耶穌的門徒

耶穌的門徒
聖經閱讀：馬太福音26:31-38 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年4月28日(一)

在今天的經文中，耶穌跟門徒待在一個園子裡，祂知道祂很快就會死。耶穌也同時知道，祂一些特別的門徒會離棄祂。 　這些經節告訴我們，當耶穌在園子裡禱告時，耶穌的門徒甚至沒有保持清醒。不久之後，猶大就將耶穌交給猶太的掌權者，並且彼得三次不認耶穌。就連十二個特別的門徒都辜負了祂，耶穌一定感到非常的失望。 　耶穌知道，當祂離開世上時，這些門徒會成為新教會的領袖，福音的傳揚將會倚靠這些人。或許耶穌也想知道，祂是否可以信任他們來領人接受救恩。 　我們都是罪人，我們都辜負了耶穌，但是祂仍然愛我們，希望我們盡全力來跟從祂。就求上帝赦免你，並幫助你來服事祂。 —NW 「彼得對耶穌說：『……我絕不離棄你！』耶穌對彼得說：『我告訴你，今天晚上，雞叫以前，你會三次不認我。』……其他的門徒也都這樣說。」 馬太福音26:33-35 禱告：天父，當我們讓祢失望時，求祢赦免我們。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Jesus’ Followers
Bible Reading: Matthew 26:31-38
Monday, April 28, 2014

In our Bible Reading, Jesus was in a garden with His followers. He knew that soon He would die. Jesus also knew that some of His special followers would reject Him. 　These verses tell us that Jesus’ followers could not even stay awake while He prayed in the garden. Soon after this, Judas gave Jesus to the Jewish authorities and Peter denied Jesus three times. Jesus must have been very disappointed that even His twelve special followers failed Him. 　Jesus knew that when He left the earth, these followers would be leaders of the new church. The spread of the Good News would depend on these men. Maybe Jesus wondered if He could trust them to lead others to salvation. 　We are all sinners. And we all disappoint Jesus. But He still loves us and wants us to do our best to follow Him. Ask God to forgive you and help you serve Him. —NW “ Peter answered, ‘...my faith will never be shaken.’ Jesus answered, ‘The truth is, tonight you will say you don’t know me. You will deny me three times before the rooster crows’...And all the other followers said the same thing.” Matthew 26:33-35 PRAYER: Father, forgive us when we fail. In Jesus’ name. Amen.