奔跑人生赛程 

有些时候,基督徒的生活如同飞翔——双腿轻盈,肺腑充盈,祷告如泉涌。而有些时候,却如同在泥潭中奔跑:连续三天背诵同一节经文,一首敬拜的歌只能低声吟唱,心中涌起一阵隐隐的痛楚,不禁自问:我究竟在往哪里走?

这两种境遇都是人生赛跑的一部分。圣经从未否认这一点。

保罗多次谈到奔跑,而且从未将其描述得轻松。“就当放下各样的重担,存心忍耐,奔那摆在我们前头的路程,仰望为我们信心创始成终的耶稣。他因那摆在前面的喜乐,就轻看羞辱,忍受了十字架的苦难。”(希伯来书 12:1-2)他劝勉哥林多教会:“你们既是这样奔跑,就当这样跑,好叫你们得着奖赏。”(哥林多前书 9:24)在他生命的尽头,他也能说:“那美好的仗我已经打过了,当跑的路我已经跑尽了,所信的道我已经守住了。”(提摩太后书 4:7)新约圣经中贯穿着一个意象:基督徒的生命是一场漫长、刻意且代价高昂的奔向基督的旅程。

本周,希伯来书12章中有三点值得我们关注。

首先,这是一场赛跑,而非悠闲漫步。保罗从未将基督徒的生命比作安逸的椅子。他强调要竭力向前(腓立比书3:13-14),并要克制自己的身体(哥林多前书9:27)。疲倦并不总是失败的标志;有时,它恰恰是奔跑的证明。“我们行善,不可灰心;若不灰心,到了时候就要收成。”(加拉太书6:9)

其次,这条路是为你预备的。每个信徒的人生旅程都是由神量身定制的。“我们原是他的工作,在基督耶稣里造成的,为要叫我们行善,就是神所预备叫我们行的。”(以弗所书2:10)你面前的路,并非你邻舍的路。这是你的,你的地形,你的节奏,你的山丘,你的终点线。攀比是毅力的一大窃贼。

第三,定睛仰望耶稣。不要看前面的跑者,不要看后面的跑者,不要看人群,也不要看最后一圈留下的伤痕。彼得在水面上就明白了这一点:当他的目光从耶稣移向风时,他就开始下沉(马太福音 14:30)。当我们的目光游移不定时,双腿就会变得沉重。

那么,这场比赛究竟该如何跑呢?接下来一周,你需要三项操练。

放下重担。希伯来书 12:1 列举了两类重担:“一切拦阻人的和容易缠累人的罪。”并非所有的重担都是罪,但每一种重担都会减慢你的脚步。额外的付出。消耗你精力的关系。多年来积压的怨恨。“要彼此包容,彼此饶恕。”(歌罗西书 3:13)。跑者不会穿着厚重的外套跑步。

保持节奏,不要冲刺。世俗文化推崇速度,而天国塑造品格。有些果实需要整个季节的沉淀,有时甚至需要一生的磨砺。“那在你们心里动了善工的,必成全这工,直到耶稣基督的日子。”(腓立比书 1:6)忠于今日的每一步。

携手同行。人生赛程虽是个人的,却绝非私下的。“又要彼此相顾,激发爱心,勉励行善。你们不可停止聚会。”(希伯来书 10:24-25)这就是我们聚集的原因,这就是我们小组聚会的原因,这就是RCF教会为何每周日在弗吉尼亚旅馆和斯特罗德斯聚会的原因,无论线上线下,无论身处埃格姆、朗尼米德还是更远的地方。孤身奔跑者往往在不知不觉中就已慢下脚步。

希伯来书 12:2 中隐藏的秘密是:耶稣“因那摆在前面的喜乐”忍受了十字架的苦难。未来的喜乐激励着他今日的忍耐。今日奔跑的力量并非来自咬牙切齿,而是源于终点线的喜乐。 “我们这短暂轻微的苦楚,要为我们成就极重无比、永远的荣耀。”(哥林多后书 4:17)

无论你正处于人生的哪个阶段——飞驰还是泥泞——请记住:你没有落后,你也没有被淘汰。你正走在为你预备的道路上,信心的先锋在前奔跑,无数的见证人为你加油鼓劲(希伯来书 12:1),而主在终点线等着你。

系好鞋带,放下一切,仰望天空。让我们继续奔跑,携手并进,直到回家的路。

11/05/2026
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The Sunday Venue is Coopers Hall, Strodes College, Strodes College Lane in Egham, open to all, so if you would like to join us, please feel free to do so. If you have any questions, please call us on 01784 637010.

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We begin each service with lively worship, featuring songs from around the world, followed by inspiring, Bible-based teaching. All our sermons are recorded and are available as a podcast after the service.

We have a monthly cycle of Sunday services, with our Communion Service on the first Sunday of each month and an All-Age All-Nation Service on the second. Our other Sunday services include Spirit-focused and teaching services.

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Our Sunday Service starts at 11:00 and typically runs for about 90 minutes, normally followed by tea and coffee.
 

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