在黑暗中尋找我He Reaches Me in Darkness

他 又 使 天 下 垂 ， 親 自 降 臨 ， 有 黑 雲 在 他 腳 下 。

他 又 領 我 到 寬 闊 之 處 ； 他 救 拔 我 ， 因 他 喜 悅 我 。詩 18:9, 19

“He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet…

He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.

Psalm 18:9, 19

希伯來書二章記載到，耶穌為了領許多兒女進入神的榮耀，祂首先嘗到苦楚，竟是合宜的。「合宜」這個字眼觸動了我，因這「合宜」聽來是如此的恰當和乾脆 -- 因恰當所以就如此地成就。但其實從來耶穌的救贖都是恩典，完全是出乎祂的願意，是奢侈的，沒有人配得的。另外，就因為這「合宜」，而沒有別的方式「合宜」，祂付的代價是如此之重大、如此之重，也反映祂的情如此地深、如此地廣。

In Hebrews 2, the author wrote that In order to bring many children to God’s glory, it was“fitting” for Jesus to endure suffering. I was moved by the word "fitting", as it sounds so proper, certain, and decisive - that it was right, and so it was done accordingly. Yet in truth, Christ’s redemption has been grace all along. It came entirely out of His own willingness; it was richly lavished, and no one deserved it.

另外，文中提到的，世界是為祂而造、也是祂所造的。但祂竟認我們同為神的兒女。在我看來，人本來混在罪中就像混在泥中的蟲子一樣渺小、長期在漆黑一片中的，但主耶穌祂願成為我們的兄長。相比起浪子回頭故事中的哥哥，憤而投訴為何他的爛弟弟要回家，祂甘願犧牲自己的身體，破碎了，以贖回我們的生命，認我們為兄弟。

The fact that Jesus acknowledges us as God’s children and His Co-heir, despite all creations were made for Him and through Him, is incredibly profound. Considering our human nature - like worm in the mire, that is small, fragile and constantly surrounded by darkness - Christ has not despised us. While the rightful, older brother in the parable of the prodigal son, sought fairness and rejected his undeserving brother, Jesus sacrificed his own body, broken for our sake, in order to save us. He is not ashamed to call us brothers and sisters.

最後，章中寫道耶穌念著我們是血肉之軀，因此祂降世為人，讓人得釋放。神竟願以人的樣式在世上經歷貧窮和疾病，生離死別，及至捨命。祂是第一位復活而不會再死的；祂如此開創先河，讓我們信他的人雖然面對肉身死亡，在靈裏卻因祂而得新生命，且將來會有反映祂榮耀的新身體。經上寫到，我們因懼怕死亡而一直為罪作奴隸，而基督就是讓我們從這捆綁得自由了。而且祂也明白我們的苦楚，我們可以向他訴說心中話並得安慰了。

這震撼之大，是因祂扭轉了世界對「救贖主」的概念，反用似乎最卑微、最蒙羞卻最有力、最溫柔、最實在的方式拯救全人類，以至信祂的得永遠生命。

Lastly, the author of Hebrews wrote that Jesus shared our in our humanity because we, the children, have flesh and blood. For 30+ years, He was willing to live through times of poverty, sickness, and grief, unto death. His self-giving shattered our bondage of sin and freed us from its slavery. He became the first to rise in glory and to never die anymore. He pioneered the way: Though we who believe in Him still face physical death, in the spirit we receive new life through Him. And in the future, we will have new bodies that reflect His glory. Moverover, He knows it all - the pain and suffering - and we could come boldly and seek comfort.

His way of deliverance shattered the world’s expectation of what a “Redeemer” should be. Instead, Jesus had done so in such the humblest and most humiliating way, and yet the most real, powerful and gentle – so that those who believe in Him may know Him and enjoy eternal life with Him.