【双语灵修】祭司的职份 Food Fit For A Priest

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“你们是… 有君尊的祭司 … 要叫你们宣扬那召你们出黑暗、入奇妙光明者的美德。” - 彼前 2:9

我要问你一个问题：圣经中祭司的主要工作是什么？

祭司的责任是作为神和百姓之间的中保，他代表百姓来到神面前，接受神的指示和祝福。

神子民的祭司蒙神委派去教导百姓神的律法、指示他们怎样与圣洁的神一起生活、远离罪恶和尽力按神的吩咐而生活。在出埃及记 19:6，我们看到神呼召祂的子民要成为祭司的国度，好叫他们能够把神所赐的福份传给万国。

在新约圣经中，教会也得到相同的使命。教会是由所有跟随耶稣的人组成的，耶稣乃是我们至高的大祭司（希伯来书 4:14-16），祂同时也是救我们脱离罪的救主（马太福音 1:21）。藉着在十架上受死，祂为我们偿付了罪的工价、使我们与神和好、又赐我们永远与祂同在的新生命。

透过耶稣，神为我们每一个人提供了脱离罪和进入丰盛生命的途径。

祷告

天父啊，当我们吃主餐、明白耶稣为我们把自己赐给我们时，惟愿我们更加认识你的公义和怜悯，好叫我们身为你的祭司，有能力与世人分享你的好消息。阿们。

彼得前书 2:9-10

9唯有你们是被拣选的族类，是有君尊的祭司，是圣洁的国度，是属神的子民，要叫你们宣扬那召你们出黑暗、入奇妙光明者的美德。
10你们从前算不得子民，现在却做了神的子民；从前未曾蒙怜恤，现在却蒙了怜恤。

Food Fit For A Priest

"You are . . . a royal priesthood . . . that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." - 1 Peter 2:9

Here's a question: What was the main job of a priest in the Bible?

The priest's role was to serve as a mediator between God and the people, approaching God on behalf of the people and helping the people to receive God's instruction and blessing.

The priests of God's people were appointed to teach God's law, explaining how to live in relationship with the holy God, turning away from sin and seeking to live God's way. In Exodus 19:6 we read that God called his people to be a whole nation of priests so that they could bring God's blessings to the nations.

In the New Testament, this same mission is given to the church. The church is made up of all people who follow Jesus, who is both our great high priest (Hebrews 4:14-16) and our Savior from sin (Matthew 1:21). By his death on a cross, he paid the price of our sin to reconcile us with God and to give us new life forever with him.

Through Jesus, God has provided for each one of us the way out of sin to full life.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, when we eat the Lord's Supper, recognizing Jesus' gift of himself for our sake, may we know your justice and mercy so that we, your priests, may be enlivened to share your good news with the world. Amen.