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每日箴言(中英)︱复活和生命-破碎的墓石


每日箴言

复活和生命-破碎的墓石

“我就是复活和生命;信我的人,虽然死了,也要活着。” - 约 11:25

? 灵修

你听过这个说法吗?“在这个世界上除了死亡和税收,没有什么是确定的。”税收还可以调整,但死亡一定是最终的结局。总有一天我们会死的。在圣诞节,因着耶稣的降生,我们庆祝祂胜过了罪和死亡。


耶稣在今天的“我是”的宣告中,宣称自己就是“复活和生命”。从科学角度上来讲,我们很容易反对耶稣的主张,因为我们毕竟看不到死人复活。然而耶稣这位生命的主,祂是不受死亡权势束缚的,祂的复活确保祂为我们的缘故,胜过了罪恶和死亡。


为什么复活如此重要呢?因为,正如使徒保罗说的,如果耶稣没有从死里复活,我们的信便是徒然,我们就比众人更可怜(参林前 15:17-19)。靠着圣灵在我们心里工作所产生的信心,我们相信,神的确使耶稣从死里复活了。并且我们现在享受在耶稣里的新生命,盼望永远与祂同住。这并不是神话,也不是逃离现实的“画饼充饥”;这乃是救恩故事的核心真理。


2018年的圣诞节已经过去了,但我们期待在复活节继续庆祝圣诞的意义。每一天都活出你内心那复活的喜乐吧!

? 祷告

耶稣,你来到世上替我们死了,好使我们活过来,现在我们祈求你,帮助我们为你而活,愿我们的生命每天都彰显你的爱,奉你的名祈求,阿们!

普世佳音每日箴言

The Resurrection And The Life-Broken Tombstone

“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die." — John 11:25

 

? Devotion

Have you heard the saying “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes”? Taxes can be adjusted, but death remains final. One day we will die. At Christmas, with the birth of Jesus, we celebrate his victory over sin and death.


In his “I am” statement today, Jesus claims to be “the resurrection and the life.” Scientifically, it’s easy to reject Jesus’ claim, because, after all, we don’t see the dead coming back to life. But Jesus, the Lord of life, is not bound by the power of death, and his resurrection seals his victory over sin and death for our sake.


Why is the resurrection so important? Because, as the apostle Paul says, if God did not raise Jesus from the dead, our faith is futile and we are the most pitiful of all people (see 1 Corinthians 15:17-19). But by faith generated through the Holy Spirit’s work in our hearts, we believe that God did raise Jesus from the dead. And we now enjoy new life in Jesus and look forward to life with him forever. This is no myth or “pie-in-the-sky, by and by” escape from the present; it’s simply the truth at the very heart of the salvation story.


Christmas 2018 is behind us, but we look forward to continuing to celebrate the meaning of Christmas at Easter. Live each day with the joy of Easter in your heart!


? Prayer

Jesus, you came to die for us so that we might live. Now help us, we pray, to live for you. May our lives reflect your love every day. In your name we pray. Amen.


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