Read: Hebrews9:19-28

The blood of Christ washes away our sins.

基督的宝血洗净我们所有的罪。

Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.  --Hebrews9:22

若不流血，罪就不得赦免了。-希伯来书9章22节

Mary Ann believed in God and His Son Jesus, but she struggled with why Jesus had to shed His blood to bring salvation. Who would think of cleansing something with blood? Yet the Bible says, “The law requires that nearly everything  be cleansed with blood” (Heb. 9:22). That, in Mary Ann’s opinion, was disgusting!

玛利安相信上帝和祂的儿子耶稣，但她百思不解，为什么耶稣要以流血的方式带来救赎。有谁会用血来洗净物品呢？然而，圣经上说：「按着律法，凡物差不多都是用血洁净的」（希伯来书9章22节）。对玛利安而言，用血来洁净东西让她感到很不舒服。

Then one day she had to go to a hospital. A genetic condition had altered her immune system, and doctors became alarmed when the illness started attacking her blood. As she was in the emergency room she thought, If I lose my blood, I will die. But Jesus shed His blood so I can live !

有一天，玛利安必须到医院就诊，因为基因的问题影响了她的免疫系统，医生诊断后，惊觉病原已开始侵入她的血液。玛利安在急诊室里不禁想到：如果我失血过多，就必死无疑；但耶稣流血，却能让我存活！

Suddenly everything made sense. In the midst of her pain, Mary Ann felt joy and peace.She understood that blood is life, and a holy life was needed to make peace with God for us. Today she is alive and well, thanking God for her health and for Jesus’ sacrifice on her behalf.

玛利安顿时恍然大悟，领会到个中道理。让她在病痛中，也能感到喜乐与平安。她深知血就是生命，要先有圣洁的生命才能使我们与上帝复和。如今，她已大病痊愈，她感谢上帝赐给她健康，以及耶稣为她流血牺牲。

Hebrews 9 explains the meaning of the Old Testament blood ritual (vv. 16-22) and the once and for all offering of Jesus that brought animal sacrifice to an end (vv.23-26). Bearing our sin, He willingly died and shed His blood to become  our sacrifice. We now have confidence to enter God’s presence. How could we ever thank Jesus enough for making His sacrifice our sacrifice, His life our life, and His Father our Father?

希伯来书9章说明了旧约用血洁净的仪式所代表的意义（16-22节），耶稣一次把自己献上为祭，从此就不再需要以牲畜来献祭（23-26节）。为了承担我们的罪，耶稣甘愿流血舍命，为我们牺牲，让我们有信心进入上帝的国。我们满心感谢耶稣，因祂代替我们牺牲，付出生命让我们得到新生命，让祂的父成为我们的父。

Prayer 祷告：

Lord, I thank You for Jesus and for the shedding of His blood for me. I want to  live my life in gratitude to You.

主，我感谢祢赐下耶稣，让祂的宝血为我流。我要为祢而活，一生都称谢祢。