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哥林多前书15:58：所以，我亲爱的弟兄们，你们务要坚固，不可摇动，常常竭力多作主工，因为知道你们的劳苦，在主里面不是徒然的。
不要忽视这句话开头的第一个词“所以”，前面的经文都在讲耶稣的复活，根据我们对耶稣复活的了解，以及对我们自己将来复活的期盼，这对我们在今生的生活会产生哪些影响？保罗用了三个词。他告诉我们要“坚固”。
当我们面对这场大疫情的时候，这意味着什么？这意味着我知道我拥有永恒的生命，所以我不必害怕大家都在谈论的“最坏的情况。”在教会无法开放的时间里，我仍能和家人一起查考圣经活在神的话语中。撒旦就无法削弱我对于和其他基督徒一起敬拜的渴望。疫情过后，我会带着喜乐的心情再次和上帝的子民相聚。
保罗还告诉我们“不可动摇”。通常情况下固执或许并不是一个令人敬佩的性格特质。但说到我们对耶稣的信心，那种不动摇甚至固执，却是一个了不起的特质。无论这个世界说什么，我都会坚守自己的信仰。在福音的真理面前，我们绝不会让步。对于真理我不会做任何妥协。
保罗告诉我们要“常常竭力多做主工”。“常常竭力”这个字本来的意思是“充满”。这意味着我将我自己，包括我的时间和精力被那些最重要的事情所充满。先要寻求他的国和他的义，这些东西都会加给我们了。
最后，保罗用这些话来勉励我们。“你们在主里的劳苦不是徒然的。”当我第六次探访那位不常来教会的会友，当我为那对夫妇提供了长达几个月的婚姻辅导，当我为那个迷失的弟兄祷告的时候，记住这句话是很重要的。这一切都不是徒然无功的。为什么？因为耶稣从死里复活了。祷告：主耶稣，我的生命并不取决于我是谁以及我做了什么，而是取决于你是谁以及你做了什么。请让我的心充满对复活的喜乐和盼望，因为我知道我为你做的事都不是徒然无功的。
1 Corinthians 15: 58 Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. (EHV)
Don’t overlook the “therefore” that begins this sentence. Based on all that we have learned about Jesus’ resurrection and our waiting for our own, how does that affect our life in this world? Paul uses three words. He tells us to be “steadfast.” The NIV translates it as “stand firm,” which is what “steadfast” means if you take it apart.
In the face of this pandemic that we are confronting, what does that mean? It means that I know that eternal life is mine, so I don’t have to fear the “worst case scenario” that everyone talks about. During this lockdown of churches, I will be in the Word with my family. I will not let Satan lesson my desire to worship with other Christians. When it is over, I will will gather with God’s people with joy again.
Paul also tells us to be “immovable.” Normally, stubbornness is not seen as an admirable trait. But when it comes to our faith in Jesus, stubborness is a great attribute to have. I will stubbornly hold onto what I believe no matter the world says. I will not give an inch when it comes to the truth of the gospel. There can be no compromise on truth.
Paul tells us to be “always abounding in the Lord’s work.” The word means to overflow with something. It’s investing myself, my time and my energies, on those things that are most important. It’s seeking God’s kingdom and his righteousness, knowing that all these things will be added to us as well.
Finally, Paul encourages us with these words. “Your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” When I’ve visited that in active member the sixth time, when I have counseled with the married couple for months, when I have prayed for my straying brother, it’s important to remember these words. It is never in vain. It is never “for nothing.” Why? Because Jesus rose from the dead!
Prayer: Lord Jesus, let my life be defined, not by who I am and by what I have done, but by who YOU are and by what YOU have done. Fill my heart with Easter joy and hope, knowing that nothing I do for you will ever be for nothing. Amen.