Known by God 上帝认识你
Dexu Xia
[Mary] turned toward him and cried out . . . “Rabboni!” John 20:16
After two brothers were separated by adoption, a DNA test helped to reunite them almost twenty years later. When Kieron texted Vincent, the man he believed was his brother, Vincent thought, Who is this stranger? When Kieron asked him what name he’d been given at birth, he immediately answered, “Tyler.” Then he knew they were brothers. He was recognized by his name!
Consider how a name plays a key role in the Easter story. As it unfolds, Mary Magdalene comes to Christ’s tomb, and she weeps when she finds His body missing. “Woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asks (John 20:15). She didn’t recognize Him, however, until He spoke her name: “Mary” (v. 16).
Hearing Him say it, she “cried out in Aramaic, ‘Rabboni!’ (Which means ‘Teacher’)” (v. 16). Her reaction expresses the joy believers in Jesus feel on Easter morning, recognizing that our risen Christ conquered death for all, knowing each of us as His children. As He told Mary, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God” (v. 17).
In Georgia, two reunited brothers bonded by name, vowed to take “this relationship to the next level.” On Easter, we praise Jesus for already taking the utmost step to rise in sacrificial love for those He knows as His own. For you and me, indeed, He’s alive!
By: Patricia Raybon
How does it feel knowing that Jesus rose again and knows you by name? How can you know Him better?
Your knowledge of me is humbling, dear Jesus. Thank You for the sacrificial gift of Your knowing love.
马利亚就转过来，用希伯来话对祂说：“拉波尼！”—约翰福音20章16节
一对兄弟因被分别收养而失散了近20年，一次的DNA检测让他们得以重逢。纪伦获知检测结果后，相信文森是他的亲兄弟便联络他。文森起初还想：这个陌生人是谁？当纪伦问文森出生时叫什么名字，文森立刻回答：“泰勒。”那一刻，纪伦确信他们是亲兄弟，因他记得哥哥的名字！
在有关耶稣复活的记载中名字也很重要。在耶稣被埋葬隔天，抹大拉的马利亚来到墓前，发现耶稣的遗体不见了就悲哀哭泣。耶稣问她：“妇人，为什么哭？”（约翰福音20章15节）她却没认出耶稣，直到耶稣喊她：“马利亚！”（16节）
她听见耶稣呼唤便用希伯来语说：“拉波尼（意为‘夫子’）！”（16节）她喜悦的反应表达了众基督徒在复活日早晨的感受，明白我们复活的基督为众人胜过死亡，且知道我们每个人都是上帝的儿女。因为耶稣对马利亚说：“我要升上去见我的父，也是你们的父；见我的上帝，也是你们的上帝。”（17节）
在乔治亚州，这对兄弟因名字而重逢，他们誓言要让“这段亲情有更进一步的发展”。在复活主日时，我们赞美耶稣，因祂为了属祂的人已采取了最重要的一步，祂因为爱我们而牺牲，也为了你我而复活。是的，祂仍然活着！
作者： 雷翠霞
耶稣已复活，认识你并知道你的名字，对你有何意义？
你要如何更认识耶稣？
亲爱的耶稣，知道祢认识我，使我深感不配。
感谢祢向我施恩，认识我，爱我，甚至为我牺牲。