双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：4月17日 耶稣复活

4月17日

耶稣复活

“约瑟取了身体，用干净细麻布裹好，安放在自己的新坟墓里，就是他凿在磐石里的。他又把大石头滚到墓门口，就去了。”

马太福音27:59-60

“忽然，地大震动；因为有主的使者从天上下来，把石头滚开，坐在上面。”

马太福音28:2

天使下来到耶稣的坟墓，把石头滚开，让新鲜的空气和温暖的阳光充满他的坟墓。这里不再是空洞和阴暗的墓穴，而是见证生命的地方，放射出永活真神的荣耀。这里不再是黑暗的监狱，而是生命转变的记号，提醒人们天堂之光扫除了死亡的阴影。耶稣的复活改变了一切。

一位不知名的诗人这样写到：这里曾是天使报告天堂福音的地方，他们到来又离去。无论是人类还是天使，都无法描述神的荣耀和恩典是何等长阔高深，借着耶稣从死里复活向这个世界显明了。又有一位诗人用以下的诗句这样概括了基督的生命和事工：

他在饥饿中开始事奉；但他却是生命的粮；

他在干渴中离开世界；但他却是生命的活水；

他是我们的安息之所；自己却困顿疲乏；

他常称谢颂赞；而他又是万王之王；

他恒切祷告；又垂听我们的祈祷；

他流泪哭泣；却擦干了我们的眼泪；

他救赎了我们；自己却被卖三十两银子，

他是我们的好牧人。但却如羔羊被牵去宰杀之地；

他被钉死，献上自己的生命，但却让一切信他的不至灭亡。

今日祷告：

天父，感谢您差派祢的爱子耶稣受死并赐给我们生命，复活并带给我们希望。主啊，我们感谢你，奉耶稣的名，阿门。

April 17

THE GRAVE IN THE GARDEN

Joseph took the body…and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock.He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away…There was a violent earthquake,for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and,going to the tomb,rolled back the stone and sat upon it.Matthew 27:59-60;28:2 NIV

The angel who came to the garden where Jesus’body lay,rolled away the stone and permitted fresh air and morning light to fill His tomb.The sepulcher was no longer an empty vault or dreary dormitory;rather it was a life-affirming place that radiated the glory of the living God.No longer was it a dark prison but a transformed reminder of the celestial light that sweeps aside the shadows of death.Jesus’resurrection changed it.

An unknown poet has said of the tomb,“Tis now a cell where angels used to come and go with heavenly news.“No words of men or angels can adequately describe the height and depth,the length and breadth of the glory to which the world awakened when Jesus came forth to life from the pall of death.

Some anonymous poet has summed up the life and ministry of Christ in these words:

He who is the Bread of Life,began His ministry hungering.

He who is the Water of Life,ended His ministry thirsting.

He who was weary,is our true rest.

He who paid tribute,is the King of kings.

He prayed,yet hears our prayers.

He wept,but dries our tears.

He was sold for thirty pieces of silver,yet redeemed us.

He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,but is the Good Shepheard.

He died and gave His life,and by dying destroyed death for all who believe.

Pray for the Day:

Father,thank You for sending Your Son Jesus to die and give us life,to rise and give us hope.We thank You,Lord,in Jesus’Name,Amen.