聖誕節的王

聖誕節的王
聖經閱讀：啟示錄19:11-21 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年12月25日(四)

也許你會認為，用今天的經文來寫聖誕節這一天的靈修文章是一件奇怪的事，但是這些經節告訴我們聖誕節的真正意義。在這些經節裡，耶穌有幾個不同的名稱──「真實」和「可靠」、「上帝的道」、「萬王之王」和「萬主之主」。今天我們要來談耶穌作為我們的王的這件事。 　上帝告訴大衛王，幾年後祂的兒子會從大衛家族裡出生，但是耶穌不只被稱為一個平常的王，祂要被稱為「萬王之王」，這表示耶穌是至今最重要的王！ 　當一個以色列王征服了另一個國家時，猶太人就會有一小段和平的時間，但是今天的經文告訴我們，耶穌會戰勝魔鬼，然後就會有永久的平安！ 　當明白耶穌是我們的王，我們就應當敬拜並跟隨祂。我希望你今天就這麼做。聖誕快樂！ －JK 「在他的袍子和腿上寫著」 萬王之王，萬主之主』這名號。」 啟示錄19:16a 禱告：上帝，祢的兒子真是我的王，今天我尊榮並敬拜祂。奉主的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Christmas King
Bible Reading: Revelation 19:11-21
Thursday, December 25, 2014

Maybe you think that our Bible verses for today are strange to use for a devotion on Christmas Day. But these verses tell us what Christmas really means. In these verses, Jesus is called several different names — Faithful and True, Word of God, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Today we will talk about Jesus as our King. 　God told King David that years later His Son would be born from David’s family. But Jesus is not just called an ordinary king. He is called the King of Kings. That means Jesus is the most important king ever! Jesus said that His kingdom does not belong to this world. Jesus’ kingdom is the most important kingdom ever! 　When a Jewish king conquered another country, the Jews would have peace for a short time. But our Bible Reading tells us that Jesus will conquer the devil. Then there will be peace that will last forever! 　When we realize that Jesus is our King, we should worship and follow Him. I hope you are doing that today. Merry Christmas! —JK “On his robe and on his leg was written this name: KING OF KINGS.” Revelation 19:16a PRAYER: God, Your Son is truly my King. I honor and worship Him today. In His name. Amen.