主的日子来到，的好像夜间的贼一样。帖前5：2

真正的基督徒没有理由在这个世界彷徨迟疑，无所事事。圣经告诉我们，在逼迫、迷惑、战争、谣言之中，我们应该彼此安慰，并静心守候耶稣基督的到来，带着胜利、荣耀和权柄。

很多时候，我晚上睡觉前，都会想到，也许早晨醒来时，基督就来了。有时候我起床后，看着黎明的曙光，也会想到，也许今天他就来了。但是在那一天之前，上帝还要作工，我们也一样。在这个充满痛苦和矛盾的世界，我们当恒切祷告，并尽力去帮助别人缓解痛苦，彰显基督的爱。

耶稣的话要记住：你们的光也当这样照在人前，叫他们看见你们的好行为，便将荣耀归给你们在天上的父（太5：16）。

摘自：（葛培理牧师灵修系列--智慧与信心之言/马宏志博士编译）

Triumph and Glory

The day of the Lord so comes  as a thief in the night.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

Christians have no cause to go around wringing their hands, wondering what they will do in the face of the present world situation. The scripture says that in the midst of persecution, confusion, wars, and rumors of wars, we are to comfort one another with the knowledge that Jesus Christ is coming back in triumph, glory and majesty.

Many times when I go to bed at night I think that before I awaken Christ may come. Sometimes when I get up and look that the dawn I think that perhaps this is the day He will return.

But until that day, God is still working – and so should we. In a world filled with turmoil and hopelessness, we are to pray, and we are to do all we can to alleviate suffering and bring Christ’s love to others. May Jesus’ words become true in your life: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matt. 5:16).