马太福音［第26章］
Book of Matthew 26
[用永恒的眼光回应天国的到来]
主讲: 林国晶传道
15/01/2025
在伯大尼，马利亚用极贵的香膏膏抹耶稣的头。她的举动和奉献，反映了她看重永恒的价值。她意识到耶稣是救赎的核心。所以香膏虽是极贵，但主是完全配得的。
他出卖耶稣仅为三十块银钱。其实也是出卖了自己的灵魂，也反映了他以短暂的利益取代了对永恒的盼望。
犹大的行为提醒我们，当眼光只停留在今生时，我们可能会错失神的永恒计划。
小结：马利亚的奉献得到了永恒的纪念，而犹大的背叛却带来了永远的遗憾。
耶稣赋予「逾越节的筵席」一个崭新的意义。在筵席中，耶稣用饼和杯象征祂的身体和血，设立了新约。这是祂将为人类的罪舍命的宣告，表明祂是我们真正的逾越节羔羊，也带出永恒的救赎计划是以牺牲为代价的。
耶稣就带着门徒去客西马尼园，在那里祷告。耶稣三次向神祷告：“父啊，倘若可行，求你叫这杯离开我；然而不要照我的意思，只要照你的意思。”（V39）让我们看见耶稣以顺服的心回应了天父的旨意，即便代价是生命的牺牲。这是顺服的生命。
当我们面对人生的试炼时，让我们相信神的美意，而不是按自己的计划行事。
犹大就带着许多带着刀棒的人来到耶稣那里，为要抓耶稣。然而，当耶稣被捕时，门徒因惧怕而四散（V56)。在这里，我们看见他们的失败显明了人性的软弱。
从另一个层面，也让我们看到唯有神的恩典能够让我们从软弱中刚强起来。
耶稣在逾越节筵席的时候已经告诉彼得，他会三次不认主，但彼得和其他门徒非常肯定的说，他们不会。当彼得在真实面对考验时而三次否认耶稣时，他意识到自己的失败而痛哭悔改。然而，也因着彼得的悔改，耶稣后来恢复了彼得的使命，使他成为天国的忠实见证者。
天国的到来是一场属灵的考验，需要我们用永恒的眼光回应。让我们今天就以永恒的眼光回应天国的到来，将我们的生命献给永恒的主！
Matthew Chapter 26
Responding to the Kingdom of Heaven's Arrival with an Eternal
15/01/2025
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Stella
In Bethany, Mary anointed Jesus' head with an extremely expensive perfume. Her action and offering reflected her understanding of eternal value. She recognized that Jesus was the center of salvation. While the perfume was costly, the Lord was completely worthy.
Judas sold Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. In doing so, he also sold his own soul, showing that he replaced eternal hope with temporary gain.
Judas' actions remind us that when our focus is solely on the current life, we may miss God's eternal plan.
Summary: Mary’s offering is eternally commemorated, while Judas' betrayal results in eternal regret.
Jesus gave new meaning to the "Passover Feast." During the meal, He used the bread and the cup to symbolize His body and blood, establishing the new covenant. This was a declaration of His sacrifice for humanity's sins, showing that He is the true Passover Lamb, and that the eternal plan of redemption comes at the cost of sacrifice.
Jesus took His disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Three times He prayed to God, saying, "Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will" （V. 39). This shows that Jesus responded to the Father's will with a heart of obedience, even at the cost of His life. This is the life of obedience.
When we face trials in life, let us trust in God’s good will, rather than acting according to our own plans.
Judas brought a crowd with swords and clubs to arrest Jesus. When Jesus was captured, the disciples scattered in fear （V56). This failure reveals the weakness of human nature.
At the same time, it shows that only God's grace can strengthen us from weakness.
During the Passover meal, Jesus told Peter that he would deny Him three times. However, Peter and the other disciples were confident that they would not. When Peter faced the test and denied Jesus three times, he realized his failure and wept in repentance. Yet, through Peter's repentance, Jesus later restored Peter’s mission, making him a faithful witness of the Kingdom of Heaven.
The arrival of the Kingdom of Heaven is a spiritual test that requires us to respond with an eternal perspective. Let us respond today by offering our lives to the eternal Lord!