2008年11月18日 星期二

2008-11-18 Devotionals Today

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全人類只有一位救主

粵語 國語

第18天


讀經:   羅馬書五章12至21節
這段經文可能不是很容易明白,但它卻包含極大的真理。保羅在這裡指出,亞當是人類的始祖,人類的後代都是由他繁衍出來;因為亞當犯了罪,所以他的後代都生而為罪人。

我們可以舉一個例子來說明這點。假若一個小鎮全靠一個水塘來供應食水,倘若有人在水塘中下毒,那有毒的水便會污染鎮內的所有水管。

因著亞當犯罪,死亡進入了世界,從此之後,人人都要經歷死亡。由此可見,亞當一人犯罪帶了何等可怕的後果……憂傷、痛苦、疾病、苦難、死亡…然而,引誘人類犯罪的蛇,卻樂於見到這一切的發生。

我們可以用第19節來概括這整段經文的含意:「因一人的悖逆,眾人成為罪人;照樣,因一人的順從,眾人也成為義人」。

保羅每次想到基督所成就的救恩,就幾乎要立即發出頌讚。一個人無論犯了多大的罪,神的恩典都比他的罪更大。我們從現實中看到,一個罪大惡極的人當接受了基督的救恩之後,總是比一般沒有犯大罪的人,更深地感受到神恩的浩大和自己的不配。

我們要時刻記著,神的恩典遠超過我們所想所求,可遮蓋一切的罪惡。願我們每天都經歷神的新恩。

唱詩:

奇異恩典,何等甘甜;

使我罪得赦免;

前我失喪,今被尋回,

瞎眼今得看見。

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ONE RACE, ONE SAVIOUR
Day 18


Bible Reading:   Romans 5:12-21
These are not easy verses to read are they? Yet they contain tremendous truths. Paul is saying that all the human race came from Adam and because Adam sinned, every one of his millions and millions of descendents was born a sinner.

It is as if someone had poisoned a town's water supply at its source and the poison had been carried by the water itself into every pipe and outlet in the town.

Death also came into this world when Adam sinned and it was passed on to all men. What terrible results came from Adam's one sin. Think of it and listen to the hiss of the serpent behind it all. Sorrow, sadness, sickness, suffering, sin.

You can sum up this whole passage by reading verse 19 again: 'Through one man's disobedience, the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, the many will be made righteous'.

Paul almost sings a doxology whenever he thinks of what Christ has done. In Adam all men are sinners. In Christ men are made saints. Sin began with Adam but both sin and death are conquered in Christ.

The provision of salvation through Christ is greater than the problems sin brought into the world. No matter how much sin there is in a life, God's grace is greater (v. 20-21). Those who have been terrible sinners (by our standards) before they came to Christ, often seem to appreciate God's wonderful gift of grace more than those who never fell into deep sin.

Remember there is always more grace than we have ever discovered or taken hold of. Paul says, 'grace abounds'-it overflows. It can cover everything. You could write across God's grace every day 'More to follow'. There is enough for today and there will be even more tomorrow.

A SONG TODAY:

'Amazing grace how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me

I once was lost but now am found,

Was blind but now I see.'

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