12月21日
拜见耶稣
“当希律王的时候,耶稣生在犹太的伯利恒。有几个博士从东方来到耶路撒冷,说:「那生下来作犹太人之王的在哪里?我们在东方看见他的星,特来拜他。」”
马太福音 2:1-2
圣诞节,也是关乎我们每一个人来与耶稣的相见。圣诞的经文,和整本圣经的其他部分,都表明我们每一个人都要与耶稣相见,并和祂建立永恒的关系。例如马太福音中,当然也到处都提到我 们与耶稣的相见。在第四章,耶稣对那兄弟二人说:“来跟从我,我要叫你们得人如得鱼一样。”在马太福音第十一章中,耶稣邀请每一个人说,“凡劳苦担重担的人可以到我这里来,我就使你们得安息。” 而在马太福音第十四章里,当彼得问主是否可以从水面上走到祂那里去的时候,耶稣就说:“你来吧。” 在第二十八章中,耶稣复活后,连天使也参与其中,说,“他不在这里,照他所说的,已经复活了。你们来看安放主的地方。”
耶稣已经来了,你会与祂相见吗?
今日祷告:
耶稣,我来到祢的面前,将我的一生全然献给祢。阿们。
December 21
Us Coming to Jesus
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
MATTHEW 2:1–2
Christmas is about each of us coming to meet Jesus. The Christmas passages, and the rest of the whole Bible, share that each of us is to come and meet Jesus so that we can have an eternal relationship with him. For example, the book of Matthew is absolutely full with this concept of each of us coming to meet Jesus. In chapter 4, Jesus calls out to two brothers, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” In Matthew 11, Jesus invites everyone, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” In Matthew 14, when Peter asks if he can walk out to him on the water, Jesus simply responds, “Yes, come.” And in chapter 28, after Jesus’ resurrection, even the angels get into the action, saying, “Come, see where his body was lying.” Jesus has come to meet you.
Will you come to meet him today?
Pray for the Day:
Jesus, I come to you now and give you my whole life. Amen.
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