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《紅鶴為甚麼是粉紅色的呢？》
耶和華－萬軍之神啊，我得著祢的言語就當食物吃了；祢的言語是我心中的歡喜快樂，因我是稱為祢名下的人。 (耶利米書十五16)
8 弟兄們，我還有未盡的話：凡是真實的、可敬的、公義的、清潔的、可愛的、有美名的，若有甚麼德行，若有甚麼稱讚，這些事你們都要思念。9 你們在我身上所學習的，所領受的，所聽見的，所看見的，這些事你們都要去行，賜平安的神就必與你們同在。 (腓立比書四8-9)
48 我就是生命的糧。49 你們的祖宗在曠野吃過嗎哪，還是死了。50 這是從天上降下來的糧，叫人吃了就不死。51 我是從天上降下來生命的糧；人若吃這糧，就必永遠活著。我所要賜的糧就是我的肉，為世人之生命所賜的。 (約翰福音六48-51)
When Your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear Your name, Lord God Almighty. (Jeremiah 15:16)
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8-9)
48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” (John 6:48-51)
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8-9)
48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” (John 6:48-51)
分享：你有驚歎過紅鶴的美麗嗎？這種引人注目的粉紅色飛禽，其名Flamingo，翻譯過來便是「火焰色」，故牠們又稱為火烈鳥。但紅鶴原來不是與生俱來就是粉紅色的，牠們的雛鳥只有喙部是橙紅色，身上的羽毛皆是灰色。
紅鶴之所以變成粉紅色，是因為牠們以藍綠藻、豐年蝦等甲殼類動物為食。藍綠藻雖有藍綠之名，但含有β-胡蘿蔔素 (beta carotene) ，一種紅橙色的色素。紅鶴的消化系統的酵素會分解β-胡蘿蔔素，再由肝臟的脂肪吸收，最後沉積在羽毛和皮膚中。不同地區的紅鶴顏色飽和度有不同：其中美洲的紅鶴顏色較亮，是因為牠們的食物有較高含量的β-胡蘿蔔素；唯一以藍綠藻為食的紅鶴比那些食用藍綠藻的動物而獲得二手β-胡蘿蔔素的紅鶴顏色更深。這正正應驗了「人如其食」 (You are what you eat?) 一語！
既然這樣，我們又應該以甚麼為食？
・ 耶穌已告訴我們「人活著，不是單靠食物，乃是靠神口裡所出的一切話。」 (馬太福音四4) 耶利米更明說要以神的言語為食，因為神的言語讓他歡喜快樂，又因他是稱為神名下的人 (參耶利米書十五16，有幾分「人如其食」的意味) 。這裡是告訴我們以神的話語——聖經為食。
・ 事實上，耶穌作比喻說祂是「生命的糧」，強調這是神所賜的，信耶穌使人得生命，比吃嗎哪還好，永遠不餓不死。 (參約翰福音六35，48-51)
・ 保羅沒有明確指出以甚麼為食，但他卻強調要思念德行和稱讚，即真實的、可敬的、公義的、清潔的、可愛的、有美名等事，這樣才能學習、領受，然後行出來，神也與我們同在。 (參腓立比書四8-9)
你願意遵從神的教導，以祂的說話、主耶穌和一切美好的事為食物，使你得著喜樂的生命，稱得上屬神的人，有神的同在嗎？
反思：有甚麼能讓我真正感到飽足、更親近神、更學像主呢？
禱告：親愛的天父，感謝祢賜下各種的食物。求祢讓我們將祢的說話和主耶穌放在心中，如作食物吃下，以在祢靈裡得到真正的飽足，愈來愈像祢。奉主名求，阿們。
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