生日是记念造物主的日子，是向父母感恩的日子，是和家人朋友一起庆祝的日子。

我们肉身的生日不仅仅是个值得庆祝的日子，也是值得悲哀的日子。除了亚当和夏娃，剩下的人一生下来就是罪人，还生在敌营，和撒旦这个挑战上帝，邪恶至极的头号敌人结盟。从我们出生的那一刹那，我们就踏上了死亡之大路，因为死亡是对罪人的判决。

敌营的首领是骗子和杀人犯撒旦，他想迷惑普天下的人，带着众人跟神做对。为了让人们对他效忠，他和他的帮凶满足人们的各种私欲，比如抬高人的身份，肯定人的自义，让人身强体壮，保人财源广进等等。再接下来，他还用人人渴慕的知识和能力来满足人心。撒旦操纵罪人们对他忠诚，可他对罪人们毫无忠诚可言，他希望他阵营里的每个人都最后死掉，不仅仅是身体死亡，还要灵魂永远死亡。他的目的是毁掉神创造的所有的人和物，在神眼里看着好的，在他眼里都成了要毁掉的对象。他是神的敌人，也是我们的世仇。撒旦邪恶势力对我们的钳制是令人迷惑的，是致命的。我们凭己力是挣扎不出来的，何况，我们大多数情况下不知道需要或不想挣开撒旦的捆绑。做为带着罪性的人，我们有悖逆神的倾向，我们喜欢无拘无束地生活，愿意摆脱神自立门户，浑然不觉我们一直给撒旦这个天敌当奴隶的可悲。撒旦和众罪人们相互理解彼此渴望脱离造物主，由自己作主的心态，撒旦趁机歪曲真理，诱惑我们，给我们这种欲望火上浇油，让我们欲火焚身，犯罪得罪神。

撒旦邪恶的势力只有靠天上的权柄才能降服。我们充满恩典和怜悯的神出于对我们这些受造者的爱，伸出祂大能的手把我们从撒旦阵营夺了回来，藉着主耶稣在十架上的牺牲，我们得以挣开罪的捆绑，成为神家里的人，神的孩子。一旦我们得救，撒旦再也无法随意控制利用我们，我们不再和撒旦这个必输的敌对方一伙，我们站到了神必赢的一队。我们得到永远的新生命，战胜死亡，和神享受永恒的天家。

我们重生得救的日子比我们肉身的生日更值得记念，那是一个真正庆生之日，充满喜乐！

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!