The Only King 唯一的王
Dexu Xia
They bowed down and worshiped him. Matthew 2:11
Today's Scripture & Insight: Matthew 2:1–12
As five-year-old Eldon listened to the pastor talk about Jesus leaving heaven and coming to earth, he gasped when the pastor thanked Him in prayer for dying for our sins. “Oh, no! He died?” the boy said in surprise.
From the start of Christ’s life on earth, there were people who wanted Him dead. Wise men came to Jerusalem during the reign of King Herod inquiring, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him” (Matthew 2:2). When the king heard this, he became fearful of one day losing his position to Jesus. So he sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger around Bethlehem. But God protected His Son and sent an angel to warn His parents to leave the area. They fled, and He was saved (vv. 13–18).
When Jesus completed His ministry, He was crucified for the sins of the world. The sign placed above His cross, though meant in mockery, read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews” (27:37). Yet three days later He rose in victory from the grave. After ascending to heaven, He sat down on the throne as King of kings and Lord of lords (Philippians 2:8–11).
The King died for our sins—yours, mine, and Eldon’s. Let’s allow Him to rule in our hearts.
唯一的王
就俯伏拜那小孩子。-马太福音2章11节
五岁的爱彤听牧师讲述耶稣离开天上荣华，降生为人，而当牧师在祷告中感谢耶稣为我们的罪而死时，爱彤倒抽一口气，惊讶地说：“什么？祂死了？”
打从基督降生的那一刻起，就有人想置祂于死地。希律王在位期间，有几位博士来到耶路撒冷，问道：“那生下来作犹太人之王的在哪里？我们在东方看见祂的星，特来拜祂”（马太福音2章2节）。希律王听见这个消息，害怕耶稣会夺了自己的王位，就差遣士兵杀死了伯利恒城里并四境两岁以内的男孩。但上帝保护祂的爱子，差派天使告诫耶稣的父母赶紧离开，使他们得以逃离，也使婴孩耶稣得蒙保守（13-18节）。
当耶稣在世上完成祂的传道事工后，就为世人的罪被钉死在十字架上。在祂的十字架上有个人们用来嘲笑祂的牌子，上面写着：“这是犹太人的王耶稣”（27章37节）。然而，在死后第三天，祂胜过死亡，从死里复活。升天之后，祂坐在至高的宝座上，成为万王之王、万主之主（腓立比书2章8-11节）。
这位独一的至高君王为所有人的罪而死，包括你的、我的和众人的。现在让我们敞开心门，迎接祂在我们的生命中做王！
耶稣，感谢祢愿意为我们的罪而死，
让我们可以罪得赦免。
求祢帮助我们顺服祢的引导与掌管。
你生命中有哪些层面尚未由祂掌管呢？