基督天上的事工：为我们代求
提摩太前书二章1至8节
1我劝你，第一要为万人恳求、祷告、代求、祝谢；
2为君王和一切在位的，也该如此，使我们可以敬虔、端正、平安无事的度日。
3这是好的，在神我们救主面前可蒙悦纳。
4他愿意万人得救，明白真道。
5因为只有一位神，在神和人中间，只有一位中保，乃是降世为人的基督耶稣；
6他舍自己作万人的赎价，到了时候，这事必证明出来。
7我为此奉派作传道的，作使徒，作外邦人的师傅，教导他们相信，学习真道。我说的是真话，并不是谎言。
8我愿男人无忿怒，无争论（或作：疑惑），举起圣洁的手，随处祷告。
信息分享
「中保」的角色可以直译为「中间人」。按照犹太人的婚姻习俗，男女双方家庭一定会找一个中间人来代表双方家庭，安排婚礼事宜。这个人代表其中一方来操办整个婚礼，但必须是双方都信任的。
无论信甚么样的神，从来人心里都希望有那么一个人能代表他们把他们的诉求带到神面前。圣经中最古老的经卷约伯记，记载约伯呼求说：「我们中间没有听讼的人，可以向我们两造按手。」（九33）约伯呼求的，就是一位中保。
耶稣基督是在神与人之间的唯一中保。祂那样完美地修补了神和人之间的一切裂缝，以至我们可以因着祂直接来到神的面前，不需要再借助任何其他的人或物。祂身份的崇高，以至祂可以直接亲近父神；而祂极至的谦卑，又使祂能紧握我们的手，引导我们去到父神的面前。
何等的奇妙，祂中保的职份永不改变。希伯来书七章24节清楚指出：「他祭司的职任就长久不更换。」
希伯来书七章26节更是鼓舞：「像这样……的大祭司，原是与我们合宜的。」让我们今天为着基督再次感谢父神。谢谢祂赐给我们这样一位中间人，一位神与人之间的中保。
耶稣曾说：「若不借着我，没有人能到我父那里去。」（约十四6）感谢神，任何一个人都可以借着祂去到父神那里。
GREAT WORDS OF THE GOSPEL: MEDIATOR
1 Timothy 2:1-8
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,
2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,
7 for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
8 I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;
Message
What three words describe Christ's position and work for us today as our Great High Priest? Those three words are: our Mediator, our Intercessor, and our Advocate. What is the difference between them?
A Mediator is literally a 'middle man', a go between. In Jewish marriages there was always a middle man who arranged the marriage on behalf of both families. He was a person whom both sides trusted and who could negotiate on behalf of one or the other.
There seems to be a longing in the hearts of people over the world to have someone who could approach, on their behalf, whatever god they trust in. Job, in what may be the oldest written book in the Bible, cried out, 'If only there were someone to arbitrate between us, to lay his hand on both of us.' That would be a mediator.
Jesus Christ is the only mediator who can stand between God and man. He fills all of the space between. No one else is needed. No man. No other being. We have unlimited direct access to God through Jesus Christ. He is (and always was) high enough to touch the Father. He became low enough to take your hand and mine and lead us to the Father.
It is wonderful to think He will always be the same. Hebrews 7:24 says it so well. 'Because Jesus lives forever He has a permanent priesthood.'
Hebrews 7:26 also has a great message. 'Such a high priest meets our need.' Thank God for Him again today - our Mediator, our middle man, our go between, between us and God.
He said it. 'No one comes to the Father, except through me.' (John 14:6) But thank God anyone can come to the Father through Him.