Daily Bible Reading and Devotions 每日讀經靈修
BIBLE VERSE OF THE MONTH 每月金句 - 五/六月 May/June 2025
人為朋友捨命，人的愛心沒有比這個更大的了。
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
約翰福音 John 15:13 (RCUV/ESV)
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Reflect: How can we, as a community of believers, embody the values of devotion to teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer, as described in Acts 2:42-47? In what ways can we be more intentional in sharing with others, both spiritually and materially, to reflect the love and unity that marked the early church?
Prayer: Lord, remind us that a spiritual community isn’t just one that hangs out together but one that intentionally spends time devoting ourselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
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Reflect: Choosing to walk together requires a willingness to be vulnerable, as deep relationships are built on that openness. How can we keep sharing our hearts in a way that fosters true unity and connection as we walk this journey together?'
Prayer: Lord, we know that we can’t walk alone. Help us to be open to one another so that we may truly walk together through this life. Father, life is never easy. We know that we need people to walk with us but there are times when we don’t want to share ourselves. Eventually not only do we not share with others but we can’t even practice being vulnerable with you. Lord show us our need for a transformational community that is rooted in caring and loving one another.
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Reflect: When have you experienced something so deep that you needed someone to just be present with you rather than rushing in to fix, problem solve or give advice? Did you have people who were able to do that? What did that mean to you? What difference did it make? Have you ever had an experience with someone who really was not able to do that? How did that affect you?
Prayer: Lord, I am not a savior but there are times where I have the savior mentality. I try to fix everyone’s problems when you are the only one who is able to do it. Help me to walk with others by simply listening and choosing to stay present rather than solve and fix. Help me to come alongside those around me and to draw them closer to you by simply being there.
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Reflect: Praise Him Sunday
Prayer: Ask God to teach us how to praise Him
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Reflect: Isaiah 64:8-12 reminds us that God is the potter and we are the clay. Thinking about our own walk with Christ, how have we postured ourselves in being Ready, Available & Willing to be transformed, molded & shaped by Our Creator? If we haven’t, what’s been getting in the way of being in this posture?
Prayer: Lord, may my heart continue to be ready to be shaped and molded by you. You are always there but there are times when I have not allowed you to work on my heart. Father, you are the potter and I am the clay, shape me in whatever way you desire. It might hurt at times but I know that you are shaping me for your purpose.
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Reflect: What is your 'one thing' that you desire most in your relationship with God? How can you cultivate a deeper longing to be in His presence and seek Him wholeheartedly in your daily life? We go to church and do what a Christian is 'supposed' to do but when was the last time we simply enjoyed Christ and who He is?
Prayer: Lord God, today and the rest of the days of my life, I want nothing else but One thing. To simply dwell in your presence all the days of my life. Nothing else can satisfy the desires of my heart but simply being and dwelling in your presence.
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Reflect: In Philippians 3:7-11, Paul expresses a deep desire to know Christ and that everything else is worthless compared to knowing Him. What are some things that might be getting in the way of us getting to know Him more deeply and intimately?
Prayer: I want to know you more deeply and intimately. Give my heart the desire to want to know you and to be transformed by you. Remind me that everything else is worthless compared to knowing you. Help me to recognize the worthless things and the eternal joy of living for you.
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Reflect: Praise Him Sunday
Prayer: Ask God to teach us how to praise Him
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Reflect: The psalmist recalls God’s mighty deeds as a way to strengthen his faith. In reflection, our past can at times daunt us. We don’t want to look back to those deep and painful parts of our lives but as we reflect, where do we see God’s faithfulness? How can we embrace our past and to move forward with an unshakeable hope?
Prayer: Lord, the past at times scares me. But I am reminded that you continue to use my past and all things to remind me of the unshakeable hope I have in you. Help me to embrace the past and to move forward knowing that you use ALL things for your glory because nothing is wasted when you are orchestrating.
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Reflect: In Acts 9:1–15, Saul experiences a powerful transformation after encountering Jesus, shifting from persecutor to chosen instrument of God. How has the Lord transformed you, in what ways has He called you to be His chosen instrument in this particular season of life?
Prayer: Lord, Here I am, use my life for your glory. Reveal to me what you have created me for & to live it out boldly. Remind me that I’m CHOSEN by you.
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Reflect: How have you experienced God’s shaping and molding through times of suffering or hardship? In what ways has He used these moments to deepen your faith, refine your character, or draw you closer to Him? How can you embrace the difficult seasons of life as opportunities for spiritual growth and transformation, trusting that God is at work in you through them?
Prayer: Lord God, life is at times like a roller coaster. There are constantly ups and downs. Today I pray that you would remind me that none of it is a waste but rather you are using all of it to remind me that you are still working and not done with me. Give me eyes to see the ways you are orchestrating all things.
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Reflect: Praise Him Sunday
Prayer: Ask God to teach us how to praise Him
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Reflect: How has your life been transformed since you began following Jesus? Are there areas where you still need to embrace the new identity He offers? How can you intentionally live out this new creation in your daily life? In verse 14, it says 'Christ love controls us', what does it look like for Christ love to control us?
Prayer: Lord God, you have transformed me from the inside out through the power of the cross. Leaving the old behind, may I continue to live in the newness of life that you have set before me.
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Reflect: How does this narrative reflect your life as a servant of God - are you Mary or Martha, or are you both? WIth Jesus’ response to Martha pointed to listening as a necessity, does that mean doing is unnecessary?
Prayer: Dear God, thank you for many stories in the Bible that teaches us examples of being a follower of Jesusr! Guide us to understand the essences of both listening and doing. Help us to take away the 'me' when we serve, so we can wholeheartedly grow in our spiritual journey and servanthood with You. Amen.
