6月17日
标 题：阿爸，父
经 节：你们既为儿子，神就差祂儿子的灵进入你们的心，呼叫：“阿爸！父！”（加拉太书四章6节）
父亲这个词在每个人的心中有不同的形像。对某些人来说，它带来一幅慈爱、欢乐、尊敬与接纳的画面。不幸地，有些人想到父亲，则想到恐惧、拒绝与失望。这就是为什么不要由生身父亲的体验，来认识你们的天父，乃要从圣经中来认识祂。不容置疑地，你的生身父亲是不完美的，甚至他曾深深地伤害你。在你整个基督徒生命中，不要以个人的经验来解释圣经，而要以圣经的亮光，来了解你个人的经验。圣经上清晰地告诉我们，神是父亲的榜样。
你的天父愿意为你的救赎付上任何代价（罗马书八：32）。你天上的父亲总是先预备妥当，好供应你的需求（路加福音十一：11～13）。你天上的父亲非常爱你，祂愿意训练你，使你能够达到属灵的成熟（箴言三：11～12；希伯来书十二：5～10）。即使你悖逆、拒绝祂的爱，祂仍然为你的好处着想（罗马书五：8）。祂并不是根据你对祂的爱，有条件地爱你（约翰一书四：19）。祂使你成为祂的后嗣，为你在天上预备了一个家（罗马书八：15～17）。
这是圣经上所记载父亲的形像。如果你从未如此经验过，它可以成为你现在的经历。祂就是那位收纳你为儿女，并以你从未经历过的大爱来爱你的天父。由祂──你的天父──身上支取力量，得到安慰吧！
Abba, Father
And because you
are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying
out, “Abba, Father!” (Galatians 4:6)
The word father conjures up different images for everyone. To some it
brings the picture of love, laughter, respect, and acceptance. Unfortunately,
others associate the term father with fear, rejection, and disappointment. That
is why it is so important not to take your understanding of your heavenly
Father from your experience. Take it from Scripture. You undoubtedly had an
imperfect earthly father, perhaps even one who brought you harm. But, as in all
of your Christian life, the key is not to understand the Bible based on your
experience, but to understand your experience in light of the Bible. God is
your model of a father in the truest sense of the word.
Your heavenly Father was willing to pay any price in order to save you
(Rom. 8:32). Your heavenly Father is always ready to meet your needs (Luke
11:11–13)._Your heavenly Father loves you so much that He is willing to
discipline you to bring you to Christian maturity (Prov. 3:11–12; Heb.
12:5–10). Even when you rebel against Him and reject His love, your Father
continues to do what is best for you (Rom. 5:8). He does not make His love for
you conditional upon your love for Him. He loves you even when you are not
loving Him (1 John 4:19). He has made you His heirs and reserves a home for you
in heaven (Rom. 8:15–17).
This is what a father is like biblically. If this has not been your
experience, it can be now. There is One who has adopted you and who wants to
love you in a way you have never experienced. Take comfort and strength from
Him—your heavenly Father.
