You're Qualified 你是配得
1 Corinthians 7:23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings.
哥林多前书7:23 你们是重价买来的,不要作人的奴仆。
Why would one always seek of approval of men? When he doesn't know about his value and when he has no confident that he is unique! You see, many are seeking the approval of men, and they are happy when people accepts and approves them, but if they are not, they will easily get disappointed and choose to give up. God has redeemed us, and redeemed means we are purchased and now belong to Him alone.
Therefore, He doesn't want us to be slaves of men, that we are always looking upon people's approval and live life in fear and insecurity. Instead, He wants us to know that we were bought at a price, and that price costs Jesus his life! He doesn't want us to be slaves of men, but He wants us to know that we are no longer slaves, but His children! How wonderful! Therefore, know that your value has changed, your value is no longer determine by the world's requirements and qualifications, but your value is now determine by God your Father! As Jesus is, so are you in this world! Hence, know that you're special, unique, precious, one and only! You're qualified and approved by God, you're accepted in Christ, you're no longer a slave of men but a child of God! So, change your mind today and know that you're precious and honored in God's sight, when He has qualified you, no one can disqualified you!
为什么人总要寻求他人的认同呢?当一个人不知道他本身的价值,他就没有信心相信自己是独一无二的!你看,很多时候人都在寻求人的认同,当被人认同时,我们就高兴;当不被人认同时,就感到灰心失望,甚至放弃了。上帝救赎了我们,救赎的意思就是祂重价把我们买回来,现在我们是属祂的。
所以,祂不要我们成为人的奴仆,祂不要我们总是希望得到人的认同而活的没有安全感。然而,祂要我们知道我们是重价买回来的,那赎价就是耶稣的生命!祂不要我们成为人的奴仆,因为我们已经不是奴仆,而是祂的孩子了!这多么的棒!所以,知道你生命的价值已经不再一样,你生存的价值不再按着世界的要求和标准,但现在你的价值是在天父的手里!因着耶稣如何,你在这世上也如何!因此,知道你是特殊的,分别为圣的,珍贵的,且独一无二的!你是有资格,被上帝认可的。在基督里你是被接受的,不再是奴隶,却是上帝的孩子!因此,今天就改变你的想法,知道在上帝眼中你是你是宝贵的,当祂说你配德,没有人可以否定你!