Thirsty for Mercy
Ephesians 4:32 says, “Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ.”
Because Jesus has forgiven us, we can forgive others. Because he lives in us, you and I can do the same. Oh, I could never do that, you object. The hurt is so deep. Just seeing the person makes me cringe. Perhaps that’s the problem: you’re seeing too much of the wrong person. Try shifting your glance away from the one who hurt you and setting your eyes on the One who has saved you.
Please understand. Relationships don’t thrive because the guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful. Are there any relationships in your world thirsty for mercy? Is there anyone who needs to be assured of your grace? Jesus made sure his disciples had no reason to doubt his love. Why don’t you do the same?
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我可以吃血嗎？
/in 每日親近神, 每日親近神-2026 /by meiling利未記 17:14 論到一切活物的生命，就在血中。所以我對以色列人說，無論什麼活物的血，你們都不可吃，因為一切活物的血就是牠的生命。凡吃了血的，必被剪除。
我可以吃血嗎？冬天來臨時，火鍋的季節也上巿了，巿面上流行一樣好吃的產品，就是鴨血。聽說拿鴨血下火鍋，非常好吃。豬血雞血都有人在吃，而且特別宣傳其美味，令人食指大動。令我驚訝的是，有許多牧者都覺得吃血沒問題。因為耶穌都說了：「入口的不能污穢人，出口的乃能污穢人。(太15:11) 」
保羅也說過，「凡神所造的物都是好的，若感謝著領受，就沒有一樣可棄的。(提前4:4) 」神也曾經在異象中，三次叫彼得吃不潔之物和俗物，因為神所潔淨的，不可當作俗物 (使10:9-16)。這些都是《聖經》的教導，難道是新約和舊約的不同嗎？
那麼在〈使徒行傳〉的耶路撒冷會議中，耶穌的弟弟雅各為何做了一個總結：「所以據我的意見，不可難為那歸服神的外邦人；只要寫信，吩咐他們禁戒偶像的污穢和姦淫，並勒死的牲畜和血。」(使15:19-20)