The Alphabet The Letter J (Chinese/English)

 The Letter J
字母系列灵修短文之 – 字母J

Born in Joy
生于喜乐

The letter to the Philippians is the book of joy, maybe that is because it was born out of Joy.
保罗给腓立比人的书信是一卷充满喜乐的书信。或许这是因为这封信是出于喜乐而诞生的。

Just imagine the scene:
想象一下这样的场景：

It’s late at night in a dark prison and suddenly two prisoners who had been wrongly arrested, beaten, arrive at the prison, they are guarded by a savage and mean prison guard, who lived in constant fear and paranoia.
现在是半夜，在一个昏暗的监狱中。突然，两个被无辜地逮捕、殴打的囚犯被带进监牢中，而一个时刻生活在恐惧和受迫害妄想症当中的、凶残无情的守卫负责看守他们。

It’s after midnight and the prisoners want to sleep, but suddenly these two new prisoners start singing and it’s not any singing, they are thanking and praising God.
凌晨过去了，囚犯准备睡觉。但是突然这两个刚进来的囚犯开始唱歌。而且他们不是简单地唱歌，他们是在感谢和赞美上帝。

You see my friends, joy is supernatural, it is not just being happy, you are happy because of your circumstances, not in spite of them.
朋友们，你可以看到，喜乐是超自然的。喜乐不仅仅是“感到快乐”。通常人们感到快乐是因为环境的缘故，而不能超越环境。

Paul and Silas were in the most dire of circumstances, stuck in the middle of a dirty rotten prison, but they had supernatural joy.
保罗和西拉处在最艰难的处境当中，被困在一个肮脏、臭气熏天的监狱里，但是他们有超自然的喜乐。

Well over ten times in this short epistle is joy or rejoice mentioned, this was a church born out of joy and birthed in Joy.
在这封简短的书信当中，“喜乐”被提及了超过十次。腓立比教会是在喜乐中诞生的。

Love is the glue that binds the church together, but joy is the outflow of that love.
爱是让教会连结起来的纽带，而喜乐是爱心充满的自然流露。

People cannot understand why believers who are going through the deepest hurt and pain, can have this supernatural joy.
人们不能够明白，为什么经历最深苦难的信徒可以有这样超自然的喜乐。

Paul says in Chapter 4 that there is peace that passes understanding for the Christian when we come to God in prayer and that is so true.
保罗在腓立比书第四章写道：对于来到上帝面前的信徒，有出人意外的平安赐给他们。这是真的。

Peter says in his first epistle chapter 4 these words:
保罗在第四章中这样写道：

12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
【腓4:12】我知道怎样处卑贱，也知道怎样处丰富，或饱足、或饥饿、或有余、或缺乏，随事随在，我都得了秘诀。【腓4:13】我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能作。

Peter also says these incredible words in 1 Peter Chapter 1
彼得也在彼得前书第一章中这样写道：

8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
【彼前1:8】你们虽然没有见过他，却是爱他。如今虽不得看见，却因信他就有说不出来、满有荣光的大喜乐，

Jesus said out of your belly, would flow rivers of living waters, we have incredible, unspeakably glorious joy, that will enable us to overcome any circumstance and any obstacle.
耶稣说，从你的腹中要流出活水的江河来。我们有说不出来，难以置信的，满有荣光的大喜乐。这样的喜乐可以帮助我们克服各种各样的环境和困难。

Are you a joyful Christian?
你是否是一个充满喜乐的基督徒呢？

I echo the words of the Apostle Paul in Philippians chapter 4:Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say Rejoice
我在此也劝勉你：你们要常常喜乐，我再说，你们要喜乐！

So needful that Paul had to repeat himself.
要常常喜乐！

God bless you

上帝祝福你