04/04/2026
十字架向我們顯明的事
昨晚，我們一同紀念主耶穌為我們所受的苦——祂被嘲弄、鞭打，並為我們釘在羞辱的十字架上。當人們看見十字架時，通常會想到罪得赦免、進入天堂，以及神對我們的大愛。然而，當我越深入思想神在這無私的犧牲中所顯明的心意時，我漸漸明白，這件人類歷史上最重大的事件，遠遠不止於此。
我逐漸領悟到，這最偉大的作為，不僅僅是愛，更是神對我們深切的「追求」。我們提到「追求」，可能會聯想到追求愛情、夢想或目標；但主耶穌基督所忍受的苦難，正是祂追求我們最完全、最極致的彰顯。這舉動顯明了神的心，也顯明祂堅定的心志——要恢復我們與祂之間的關係，使我們得以完全、整全、公義且聖潔。
通過這種關係的修復，宇宙的創造主，我們有時覺得祂遠在天邊，祂卻甘心在我們心裡與我們同住，向我們顯明祂多麼渴望與我們親近。因為祂深深追求祂所珍惜的人。我們的創造主以火熱的熱情追求我們，時時刻刻邀請我們進入最親密的關係——就像孩子與父親的關係。祂溫柔地邀請我們稱呼祂為天上的「阿爸父」。即使在今天，祂仍然以最強大的愛——一位父親的愛——繼續追求我們。
對我而言，耶穌所說的「豐盛生命」，正是與阿爸父建立這種親密關係所結出的果子。我希望我的見證能展現，在神聖的團契中與祂親密相遇，並與祂擁有永恆的團契，是多麼美好和蒙福的生命。我們生命中因有耶穌而得的喜樂，對主耶穌來說是一種獎賞，因祂正是為此而上十字架為我們忍受痛苦。我深信耶穌基督願意承受難以想象的痛苦，因為在祂眼中我們值得被救贖，祂樂意將我們重新救贖回祂的兒子關係中以及兒女的身份。唯有以兒女的身份親近神，全然降服於祂，承認祂為我們的救主和生命的主，我們才能真正經歷神作為天父的豐盛恩典與祝福。
在這個受難日與復活節週末，讓我們好好反思：我們要如何回應造物主這份如此深切、如此個人的神聖追求？祂正溫柔地邀請我們，稱呼祂為「阿爸，父」。既然上帝邀請我們稱祂為“阿爸父”，讓我們祈禱並求聖靈教導我們如何成為祂的兒女。
約翰一書 1:3 你們看，父賜給我們的是怎樣的愛，就是讓我們可以稱為 神的兒女，我們也真是他的兒女。
What the Crucifixion Shows Us
Yesterday evening, Christians around the world commemorated how our Lord Jesus suffered for us—to be mocked, whipped, and crucified on a shameful tree on our behalf. What usually comes to mind when people see the cross is the forgiveness of sins, the hope of entering heaven, and how much God loves us. But as I seek to understand the heart of God in this selfless act each year, I feel that this momentous event is so much more.
I am slowly realizing that this greatest act in human history is not only about love, but also about a divine pursuit. The word pursuit may make us think of how we pursue a romantic relationship, a dream, or a goal. But the suffering that Jesus Christ endured is the perfect act and the greatest display of how someone could ever pursue us. This act of love clearly reveals God’s heart and His determination to restore a relationship in which we are made whole, righteous, free, and holy.
Through this restoration of relationship, the God of the universe—whom we may sometimes feel is galaxies away—shows us how deeply He desires to be close by making His dwelling place within our hearts. He longs to be intimately near those He cherishes. Our Creator pursues us with a passion that invites us, moment by moment, into the most profound relationship: that of a child with a parent. He lovingly calls us to address Him as our Abba Father in Heaven and pursues us with the most powerful love—the love of a Father.
For me, the abundant life that Jesus Christ speaks of is the fruit of having this intimate relationship with Abba Father. I hope that my testimony shows how wonderful and blessed life is to have an intimate encounter with Him in this sacred communion and to have eternal fellowship with Him. The joy of having Him in my life is the response to the joy set before Jesus Christ as He endured the cross. I firmly believe that Jesus Christ was willing to endure the unimaginable suffering because in His eyes, we were worth redeeming; it was His joy to redeem us back into a sonship relationship. The only way to fully experience the richness and blessing of God as our Heavenly Father is to approach Him as His children and to surrender fully to Him as our Lord and Savior.
This Good Friday and Resurrection weekend, let us reflect on how we respond to this deeply personal and divine pursuit from our Creator, who invites us to call Him Abba Father. As He invites us to call Him "Abba Father," let us pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach us how to be His children.
1 John 3:1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
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