耶穌的生平 (7)

耶穌的生平 (7)
聖經閱讀：馬太福音26:47-56現代中譯本|合和本
2016年10月19日(三)

　今天的經文閱讀跟我們談到有一大群人去抓拿耶穌，其中一個是祂的門徒猶大，當那些人抓住耶穌時，有一個信徒拔出刀、削掉了一個奴僕的耳朵。
耶穌怎麼做呢？祂有反擊嗎？祂有企圖逃走嗎？耶穌有阻止那些人捉拿祂嗎？祂有呼叫天使來救祂嗎？沒有！耶穌容讓那些人來捉拿祂。為什麼耶穌要這麼做呢？因為祂知道被捉是上帝對祂的計劃。耶穌順服祂父親的旨意並實現了舊約聖經中的預言。
要學像耶穌，讀經會讓你明白上帝對你的計劃，並且一定要在你生命中的每一天順服祂的旨意。—CPE*

「接著，耶穌向那一群人說：『你們帶著刀劍棍棒出來抓我，把我當作暴徒嗎？我天天坐在聖殿裏教導人，你們並沒有下手。不過，這一切事情的發生都是要實現先知在聖經上所說的話。』」 馬太福音26:55-56a

禱告：親愛的上帝，求祢幫助我明白祢的計劃並順服祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

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Jesus' Life (7)
Bible Reading: Matthew 26:47-56
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Our Bible verses today tell us that a big group of people went to arrest Jesus. Among those people was one of His disciples, Judas. When the men grabbed Jesus to arrest Him, another follower took his sword and cut off one of the servant's ears.
What did Jesus do? Did He fight back? Did He try to run away? Did Jesus prevent the men from arresting Him? Did He call angels to come and rescue Him? No! Jesus allowed the men to arrest Him. Why did Jesus do that? He knew it was God's plan for Him to be arrested. Jesus obeyed His Father's will and fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies.
Be like Jesus. Read the Bible so that you will know what God’s plan is for you. And be sure to obey His will every day of your life. —CPE*

“Then Jesus said to the crowd, ‘Why do you come to get me with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal. Every day I sat in the Temple area teaching. You did not arrest me. But all these things have happened to show the full meaning of what the prophets wrote.’” Matthew 26:55-56a

PRAYER: Dear God, help me to know Your plan and obey You. In Jesus' name. Amen.