Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Teachings of Jesus
Text: John 9: 4
THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS
Jesus was committed to the work of teaching people. He would preach to the multitudes. And if they were truly interested and committed, they could become His disciples.
THE WORKS OF JESUS
Jesus did more than teach and preach to the people about God and His Kingdom. There were many occasions when His works helped people to understand Him and His teachings better.
“I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.”
John 9:4
1. “I must work the works of Him who sent Me”
a) Jesus saw the works that He did were the works that God wanted Him to do.
b) He had always taught people
i) That He was sent by God to proclaim His words (John 3:34).
ii) That He must finish the works that He has been given to do (John 4:34).
c) He was repeating Himself
i) For the sake of all who saw Him.
ii) For the sake of His own disciples.
2. “While it is day”
a) Jesus worked with a sense of great urgency.
b) The ancient world divided time into two segments.
i) Day (Beginning with sunrise and ending with sunset.)
ii) Night (When the moon rises till it goes down.)
c) Work was always done in the day.
3. The night comes when no man can work
a) In the ordinary sense of the word:
i) This was the common understanding.
ii) This was common practice.
iii) One works when opportunity arises.
b) In the figurative sense of the word:
i) Jesus knew that the Jews would impede His work.
ii) He also knew that in a short while’s time He would be killed; His work would then cease.
经文：约翰福音 9：4
耶稣的教训
耶稣对于教导人们的这个事工非常专著。祂会向众人宣讲。如果有人诚心地对祂的教训有兴趣，他们也可以当祂的门徒。
耶稣的工
耶稣不仅教导及教训众人关于上帝及祂的国度。祂也曾在很多情况下用祂的工来帮助人们更加理解祂及祂的教训。
“趁着白日，我们必须做那差我来者的工； 黑夜将到，就没有人能做工了。”
《约翰福音 9：4》