主的灵
以赛亚书六十一章1至3、10、11节
1主耶和华的灵在我身上；因为耶和华用膏膏我，叫我传好信息给谦卑的人（或译：传福音给贫穷的人），差遣我医好伤心的人，报告被掳的得释放，被囚的出监牢；
2报告耶和华的恩年，和我们神报仇的日子；安慰一切悲哀的人，
3赐华冠与锡安悲哀的人，代替灰尘；喜乐油代替悲哀；赞美衣代替忧伤之灵；使他们称为公义树，是耶和华所栽的，叫他得荣耀。
10我因耶和华大大欢喜；我的心靠神快乐。因他以拯救为衣给我穿上，以公义为袍给我披上，好像新郎戴上华冠，又像新妇佩戴妆饰。
11田地怎样使百谷发芽，园子怎样使所种的发生，主耶和华必照样使公义和赞美在万民中发出。
信息分享
这段经文究竟有甚么意思呢？神的灵已经以一种独特的方式临在基督身上。在祂公开事奉之前，圣灵曾带领祂到旷野，面对撒但的试探。神从来不会试探人，圣灵只是带领基督到旷野，向祂展示胜过试探之道。
圣灵一方面会带领耶稣基督到需要祂服侍的地方；同时也会带领祂离开群众，到隐密的地方去与父神相交。我们在耶稣基督的生平中，可看到圣灵如何带领人的宝贵实例。
让我们看看今天选读的经文，思想耶稣基督如何将福音的好信息传给愿意聆听的人，如何让罪人认识神的爱，以及祂来到世上的目的。
此外，基督不单医治了忧伤的心灵，祂还亲手抚摸各种病患者、瞎眼的人、甚至是痲疯病人，更帮助人去解决各种困苦与问题。
基督降世，是要使人得自由。祂除了使人脱离撒但与污鬼的辖制，更要使人脱离罪恶的权势。
请记着，耶稣基督始终如一，祂是永恒不变的。祂今天仍要将好信息传给每个有需要的人；祂的信息仍然是神爱罪人，并且神已差派祂的儿子降世，为了拯救罪人。
基督今天仍能医治我们的心灵，仍能使我们得享自由。祂今天虽然不在世上，可是，祂已将圣灵赐给我们，要我们借着圣灵来继续祂的工作。我们是否秉承这一责任，为主作工呢？
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD
Isaiah 61:1-3, 10, 11
1 Isaiah 61:1-3;10-11
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
3 To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its bud,
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Message
What do these words mean? The Spirit of God was upon Christ in a special way. That ministry of the Spirit took him into the wilderness to face Satan. It could never be said that God tempts anyone to sin but the Spirit of God took Christ there to show the way of victory over temptation.
The same Spirit took him away into other secret places to have fellowship with his Father. At other times the Spirit took him into places of service. What a wonderful example of the Spirit's leading can be seen in the life of Jesus Christ.
Look again at our text. Think of Christ, the evangelist, preaching the good tidings of the gospel to all who were willing to hear. His was a gracious ministry telling of God's love for sinners and the purpose of his own coming into the world.
Picture Christ's healing ministry too. He came to bind up the brokenhearted. He did that and more. What a wonderful sight it must have been to see his healing touch on blind people, on sick men and women, even on lepers. He also helped those who were deeply distressed and in trouble of every kind.
Christ came to set men free. There were those he set free from the power of Satan and his demons. There were many who were set free from the guilt of sin.
Remember, Jesus Christ is the same today. He has good news for those who need it. His message, is still that God loves every sinner and has given his Son to save them.
Christ can still do his healing work in hearts. Christ can still set men free. But he is not here physically as he was in Nazareth long ago. Instead he has given his Spirit to Christians to carryon his work through us. How much are we doing-how much will we do for Jesus today?