【双语灵修】天上的父
马可福音 9:7-8
有一朵云彩来遮盖他们，也有声音从云彩里出来说：“这是我的爱子，你们要听他！” 门徒忽然周围一看，不再见一人，只见耶稣同他们在那里。
4月8日
天上的父
“有一朵云彩来遮盖他们，也有声音从云彩里出来说：‘这是我的爱子，你们要听他！’” -可 9:7
在登山变像时的云彩中，神说：“这是我的爱子”。神指明了耶稣的身份，好使祂的门徒不再怀疑祂的身份。这是神的儿子，神差祂来到世上是有目的的。而这个目的在接下来的一段时间里将变得更加清晰。耶稣的使命将很快使得祂为我们死在十字架上，且从死里复活。
“这是我的爱子”。神对祂儿子的感情是显而易见的。神并不是因为不在乎祂的儿子，才差祂来到世上，冒死执行任务。神乃是深深地爱着祂的儿子。这是一位慈父的无私之举，接下来要发生的事情，会深深刺痛祂的心。
“你们要听他”。这个命令是对当天与耶稣在一起的门徒说的，也是对今天的你我说的。耶稣告诉了门徒祂为什么来，要做什么，但门徒们很难明白。不过，让他们明白是非常重要的！只有当他们明白了耶稣要做的事，他们才能与所接触的人分享——耶稣稍后就会吩咐他们这样做（马太福音 28:18-20）。
同样，我们只有留心聆听，才能遵行神的命令。因此，当我们阅读神的话语时，让我们仔细聆听耶稣在对我们说什么！
祷告
天父上帝，感谢你爱耶稣，并差祂来到世上。请帮助我们每天都忠心地聆听祂的声音。阿们。
THE FATHER
"Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: 'This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!'" - Mark 9:7
From the cloud on the mount of transfiguration, God said, “This is my Son.” Here God identifies Jesus so that his disciples will have no doubt about his identity. This is God’s Son, whom God sent to earth for a purpose. And that purpose was about to become clearer in the coming weeks. Jesus’ mission would soon lead to his death and resurrection for us all.
“Whom I love.” God’s feeling for his Son is also clear. God didn’t send his Son to earth on some deadly mission because he didn’t care about him. God loved his Son with every part of his being. This was a selfless act by a loving Father who hurt deeply because of what was about to happen.
“Listen to him!” This command was directed at Jesus’ disciples who were with him that day, and it is directed at you and me today. Jesus told his disciples why he had come and what he was about to do, but they didn’t always listen or understand. It was very important, though, that they understand! Only when they understood what Jesus was doing could they share it with everyone else they came into contact with—as he would command them to do later (Matthew 28:18-20).
Similarly, only when we listen can we fulfill God’s commands as well. So as we read God’s Word, let’s listen to what Jesus is saying!
Father God, thank you for loving Jesus and for sending him to us. Help us to listen to him faithfully each day. Amen.