双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：4月10日 十架大能

4月10日

十架大能

“因为十字架的道理，在那灭亡的人为愚拙；在我们得救的人，却为神的大能。”

哥林多前书1:18

直到我们看到因为人类的罪神的儿子被钉死在十字架上，我们才明白人类的罪多么可怕、多么严重。战争的蹂躏、自杀的悲剧、穷人的痛苦、社会的拒绝、罹难者的鲜血、这个世代遭恐怖袭击、强暴、抢劫的受害者等等，都在在说明了现今的堕落威胁着人类。然而，当今世界上的一切罪孽，都无法与将耶稣送上十字架的滔天大罪相比。世世代代的人们向苍天提问：他是谁？他为什么死？答案是：这是我的独生爱子，他不仅仅因为你的罪而死，也是为了全世界的罪而死。对你来说，罪可能是件小事，但对上帝来说，罪可是一件极大而可怕的事。这是世界上第二件最大的事，仅次于神的爱。

只有当我们明白神愿意为救赎人类所付出的巨大代价时，我们才开始意识到人类存在着多么可怕的问题。人类需要一个救赎主，否则就注定灭亡。罪让神付出最大的代价。你是否惊奇，当天使们目睹神的计划得以成就，他们都掩面、沉默、不忍直视？当主耶稣竟然要担当人类所有可怕的罪孽时，对他们来说，这是何等难以想象的事啊！但是，天使们很快又绽放出赞美的笑颜。在那一天，在各各他，曙光再现。十字架的荣耀和大能让救赎的恩光刺透恐怖和黑暗。魔鬼撒旦的计划被打败，他们不能再用黑暗捆绑人类。

今日祷告：

父啊，我罪大恶极，超乎想象，但祢却赐给我怜悯和宽恕。感谢祢，差耶稣为我的罪付出代价；奉耶稣基督的圣名，阿们！

April 10

THE POWER OF THE CROSS

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness;but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.1 Corinthians 1:18

We can never plumb the depths of sin,or sense how terrible human sin is,until we go to the Cross and see that it was“sin”that caused the Son of God to be crucified.The ravages of war,the tragedy of suicides,the agony of the poverty-stricken,the pain and suffering of the rejected of our society,the blood of the accident victim,the terror or rape and mugging victims of our generation-these all speak as with a single voice of the degradation that besets the human race at this hour.But no sin has been committed in the world today that can compare with the full cup of the universe’s sin that brought Jesus to the cross.The question hurled toward heaven throughout the ages has been,“Who is He and why does He die?”The answer comes back,“This is My only begotten Son,dying not only for your sins but for the sins of the whole world.”To you sin may be a small thing;to God it is a great and awful thing.It is the second largest thing in the world;only the love of God is greater.

When we comprehend the great price God was willing to pay for the redemption of man,we only then begin to see that something is horribly wrong with the human race.It must have a Savior,or it is doomed!Sin cost God His very best.Is it any wonder that the angels veiled their faces,that they were silent in their consternation as they witnessed the outworking of God’s plan?How inconceivable it must have seemed to them when they considered the fearful depravity of sin,that Jesus should shoulder it all.But they were soon to unveil their faces and offer their praises again.A light was kindled that day at Calvary.The cross blazed with the glory of God as the most terrible darkness was shattered by the light of salvation.Satan’s depraved legions were defeated,and they could no longer keep all men in darkness and defeat.

Pray for the Day:

Father,my sin is egregious,beyond any comprehension and worse than anything imaginable,and yet you offered mercy and forgiveness.Thank You for sending Jesus to pay the price for my sin;in Jesus’Name,Amen.