2011年10月17日

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Jesus Healed A Paralytic Downed From Roof

W3  2011-10-19  (可2)

經文: 馬可福音 2:5 耶穌見他們的信心,就對癱子說:小子,你的罪赦了。

默想: 這位被主耶穌先赦罪後得醫治的癱子,應該要慶幸自己交了這四個死忠兼換帖,打死不退的好朋友。他們不只樂意四個人合力拉著一個褥子的四角,把這個癱子不辭勞苦的抬到主耶穌所在的迦百農傳道總部房前。他們由於抬著這位癱子朋友,行動比較緩慢。等到他們好不容易、氣喘噓噓的走到門前時,卻發現不只房子裡擠滿了人,水洩不通,甚至連房子外面的空地都人山人海。雖然他們很努力的拜託這些擁擠前來,熱心要聆聽主耶穌傳講愛的福音的人群,能夠稍微讓出一條路,讓他們把這位癱子朋友送到主耶穌的面前,看是否能夠得到主耶穌基督的憐憫與醫治的恩典。很遺憾的是,這一大群擁擠在屋裡屋外熱心要聆聽主耶穌所傳講愛的福音的人群,卻沒有愛心的表現,沒有人願意犧牲聆聽福音的機會,幫忙這四位朋友設法挪步向前,或是稍微挪移位置,騰出一點空隙,讓這四位朋友可以往前接近主耶穌。這四位好朋友,卻不因此而氣餒放棄。他們開始發揮創意,山不轉路轉,動腦筋突破困境,另闢捷徑。他們從屋外的樓梯,小心翼翼的把這位癱子朋友抬上平整的屋頂。然後他們設法揣摩研究,以確認主耶穌可能所在的位置。他們也願意付上賠償屋主修理屋頂的費用,就勇敢的拆了別人家的屋頂,然後很小心平衡的將這位癱子朋友垂降到主耶穌的面前。我相信當場包括主耶穌在內,所有幸運擠在主耶穌周圍的人們,一定都被屋頂突然射入屋內的燦爛陽光,以及在陽光中垂直下降的褥子,還有躺在褥子上面的癱子,感到非常驚奇。對於這位癱子這四個好朋友的愛心與創意、熱心與勇氣,應當也會相當感動於心。聖經記載,耶穌看見他們的信心,就對癱子說:小子,你的罪赦了。緊接著主耶穌就叫那位癱子站起來,拿你的褥子行走,把癱子的病神蹟式的醫治痊癒。這是讓我們很感動的代理性信心” (Vicarious Faith)。我們不清楚這個癱子是否也包括在主耶穌所說的 他們裡面。我自己是傾向接受癱子應該也是他們的一員,對於主耶穌也是有信心的,他才願意被這四位朋友抬上屋頂,又垂降到屋裡。求主幫助我,能夠學習這四位朋友的信心與愛心,不計代價、不懼困難的將我的朋友帶到主耶穌基督的面前,好讓他們也有蒙主耶穌赦免與醫治的恩典。

題目: 18-20節,對於耶穌回答關於「禁食」的問題,你有何看法?你是否有過禁食的經驗?你的體驗為何?

3 意見:

Yi-ting 提到...

Jesus fasted for forty days (Mt 4:2). He emphasized that the purpose of fasting should not be to impress others or to show off. Fasting purifies one’s mind so that evil won’t overtake. I once tried to do fasting but failed because my mom prepared meals regularly for me. Thus, if there is family members’ or companions’ support, fasting will be more effective in one’s pursuit of peace and restfulness.

Anonymous 提到...

Jesus answered, "Do you expect the guests at a wedding party to go without food? Of course not! As long as the bridegroom is with them, they will not do that. But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”
That might mean that they pray to God for help him will-being.
Mei-Chuan

Yi-ting 提到...

Jesus fasted for forty days (Mt 4:2). He emphasized that the purpose of fasting should not be to impress others or to show off. Fasting purifies one’s mind so that evil won’t overtake. I once tried to do fasting but failed because my mom prepared meals regularly for me. Thus, if there is family members’ or companions’ support, fasting will be more effective in one’s pursuit of peace and restfulness.