Jun 16【每日活水】以耶稣的心服事最微小的人

马太福音25：31~46

万民受审判

31「当人子在他荣耀里、同着众天使降临的时候，要坐在他荣耀的宝座上。

32万民都要聚集在他面前。他要把他们分别出来，好像牧羊的分别绵羊山羊一般，

33把绵羊安置在右边，山羊在左边。

34于是王要向那右边的说：『你们这蒙我父赐福的，可来承受那创世以来为你们所预备的国；

35因为我饿了，你们给我吃，渴了，你们给我喝；我作客旅，你们留我住；

36我赤身露体，你们给我穿；我病了，你们看顾我；我在监里，你们来看我。』

37义人就回答说：『主啊，我们什么时候见你饿了，给你吃，渴了，给你喝？

38什么时候见你作客旅，留你住，或是赤身露体，给你穿？

39又什么时候见你病了，或是在监里，来看你呢？』

40王要回答说：『我实在告诉你们，这些事你们既做在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上，就是做在我身上了。』

41王又要向那左边的说：『你们这被咒诅的人，离开我！进入那为魔鬼和他的使者所预备的永火里去！

42因为我饿了，你们不给我吃，渴了，你们不给我喝；

43我作客旅，你们不留我住；我赤身露体，你们不给我穿；我病了，我在监里，你们不来看顾我。』

44他们也要回答说：『主啊，我们什么时候见你饿了，或渴了，或作客旅，或赤身露体，或病了，或在监里，不伺候你呢？』

45王要回答说：『我实在告诉你们，这些事你们既不做在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上，就是不做在我身上了。』

46这些人要往永刑里去；那些义人要往永生里去。」

The Sheep and the Goats

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.

32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.

35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,

36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?

39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

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内容观察

1. 被称赞与被诅咒的人有什么不同之处? (34~36,41-43节)

2. 那些没有服事最小的弟兄的人，他们的结局是什么呢?(45~46节)

思考与默想

3.为什么耶稣以有没有服事最小的弟兄来作为审判的标准?

个人感受

4. 门徒必须活出怜悯及服事他人的生命样式，对此你有什么感想?

决心与应用

5. 你如何服事自己周遭那些软弱或被边缘化的人?

6. 为了去服事邻人与社会中困苦的人，你决定要怎么做?

好像牧人分别绵羊、山羊一般(32节):当时的牧人会在白天同时放牧绵羊与山羊，到了晚上则按品种分开于不同的羊圈管理。

把绵羊安置在右边，山羊在左边(33节):在这个比喻中，绵羊象征义人，山羊象征不义的人。

灵修指南

当人子来临坐在荣耀的宝座时，万民就好像牧人分别绵羊与山羊一般地，被分成义人与不义的人。在主右边的义人可以承受神的国，因为他们在世上照顾过那些贫穷、困苦的弱势族群。他们因着经历十字架的救赎恩典，谦卑地用爱的行动来回应神的恩典。相反地，在主左边的那群人，他们嘴上说要跟随主，心里却充满骄傲，不愿意照顾那些饿了、渴了的人们，因此，他们受到诅咒，并往永刑里去。行动就像一面镜子，如果我们的心中有基督，自然会向有需要的人伸出援手，透过行动反映出心中爱的样式。既然信心是借由行动来显明，那么对信徒来说最重要的事，就是要服事那最微小的人，如同服事主一样(45节)。愿我们明白，怀着温暖的心看顾被忽视、边缘化的弱势族群，是我们对主恩典最好的回应。

内室祷告

求主帮助我以耶稣的心去服事邻人与受苦中的人，活出爱与怜悯的生命。

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