Holy Spirit, the notes and tempo of life is stringed together by God to create beautiful music pleasing to the ears.
Are you feeling troubled because of the things happening in life? Are you feeling breathless because of the suffocating pace in life? If your answer to the above 2 questions is “yes”, perhaps you belong to what the scripture above described as “those who labour and are heavy laden”. Good news! Jesus wants to grant rest for your soul!
I lost 6kgs during the circuit breaker period. I felt a whole lot lighter after losing this weight. Of course, 6kg is like a whole bag of rice! Everything I do now seems easier. I do not get tired that easily and my mood is better too! We need to get rid of the weight that weighs us down in life too. If we are willing to humble ourselves before God and give up the control to the rudder of our lives to Him. God’s rhythm will string up the notes and tempo of our lives together and form a music that belongs to God. It does not matter if there are many or few things happening right now or if your pace of life is fast or slow. If we are led by God’s rhythm, we are in rest. God is gentle and lowly in heart; His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Let us learn from Him and run to Him.
文/许燕杰传道
“你们所有劳苦担重担的人哪，到我这里来吧！我必使你们得安息。我心里柔和谦卑，你们应当负我的轭，向我学习，你们就必得着心灵的安息；我的轭是容易负的，我的担子是轻省的。”
亲爱的弟兄姐妹们，大家好！新加坡是一个小岛国，没有任何的天然资源，我们有的资源就是新加坡人。新加坡人民和企业必须具有国际竞争力，才能够在世界的舞台上谋得一席之地。特别在目前世界局势不稳，因疫情遭受重大打击的国际经济，更是对新加坡这个自由经济体带来蛮大的危机。因此，许多人的生命表现出了许多的担忧和不安。
基督徒的生命就好比音乐。音乐由三个部分组合而成，音符、节奏和韵律。生命的音符就如生命中每一个发生的事件、每做的一件事。生命的节奏就如生命中的步伐，有些人的步伐比较快，一天要做许多的事；有些人比较慢，安个人而定。韵律就把音符和节奏拼在一起，组合成音乐。有音符和节奏却没有韵律就是噪音，不是音乐。一个由神带领、被神掌管的生命是一个有韵律的生命。他们的生命被圣灵充满，生命的音符与节奏被属神的韵律串起来，成为美好、悦耳的音乐。
你现在是否因为生命中所发生的事而感到烦躁呢？你是否因为新加坡快速的生活节奏而感到喘不过气呢？如果你对以上两个问题的答案是“是”的话，那你正属于经文中形容那“劳苦担重担的人”。有好消息，耶稣要赐你安息！
阻断措施期间我的体重减了6公斤，减重之后的我，整个人都感觉轻了许多。想想也是，6公斤就如一包米那么重啊！现在做什么都比较起经，也不会那么容易累，心情也跟着好了许多。我们的生命也需要去掉那缠累我们的重担和劳苦。只要我们愿意谦卑地来到神的面前将生命的主权交托给他，神的韵律就会将我们生命的音符和节奏衔接起来成为属神的音乐。生命不在乎有多少的事物在发生，也不在乎节奏的快慢。只要我们有神的韵律主导我们的生命，我们比能够得到那应许的安息。神的心里柔和谦卑，我们应当负他的轭，向他学习。神的轭是容易负的，神的担子是轻省的。