6月12日
标 题：天国的钥匙
经 节：我要把天国的钥匙给你，凡你在地上所捆绑的，在天上也要捆绑；凡你在地上所释放的，在天上也要释放。（马太福音十六章19节）
天国的钥匙可以为你打开一条门径，让你借着自己与耶稣基督的关系接近天父。因着这个关系，你可以得到任何透过基督而得着的东西。这把钥匙不是毫无条件地任意供应；耶稣是在门徒认出自己是基督之后，才交给他们这把天国的钥匙。门徒一旦确信耶稣是救主，他们与祂就进入一个独特的个人关系。他们与耶稣的关系，让他们可以直接朝见天父。同样地，你与基督的关系，也为你打开天堂的大门，让你能够直接与天父相交。
彼得发现自己只要持有这把天国的钥匙，就能在任何处境来到天父面前。在五旬节那天，他站在几千人面前讲道，这位身分地位不高的渔夫，为三千人打开了天国的大门（使徒行传二：41）。当他遇见一位瘸腿的人，他使用神的医治大能，使那瘸腿的人能行走（使徒行传三：6）。被关进监狱时，他发现天国的钥匙能够为他打开那似乎坚不可摧的监狱大门（使徒行传十二：6～10）。
如果你是基督徒，你也拥有天国钥匙。你不需要中介者，你可以毫不受阻地朝见神。这把钥匙能让你得到所有环境需要的资源。害怕时，你可以拥有神所赐出人意外的平安（腓立比书四：6）。当我们与神的关系破裂时，可以借着基督与神和好（哥林多后书五：18～21）。当你遇到需要帮助的人，你可以为那个人吸取神的供应。被托管这把天国之钥，是我们极大的荣幸！
The Keys of the Kingdom
“I will
give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will
be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in
heaven.” (Matthew 16:19)
The keys of the kingdom represent the access you have to the Father
through your relationship to Jesus Christ. With this relationship you have
access to everything that is accessible to Christ. However, this access is not
given indiscriminately; Jesus gave the keys to His disciples only after they
recognized that He was the Christ. Once the disciples were convinced that Jesus
was the Savior, they entered into a unique and personal relationship with Him.
Their relationship to Jesus gave them direct access to their heavenly Father.
Likewise, your relationship with Christ opens the door of heaven for you and
gives you direct access to the Father. Peter discovered that once he had keys
to the kingdom, he could go to the Father in every situation. When he stood to
preach before thousands on the day of Pentecost, this simple fisherman opened
the door to the kingdom for three thousand people in one day (Acts 2:41). When
he encountered a lame man, he used his access to God and His healing power, and
the man was healed (Acts 3:6). When he was imprisoned, Peter discovered that the
keys of the kingdom could open even the most secure prison door (Acts 12:6–10).
If you are a Christian you, too, have keys to the kingdom of heaven. You
do not need an intermediary, for you have an unobstructed access to God. With
that access come all the resources you need to face any circumstance. When you
are afraid, you have access to God’s peace that surpasses comprehension (Phil.
4:6). When you have a broken relationship, you have access to the God of
reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18–21). When you meet someone in need, you have access
to God’s provision for that person. What an incredible privilege to be
entrusted with keys to the kingdom of heaven!
