Homeless by Choice / 了解体会

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Mar 21, 2019, 11:49:24 PM3/21/19

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Homeless by Choice

Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. Hebrews 2:18

Keith Wasserman has chosen to be homeless for a few days every year since 1989 in order to grow in love and compassion. “I go to live on the streets to expand my perspective and understanding” of people who have no homes to live in, says Keith, executive director of Good Works, Inc.

I’m wondering whether Keith’s approach to become one with those he’s serving might be a small picture of what Jesus did for us. God Himself, the Creator of the universe, chose to confine Himself to the vulnerable state of a baby, to live as a human, to experience what we all experience, and to ultimately die at the hand of humans so that we can experience a relationship with God.

The writer of the book of Hebrews stated that Jesus “shared in [our] humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil” (2:14). Jesus was made lower than the angels, even though He’s their Creator (v. 9). He became human and died, even though He’s immortal. And He suffered for us, even though He’s the all-powerful God. Why would He do this? So that He could help us when we go through temptations and bring reconciliation between us and God (vv. 17–18).

May we experience His love today, knowing He understands our humanity and has already provided the way for us to be cleansed from our sins.

了解体会

祂自己既然被试探而受苦，就能搭救被试探的人。-希伯来书2章18节

华凯斯（Keith Wasserman）是一家福音机构的执行董事，从1989年开始，他每年都会花几天的时间和流浪汉一起露宿街头。凯斯表示，在街头的生活能让他充分体验和了解无家可归者的感受，好让他能对人有更多的爱心和怜悯。

凯斯为了要了解他所服事的对象而成为他们当中的一员，这让我想到，耶稣为我们所做的远不止如此。上帝是宇宙万物的创造者，竟然愿意成为一个脆弱的婴孩来到世上，过着普通人的生活，亲身感受我们所有的经历，最后还被人钉死在十字架上，使我们能与上帝建立关系。

希伯来书的作者说，耶稣“亲自成了血肉之体，特要藉着死，败坏那掌死权的，就是魔鬼”（2章14节）。耶稣是永活的主，祂创造了天使，但却暂时比天使低微一些（9节），而且成为人的样式、受死。祂虽是全能的上帝，却为我们承受苦难。祂为什么要这么做呢？因为当我们经历试探的时候，祂就能帮助我们，使我们可以与上帝和好（17-18节）。

愿我们今天都能经历主耶稣的爱，祂了解我们的一切，并为我们预备了一条路，使我们的罪能得到洁净。

亲爱的耶稣，祢离开天家降世为人，
付上多大的代价，令人无法想像。
感谢祢的牺牲，让我能得着新生命！