憐憫慈愛的救主
請我們先禱告
主,給我們看見你如何在神性里成為人,把你的神性帶進人性里;也給我們看見你如何成了賜生命的靈和神的長子,把人性帶進神性里。我們敬拜你!
詩歌:677♫
憐憫、慈愛、寬恕、 溫柔又謙和;
為了罪人忍辱, 甘負十架軛;
捨命、流血、受苦, 為救失喪者;
這是基督耶穌, 對祂你如何?
今日經節及註解 路九37~62
重點經節
路7:12
路7:13路7:14
路7:15
將近城門的時候,看哪,有一個死人被抬出來,這人是他母親獨生的兒子,他母親又是寡婦,有城裡大批的群眾陪着她。
主看見那寡婦,就對她動了慈心,說,不要哭。
於是上前按着棺槓,抬的人就站住了。耶穌說,青年人,我吩咐你,起來。
那死人就坐起來,並且說起話來,耶穌便把他交給他母親。
生命供應
在[路加]七章十一至十七節,我們看見人救主憐憫哀哭的寡婦,使其獨子復活。十一至十二節說,"過了不久,耶穌往一座城去,這城名叫拿因,祂的門徒和大批的群眾與祂同行。將近城門的時候,看哪,有一個死人被抬出來,這人是他母親獨生的兒子,他母親又是寡婦,有城裡大批的群眾陪着她。"這光景非常悲慘,沒有人能作什麼來安慰這個悲傷的寡婦。她先失去了丈夫,現在又失去了獨生的兒子。
十三至十五節說,"主看見那寡婦,就對她動了慈心,說,不要哭。於是上前按着棺槓,抬的人就站住了。耶穌說,青年人,我吩咐你,起來。那死人就坐起來,並且說起話來,耶穌便把他交給他母親。"這裡我們看見人救主的慈心,顯在祂對寡婦的說話與手按棺槓的行動上。當祂按着棺槓,抬的人就站住了。然後主吩咐寡婦那已死的兒子起來。這是主的神聖屬性彰顯在祂的人性美德里。
人救主在慈憐中對寡婦說話,並按着棺槓。沒有人要求祂這樣作,但祂看見了那光景,就主動採取行動,使寡婦已死的兒子復活。主照着祂的人性美德,主動採取這行動,使在場的人大為驚奇。是什麼使祂動了慈心?原因乃是祂的人性美德。然後,借着叫那青年人從死里復活,祂的神聖屬性就彰顯在祂的人性美德里。
我們再次看見主耶穌滿了人性的美德與神聖的屬性。在祂叫寡婦已死的兒子復活,並把他交給他母親的事上,我們看見人救主的神聖屬性彰顯在祂的人性美德里。(路加福音生命讀經,一五九至一六一頁。)
問答:
1、 請說明憐憫慈愛救主的崇高道德標準?(參讀 路七13注1)
2、 請說明信、愛和平安三種美德?(參讀 路七47,50與注1。)
3、 我們跟隨主的態度該如何?(參讀 路九62注1)
明天:叩門訪問人傳福音
The Merciful and Loving Savior
Let's Pray:
Lord, show us how You became man in Your divinity to bring Your divinity into man and how You become the firstborn Son of God bringing humanity into divinity. We worship You.
Hymn:988
Merciful and loving,
Suff'ring pain and loss,
All for us, the sinners,
Going to the cross;
Tasting death for all men,
Dying for our sins;
This is Christ the Savior,
What will you do with Him?
Today's Verses and Footnotes: Luke 9:37-62
Key Verse:
Luke 7:12 And as He came near the gate of the city, behold, one who had died was being carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a considerable crowd from the city was with her.
Luke 7:13 And when the Lord saw her, He was moved with compassion for her and said to her, Do not weep.
Luke 7:14 And He came near and touched the bier, and those carrying it stood still. And He said, Young man, to you I say, Arise.
Luke 7:15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother.
Life Supply:
In [Luke] 7:11-17 we see the Man-Savior showing pity to the weeping mother by raising up her dead son. Verses 11 and 12 say, "And it came about soon afterwards that He went into a city called Nain, and His disciples went with Him and a large crowd. Now as He came near the gate of the city, behold, one who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a considerable crowd from the city was with her." This situation was very sad, and no one could do anything to comfort the grieving widow. First she had lost her husband, and now she had lost her only son.
Luke 7:13-15 says, "And seeing her, the Lord had compassion on her, and said to her, Do not weep. And approaching, He touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. And He said, Young man, I say to you, arise! And the dead man sat up and began to speak; and He gave him to his mother." Here we see the Man-Savior's compassion in speaking to the widow and in touching the coffin. When He touched the coffin, those who were carrying it stood still. Then the Lord commanded the dead son of the widow to arise. This is the Lord's divine attributes expressed in His human virtues.
In His compassion, the Man-Savior spoke to the widow and touched the coffin. He was not asked to do these things. But seeing the situation, He initiated the action that caused the dead son to be raised up. To the great surprise of those present, the Lord initiated this action according to His human virtue. What caused Him to be moved with compassion? The cause of this was His human virtue. Then in His human virtue His divine attributes were expressed by raising the young man from the dead.
Again we see that the Lord Jesus is full of the human virtues and of the divine attributes. In His raising up the dead son and giving him to his mother, we see the expression of the Man-Savior's divine attributes in His human virtues. (Life-Study of Luke, pp. 137-138)
Questions:
1. Please explain the high standard of morality of our compassionate, merciful Savior. (See Luke 7:13 note 1)
2. Please describe the three crucial virtues of faith, love and peace. (See Luke 7:47:, 50 note 1)
3. What should our attitude be in following the Lord? (See Luke 9:62 note1)
Tomorrow: Preaching of the Gospel by
Knocking on Doors and Visiting People
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