第九章

²³   照著天上樣式作的既然必須這樣去潔淨，天上物體的本身，就應該用更美的祭品去潔淨了。   ²⁴   因為基督不是進了人手所做的聖所（那不過是真聖所的表象），而是進到天上，現在替我們顯露在　神的面前。   ²⁵   他不必多次把自己獻上，好像大祭司每年帶著不是自己的血進入至聖所一樣。   ²⁶   如果這樣，他從創世以來，就必須受許多次的苦了。可是現在他在這世代的終結，只顯現一次，把自己作為祭品獻上，好除掉罪。   ²⁷   按著定命，人人都要死一次，死後還有審判。   ²⁸   照樣，基督為了擔當許多人的罪，也曾經一次把自己獻上；將來他還要再一次顯現，不是為擔當罪，而是要向那些熱切期待他的人成全救恩。

 

默想

1. 有個患腎病的人，需要靠洗腎機來維持生命，但是他還是怕見到這個機器。這個機器使他生存，但也提醒他所患的疾病。他並不自由，而是被機器綁住，要不斷的靠機器清洗他的血液。離開了機器，他的疾病就會拖倒他的身體與精神。
2. 這是希伯來書第九章描述舊約體系的情況（6-9節）。舊約不斷重復的獻祭，提醒百姓他們無法自救的情況。但是，基督一次獻祭就得了完全的勝利。基督的血已經洗凈我們一切的罪污，耶穌一次的獻祭，使我們得痊愈，且保證我們的得勝。我們就像瘸腿的，耶穌使我們跳躍跳舞；我們是瞎眼的，耶穌使我們看見；我們是耳聾的，耶穌使我們聽見。藉著耶穌一次的獻祭，我們得赦免，得痊愈，被召歡喜地面對人生，因為確知我們已經獲得勝利了。
3. 我願意讓基督一次的犧牲獻祭，釋放我，使我有信心且喜樂地生活？或是我要讓自己被過去的經歷拉回罪中？要記得，因為耶穌的緣故，我的過去對我不再有任何影響了。為此向神感謝。

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。

 

 

CHAPTER 9

²³It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. ²⁴For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. ²⁵Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. ²⁶Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. ²⁷Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, ²⁸so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

1. There was a kidney patient, whose dialysis machine kept him alive.  Yet he dreaded the process.  The kidney dialysis machine that kept him alive also reminded him of his illness.  He was not free, but bound to return to the machine to have his blood purified his again and again.  Away from it, his sickness quickly took hold on his body, and sapped all his strength.
2. That’s just what Hebrews 9 says about the Old Testament system (vv 6-9).  The repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament system reminded worshipers of their continuing desperate condition.  But, the one sacrifice of Christ reminds us of His total victory.  The blood of Christ has cleansed us from all sin!  By one sacrifice Jesus has made us well, and guaranteed victory!  We are the lame, called to leap and dance.  We are the blind, called to see.  We are the deaf who now hear.  By the once for all sacrifice of Jesus, we are forgiven, made well, and called to face life rejoicing in the assurance that the victory we need has already been won!
3. Do I let Christ’s one sacrifice free me to live confidently and joyously?  Do I let myself be dragged back into sin by the weight of my past?  Remember, because of Jesus, the past has no hold on me anymore.  Thank God for this.

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the  “Spiritual Journal” book.