《Jesus Paid It All 》Day02

《總要警醒禱告,免得入了迷惑!》

36 耶穌同門徒來到一個地方,名叫客西馬尼,就對他們說:「你們坐在這裏,等我到那邊去禱告。」37 於是帶著彼得和西庇太的兩個兒子同去,就憂愁起來,極其難過,38 便對他們說:「我心裏甚是憂傷,幾乎要死;你們在這裏等候,和我一同警醒。」39 祂就稍往前走,俯伏在地,禱告說:「我父啊,倘若可行,求祢叫這杯離開我。然而,不要照我的意思,只要照祢的意思。」40 來到門徒那裏,見他們睡著了,就對彼得說:「怎麼樣?你們不能同我警醒片時嗎?41 總要警醒禱告,免得入了迷惑。你們心靈固然願意,肉體卻軟弱了。」42 第二次又去禱告說:「我父啊,這杯若不能離開我,必要我喝,就願祢的意旨成全。」43 又來,見他們睡著了,因為他們的眼睛困倦。44 耶穌又離開他們去了。第三次禱告,說的話還是與先前一樣。45 於是來到門徒那裏,對他們說:「現在你們仍然睡覺安歇吧!時候到了,人子被賣在罪人手裏了。46 起來!我們走吧。看哪,賣我的人近了!」 (馬太福音廿六36-46) 

36 Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with Him, and He began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” 39 Going a little farther, He fell with His face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” 40 Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” He asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may Your will be done.” 43 When He came back, He again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44 So He left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing. 45 Then He returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!” (Matthew 26:36-46)  

分享:大家還記得客西馬尼園的情景嗎?在將要走上十架苦路之先,主耶穌向門徒表達自己憂傷的心情,並叫門徒與祂一同警醒禱告。然而,門徒卻多次讓祂失望,總是屈服於身體的困倦上。

主耶穌並沒有對門徒加以苛責,因為祂知道門徒心靈上是願意警醒的,但肉體卻軟弱了。耶穌只是再三提醒他們:要警醒。Jesus Paid It All 第一節歌詞這樣說:" I hear the Savior say, Thy strength indeed is small, Child of Weakness Watch and pray, Find in Me Thine all in all." ( 我聽救主說道,你力量實微小,應當儆醒祈禱,因我為你中保。) 這正與主在客西馬尼園所說的一樣:我們的力量微小,肉體軟弱,但仍然要警醒禱告。

然而,為什麼要警醒禱告呢?是為了要改變眼前困境嗎?就算是主耶穌在客西馬尼園警醒禱告,客觀的事實最後不是仍沒有改變嗎?請留意,主耶穌雖然祈求神讓苦杯離開,但同時也再三表示:願一切按神的旨意而行。(參太廿六36-39) 這既警醒、充滿人性而又順服的禱告,要帶出一個很重要提醒:警醒禱告,讓我們更加明白神的旨意。

著名宣教士伊莉莎白艾略特 (Elisabeth Elliot) 在她的宣教事工中經歷了丈夫為原住民所殺,但她最後仍選擇繼續留在當地宣教,領多位殺人者信主。在她的著作《緩慢但明確的光》 (A Slow and Certain Light) 中坦言,過去的她總渴望準確分辨神的旨意,好讓自己能以完美無誤的順服來行事為人;但後來她逐漸明白,神的旨意不是為了指引我們走上一條毫無波折的康莊大道,而是讓我們在任何處境中都能緊緊抓住祂,因為——「祂本身就是我們所尋求的一切」。

Jesus Paid It All 第一節最後一句的英文原詞,可比中譯版「因我為你中保」寫得更為直白 —— " Find in Me thine all in all" (在我身上找到你的一切) 。是的,保羅曾提醒我們神總會給我們開一條出路,讓我們能忍受得住試探 (參哥林多前書十13);但出路本身並不是我們的終極目標,最重要的
是見到並抓住為我們預備出路、還清所有罪債的主!各位,就讓我們在艱難中,記得自己的力量微小,要警醒禱告,不要入了迷惑;透過禱告,我們便能在主身上找到一切!

反思:回想過去的困難,我見到自己力量的微小,一切皆靠主的力量解決嗎?我現在看重的是解決方法,還是見到主自己呢?

禱告:親愛的主耶穌,感謝祢在客西馬尼園中向我們示範如何以警醒禱告面對肉體的軟弱。就讓我們在軟弱中更抓緊祢的手,見到替我們還清所有罪債的主。奉主耶穌基督的名禱告,阿們。

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