Holy Week - Day 6 - 十架七言(六)

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經文

耶穌嘗（註：原文作“受”）了那醋，就說：“成了！”，便低下頭，將靈魂交付神了。（約翰福音19:30）

信息分享

正如賓路易師母所講的一樣：各各他是世界歷史的轉捩點，一切在它之前的都是指向它，一切在它之後的都是歸回它，一切未成的也都基於它，在天上那些蒙救贖的人所看見的，乃是在天上的中心，在寶座中間，『有羔羊站立，像是被殺過的』。

『成了！』- 這也許是耶穌『十架七言』中最重要的一句話。當耶穌說『成了』的時候，不是一個將亡之人痛苦的呼號，而是這位偉大的救主在信心中發出的一個偉大的得勝宣告：『你所託付我的事，我已成全了』（約17:4)。這位道成肉身的人子完成了祂在地上的使命：

• 耶穌藉著死，敗壞那掌死權的的魔鬼；
• 滿足了所有律法的要求，並成為挽回祭來滿足聖潔的 神對罪的憤怒；
• 如今，每一個罪人藉著接受耶穌基督成為他個人的救主，就不僅僅可以與 神和好，更是與基督聯合成為 神的後裔，與基督同作後裔。

 或許更特別的是，中文的翻譯並沒有完全表達當時耶穌說這句話的意思。按著希臘原文- τετελέσται - 的意思，主耶穌救贖的工作不僅僅只是在那一刻『成了』，更是『一次而又永遠地』作成了救贖的大工！哈利路亞，讚美我們的救主耶穌基督！

『成了』- 我們的救恩永遠穩固！

靜思

試著思想聖經中一切關於耶穌基督在十字架上所成就的舊約預言和新約的教導，並為此向 神獻上讚美與感恩。

我們能做什麼

• 為著 耶穌基督在十字架上所成就的感謝讚美 神；
• 藉著耶穌在十字架上所成就的，我們如今也和基督的生命聯合，耶穌的生命也在你我的裡面。嘗試站在耶穌得勝的地位上，用一個不一樣的眼光來看待自己目前所有的難處和捆綁。

诗歌：成了 （V1, V2）

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Scriptures

So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. (John 19:30) 

Message

Calvary is the very pivot of the world's history. All prior things pointed forward to it; and all subsequent things point back to it. Even the future rests upon it, for the redeemed in heaven find it the center of heaven as they behold a Lamb in the midst of the throne, "standing as though it had been slain."  - Mrs. Jessie Penn-Lewis

“It is finished” is probably the most critical sentence out of the seven last sayings of Christ from the cross. When Jesus said, "It is finished” (“τετελέσται” in Greek), it was not a dying groan of pain, but rather, Jesus was speaking of the glorious truth that He has completely accomplished what the Lord had given Him to do (John 17:4). The work of the Incarnate Word has been finished:

• Satan has been defeated;
• Every requirement of the Law has been fulfilled and God’s holy wrath against sin has been satisfied;
• By simply believing in Christ and receiving Him as savior, every sinner can not only be reconciled with the holy God, but also united with Jesus Christ, as a child of God and fellow-heir with Christ.

Perhaps what is even more worth noticing is that the original Greek word τετελέσται actually means that "it has been now and forever finished”. Since Jesus has proclaimed that God’s salvation plan is now and forever accomplished, we have the full assurance that our redemption is eternally secured. He left no unfinished business behind. 

Hallelujah! It is finished …… indeed!

Meditation

Try to recall all of the related prophecies from Old Testament and teachings from New Testament about what Jesus has accomplished on the cross, and give your praise and thanks to God as you meditate on them.

Our response

• Give thanks and praise to Lord Jesus for what He has accomplished for us on the cross.
• Through what Jesus has accomplished on the Cross, we are now united with Him. He is in us, and we are in Him. Therefore, let us try to internalize the truth of Jesus’s victory, and see how it can change the way we look at our current difficulties or bondages.

Hymn: It is finished (V1, V2)