He Won’t Let Us Go 永不离弃
Dexu Xia
He Won’t Let Us Go
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
Julio was biking across the George Washington Bridge—a busy, double-decked thoroughfare connecting New York City and New Jersey—when he encountered a life-or-death situation. A man was standing on a ledge over the Hudson River preparing to jump. Knowing that the police wouldn’t arrive in time, Julio acted quickly. He recalls getting off his bike and spreading out his arms, saying something like: “Don’t do it. We love you.” Then, like a shepherd with a crook, he grabbed the distraught man, and with the help of another passerby, brought him to safety. According to reports, Julio wouldn’t let go of the man, even after he was safe.
Two millennia earlier, in a life-or-death situation, Jesus, the Good Shepherd, said He would lay down His life to save and never let go of those who believed in Him. He summarized how He would bless His sheep: they would know Him personally, have the gift of eternal life, would never perish, and would be secure in His care. This security didn’t depend on the ability of the frail and feeble sheep, but on the sufficiency of the Shepherd who’ll never let one be snatched “out of [His] hand” (John 10:28–29).
When we were distraught and feeling hopeless, Jesus rescued us; now we can feel safe and secure in our relationship with Him. He loves us, pursues us, finds us, saves us, and promises to never let us go.
What makes you feel insecure in your relationship with Jesus? How do you feel knowing that your security in Him depends on His sufficiency and not your weakness?
Jesus, when I let go of You because of my sin, You never let go of me because of Your grace.
You can make an impact today.
永不离弃
我又赐给他们永生，他们永不灭亡，谁也不能从我手里把他们夺去。—约翰福音10章28节
朱利奥骑着自行车穿越乔治华盛顿大桥，这是一条横跨哈德逊河上，连接纽约市和新泽西州的繁忙双层通道，没想到他遇到了生死攸关的情况。一名男子站在大桥的壁架上，正准备往下跳。朱利奥知道警方无法及时赶到，因此迅速采取了行动。他在访谈中回忆说，当时他立即跳下自行车，展开双臂，对那名男子说：“不要跳！我们都爱你！”然后，朱利奥就像带着拐杖的牧羊人，抓住这名心绪纷乱的男子，并在另一位路人的帮助下将他带到安全地带。据报导，即使那名男子已经没有危险了，朱利奥仍紧紧地抓住他，没有放手。
早在两千多年前，在一个生死攸关的情况下，好牧人耶稣说，祂将舍命以拯救世人，永不放弃那些相信祂的人。耶稣概述了祂会如何赐福给自己的羊群：他们可以亲身认识祂，拥有永远的生命、永不灭亡，并能得到祂的看顾。这份保障并非依赖原本软弱无力的羊群，而是单单倚靠牧羊人所成就的一切，这位牧羊人绝不会放手，不会让任何人从祂的手里“把他们夺去”（约翰福音10章28-29节）。
在我们心绪纷乱而感到绝望时，耶稣拯救了我们，现在我们能在祂里面得到安全和保障。祂爱我们，寻找我们，找到了就拯救我们，并且应许永不放弃或离开我们！
是什么让你对自己与耶稣的关系感到没有保障？
知道这份保障是单倚靠耶稣所成就的，你有何感想？
耶稣，当我因为犯罪而离开祢的时候，感谢祢莫大的恩典抓住了我，并且永不离弃我。