以斯帖 (2)

以斯帖 (2)
聖經閱讀：以斯帖記3:7-4:17 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年6月7日(日)

昨天我們談到哈曼。哈曼告訴國王，說上帝的子民猶太人沒有遵守國王的法律，所以哈曼想要殺滅所有的猶太人。 　以斯帖王后是一個猶太人，她不願哈曼殺猶太人。末底改告訴以斯帖，說她就是那個可以拯救猶太人的人，但是以斯帖害怕將哈曼的計謀告訴國王，如果國王生氣了，可能會殺了她。但以斯帖王后願意受死，好讓猶太人得救。 　很多年以後，出現了一個願意捨棄自己生命來救人的人，那個人就是耶穌。上帝差派祂到世上受死，好讓所有人的罪得赦免。 　耶穌為我們的罪接受了刑罰，祂受死好讓我們可以被赦免，然後與祂永遠同住。感謝上帝賜下耶穌，讚美祂賜下奇妙的救贖計劃。 —JR* 「上帝那麼愛世人，甚至賜下他的獨子，要使所有信他的人不致滅亡，反得永恆的生命。」 約翰福音3:16 禱告：天父，謝謝祢愛我、赦免我。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Esther (2)
Bible Reading: Esther 3:7-4:17
Sunday, June 7, 2015

Yesterday we talked about Haman. Haman told the king that God’s people, the Jews, were not obeying the king’s laws. So Haman wanted to kill all the Jews. 　Queen Esther was a Jew. She did not want Haman to kill the Jews. Mordecai told Esther that she was the person who could save the Jews. But Esther was afraid to tell the king about Haman’s plan. If the king became upset, he could kill her. Queen Esther was willing to die so that the Jews would be saved. 　Many years later there was a man who was willing to give up His life to save others. That man was Jesus. God sent Him to earth to die so that all people could have our sins forgiven. 　Jesus accepted the punishment for our sins. He died so that we can be forgiven and live forever with Him. Thank God for Jesus and praise Him for His wonderful plan of salvation. —JR* “Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life.” John 3:16 PRAYER: Father, thank You for loving and forgiving me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.