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每日箴言(中英)|一个爱的献祭




每日箴言

一个爱的献祭


“亚伯拉罕说,我儿,神必自己预备作燔祭的羊羔。于是二人同行。” - 创 22:8

? 灵修


我们只能猜想,亚伯拉罕和以撒前往摩利亚地的路上,究竟在想些什么。当以撒问到燔祭的羊羔,我们只能猜测为什么亚伯拉罕回答说“神必自己预备作燔祭的羊羔。”他这样说,是因为他知道神是慈爱的,绝不会真的让他牺牲自己的儿子作献祭,是这样吗?


原来和周边民族那些虚假宗教不一样,亚伯拉罕所信的神是不要求用人来作献祭的,但神确实要求其他方式的献祭。神要求任何我们钟爱的事物都不能超过我们爱祂和事奉祂。或许在对亚伯拉罕的这个试验中,神在问:“你爱我甚至超过你宝贵的儿子吗?”亚伯拉罕的顺服和信靠表明他的答案是“是的。”


这个故事乃是指向另一个献祭的故事,一个显明神多么爱我们的故事,以至于祂“不爱惜自己的儿子为我们众人舍了”(罗马书 8:32)。耶稣来,不只是做一位伟大的教师,祂来,乃是为我们的罪作最终的挽回祭,祂在十字架上的死终结了罪和死对我们的咒诅——神就是如此爱我们。


你对神的爱有多少呢?它足够让你将你的一切献上“当作活祭,是圣洁的,是神所喜悦的”吗?(罗马书12:1)


? 祷告


耶稣,感谢祢为我作了挽回祭,除去我们的罪,感谢祢如此爱我们。愿我们每天都将自己的一切献上给祢。奉祢的名求,阿们。


普世佳音每日箴言

? Only Son Isaac

"Abraham answered, 'God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.' And the two of them went on together." — Genesis 22:8

? Devotion

We can only wonder what Abraham was thinking on the way to Moriah with Isaac. When Isaac asked about the lamb for the offering, we can only guess why Abraham answered the way he did: "God himself will provide the lamb." Did Abraham say this because he knew God is a loving God and would never really make Abraham sacrifice his son?

Unlike the false religions of the neighboring peoples, belief in God does not call for human sacrifice. But God does demand other kinds of sacrifices. God demands that nothing can mean more to us than loving and serving him. Perhaps in this test of Abraham, God was asking, "Do you love me more than even your precious son?" Abraham's answer, shown by his obedience and trust, was "Yes."

This story points to another story of sacrifice, which shows that God loves us so much that he "did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all" (Romans 8:32). Jesus didn't come just to be a great teacher. He came to be the final sacrifice for our sins. His death on the cross ended the curse of sin and death for us. That's how much God loves us.

How much do you love God? Enough to give your all "as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing" to him (Romans 12:1)?

? Prayer

Thank you, Jesus, for coming to be the sacrifice that takes away our sin. Thank you for loving us so much. May we give our all to you each day. Amen.


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