Ephesians 2:7-10(MSG) Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish! We don’t play the major role. If we did, we’d probably go around bragging that we’d done the whole thing! No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving.
Zephaniah3:17(AMPC) The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:16-17(MSG) ...Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you. Happy to have you back, he’ll calm you with his love and delight you with his songs.
Zephaniah 3:17(GW) ...He happily rejoices over you, renews you with his love, and celebrates over you with shouts of joy.
Genesis 1:31(VOICE) Then God surveyed everything He had made, savoring its beauty and appreciating its goodness.
Genesis 1:31(AMP) God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good and He validated it completely.
Zephaniah 3:17-18(ERV) He will show how much he loves you and how happy he is with you. He will laugh and be happy about you, like people at a party. I will take away your shame. I will make them stop hurting you.
Ephesians 1:14(NTE) The spirit is the guarantee of our inheritance, until the time when the people who are God’s special possession are finally reclaimed and freed. This, too, is for the praise of his glory.
生命的成長是一生的旅程,我們需要對「施工中」的自己有耐心,並信任神至終會使我們完全自由地活出新生命。雖然這一路仍會經歷失敗,但我們永遠是配得被愛與恩寵的孩子,並因著犯錯更能體驗到天父的愛有多深;因為我的價值感不再是來自好行為、好表現,而是來自耶穌愛我並為我捨命。因此,我不以自己的軟弱為恥,不再讓羞愧感驅動我想要成為更好的人,而是因為我愛神、渴望榮耀神。我們只需要一天一天地從祂的眼光中來看待自己,接納自己的不完美,漸漸地像雅歌的女子可以說:「我雖然黑,卻是秀美」,照鏡子時會愈來愈打從心底讚賞自己:You're still lovely and preciouse! Yes, that's who you are!
Song of Solomon 1:5(VOICE) Look at me, young women of Jerusalem. I am dark but beautiful....