《飲飲食食，重新得力》Day05
《大麥餅：神必使用你》
13 基甸到了，就聽見一人將夢告訴同伴說：「我做了一夢，夢見一個大麥餅滾入米甸營中，到了帳幕，將帳幕撞倒，帳幕就翻轉傾覆了。」14 那同伴說：「這不是別的，乃是以色列人約阿施的兒子基甸的刀；神已將米甸和全軍都交在他的手中。」15 基甸聽見這夢和夢的講解，就敬拜神，回到以色列營中，說：「起來吧！耶和華已將米甸的軍隊交在你們手中了。」(士師記七13-15)
9「在這裏有一個孩童，帶著五個大麥餅、兩條魚，只是分給這許多人還算甚麼呢？」10 耶穌說：「你們叫眾人坐下。」原來那地方的草多，眾人就坐下，數目約有五千。11耶穌拿起餅來，祝謝了，就分給那坐著的人；分魚也是這樣，都隨著他們所要的。(約翰福音六9-11)
13 Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. “I had a dream,” he was saying. “A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.” 14 His friend responded, “This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands.” 15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down and worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, “Get up! The Lord has given the Midianite camp into your hands.” (Judges 7:13-15)
9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. (John 6:9-11)
9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. (John 6:9-11)
分享：大麥 (Barley) 是一種古老而營養豐富的穀物，是人類歷史上最早被栽種的農作物之一。大麥製成的餅 (Barley bread) 在古代是貧窮人家的主食，價格比小麥低廉，質地粗糙，口感樸實。今天，大麥被重新評價為超級穀物，含有豐富膳食纖維、維生素B群、抗氧化物，甚至有助降低膽固醇。現代人開始重拾這種「昔日窮人餅」，成為健康飲食的一環。然而，聖經中記載的大麥餅，卻不只帶來營養，更是一個屬靈的象徵 —— 神揀選卑微，成就偉大。
《士師記七》記錄了神呼召士師基甸率軍對抗強大的米甸人。然而，神卻將三萬二千人的軍隊精簡至三百人 —— 這不是一場靠軍力取勝的戰爭，而是信心的挑戰。就在緊張的時刻，基甸夜間潛入敵營，聽見米甸兵卒談論一個夢：一個大麥餅滾入軍營，撞倒帳幕。(參士七13) 在正常的軍事邏輯中，這根本是無稽之談 —— 怎可能一個餅滾進來就推倒軍營？但這正是神的作為。大麥餅是平凡無奇之物，是貧窮與軟弱的象徵，但在神手中，成為戰勝強敵的預兆。這正如《約翰福音六9-11》的孩童，他只帶著五個大麥餅、兩條魚，本不足以餵飽五千人。但他願意交出自己的「一點點」，卻成為耶穌行神蹟的起點。
葛理翰牧師 (Billy Graham) 是20世紀著名的佈道家，無數人聽過他傳講耶穌。他其實只是鄉村出身的年輕人，沒有政治背景，也不是神學界菁英。但他單純順服神的呼召，開始傳講福音。葛理翰牧師在其自傳《Just As I Am》中回顧自己的生命時，表達了對神揀選他這位農場男孩的驚訝與感恩。他寫道：「我常說，當我到天堂的第一件事就是問：『主啊，為什麼是我？為什麼祢揀選一個來自北卡羅來納州農場的男孩，讓他向這麼多人傳講福音，擁有這麼多奇妙的同工，並參與祢在二十世紀後半期及之後的工作？」* 他就像那塊「大麥餅」 —— 看似不起眼，卻翻轉無數人心靈的帳幕。今天，你是否看到自己也是神使用的大麥餅？
反思：你覺得自己渺小、平凡、不夠格嗎？今天，願你相信：神不是找完美的人，而是找願意的人。
禱告：親愛的天父，謝謝祢不是找最強、最能幹的，而是使用那些願意把自己獻給祢的人。即使我們只是那不起眼的大麥餅，當我們在祢手中，就能成為祝福與神蹟的起點。主啊，我們願意被祢使用，求祢充滿我們，帶我們進入祢為我們預備的使命中。以上禱告，奉主耶穌得勝的名求，阿們。
* "I have often said that the first thing I am going to do when I get to Heaven is to ask, ‘Why me, Lord? Why did You choose a farm boy from North Carolina to preach to so many people, to have such a wonderful team of associates, and to be part of what You were doing in the latter half of the twentieth century?’" — Billy Graham, Just As I Am
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