想起耶稣的话
耶稣死在十字架上后，门徒若要想起衪说关于祂从死里复活、和在天上得尊贵荣耀的教导，必定会很困难。祂的一生看来毕竟是失败的，祂有什么法子可以应验神国度的异象呢？：
在耶稣的跟随者心目中的国度，若单单是关于人的权力、影响、和财富的话，那么，耶稣的死便似乎是压倒性的失败了。然而，耶稣一向所说的国度，比这个伟大得多，衪曾说过：“我的国不属这世界。”（约翰福音 18:36）。可是，一直等到衪复活之后，衪的门徒才能明白衪说关于衪从死里复活的话。
像耶稣早期的门徒一样，我们对神国度的看法也往往非常狭隘。我们想像基督到来，是要赐我们人的权力、影响、或财富；我们期望耶稣会使我们梦想成真、让我们加入政治圈子、和保守我们舒适快乐。然而，国度不单是为我们而设的，藉着衪的死和复活，耶稣打开了通往为全人类而设的国度之路，在那里，神的旨意得成就，祂的权能也达到完全的地步。
在耶稣复活之后的日子，耶稣教导衪的门徒更多关于这个国度的事，来预备他们确定祂是升天的主。你会像他们那样想起基督的话吗？
圣灵啊，求你提醒我们耶稣所说的话，又帮助我们听到进入神国度的亲切邀请，并且放下我们的小国度、小梦想。奉耶稣祈求，阿们。
路加福音 24:1-8
1七日的头一日，黎明的时候，那些妇女带着所预备的香料来到坟墓前，
2看见石头已经从坟墓滚开了。
3她们就进去，只是不见主耶稣的身体。
4正在猜疑之间，忽然有两个人站在旁边，衣服放光。
5妇女们惊怕，将脸伏地。那两个人就对她们说：“为什么在死人中找活人呢？
6他不在这里，已经复活了。当记念他还在加利利的时候怎样告诉你们，
7说：‘人子必须被交在罪人手里，钉在十字架上，第三日复活。’”
8她们就想起耶稣的话来，
Remembering Jesus’ Words
“Then they remembered his words.” - Luke 24:8
After Jesus’ death on a cross, it must have been hard for his followers to recall his teachings about rising from the dead and being exalted in heaven’s glory. After all, it would have seemed that his life was a failure. How could his vision for the kingdom of God be fulfilled?
As long as Jesus’ followers only imagined a kingdom of human power, influence, and wealth, Jesus’ death would have seemed like a crushing defeat. But all along, Jesus had been speaking of a much greater kingdom. “My kingdom is not of this world,” he had said (John 18:36). But it wasn’t till after his resurrection that his words about being raised from the dead made sense to his followers.
Like Jesus’ first disciples, we often have a very narrow vision of God’s kingdom. We imagine that Christ has come to give us human power, influence, or wealth. We long for Jesus to make our dreams come true, to put our people in political office, and to keep us comfortable and happy. But it’s not all about us. Jesus, through his death and resurrection, opens the way to a universal kingdom where God’s will is done and his power is made complete.
In the days after his resurrection, Jesus taught his disciples more about this kingdom, preparing them to recognize him as the ascended Lord. Can we also remember Christ’s words?
Holy Spirit, remind us of Jesus’ words. Help us to hear the gracious invitation to enter the kingdom of God and to set aside the small dreams of our own kingdoms, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.
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