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希伯来书：5:7-10：7基督在肉体的时候既大声哀哭，流泪祷告，恳求那能救他免死的主，就因他的虔诚蒙了应允。8他虽然为儿子，还是因所受的苦难学了顺从。9他既得以完全，就为凡顺从他的人成了永远得救的根源，10并蒙神照着麦基洗德的等次称他为大祭司。

         “基督在肉体的时候”以奇妙无比的方式描绘了上帝之子是如何从天降下拯救我们的。他的祷告和泪水体现了他对于天父旨意的虔诚顺从。但是他学了顺从并得以完全指的是什么呢？你可以这样想。假定这一辈子你必须用善行和完美的顺从填满一只桶，从你出生的那一刻，这就是你终其一生的目标。你只能做上帝要你做的，不能做上帝禁止的。当然，因为你的罪性，你的桶漏得像一个筛子。谁能想象我们在服侍别人的过程中错过了多少机会呢?

         耶稣填满了他的桶。他因所受的苦难学了顺从，即使置身艰难时刻依然选择顺从。而且他得以完全。换句话说，他填满了他的桶。即使他被挂在十字架上，他依然顺从，没有犯罪——他帮助自己的母亲，他原谅了自己的敌人，他对那个强盗说安慰的话。完美的上帝之子完全了他的“人生清单”。

         然后呢？他把他的桶给了你，在上帝面前取代了你那只空桶。他为那些相信他的人成了永远得救的根源。任何认为我们自己的好行为能拯救我们的想法只会导致绝望。我们信靠耶稣，相信他的赦免和公义。这是我们在上帝面前的盼望。

祷告：感谢你，上帝之子，全能的圣者，感谢你来到这个世界，为我活出完全顺服的生命！你是我的盼望和救恩。请让这成为我今生今世的人生清单，那就是：我每天的生命都单单归荣耀给你。阿们。

Hebrews 5: 7 During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. 8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9 and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10 and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

         “During his life on earth” is a wonderful way to describe how the Son of God came down from heaven to save us. His prayers and tears showed his reverent submission to his Father’s will.  But what does it mean that he learned obedience and was made perfect?  Think of it this way.  Imagine that in your life, you have to fill your bucket with good works and with perfect obedience. From the time you are born, that’s what your life’s goal is. Do everything God wants you to do and do nothing which God forbids.  Of course, because of sin, your bucket leaks like a sieve.  And who can imagine how many opportunities we have missed in doing God to others? 

         Jesus filled his bucket.  He learned obedience by what suffered, obeying even when it was hard. And he was made perfect.  In other words, he filled up his bucket. Even while he hung on the cross, he was obeying and not sinning. He helped his mother. He forgave his enemies. He offered words of hope to the thief.  The perfect Son of God completed his “bucket list.”

         And then?  He gave you his bucket to present to God in place of your empty bucket. He became the source of eternal salvation to all who believe in him.  Any thought that our efforts can save us will only cause despair. We trust in Jesus, in his forgiveness and in his righteousness.  That is our hope before God!Prayer:  Thank you, Son of God, most Holy, for coming into this world and living a perfect life of  obedience for me!  You are my hope and salvation!   Let  this be my bucket list in life, that I live every day to give glory to you alone. Amen.