耶穌受審 (7)

耶穌受審 (7)
聖經閱讀：馬太福音27:11-26 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年4月19日(六)

希律將耶穌送回到彼拉多那裡，彼拉多並不想定耶穌是有罪的，所以他做了一些事，希望耶穌能被釋放。 　每年的逾越節，總督依照慣例會釋放一名囚犯。彼拉多問猶太人要釋放耶穌，還是釋放巴拉巴？巴拉巴是「一個出了名的囚犯」（第16b節）。 　群眾向彼拉多喊叫要他釋放巴拉巴並把耶穌釘十字架。彼拉多擔心引起暴動，於是就釋放了巴拉巴，然後他吩咐士兵鞭打耶穌，並把祂吊在十字架上。 　彼拉多並不在乎耶穌，他只在乎自己和他個人的財富。今天世上有很多人也像這樣，我們不應該在乎金錢或所擁有的一切，而應該將我們生命的重心放在耶穌，以及祂的美好救恩禮物上。 　今天就花時間思想耶穌，以及祂為了使你可以永遠與祂同住所做的事。 －DF 「於是彼拉多釋放巴拉巴給他們，又命令把耶穌鞭打了，然後交給人去釘十字架。」 馬太福音27:26 禱告：主，求祢幫助我永遠對耶穌忠心。奉主的名，阿們！ (林威妮譯)

Jesus’ Trials (7)
Bible Reading: Matthew 27:11-26
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Herod sent Jesus back to Pilate. Pilate did not want to say that Jesus was guilty. So he did something, hoping Jesus would be released. 　Every year at Passover time, it was a custom for the governor to release one prisoner. Pilate asked the Jews if he should free Jesus or Barabbas. Barabbas was “a man in prison who was known to be very bad” (verse 16b). 　The crowd shouted for Pilate to release Barabbas and crucify Jesus. Pilate was afraid there would be a riot, so he freed Barabbas. Then he told the soldiers to beat Jesus and hang Him on a cross. 　Pilate did not care about Jesus. He only cared about himself and his riches. There are many people in the world like that today. We should not care about money or possessions. We should focus our lives on Jesus and His wonderful gift of salvation. 　Take time today to think about Jesus and what He did so that you can live forever with Him. —DF “Then Pilate set Barabbas free. And he told some soldiers to beat Jesus with whips. Then he handed him over to the soldiers to be killed on a cross.” Matthew 27:26 PRAYER: Lord, help me to always be faithful to Jesus. In His name. Amen.