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Reflect: In first half of the FInal Judgement reading, the Son of Man told the sheep on the right that they would inherit the kingdom because they are the doers. Knowing that God never contradicts Himself (2 Timothy 2:13), how do doers and listeners relate to one another? What did the Son of Man mean when He said we did to Him as we did to the least of those my brothers?
Prayer: Dear Jesus, help us meditate on how we have been serving and spending time with You. Please give us the listening ears so we know the needs of the least of our brothers and sisters, so we may serve them in ways that is pleasing to you. Amen.
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Reflect: Praise Him Sunday
Prayer: Ask God to teach us how to praise Him
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Reflect: In this narrative, the people wanted to hear the truth of who Jesus was, but Jesus said He did already - but they did not believe because they were not His sheep. Are we His sheep? Do we listen to Him? Do we listen to everything or do we only pick and choose what we think is important? Can we name some of the dangers of pick and choose what we would appreciate in the Bible and listen?
Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, thank You for your everlasting Word, please give us the patience and humbleness to listen to Your Word so that we may know His voice and follow Him. Amen.
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Reflect: One of the unique teachings in the Book of James is that faith needs to follow up with action. Today’s reading emphasizes on much on hearer must also be the doers. But can we do before we listen? When James says, 'be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,' how would that help us in understanding the collaboration of listening and doing in the kingdom of God and also serving our neighbors?
Prayer: Dear Jesus, help us to be the doers of Your Word, but not before we understand Your will through listening to You. So we may know Your ways, and walk and serve others with You as our guide.
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Reflect: Jesus just had a busy day - and did we! But then, the next morning, Jesus found a desolate place, and there He prayed. Here Jesus put His own teaching in the narrative of Mary and Martha into action, doing the necessary portion! How are we spending our morning? What would our lives be like if we could begin a day in solitude, reading the Word of God and pray? How would that help us to be the doers of His Word? If you are already doing that, share with your partners how it is like!
Prayer: Thank God fo the joy of listening His Word, a necessary portion which become a gift to our everyday lives! Pray that we can, with His help, intentionally, and quickly, listen to Him - and learn to serve Jesus through serving others selflessly.
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Reflect: Praise Him Sunday
Prayer: Ask God to teach us how to praise Him
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Reflect: A spiritual gift is an ability given by the Holy Spirit to a person for the building up of a church and the serving of others. According to our reading today - a spiritual gift is like a part of a body, collaborating with other body parts for the good of the body itself. Do we recognize our spiritual gifts? Does what we usually enjoy doing contribute to the body of Christ and also able to serve others, and even give them joy?
Prayer: Dear God, thank you for giving us a family under You. Please let me recognize that everything is from You, whether it is materials or our gifts and talents. Please guide us in identifying the gifts that You have given us and help me in recognizing them as a tool to serve your kingdom, and give us the strength and joy when using them, in doing so may Your name be glorified. Amen!
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Reflect: According to Paul, the writer of this letter to the church of Corinth, how should we be using our gifts? Do we count an ability as spiritual gifts only when we are better than everyone else (v22-23)? How do we 'lead to serve, and serve to lead?'
Prayer: Dear Jesus, thank You for calling us as Your body parts, serving Your church with the unique gifts You have given us. Teach us to be humble so we see no division in one another, and instead, with modesty, we honor one another in Your ministry and in life. Amen!
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Reflect: If we were to imagine that spiritual Gifts are like pieces of a puzzle, we are given a piece or two of those puzzles, not only are we an opportunity to work one another to put the puzzle together, we are also going to be a part of the master piece! How would that change the way we look at our gifts? How would it affect how we use the gifts to work with others? Why would it make a difference when we learn to appreciate that these gifts are more than just 'tools'?
Prayer: Dear Jesus, You have thread us together for Your glory. Thank you for calling us to be part of Your master piece! Help us to not only continue appreciating all the gifts You are giving us, but to also guide us to work with one another so together we may earnestly desire the higher gifts to serve the church and people whom God loves! Amen.
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Reflect: Praise Him Sunday
Prayer: Ask God to teach us how to praise Him
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Reflect: We listen, and we respond: but without love, we are, as Paul said, a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal, or a bunch of disturbing sound! Let us think of a scenario in ministry and life when we can get it done with love and care to both God and those we serve, now imagine doing with with that 'love and care'. How would we feel while serving? How would we feel while being served those without love?
Prayer: Dear Jesus, we love because You first loved us. We thought we knew what love is, but your love not only forgive us, sustains us, but also guide us to serve the least of us alll. Remind us each day that serving You and our neighbors without love is meaningless, and teach us how to love one another in ways that you have loved us. Amen!
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Reflect: In a Christian journey, love is the foundation of everything we do: from the way we live, the way we believe, to the way we serve God and one another. Love is the striving force of how we can continue to serve God and one another with His gifts without ceasing, whether things are in season and out of season. Where do we find this love that never ends, the love that is greater than both faith and hope? How would this love strengthen us in the service of God and others?en, and we respond: but without love, we are, as Paul said, a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal, or a bunch of disturbing sound! Let us think of a scenario in ministry and life when we can get it done with love and care to both God and those we serve, now imagine doing with with that 'love and care'. How would we feel while serving? How would we feel while being served those without love?
Prayer: Dear Lord, you give us a whole new meaning when your love is manifested through Your death on the cross. Because we are loved, we can love another through serving them and caring for them. Teach us to dwell in Your Words daily so we may be reminded that we are love, so we may have strength everyday to continue waking with you, and to love and serve one another, just as You have prepared beforehand. Amen!
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