Holy Week - Day 1 十架七言 (一)

Holy Week - Day 1 十架七言 (一)

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經文

“父啊，赦免他們，因為他們所作的，他們不曉得” (路加福音 23:34)

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今天是棕櫚日，在紀念主耶穌受難日和復活節的這一周，我們回憶並紀念主在十字架上的痛苦經歷和為我們所成就的全備救恩。主耶穌在棕櫚日騎著驢駒榮耀的進入耶路撒冷，百姓高喊“和散那（​和散那是​「請​救​我們」​的​意思）盼望主耶稣救他们脱离外族奴役，谁也沒有想到，祂来是要順服 神的旨意，將自己獻上成為贖罪祭，救每一个人脱离罪，死亡，和永远的审判。當主赤身露体的被釘在十字架上，祂忍受著痛苦和羞辱，仰著满是血污的脸对着天祈求，“父啊！赦免他們，因為他們所做的，他們不曉得”。這是主在十字架上的第一句話。 当我们意识到主耶稣不仅仅是在对钉祂的犹太人和罗马的官兵说这话时，我们的心无比震撼，是我們的罪將主耶稣釘在十字架上的，而主卻說：“父啊！赦免他們，因為他們所做的，他們不曉得”。祂赦免了我們罪人釘祂，更是赦免了我們裡外一切的罪。感謝主，因着羔羊的代罪，我们都得以称义！

靜思

讓我們今天花一些時間，帶著悔改的心安靜在主面前, 思想：1）是我的罪把主钉在十字架上，因著進入主在十架上經歷的痛苦，使我個人對罪更敏感。2）祂的赦免是随时的，无条件的和完全的。

我們能做什麼

列出並承認我所有看得見的和隱而未現的罪(包括肉体的不顺服，骄傲，瘾，以及撒旦的权势和肉体的权势), 從心裏接受祂完全的赦免，從罪擔中得以自由 。

Scriptures

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” (Luke 23:34)

Message Sharing

Today is Palm Sunday.  In this upcoming week where we remember and honor the passion of Jesus Christ, we recall once more the complete salvation that Christ has accomplished through his suffering on the cross.  On Palm Sunday, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, and the crowd shouted, “Hosanna” (which means “save us”), in hopes that Jesus will deliver them from being subjects to gentiles.  No one knew, however, that Jesus came into Jerusalem to obey the will of God and to give himself as a sin offering so that people everywhere can be set apart from sin, death, and eternal judgement.  As Christ was nailed to the cross in his bare flesh, he withstood pain and shame, and with a face covered in blood, he looked to the heavens and prayed, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”  This is the first sentence spoken by Christ on the cross.  Let us consider that Jesus was not only referring to the Jews and Roman soldiers who put in the nails, but it is our sins that have nailed Jesus to the cross.  In stark contrast to this act, Christ said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”  He forgives the sinners who put him to the cross, and He forgives our sins from the inside out.  His forgiveness is for all of time, unconditional, and complete.  

Meditation

Let us spend a little time today and take our repentant heart and be still before the Lord.  Meditate on: 1) my sins have nailed Christ to the cross, and through entering his suffering on the cross, may I become more sensitive to sin.  2)  His forgiveness is always present, unconditional, and complete.

What we can do

List out and accept all of the sins that I can still identify in my person and sins that are hidden (including the disobedience of the flesh, pride, addiction, and Satan’s power and the flesh’s power).  Accept in my heart His complete forgiveness and be freed from the burden of sin.