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請按步驟1.點擊進入靈命日糧連結
1. 點擊《靈命日糧-網路廣播odb.org》,在新視窗選擇語言英文 (或中文,請點畫面放大中文視窗Traditional-odb.org), 點選日期2019年4月21日, 點三角符號▶️,開始廣播(請點擊odb.org進入連結);或另開視窗直接點推薦連結9。
2. 英文播女聲讀經時,請點 Read: 耶利米書2章13,20-22節(Jeremiah 2:13, 20–22 (NIV)),新視窗有經文I
3. 點三角符號, 重複收聽,或跟著朗讀.建議用耳機幫助專心效果比較好.
4. 全年讀經進度英文Bible in a Year: 請點2 Samuel 12–13; Luke 16自動打開一個新視窗Biblegateway.com含經文,再點喇叭會開起廣播視窗,請點▶️開始播音
5. 如欲參考、或收聽其他經文廣播,在經文視窗Biblegateway.com裡 請點Bible Book List,在Bible Book List點您想要的舊約、新約聖經
6. 單字: google.com翻譯、發音查詢;或直接點推薦連結10
Todays Scripture & InsightJeremiah 2:13, 20–22 (NIV)
洗淨
祂兒子耶穌的血也洗淨我們一切的罪。-約翰一書1章7節
真令人不敢相信,我的一枝藍色原子筆躲在層層疊疊的白色毛巾中,竟然在洗衣機裡逃過一劫,最後才在烘乾機中爆裂。結果那些白色的毛巾全都沾上難看的藍色斑點,不管用再多的漂白劑,都無法除掉這些污點。
在我不情不願地把這些毛巾丟到抹布堆的那一刻,我想起舊約先知耶利米的哀嘆,提到罪惡將帶來破壞性的後果。以色列民背離上帝,轉而敬拜偶像(耶利米書2章13節),因此耶利米宣告他們與上帝的關係已染上永久的污點。正如上帝對百姓說:「你雖用鹼、多用肥皂洗濯,你罪孽的痕跡仍然在我面前顯出」(22節),對於自己犯罪所造成的破壞,他們無力改變。
我們確實不可能靠自己除掉罪惡的污漬,但耶穌已成就了我們做不到的事。祂以受死與復活的大能,「洗淨我們一切的罪」(約翰一書1章7節)。
雖然有時我們會覺得這好得難以置信,但盼望我們都能信守這美好的真理:任何罪惡所造成的破壞,耶穌都能徹底除淨。只要我們願意歸向上帝,祂就樂意洗淨我們的罪污(9節)。藉著基督,我們天天都能得享自由與盼望。
你要如何消除罪咎呢?
知道耶穌的死能完全洗淨你身上的罪污,
你今天的生活會有何不同呢?
耶穌的寶血洗淨罪污。
聖經用了好些不同的詞語來形容「罪」,而每個詞語都有其含義。在今天閱讀的經文中,耶利米用了一個詞語,意思是「壞」或「惡」,通常是用來指能對人產生消極影響的事物。雖然這些定義能讓我們對罪有基本的瞭解,但卻無法完全體現罪的真正含意。
在今天的閱讀經文中,耶利米用四個比喻來描述以色列百姓違背上帝的罪:為自己鑿出池子(13節);折斷軛、解開繩索(20節);行淫(20節);變成葡萄樹的壞枝子(21節)。我們若只將罪描述為「達不到標準」(即努力嘗試還是無法達標),還比較容易為自己辯護。但若用行淫的景象來描述我們的罪,就比較難掩飾了。耶利米說,以色列百姓的行為實在太過邪惡,無論他們如何試圖潔淨自己,他們的罪仍然存在。
韓傑盛
Washed Clean
The blood of Jesus, [God’s] Son, purifies us from all sin.1 John 1:7
I couldn’t believe it. A blue gel pen had hidden itself in the folds of my white towels and survived the washing machine, only to explode in the dryer. Ugly blue stains were everywhere. My white towels were ruined. No amount of bleach would be able to remove the dark stains.
As I reluctantly consigned the towels to the rag pile, I was reminded of the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah’s lament describing the damaging effects of sin. By rejecting God and turning to idols (Jeremiah 2:13), Jeremiah declared that the people of Israel had caused a permanent stain in their relationship with God: “‘Although you wash yourself with soap and use an abundance of cleansing powder, the stain of your guilt is still before me,’ declares the Sovereign Lord” (v. 22). They were powerless to undo the damage they’d done.
On our own, it is impossible to remove the stain of our sin. But Jesus has done what we could not. Through the power of His death and resurrection, He “purifies [believers] from all sin” (1 John 1:7).
Even when it’s hard to believe, cling to this beautiful truth: there’s no damage from sin that Jesus can’t totally remove. God is willing and ready to wash away the effects of sin for anyone willing to return to Him (v. 9). Through Christ, we can live each day in freedom and hope.
By Lisa M. Samra