DAY 38
遮蓋
雷克-喬納 Rick Joyner
翻譯：Kate
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亞當給他妻子起名叫夏娃，因為他是眾生之母。
耶和華神為亞當和祂妻子用皮子做衣服給他們穿。（創世記3:20-21）。

這被認為是對基督贖罪祭的第一個預言。亞當和夏娃曾試圖遮蓋自己，但這並不足夠。然後主用無辜動物的血為他們做了遮蓋，預言了耶穌將為我們的罪流下祂的血而做出贖罪。

我們無法做什麼來遮蓋我們的罪。我們的善行永遠無法平衡罪惡，使我們被神接受，也無法遮蓋罪對我們靈魂的羞辱和傷害。只有主能遮蓋我們的罪。甚至我們試圖遮蓋自己，這是對耶穌十字架的侮辱，我們的救贖是通過十字架買來的。

正如亞當和夏娃對他們的罪的第一反應是看自己，覺得自己赤身露體，然後試圖遮蓋自己，躲藏起來，即使在我們成為基督徒，有了對十字架的認識後，我們仍然可能經歷同樣的過程。然而，無論我們的感覺如何，當我們犯罪時，我們必須跑向神，而不是遠離祂。祂所付出的代價甚至足以覆蓋我們更嚴重的罪過。當我們拒絕走向十字架，並試圖自己承擔罪責時，我們是在說，十字架還不夠，這個罪是如此之大，我們將不得不自己付出代價。這是悲慘的錯覺，也是一種驕傲，它不僅是對耶穌十字架的侮辱，而且從根本上背離了十字架足以救贖我們的信仰。約翰一書1:7-9中向我們保證：

我們若在光明中行，如同神在光明中，就彼此相交，他兒子耶穌的血也洗淨我們一切的罪。
我們若說自己無罪，便是自欺，真理不在我們心裡了。
我們若認自己的罪，神是信實的，是公義的，必要赦免我們的罪，洗淨我們一切的不義。

這些經文明確指出，祂的血能洗淨我們一切的罪和一切的不義。我們認為我們必須為我們的罪做懺悔，是對耶穌的十字架的侮辱。認為十字架是不夠的，我們可以做一些事情來補充十字架的工作，以彌補我們自己的罪，這是一個悲慘的欺騙。我們永遠無法遮蓋自己，但我們總是可以確信，祂為我們的罪提供的遮蓋是足夠的。我們在以弗所書1:7-8中讀到：

我們藉這愛子的血得蒙救贖，過犯得以赦免，乃是照他豐富的恩典。這恩典是神用諸般智慧聰明，充充足足賞給我們的。

以弗所書2:13告訴我們："你們從前遠離神的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裡，靠著他的血，已經得親近了。"這說明了十字架的基本目的，這不僅僅是使我們與神和解，而且還使我們回到祂自己身邊，建立起祂最初打算與人建立的親密關係。祂想讓我們靠近。這在希伯來書10:19-22中也有說明：

弟兄們，我們既因耶穌的血得以坦然進入至聖所，
是藉著他給我們開了一條又新又活的路，從幔子經過，這幔子就是他的身體。
又有一位大祭司治理神的家！
並我們心中天良的虧欠已經灑去，身體用清水洗淨了，就當存著誠心和充足的信心來到神面前。

即使我們犯了罪，我們也有信心進入主的面前，不是因為我們能做什麼，而是因為耶穌的血。我們所有的信心都在祂身上，而不是我們自己，甚至不在我們悔改的能力上。即便如此，這也給了我們更大的信心去親近神。請記住，祂愛我們，派祂的兒子來為我們贖罪。十字架上的贖罪，即使是最大的罪，也可贖回。祂的贖罪不僅使我們與神和解，而且偉大到足以洗淨我們的良心，使我們純潔。因此，永遠不要讓你的罪或缺點驅使你離開主，而要向祂靠近。留在十字架上，直到你再次與祂親密接觸。
 


DAY 38
The Covering
Rick Joyner

Now the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.
And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them (Genesis 3:20-21).

This is considered the first prophecy of the atonement sacrifice of Christ. Adam and Eve had tried to cover themselves, but it was not adequate. Then the Lord made a covering for them by shedding the blood of an innocent animal, prophesying of the atonement that Jesus would make by shedding His blood for our sins.

There is nothing we can do to cover our sins. Our good works will never balance the evil and make us acceptable to God, or cover the shame and wounding that sin does to our soul. Only the Lord can cover our sins. For us to even try to cover ourselves is an affront to the cross of Jesus, by which our redemption was purchased.

Just as Adam and Eve's first response to their sin was to look at themselves, feel naked, and then try to cover themselves and hide, we can still go through the same process even after we become Christians and have the knowledge of the cross. However, regardless of how we feel, we must run to God when we sin, not away from Him. The price that He paid is enough to cover even our worse sins. When we refuse to go to the cross, and try to carry the guilt ourselves, we are saying that the cross was not enough, and this sin is so great that we will have to pay the price ourselves. This is a tragic delusion, and a pride that is not only an insult to the cross of Jesus, but a fundamental departure from the faith that the cross is enough for our salvation. We are assured in I John 1:7-9:

but if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and tocleanse us from all unrighteousness.

These Scriptures clearly state that His blood cleanses us from all sin and from all unrighteousness. For us to consider we must do penance for our sins is an affront to the cross of Jesus. It is a tragic deception to think that the cross is not enough, and that we can do something to add to the work of the cross to pay for our own sins. We can never cover ourselves, but we can always be assured that the covering He provided for our sins is enough. We read in Ephesians 1:7-8:

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished upon us.

In Ephesians 2:13 we are told, "But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ." This states a basic purpose of the cross, which is more than reconciling us to God, but also bringing us back to Himself in the close, intimate relationship that He originally intended to have with men. He wants to bring us near. This is also stated in Hebrews 10:19-22:

Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Even if we have sinned, we have confidence to come into the very presence of the Lord, not because of anything we can do, but because of the blood of Jesus. All of our confidence is in Him, not ourselves, and not even in our ability to repent. Even so, this gives us an even greater confidence to draw close to God. Remember that He loved us enough to send us His Son to make the atonement for our sins. The atonement of the cross is enough for even the greatest of sins. His atonement not only reconciles us to God, but is also great enough to cleanse our consciences and make us pure. Therefore, never let your sins or shortcomings drive you away from the Lord, but rather to Him. Stay at the cross until you are intimate with Him again.