12月23日── 活出勝利的光彩 Live with glorious victory
 
金　　句：「因為凡從上帝生的，就勝過世界；使我們勝了世界的，就是我們的信心。」（約翰一書5章4節）

For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. (1 John 5:4)
 
　　茱莉結婚才一年就患上嚴重中風，使她既不能行走也不能講話。她的父母為了還給她丈夫馬克自由，便主動提出負擔照顧她的責任。但是馬克拒絕了。二十五年如一日，他一直深愛並照顧著茱莉。

Julie married just over a year to have a severe stroke, so that she can neither walk nor speech. Her parents is in order to free her husband Mark's burden so offer to take care of her responsibility. But Mark refused. For 25 years as one day, he has been in love and take care of Julie.
 
　　許多人可能為馬克感到可惜，認為他放棄了即時享樂的大好人生實在太過愚昧。但是馬克不需要他們可憐，因為他對基督有堅定的信心。

Many people may feel sorry for Mark, abandoning his immediate pleasures of the good life is simply too stupid. But Mark does not need their pity for he has firm confidence in Christ.
 
　　身為基督徒，每當我們想到上帝在我們愛他之前就已經在愛我們時，我們的心就充滿了對上帝的愛，且願意心甘情願地順服他。我們與上帝之間的愛使順服成為一種喜樂而不是束縛。

As Christians, when we think of God has loved us before we love him, so that our hearts are full of love for God, and is willing to obedient to him. Then our love between God and us turns obedience into a joy rather than a binding.

不信的人會問「你失去這麼多怎能快樂得起來呢？」答案其實很簡單：我們可以從永生的角度來對待人生，因為我們已在上帝中重生。正如約翰寫道：「使我們勝了世界的，就是我們的信心。」（約翰一書5章4節）

The unbeliever will ask that “how will you lose these so many but still joy?” The answer is very simple: We may treat the life from the eternal angle, because we have been born in God. As John wrote: "For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith." (1 John 5:4)

上帝賜給信服他的人信心。他的賞賜勝過世界所能給我們的任何東西。他使我們成為得勝者。因為確知他的愛並憑信心而行，我們可以在任何情況下都活出勝利的光彩。雖然生命中時有痛苦， 但在基督裡的信心使我們看見， 若甘心順服他的話語， 他就賜下喜樂生命。降服於上帝就是得勝。

God gives faith for whom he believes. His reward exceeds anything that the world can give us. He makes us to become a winner. Because knowing His love and acting with confidence, we can live with a glorious victory under any circumstances. Although life has pain, but we can see by faith in Christ, if obey willingly His words , He will give the joy of life. Submitting ourselves to God is victorious.