怜悯慈爱的救主
请我们先祷告
主,给我们看见你如何在神性里成为人,把你的神性带进人性里;也给我们看见你如何成了赐生命的灵和神的长子,把人性带进神性里。我们敬拜你!
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怜悯、慈爱、宽恕、 温柔又谦和;
为了罪人忍辱, 甘负十架轭;
舍命、流血、受苦, 为救失丧者;
这是基督耶稣, 对祂你如何?
今日经节及注解 路九37~62
重点经节
路7:12
路7:13路7:14
路7:15
将近城门的时候,看哪,有一个死人被抬出来,这人是他母亲独生的儿子,他母亲又是寡妇,有城里大批的群众陪着她。
主看见那寡妇,就对她动了慈心,说,不要哭。
于是上前按着棺杠,抬的人就站住了。耶稣说,青年人,我吩咐你,起来。
那死人就坐起来,并且说起话来,耶稣便把他交给他母亲。
生命供应
在[路加]七章十一至十七节,我们看见人救主怜悯哀哭的寡妇,使其独子复活。十一至十二节说,"过了不久,耶稣往一座城去,这城名叫拿因,祂的门徒和大批的群众与祂同行。将近城门的时候,看哪,有一个死人被抬出来,这人是他母亲独生的儿子,他母亲又是寡妇,有城里大批的群众陪着她。"这光景非常悲惨,没有人能作什么来安慰这个悲伤的寡妇。她先失去了丈夫,现在又失去了独生的儿子。
十三至十五节说,"主看见那寡妇,就对她动了慈心,说,不要哭。于是上前按着棺杠,抬的人就站住了。耶稣说,青年人,我吩咐你,起来。那死人就坐起来,并且说起话来,耶稣便把他交给他母亲。"这里我们看见人救主的慈心,显在祂对寡妇的说话与手按棺杠的行动上。当祂按着棺杠,抬的人就站住了。然后主吩咐寡妇那已死的儿子起来。这是主的神圣属性彰显在祂的人性美德里。
人救主在慈怜中对寡妇说话,并按着棺杠。没有人要求祂这样作,但祂看见了那光景,就主动采取行动,使寡妇已死的儿子复活。主照着祂的人性美德,主动采取这行动,使在场的人大为惊奇。是什么使祂动了慈心?原因乃是祂的人性美德。然后,借着叫那青年人从死里复活,祂的神圣属性就彰显在祂的人性美德里。
我们再次看见主耶稣满了人性的美德与神圣的属性。在祂叫寡妇已死的儿子复活,并把他交给他母亲的事上,我们看见人救主的神圣属性彰显在祂的人性美德里。(路加福音生命读经,一五九至一六一页。)
问答:
1、 请说明怜悯慈爱救主的崇高道德标准?(参读 路七13注1)
2、 请说明信、爱和平安三种美德?(参读 路七47,50与注1。)
3、 我们跟随主的态度该如何?(参读 路九62注1)
明天:叩门访问人传福音
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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