归向上帝

Sep 12, 2024

“他父亲远远地看见他……”(路加福音15:20)

《圣经》是这样描述“浪子”的:“他父亲远远地看见他,就动了慈心,跑上前去抱着他连连亲吻。”真理显明在此:你没有越出上帝恩典的范围,所以你的未来会比过去更美好!“他父亲远远地看见他”,就跑上前去。父亲为什么会这样做?因为他和儿子的关系不是建立在行为之上,而是基于他赋予生命并将其带到家中的事实。当思考父亲那天所给他的物品,你就会明白每一件的含意:一、袍子。袍子确定他作为儿子的身份。上帝并没有盯着你的弱点,反而看见你披戴着基督的义(参哥林多后书5:18-19)。二、戒指。这是一枚刻有家族印章的戒指,使他重获权柄,能够以父亲的名义经商。三、鞋。家里的雇工不穿鞋,只有家庭成员才穿。他回家时认为所能指望的最好结果就是当雇工了,但父亲不仅给他恢复了身份和权柄,还恢复了他在家庭中作为儿子的全部地位。四、欢宴庆祝。在当时,如果你违背父亲的权柄并离开家,他们就会举行“羞辱仪式”,意味着你将永远不能再回来。然而,这位父亲却不是这样做,反而宴饮庆贺儿子的归来!要点在哪?在于耶稣除去了我们的羞辱!“上帝使无罪的基督担当我们的罪,使我们可以借着基督成为被上帝接纳的义人。”(哥林多后书5:21)今日给你的圣言是:归向上帝!

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