弥赛亚THE MESSIAH

约翰福音 20:30-31

耶稣在门徒面前另外行了许多神迹，没有记在这书上。但记这些事要叫你们信耶稣是基督，是神的儿子，并且叫你们信了他，就可以因他的名得生命。

弥赛亚

“但记这些事要叫你们信耶稣是基督，是神的儿子，并且叫你们信了他，就可以因他的名得生命。” -约 20:31

《约翰福音》结尾的这一简短注释概括了耶稣来到世上的目的。在耶稣的故事中，我们认识和了解了其他有关的人物，也默想了与耶稣的降生、受死和复活有关的事情，但其要点始终是：耶稣是弥赛亚。

耶稣是神的儿子，弥赛亚（基督，意为“受膏者”），受父神差遣来到我们中间，目的是把我们从罪的诅咒中释放出来。靠我们自己，我们无法为自己的罪付上代价，也无法弥补我们在世所犯的一切错误。我们永远无法赚取宽恕。耶稣被差来承担我们应得的惩罚，一次并永远地使我们与神和好。祂为你我而降生，为你我而受死，并从死里复活，赐给我们丰盛的生命。藉着耶稣，神为我们预备了充满宽恕、爱、恩典和意义的永生。

如果你还没有接受这份来自神的爱的礼物，我邀请你今天就接受它。它是白白赐下的，没有附加条件。花点时间思考这份不可思议的礼物，今天就接受新的生命吧！

祷告

天父，感谢你将你宝贵的儿子——我们的救主耶稣基督赐给我们。请帮助我们今天以感恩之心领受你所赐的奇妙救恩。阿们。

THE MESSIAH

"These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." - John 20:31

This brief note at the end of John’s gospel account sums up the purpose of Jesus’ coming. Through all of the other characters we have met and learned about in the story of Jesus, and through all of the things that took place in connection with Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, the main point has always been that Jesus is the Messiah.

Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah (the Christ, meaning “Anointed One”), sent by God the Father to live among us for the purpose of delivering us from the curse of sin. On our own we would have no chance of paying the price for our sin or trying to make right everything that we have done wrong in this world. We could never earn our own forgiveness. Jesus was sent to take the punishment that we deserve onto himself and to reconcile us with God once and for all. He lived, died, and was raised from the dead for you and for me—to bring us life at its fullest. Through Jesus, God offers each of us eternal life filled with forgiveness, love, grace, and purpose.

If you haven’t accepted this gift of love from God, I invite you to do so today. It is offered freely—no strings attached. Take some time to reflect on this incredible gift and receive new life today!

Father in heaven, thank you for the gift of your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Help us to live fully with gratitude for the amazing gift of salvation that you offer us today. Amen.