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以赛亚书［第六十一章］
Book of Isaiah 61

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以赛亚书［第六十一章］|Book of Isaiah 61

【领受使命 成就神国】

主讲: 林国晶传道 + 陈炎明牧师

25/08/2022

引言：

今天，神再次透过这章经文提醒祂给教会的异象，使教会成为光，为了是要使许多人经历神的拯救及转化。

一、受膏者的使命(V1-4)

这位受膏者所报告的好信息是从神而来的，是可以医好伤心的人，扶助疲乏的人，使人的生命改变；也可以使被掳的得释放，被囚的出监牢，就是让人得着自由、进入光明。

圣灵就像膏油，从上而下地浇灌了人的全身，从布满「灰尘」的外表，到充满「悲哀」的内心，一直到最深之处的「忧伤之灵」，意思就是我们的生命要完全被圣灵改变。而这新的生命带来了能「守公平，行公义」的新生活，以致我们称为『公义树』。

二、神子民的改变(V5-9)

1．成为神国的祭司（V5-6）

旧约当中，神所按立的祭司的职责，就是站在神和百姓的中间，将神的话，带给以色列百姓，要让百姓认识神，并且把百姓的需要和认罪的这些内容，都带到神的面前。

到了新约，我们更进一步地看见，所有的信徒都是神的祭司。这代表所有信徒可以读神的话，寻求对神话语的理解，直接向神认罪，并向别人宣布福音美好的信息。

2．得着双份的产业（V7-8)

以色列是神的长子，要作为万民的榜样、在神面前接受管教。但他们这些管教并非徒然，因为他们作为长子「所受的羞辱、所受的凌辱」（7节），将来也要被加倍的好处和喜乐所「代替」（7节）。因为「耶和华喜爱公平」（8节），祂所收取的，祂必以自己来代替，弥赛亚将成为神与百姓所立的「永远之乐」。

当我们犯错，我们会接受神的管教。但神最主要的目的，是要把我们带回到祂的面前。祂不只要为祂的儿女伸冤、报仇。而且，神要赐给我们的产业。

3．成为圣洁的国民(V9)

百姓的生命已经被改变，真正成为圣洁的国民，所以世人不但一眼就能认出他们，而且「凡看见他们的必认他们是耶和华赐福的后裔」，神就因此「在祂圣徒的身上得荣耀」。

然而，信仰不能只停留在我们自己这一代，作神儿女不能隐藏，要被人认识，被人看见。我们要继续不断地将神的救恩传扬，兴起发光，尤其是教导我们的子孙，使他们能够继续活在圣洁中，也蒙神赐福。

三、成就神国使命(V10-11)

弥赛亚欣然领受拯救和公义的使命和能力，胜任救恩和报仇的工作。耶稣也的确来到世上，承担了世人的罪，使人得着永恒的生命，使人与神和好。所以，今天我们已被神拯救，神也把拯救衣给我们穿上，使我们争战的时候不怕仇敌的攻击，也把公义袍给我披上，使我们不怕恶者的控诉，使我们可以欢喜快乐地委身于使命，与基督同走这条十字架的道路。

今天，我们也要欢然领受并承接神的使命，使神国的使命被成就。当我们如此行的时候，我们必然看见神的公义被彰显，并且神的救恩也临到许多人身上，使他们脱离肉身的辖制并解脱罪的内疚，而且让他们经历神的大能，活出神的公义。

总结：

愿我们每个人都领受神的使命，并成就神给我们的使命和异象，成为世上的光，照亮黑暗，是许多人的生命得着盼望及经历转变。尤其，神给我们教会的异象是‘承接神国，转化生命’。让我们每一位在神国611教会的弟兄姐妹都在神的国里成就神给我们的托付，看见许多生命经历转化和改变。

Isaiah 61: Receive a Mission to Achieve the Kingdom of God
GK611 Morning Devotion
25/8/2022
Speaker: Asher Chang + Rev David Tan

Introduction:

Today, through this chapter, God reminds us again of the vision He gave the church to make the church the light, so that many people may experience God's salvation and transformation.

I. Mission of the Anointed (V1-4)

The good news conveyed by the anointed one is from God, and it can heal the brokenhearted, help the weary, and change people's lives; it can also release the captives and release the imprisoned from prison, which is to make people free and enter into the light.

The Holy Spirit is like anointing oil, pouring out from top to bottom of the whole body, from the exterior covered with “ashes”, to the heart full of “grief”, to the deepest “spirit of sorrow”, which means our life to be completely transformed by the Holy Spirit. And this new life brings about a new life of “keeping justice and doing righteousness” which we call the “tree of righteousness”.

II. The Change of God’s People (V5-9)

1. Become a priest of the kingdom of God (V5-6)

In the Old Testament, the duty of the priest ordained by God was to stand between God and the people, to bring the Word of God to the people of Israel, to let the people know God, and to bring the needs of the people and their confession to the presence of God.

In the New Testament, we further see that all believers are priests of God. This means that all believers can read the Word of God, seek to understand it, confess sin directly to God, and proclaim the good news of the gospel to others.

2. Receive double inheritance (V7-8)

Israel is the firstborn son of God and is to be an example to all nations and to be disciplined before God. But their discipline was not in vain, for their “reproach and humiliation” (V. 7) as a firstborn son would also be “replaced” by double benefits and joys (V. 7). Because “the LORD loves justice” (V. 8), what He has taken, He will replace with himself, and the Messiah will be the “everlasting joy” of God and his people.

When we make mistakes, we will be disciplined by God. But God's main purpose is to bring us back to Him. He does not just want to take vengeance and revenge for His children. Additionally, God wants to give us the inheritance.

3. Become a holy nation (V9)

The lives of the people have been changed, and they have become truly holy nations so that the world not only recognizes them at a glance, but “everyone who sees them will recognize that they are the posterity whom the LORD has blessed”, and God, therefore “glorified in his saints”.

However, faith cannot be limited to our own generation. Being a child of God cannot be hidden but must be known and seen by others. We must continue to preach the salvation of God, to rise and shine, especially to teach our children, so that they can continue to live in holiness and be blessed by God.

III. Achieving the Mission of the Kingdom of God (V10-11)

The Messiah readily accepts the mission and power of salvation and righteousness and is qualified for the work of salvation and vengeance. Jesus did indeed come into the world to bear the sins of the world so that people could gain eternal life and be reconciled to God. Therefore, today we have been saved by God, and God has clothed us with the garments of salvation, so that we will not be afraid of the enemy’s attack when we fight, and he has clothed us with the robe of righteousness so that we will not be afraid of the accusation of the evil ones and we can be dedicated joyfully to the mission, to walk with Christ in this path of the cross.

Today, we should also joyfully accept and embark on God's mission, so that the mission of the kingdom of God can be accomplished. When we do this, we will surely see God's righteousness manifested, and God's salvation upon many people, freeing them from the bondage of the flesh and the guilt of sin, allowing them to experience the power of God and live out God's righteousness.

Conclusion：

May each of us receive God’s mission and fulfil the mission and vision God has given us, becoming the light in the world, illuminating the darkness, and bringing hope and transformation to many people’s lives. In particularly, God's vision for our church is to "inherit the kingdom of God and transform lives." Let each of our brothers and sisters in GK611 church fulfil the entrustment God has assigned to us in the Kingdom of God and see many lives go through transformation and change.