生日是記念造物主的日子，是向父母感恩的日子，是和家人朋友一起慶祝的日子。

我們肉身的生日不僅僅是個值得慶祝的日子，也是值得悲哀的日子。除了亞當和夏娃，剩下的人一生下來就是罪人，還生在敵營，和撒旦這個挑戰上帝，邪惡至極的頭號敵人結盟。從我們出生的那一剎那，我們就踏上了死亡之大路，因為死亡是對罪人的判決。

敵營的首領是騙子和殺人犯撒旦，他想迷惑普天下的人，帶着眾人跟神做對。為了讓人們對他效忠，他和他的幫凶滿足人們的各種私慾，比如抬高人的身份，肯定人的自義，讓人身強體壯，保人財源廣進等等。再接下來，他還用人人渴慕的知識和能力來滿足人心。撒旦操縱罪人們對他忠誠，可他對罪人們毫無忠誠可言，他希望他陣營里的每個人都最後死掉，不僅僅是身體死亡，還要靈魂永遠死亡。他的目的是毀掉神創造的所有的人和物，在神眼裡看着好的，在他眼裡都成了要毀掉的對象。他是神的敵人，也是我們的世仇。撒旦邪惡勢力對我們的鉗制是令人迷惑的，是致命的。我們憑己力是掙扎不出來的，何況，我們大多數情況下不知道需要或不想掙開撒旦的捆綁。做為帶着罪性的人，我們有悖逆神的傾向，我們喜歡無拘無束地生活，願意擺脫神自立門戶，渾然不覺我們一直給撒旦這個天敵當奴隸的可悲。撒旦和眾罪人們相互理解彼此渴望脫離造物主，由自己作主的心態，撒旦趁機歪曲真理，誘惑我們，給我們這種欲望火上澆油，讓我們慾火焚身，犯罪得罪神。

撒旦邪惡的勢力只有靠天上的權柄才能降服。我們充滿恩典和憐憫的神出於對我們這些受造者的愛，伸出祂大能的手把我們從撒旦陣營奪了回來，藉着主耶穌在十架上的犧牲，我們得以掙開罪的捆綁，成為神家裡的人，神的孩子。一旦我們得救，撒旦再也無法隨意控制利用我們，我們不再和撒旦這個必輸的敵對方一夥，我們站到了神必贏的一隊。我們得到永遠的新生命，戰勝死亡，和神享受永恆的天家。

我們重生得救的日子比我們肉身的生日更值得記念，那是一個真正慶生之日，充滿喜樂！

Thoughts on my birthday

I want to share something with you, my dear children. I remember all those birthdays I helped to celebrate for you. I remember the days each of you came into this world. The memory is my treasure to keep, in a safe and warm place deep in my heart. I love all of you.

Today is my birthday, a day to remember my Maker and Creator, a day to thank my mom and dad, a day to celebrate my life with my loved ones, even most of you cannot make it to be with me.

Our physical birthday is a day to celebrate, also a day to mourn. Because there is a sad news waiting for us on the day we are born. We are born into this world as sinners; we are brought into the enemy team and as allies of the most vicious enemy that has ever sought to challenge God. From the first moment of our existence, we are on our journey to our death which is the sentence of being sinners.

The evil team's commander is Satan himself who is a liar and a killer, who leads the whole world astray. In order to keep his team members' loyalty, he and his helpers seem to provide what people want: significance by association, reassurance that they are justified in self righteousness, promises of perfect health or economic success, etc. Furthermore, the devil demonstrates what many people seek and admire: intelligence and power. Satan manipulates people to be loyal to him, but he is not loyal to them. In the end, he wants each and every one of his team members to die not only physically but also spiritually, and eternally. His goal is to destroy everyone and everything created by God. He is God's enemy, he is our enemy. The grip of his evil power on us can be perplexing and deadly. We cannot break free from his control by ourselves even we want to, although, most likely, we do not want to. We, as sinners by nature, are inclined toward rebellion against God. We enjoy feeling free and independent of God, ignoring the fact that we are Satan's slaves all the time. Satan and sinners understand and share the desire for autonomy from their Creator. Satan fuels that desire for sinners by distorting the truth which is the Word of God.

Evil power can only be overcome by heavenly power. Out of His love, our merciful and gracious God uses His heavenly power to rescue us from Satan's team. By the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus, we are redeemed as children of God out of the pit into which we are born. Once we are saved, Satan forever lost our service and support. We are not in the losing team anymore. We are in the winning team, in the family of God, eternally.

The day we are rescued is worth all the celebration. It is a purely joyful event. My loved ones, I want to celebrate and remember the day you are saved much more than the day you are born. Love you all!