Daily Devotion - Apr 13 - ¥q¥?‾u‥C?eAF-×(c]) Evening by Evening

司布真每日靈修(夜) Evening by Evening 四月十三日 經文: 他要按手在燔祭牲的頭上，燔祭牲便蒙悅納，為他贖罪。（利未記一：4） 藉著將罪轉移到公牛身上，預表了我們的主「代替了我們的罪」。按手比輕觸含義更多。在聖經的其它地方，此原文字的意思是很重的壓著，如：「您的忿怒重壓我身」（詩八十八：7）。這實在是信心最根本的本質，不僅領我們接觸到這位代罪者，更教我們帶著所有罪的重擔來依靠祂。耶和華將祂百姓的所有罪孽都歸到代罪者的頭上。但是每一位選民必須親身認可此莊嚴的盟約。靠上帝的恩典，他可以按手在「從創世以來……被殺之羔羊」（啓十三：8）的頭上。信徒啊，你是否記得第一次藉耶穌背負罪孽而得赦免的欣喜日子？每當我想起得釋放的日子，我的心就歡喜。在被罪所壓、充滿恐懼的日子當中，我看到救主成為我的代罪者。起初，我膽怯地按手在祂身上；然而我的勇氣漸增，我的信心得堅固了。最後的，我的心靈完全依靠於祂。現在我能不住的歡喜，知道我的罪不再算在我的帳上，因祂完全為擔負了。在這一切以外，耶穌更指著我以後可能會犯的罪說：「都歸在我身上。」 Evening, April 13 Scripture: "And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt- offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him."(Leviticus 1:4) Our Lord's being made "sin for us" is set forth here by the very significant transfer of sin to the bullock, which was made by the elders of the people. The laying of the hand was not a mere touch of contact, for in some other places of Scripture the original word has the meaning of leaning heavily, as in the expression, "thy wrath lieth hard upon me" (Psalm 88:7). Surely this is the very essence and nature of faith, which doth not only bring us into contact with the great Substitute, but teaches us to lean upon him with all the burden of our guilt. Jehovah made to meet upon the head of the Substitute all the offences of his covenant people, but each one of the chosen is brought personally to ratify this solemn covenant act, when by grace he is enabled by faith to lay his hand upon the head of the "Lamb slain from before the foundation of the world." Believer, do you remember that rapturous day when you first realized pardon through Jesus the sin-bearer? Can you not make glad confession, and join with the writer in saying, "My soul recalls her day of deliverance with delight. Laden with guilt and full of fears, I saw my Saviour as my Substitute, and I laid my hand upon him; oh! how timidly at first, but courage grew and confidence was confirmed until I leaned my soul entirely upon him; and now it is my unceasing joy to know that my sins are no longer imputed to me, but laid on him, and like the debts of the wounded traveller, Jesus, like the good Samaritan, has said of all my future sinfulness, 'Set that to my account.'" Blessed discovery! Eternal solace of a grateful heart! "My numerous sins transferr'd to him, Shall never more be found, Lost in his blood's atoning stream, Where every crime is drown'd!" www.glorypress.com