什麼才是人生該追求的目標—-腓立比書4:12-13 保羅説［我知道怎樣處卑賤, 也知道怎樣處豐富; 或飽足, 或飢餓, 或有餘, 或缺乏, 隨事隨在, 我都得了祕訣. 我靠著那加給我力量的, 凡事都能倣.] 保羅提醒我們, 即使你賺了全世界, 其實你所擁有的, 在死亡面前全都站不住. 你們所追求的全部, 可是當那一天到來, 你才發現那些東西, 沒有一個管用, 在死亡面前全部崩潰與歸零. 來也空空, 去也空空. 你所擁有的一切, 結果到後來卻是一無所有. 在那一刻, 你後悔, 你懊惱, 你哭泣, 可是什麼都沒有. 不是財富不好, 但是那絕對不是最重要的第一追求. 世人看似擁有很多, 忙忙碌碌, 可是他們不知道將來要往哪裡去. 而基督徒卻知道在我人生的終點, 有一個榮耀的國在等著我們. 知道未來是我們最大的喜樂. 耶穌説”你這又良善又忠心的僕人…可以進來享受你主人的快樂.” 馬太福音25:23. 所以對保羅而言, 這才是最重要的, 保羅看似一無所有, 卻是樣樣都有. 看似貧窮的, 卻是比許多人富足. 保羅為什麼活得這樣的寛闊, 因為在他裡面有一個榮耀的盼望與應許. 有了這一個榮耀的盼望與應許, 就勝過其他世間一切的所有.
What is the goal of life to pursue – Philippians 4:12-13 Paul said [I know how to be humble, and I know how to be rich; be full, or hungry, or have excess, or lack, whatever Wherever I am, I have the secret. I can imitate all things through him who strengthens me.] Paul reminds us that even if you gain the whole world, what you have will not stand in the face of death. Everything you pursued, but when that day came, you found that none of those things worked, and they all collapsed and returned to nothing in the face of death. It came and went empty. Everything you had ended up being nothing. At that moment, you regret, you are annoyed, you cry, but there is nothing. It is not that wealth is bad, but it is definitely not the most important first pursuit. People in the world seem to have a lot and are busy, but they do not know what they want in the future. Where are you going. Christians know that at the end of my life there is a kingdom of glory waiting for us. Knowing the future is our greatest joy. Jesus said “You good and faithful servant…come in and enjoy The joy of your master.” Matthew 25:23. So that was all that mattered to Paul, who seemed to have nothing but had everything. He who seemed poor was richer than many. Why did Paul live so much, because in him there is a glorious hope and promise. With this glorious hope and promise, it surpasses everything else in the world.