耶穌做了什麼 (9)

耶穌做了什麼 (9)
聖經閱讀：路加福音23:26-43 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年1月9日(四)

有時候我們會覺得沒辦法去原諒那些傷害我們的人。當耶穌被釘在十字架上時，祂給了我們一個很棒的榜樣。 　在耶穌被釘上十字架之前，人們對祂做了許多可怕的事情。他們打祂、向祂吐口水、戲弄祂，並且將荊棘編的冠冕戴在祂的頭上。如果有人對你做了同樣的事情，你會有什麼感受呢？你會怎麼回應呢？ 　今天的經文告訴我們耶穌做了什麼。祂並沒有大聲向那些人咆哮，或請求上帝毁滅他們；耶穌也沒有對他們說不好的話，或試著反擊。耶穌原諒他們！第34節說：「耶穌說：『父親哪，赦免他們，因為他們不曉得自己在做甚麼。』」 　耶穌身處極大的痛苦中，祂已預備好死去，但是耶穌仍然原諒那些正在傷害祂的人。也許今天有人欺騙了你，或者說了你一些壞話，你會生氣並且反過來說他們的壞話嗎？或者，你會像耶穌一樣原諒他們呢？—JK 「要親切仁慈相對待，彼此饒恕，正如上帝藉著基督饒恕了你們一樣。」 以弗所書4:32 禱告：上帝，我願像耶穌一樣饒恕別人。奉主的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

WDJD (9)
Bible Reading: Luke 23:26-43
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Sometimes we feel that we cannot forgive people who have hurt us. When Jesus was on the cross, He gave us a wonderful example of forgiveness. 　Before Jesus was put on a cross, people did terrible things to Him. They hit Him, spit on Him, mocked Him, and put a crown of thorns on His head. If people did those things to you, how would you feel? What would you do? 　Our Bible Reading today tells us what Jesus did. He didn’t shout at the people or ask God to destroy them. Jesus didn’t say bad things about the people or try to hit them back. Jesus forgave! Verse 34 says, “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them. They don’t know what they are doing.’” 　Jesus was in terrible pain. He was ready to die. But Jesus still forgave the people who were hurting Him. Maybe someone will lie about you today or say bad things to you. Will you get mad and say bad things back to them? Or will you be like Jesus and forgive? —JK “Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other the same as God forgave you through Christ.” Ephesians 4:32 PRAYER: God, I want to be forgiving like Jesus. In His name. Amen.