十字架的大能
法律和规则为社区、国家和团体制定了合理的实践标准；法律设立了界限，试图为所有人创造一个安全的环境。但我们都知道法律和规则有它们的局限，法律是由有权力的人制定的，它很容易变成对别人的压迫，它会偏袒某些人，而同时限制和加压给某些人。更重要的是，法律并不能使人变好。遵守规则使人免受惩罚，但不能使人变得有德行。
罗马书3:23清楚地表明，“世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀。”但在十字架上，耶稣担当了我们罪的刑罚。祂付上代价，承担了我们违背律法的后果。十字架的大能，不仅在于偿还了这笔罪债，更在于它所带来的自由。耶稣在十字架上的死，为我们带来了能力，使我们能够过丰盛和圣洁的生活，使我们脱离负罪感、羞耻感，以及因别人的期望而带给我们的重担。神是圣洁良善的，祂创造了人类以继承祂良善圣洁的形象。十字架释放了我们，使我们按着神的心意而活——谦卑地，喜乐地，带着满满的爱。
今天，愿十字架的大能释放你，靠着神的良善、怜悯和爱，进入丰盛的生活。
耶稣，祢背负我们的重担和罪疚走向十字架，好使我们得以自由！求祢帮助我们活在祢的自由和爱中。奉祢复活的大能祈求。阿们。
罗马书 8:1-10
1 如今，那些在基督耶稣里的就不定罪了。
2 因为赐生命圣灵的律在基督耶稣里释放了我，使我脱离罪和死的律了。
3 律法既因肉体软弱，有所不能行的，神就差遣自己的儿子成为罪身的形状，做了赎罪祭，在肉体中定了罪案，
4 使律法的义成就在我们这不随从肉体、只随从圣灵的人身上。
5 因为随从肉体的人，体贴肉体的事；随从圣灵的人，体贴圣灵的事。
6 体贴肉体的就是死，体贴圣灵的乃是生命、平安。
7 原来体贴肉体的就是与神为仇，因为不服神的律法，也是不能服；
8 而且属肉体的人不能得神的喜欢。
9 如果神的灵住在你们心里，你们就不属肉体，乃属圣灵了。人若没有基督的灵，就不是属基督的。
10 基督若在你们心里，身体就因罪而死，心灵却因义而活。
The Power Of The Cross
What the law was powerless to do . . . God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. — Romans 8:3
Laws and rules set standards of acceptable practice within communities, nations, and organizations. Laws set boundaries to try to create safe environments for all. But we all know that laws and rules have their limits. Laws are made by people in power. Laws can easily become forms of oppression, favoring some people while limiting and burdening others. What’s more, laws do not make people good. Following a rule to avoid being punished does not make a person virtuous.
Romans 3:23 makes clear that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” But at the cross, Jesus took on himself the punishment for our sin. He paid the consequences of our lawlessness. And the power of the cross is not only in the payment of this debt but also in the freedom it offers. Jesus’ death on the cross opens up for us the power to live full and holy lives, unburdened by the weight of guilt, shame, and human expectations. God is holy and good, and God created human beings as imagebearers of his own goodness and holiness. The cross frees us to live as God intended—humbly, joyfully, and lovingly.
Today, may the power of the cross release you into full living by God’s goodness, mercy, and love.
Jesus, you carried our burdens and guilt to the cross for us so that we can be free! Help us to live in your freedom and love. In the power of your resurrection we pray. Amen.
诵读: 楚云
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