梦游圣经66本书

2026年9月15日

经文｜歌罗西书 3:12–14

【西3:12】所以，你们既是神的选民，圣洁蒙爱的人，就要存怜悯、恩慈、谦虚、温柔、忍耐的心。

【西3:13】倘若这人与那人有嫌隙，总要彼此包容，彼此饶恕；主怎样饶恕了你们，你们也要怎样饶恕人。

【西3:14】在这一切之外，要存着爱心，爱心就是联络全德的。

灵修

保罗首先提醒我们，我们的身份是“神的选民，圣洁蒙爱的人”。一切属灵生命的改变，都不是从勉强自己开始，而是从领受神的爱开始。因为我们已经在基督里蒙爱，所以不再需要靠自我证明来获得价值，反而能够从所领受的爱中，活出怜悯与恩慈。

既然我们是蒙爱的人，就当把神所赐的生命穿戴出来。怜悯，是能够看见别人的需要；恩慈，则是在看见之后，愿意靠近、关怀并伸出援手。这样的生命，不只是心里有所感动，也会在实际行动中回应神的爱。

我们身边的人所缺少的，未必只是金钱。有人需要一顿饭，有人需要实际的帮助，有人需要一句鼓励，也有人只是需要有人愿意停下来，耐心听他说话。怜悯使我们不再忽略这些需要，恩慈则推动我们从“看见”走向“行动”。

而这种行动，也包括在关系中彼此包容、彼此饶恕。保罗说，主怎样饶恕了我们，我们也要怎样饶恕人。我们既然领受了主的怜悯与赦免，就不能只把恩典留在自己身上，也要让这恩典进入我们的言语、态度和选择中。

因此，帮助有需要的人、包容软弱的人、饶恕得罪我们的人，都不只是一次善行，而是我们把基督穿在身上的具体见证。当我们以怜悯、恩慈和爱心回应别人，世人就能透过我们的生命，看见我们所信靠的主。

我们因蒙爱而领受恩典，因领受恩典而愿意行动，也在行动中为基督作见证。

今日默想

今天，在我身边有没有一个神让我看见的人？

我是否真正意识到自己是蒙爱的人，并愿意把从主所领受的怜悯与恩慈分享出去？

我能否不只是看见他的需要，而是用一个实际的行动表达关怀，使人透过我的生命经历基督的爱？

祷告

亲爱的天父，感谢祢拣选我，使我成为圣洁蒙爱的人。感谢祢先以怜悯、恩慈和赦免待我，使我能够领受祢丰盛的恩典。

求祢帮助我常常记得自己的身份，不靠自己证明价值，而是从祢的爱中得着力量。求祢赐给我一颗怜悯的心，使我能够看见身边有需要的人；也赐给我愿意行动的心，不只是感动，更愿意实际地帮助、给予、包容和饶恕。

愿我穿上怜悯、恩慈与爱心，把从祢所领受的恩典活出来，使别人透过我的生命看见基督，经历祢的爱。

奉主耶稣基督的名祷告，阿们。

Clothed with Compassion and Kindness

September 15, 2026

Scripture | Colossians 3:12–14

【Colossians 3:12】Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

【Colossians 3:13】Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

【Colossians 3:14】And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Devotional

Paul first reminds us that our identity is “God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved.” All spiritual transformation begins not with forcing ourselves to change, but with receiving God’s love. Because we are already loved in Christ, we no longer need to prove our worth through our own efforts. Instead, we can live out compassion and kindness from the love we have received.

Since we are people who are loved, we should put on the life God has given us. Compassion means being able to see the needs of others; kindness means being willing to draw near, care, and lend a helping hand after seeing those needs. Such a life is not merely moved inwardly but responds to God’s love through practical action.

What the people around us lack may not always be money. Some need a meal, some need practical help, some need a word of encouragement, and others simply need someone willing to stop and listen to them patiently. Compassion keeps us from overlooking these needs, while kindness moves us from “seeing” to “acting.”

This kind of action also includes bearing with and forgiving one another in our relationships. Paul says that just as the Lord forgave us, we should also forgive others. Since we have received the Lord’s compassion and forgiveness, we cannot keep grace only for ourselves. We must also allow that grace to shape our words, attitudes, and choices.

Therefore, helping those in need, bearing with the weak, and forgiving those who have wronged us are not merely isolated acts of kindness. They are concrete testimonies of putting on Christ. When we respond to others with compassion, kindness, and love, people can see through our lives the Lord in whom we trust.

Because we are loved, we receive grace; because we have received grace, we are willing to act; and through our actions, we bear witness to Christ.

Today’s Reflection

Is there someone around me whom God is calling me to notice today?

Am I truly aware that I am loved, and am I willing to share the compassion and kindness I have received from the Lord?

Can I do more than simply notice someone’s need and express care through a practical action, so that this person may experience Christ’s love through my life?

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for choosing me and making me holy and dearly loved. Thank You for first treating me with compassion, kindness, and forgiveness, enabling me to receive Your abundant grace.

Please help me remember my identity continually. May I not seek to prove my worth through my own efforts, but receive strength from Your love. Give me a compassionate heart so that I can see those in need around me. Give me also a willing heart to act—not merely to be moved, but to offer practical help, give generously, bear with others, and forgive.

May I clothe myself with compassion, kindness, and love, and live out the grace I have received from You, so that others may see Christ through my life and experience Your love.

In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.