《馬太福音》Day27
《跨越的信心》
21 耶穌離開那裏，退到泰爾、西頓的境內去。 22 有一個迦南婦人，從那地方出來，喊着說：「主啊，大衛的子孫，可憐我！我女兒被鬼附得甚苦。」 23 耶穌卻一言不答。門徒進前來，求祂說：「這婦人在我們後頭喊叫，請打發她走吧。」 24 耶穌說：「我奉差遣不過是到以色列家迷失的羊那裏去。」 25 那婦人來拜祂，說：「主啊，幫助我！」 26 祂回答說：「不好拿兒女的餅丟給狗吃。」 27 婦人說：「主啊，不錯；但是狗也吃牠主人桌子上掉下來的碎渣兒。」 28 耶穌說：「婦人，你的信心是大的！照你所要的，給你成全了吧。」從那時候，她女兒就好了。
29 耶穌離開那地方，來到靠近加利利的海邊，就上山坐下。 30 有許多人到祂那裏，帶着瘸子、瞎子、啞巴、有殘疾的，和好些別的病人，都放在祂腳前；祂就治好了他們。 31 甚至眾人都希奇；因為看見啞巴說話，殘疾的痊癒，瘸子行走，瞎子看見，他們就歸榮耀給以色列的神。32 耶穌叫門徒來，說：「我憐憫這眾人；因為他們同我在這裏已經三天，也沒有吃的了。我不願意叫他們餓着回去，恐怕在路上困乏。」 33 門徒說：「我們在這野地，哪裏有這麼多的餅叫這許多人吃飽呢？」 34 耶穌說：「你們有多少餅？」他們說：「有七個，還有幾條小魚。」 35 他就吩咐眾人坐在地上， 36 拿着這七個餅和幾條魚，祝謝了，擘開，遞給門徒；門徒又遞給眾人。 37 眾人都吃，並且吃飽了，收拾剩下的零碎，裝滿了七個筐子。 38 吃的人，除了婦女孩子，共有四千。 39 耶穌叫眾人散去，就上船，來到馬加丹的境界。(馬太福音十五21-39)
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” 23 Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came to Him and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” 25 The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said. 26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” 27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” 28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.
29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountainside and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at His feet; and He healed them. 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. 32 Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.” 33 His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?” 34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” 35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when He had given thanks, He broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. 37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 After Jesus had sent the crowd away, He got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.(Matthew 15:21-39)
29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountainside and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at His feet; and He healed them. 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. 32 Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.” 33 His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?” 34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” 35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when He had given thanks, He broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. 37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 After Jesus had sent the crowd away, He got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.(Matthew 15:21-39)
分享【當信心越過界線，恩典就被看見】
耶穌離開猶太地，來到推羅、西頓一帶，這是一個明顯的轉場。就在界線之外，一位迦南婦人向耶穌呼求。她的身分、背景與過去，都使她成為「不被期待的人」。耶穌起初沉默與嚴厲的回應，並非拒絕憐憫，而是把信心的焦點逐步顯明。這位婦人沒有退卻，反而以謙卑與堅持回應，承認自己的位置，卻緊緊抓住耶穌的恩典。她的信心，跨越了族群、宗教與自尊的界線。
隨後，耶穌醫治眾多病人，並再次以餅餵飽人群。門徒再次面對同樣的問題：眼前不足，如何供應？耶穌的憐憫再次把「不夠」轉化為「足夠」。四千人得飽，留下七筐零碎，顯明神的恩典不只重複，且更深、更廣。
這一章把兩個看似不同的故事連在一起：一個是外邦婦人的信心，一個是群眾的需要。共同的信息是：恩典不是被界線限制，而是憑信心迎接。當人願意謙卑靠近，神的國就越過人所劃下的界線，臨到原本被忽略之處。
【釋經亮點】
請留意，經文中記載的「四千人得飽」與此前的「五餅二魚」是兩件不同的事件。這並不是重複，而是刻意補充一個重要的信息，避免人誤解耶穌的作為。有人以為五餅二魚只是一次偶發的神蹟，或只為特定人群而行；四千人的餵飽卻清楚顯示，耶穌的供應不是偶然，也不受對象限制。
更重要的是，這次餵飽發生在外邦地區，對象多為非猶太人。若說五餅二魚顯明耶穌對以色列百姓的憐憫，那麼四千人的餵飽，則宣告同樣的憐憫臨到外邦。兩次神蹟的記錄，並排放在福音書中，並糾正一種誤解：耶穌不是只供應「自己人」，而是為所有願意跟隨的人預備恩典。
因此，四千人的餵飽不只是「再一次神蹟」，而是一次擴展性的見證 —— 神的國正在越過界線，神的憐憫與供應，對每一個饑餓的人都是真實而充足的。
反思：在你的生命中，有哪些界線使你不敢靠近主？你是否願意像那位婦人一樣，以謙卑與信心回應主？
禱告：供應一切的主，感謝祢的恩典不受界線限制。求祢賜我謙卑而堅定的信心，使我在看似被拒絕之處，仍然緊緊抓住祢的憐憫。當我面對不足與困境時，教我相信祢的供應永遠夠用。願我的生命，因信心而經歷祢國度的擴展。以上禱告，奉主耶穌的名求，阿們。
Posted in 2026-01-Matthew-C