2008-12-28 Devotionals Today

知信行網上團契為各主內肢體提供的每日靈糧，歡迎訂閱，推介及奉獻支持。 《網絡天糧》查詢，請電郵：ccf@ccfellow.org 訂閱天糧 | 轉介天糧 | 修訂訂閱 | 奉獻支持 祭司制度預表了基督 粵語 國語 第28天 讀經：   利未記八章1至10節 我們一開始讀利未記的時候便指出，這卷書對以色列人應當如何敬拜神作出了詳盡的指示。我們可以想像到，當神昔日吩咐以色列人建造會幕作為一個敬拜中心的時候，百姓一定提出了許多問題(參出埃及記四十章)。 神對此提供了巨細無遺的指示，沒有留下任何空間讓人憑空構想。我們看過了幾種獻祭之後，如今，我們便看到祭司的設立和工作。這兩者的先後次序亦預表了基督的工作──基督首先成為沒有瑕疵的祭物獻上自己；然後，祂便為我們作大祭司的工作。 有人曾經指出本章的三大要點： 神的話語充滿權柄──父的話。 血的作用──子的話。 膏立的意義──聖靈的說話。 我們非常清楚看見神的話語充滿權柄：神說甚麼，摩西便向百姓宣告並切實遵行(4、5節)。一切都是按照神的吩咐而行。 當亞倫和他的兒子最初被立為祭司的時候，要宰殺多至八隻祭牲，只能說是預表到神的羔羊將要在各各他的山上為我們傾出寶血。 此外，我們還看到要用血和油來多次膏亞倫和他的兒子(12、23、24、30節)。這預表我們先需要救恩，然後再需要聖靈的能力。 基督徒的得力來源，完全是來自聖靈的能力。信徒唯有倚靠聖靈在他心裡工作，以及讓聖靈藉著他工作，才能作成神的工。 當我們與主相交，遵行神的話語，不再倚仗自己，我們便會得著聖靈的恩膏和能力。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHRIST AS SEEN IN THE PRIESTHOOD Day 28 Bible Reading:   Leviticus 8:1-10 We began our studies in Leviticus by saying that this book answers questions about how things should be done, questions which would have arisen as soon as the Tabernacle was I set up (see Exodus 40). The answers God gave left nothing to man's imagination. We have looked at some of the details of the offerings. Now I we look at the details concerning the priests and their work. This too is part of the divine order-first Christ offered himself without spot to God as the perfect sacrifice; then he entered into his work as our great High Priest. Someone has said that in this chapter there are three important points we should notice: 1. The authority of God's Word-speaking of the Father. 2. The value of the blood-speaking of the Son. 3. The anointing which speaks of the Holy Spirit. The authority of God's Word is so clear. God spoke. Moses declared it and obeyed it completely (v. 4, 5). Every action was in accordance with all God had said. It could be that as many as eight animals had to be slain in this first recognition of Aaron and his sons as priests. This could only speak of Calvary, a blood-stained place where Christ the Lamb of God shed his blood for us all. Again in these chapters much is made of the anointing of Aaron and his sons. They were anointed with both blood and oil (v. 12, 23, 24, 30). This spoke of their need of salvation first and then the oil spoke of power. The Holy Spirit alone is the source of a Christian's power. It is only as he, the indwelling Spirit, is allowed to do his work in and through us that anything can ever be accomplished for God. That anointing comes as we spend time with the Lord, and live in obedience to God's Word. It comes as we recognize our need of Christ continually and as we rely on the strength of the Lord and not on our own strength.