耶稣将我们放在心上 — 大祭司(上篇)
Grace Counselling Centre
Jul 19, 2011

希伯来书 4:14-16
我们既然有一位已经升入高天尊荣的大祭司,就是神的儿子耶稣,便当持定所承认的道。因我们的大祭司并非不能体恤我们的软弱,他也曾凡事受过试探,与我们一样,只是他没有犯罪。所以我们只管坦然无惧地来到施恩的宝座前,为要得怜恤,蒙恩惠,作随时的帮助。
感受和信心是很"有趣"的东西。当一切都很顺利时,我们能感觉很棒,相信神的信心也似乎很容易。在这样的时刻,它们似乎相辅相成,但其中一个真的可以主导另一个。在新约中,恩典使徒保罗曾被耶稣亲自教导,他鼓励所有信徒继续从信心到信心地走过人生。(罗马书 1:17,哥林多后书 5:7)说起来容易做起来难,对吧?还是信心真的那么容易获得,那种如此讨神喜悦的信心?(希伯来书 11:6)
神知道既然祂在我们肉眼中是看不见的,我们需要鼓励来"看见祂"。祂在圣经中向我们显明自己,通过从神的话语中听到关于祂的事,祂应许这将为我们的心带来信心。
罗马书 10:17
可见信道是从听道来的,听道是从基督的话来的(原文希腊文是"Christo")。
看见我们目前的处境可以主导我们的感受,看见耶稣将主导我们的信心。也许你我现在看到的是健康问题、经济问题、关系问题、家庭问题,沮丧的感觉似乎令人难以承受。神永远与我们同在,永远看顾着我们(诗篇 46:1,路加福音 12:7),祂想每天提醒我们,尽管我们在自然界中看到的事物主导着我们的感受,祂对我们的爱永不改变,祂要用毫不费力的信心 充满我们,让我们看到 我们所有的需要 都得到满足 ,通过祂的儿子耶稣基督。(玛拉基书 3:6,希伯来书 13:8)
出埃及记 28:15-21
你要用巧匠的手工做一个胸牌,用以断事。要和以弗得一样的做法,用金线和蓝色、紫色、朱红色线,并捻的细麻做成。这胸牌要四方的,叠为两层,长一虎口,宽一虎口。要在上面镶宝石四行:第一行是红宝石、红璧玺、红玉;第二行是绿宝石、蓝宝石、金钢石;第三行是紫玛瑙、白玛瑙、紫晶;第四行是水苍玉、红玛瑙、碧玉。这都要镶在金槽中。这些宝石都要按着以色列十二个儿子的名字,仿佛刻印章,刻十二个支派的名字。这段出埃及记的经文是神向摩西描述祂希望以色列祭司在会幕中事奉祂时所穿的特别详细设计。(出埃及记 28:1)大祭司的这些衣服反映了耶稣是谁以及耶稣今天如何将我们呈现给父神。(希伯来书 4:14)新约中使徒保罗和耶稣都解释说,旧约中的这些事件反映了耶稣和祂恩典的预表或图像。通过在这样的图像中看见耶稣,我们看到了神对我们的爱心,而且知道这个真理使圣经读起来令人兴奋!祭司被定义为代表人向神事奉的人,是人民的代表。另一方面,先知是代表神向人事奉的。耶稣来到世上不仅是要拯救我们(约翰福音 3:16),也是为了能够现在回到天堂作为我们的代表,我们的大祭司在神面前。约翰一书 2:1 中给出的另一个图像是公义的耶稣基督,我们在父面前的中保。祂代表我们并为我们辩护,使我们永远公义。(哥林多后书 5:21)大祭司衣服最突出的特征是胸牌,它被金子覆盖,上面镶满了宝石或珠宝。在上述经文的语境中,"断事"意味着神如何看待或重视我们。1刻在宝石上的以色列人的名字代表我们所有人的名字,就是在基督里属灵的以色列。(罗马书 4:16)神认为我们是宝贵有价值的珠宝!永远刻在祂爱的心上!你我的名字都无法从耶稣的心中被移除。神说祂也将我们的名字刻在祂的掌心。(以赛亚书 49:16)祂真的爱我们!我们都有同样的地位,在祂面前都同样宝贵。我们都是独特的,祂将我们放在离祂最近的地方,放在祂的心上。祂要我们听到祂对我们爱的心跳!1耶稣对我们如此恩慈,因为祂就是恩典本身。(约翰福音 1:17)祂说我们所需要的只是最微小的信心来相信祂的良善,祂就能使用它。耶稣在马太福音(17:20)中称之为"芥菜种般的信心"。芥菜种非常小,直径只有大约1-2毫米!耶稣,我们的
大祭司今天在鼓励我们,我们是如此宝贵、有价值并且贴近祂的心,即使我们现在拥有的信心可能只是微小的,我们仍可以坦然无惧地来到祂施恩的宝座前,带着我们所有的需要,祂将为每一种情况给我们恩典——恩惠。(希伯来书 4:16)祂爱你我。亲近祂吧(创世记 45:4),因为你已经在祂心上了。阿们。参考文献:
1. The Love Secret of The High Priest's Garments. Joseph Prince. 2006.representative for people. A prophet on the other hand, comes ministering to people on behalf of God. Jesus came to earth not only to save us (John 3:16) but to be able to go back to Heaven now as our representative, our GREAT High Priest before God. Another picture given in 1 John 2:1 is Jesus Christ the Righteous, our Advocate before the Father. He represents us and defends us as eternally righteous. (2 Corinthians 5:12)
The most outstanding feature of the High Priest’s garments is the breastplate which is covered in gold and has precious stones or gems all over it. ‘Judgement’ in the context of the passage above, means how God deems or values us.1 The names of Israel engraved on the stones represent all of our names, the spiritual Israel in Christ. (Romans 4:16) God deems us as precious and valuable gems! Engraved FOREVER on His Heart of Love!
Yours and my name cannot be removed from Jesus’ heart. God says that He also engraves our names on the palms of His hands. (Isaiah 41:16) He really does love us! We are all of the same standing, all equally precious to Him. We are all unique and He places us as close to Him as close can be, on His heart. He wants us to hear His heartbeat of love for us!1
Jesus is so gracious towards us, for He is Grace itself. (John 1:17). He says that all we ever need is the tiniest amount of faith to believe in His goodness and He can work with that. A ‘mustard-seed amount of faith’, Jesus calls it in Matthew (17:20). Mustard seeds are pretty tiny, only around 1-2mm in diameter!
Jesus, our GREAT High Priest is encouraging us today that we are so precious, valuable and close to His heart and even though the amount of faith we may have right now is only tiny, we can come boldly to His throne of grace with ALL our needs and He will give us grace – favour for each and every circumstance. (Hebrews 4:16) He loves you and I. Come near to Him (Genesis 45:4) for you are already on His heart. Amen.
Reference:
1. The Love Secret of The High Priest’s Garments. Joseph Prince. 2006.
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