《路加福音》Day15

《認出祂是誰》

1 耶穌叫齊了十二個門徒,給他們能力、權柄,制伏一切的鬼,醫治各樣的病, 2 又差遣他們去宣傳神國的道,醫治病人, 3 對他們說:「行路的時候,不要帶柺杖和口袋,不要帶食物和銀子,也不要帶兩件褂子。 4 無論進哪一家,就住在那裏,也從那裏起行。 5 凡不接待你們的,你們離開那城的時候,要把腳上的塵土跺下去,見證他們的不是。」 6 門徒就出去,走遍各鄉宣傳福音,到處治病。 7 分封的王希律聽見耶穌所做的一切事,就游移不定;因為有人說:「是約翰從死裏復活」; 8 又有人說:「是以利亞顯現」;還有人說:「是古時的一個先知又活了。」 9 希律說:「約翰我已經斬了,這卻是甚麼人?我竟聽見祂這樣的事呢?」就想要見祂。

10 使徒回來,將所做的事告訴耶穌,耶穌就帶他們暗暗地離開那裏,往一座城去;那城名叫伯賽大。 11 但眾人知道了,就跟著祂去;耶穌便接待他們,對他們講論神國的道,醫治那些需醫的人。 12 日頭快要平西,十二個門徒來對祂說:「請叫眾人散開,他們好往四面鄉村裏去借宿找吃的,因為我們這裏是野地。」 13 耶穌說:「你們給他們吃吧!」門徒說:「我們不過有五個餅,兩條魚,若不去為這許多人買食物就不夠。」 14 那時,人數約有五千。耶穌對門徒說:「叫他們一排一排地坐下,每排大約五十個人。」 15 門徒就如此行,叫眾人都坐下。 16 耶穌拿著這五個餅,兩條魚,望著天祝福,擘開,遞給門徒,擺在眾人面前。 17 他們就吃,並且都吃飽了;把剩下的零碎收拾起來,裝滿了十二籃子。

18 耶穌自己禱告的時候,門徒也同祂在那裏。耶穌問他們說:「眾人說我是誰?」 19 他們說:「有人說是施洗的約翰;有人說是以利亞;還有人說是古時的一個先知又活了。」 20 耶穌說:「你們說我是誰?」彼得回答說:「是神所立的基督。」(路加福音九1-20)

1 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, He gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. 5 If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” 6 So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere. 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead, 8 others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life. 9 But Herod said, “I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?” And he tried to see Him.

10 When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then He took them with Him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida, 11 but the crowds learned about it and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. 12 Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to Him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.” 13 He replied, “You give them something to eat.” They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.” 14 (About five thousand men were there.) But He said to His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 The disciples did so, and everyone sat down. 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. 17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

18 Once when Jesus was praying in private and His disciples were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?” 19 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.” 20 “But what about you?” He asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”(Luke9:1-20)

分享【認信與回應】

耶穌差遣十二門徒出去,賜給他們能力與權柄,去傳講神國的道、醫治病人,使人親身經歷神的作為,見證神蹟不斷發生。當時的希律安提帕聽見這一切,就感到十分困惑。有人說耶穌是施洗約翰復活了,有人說是以利亞顯現,也有人說是古時的一位先知再來。但希律卻說:「約翰我已經斬了,這卻是什麼人?」隨後,耶穌又用五餅二魚餵飽五千人,再一次顯出祂的能力與供應。

在這一連串事件中,人可以經歷神蹟,也可以聽見許多關於耶穌的事,卻未必真正認出祂是誰。問題不在於人聽見多少,而在於人是否願意回應所聽見的,從而真正認出祂的身份。可惜,許多人沒有作出回應,只停留在推測與猜想之中。希律與眾人,只能憑聽聞與推論去理解耶穌,因此他們的答案始終模糊不清。唯獨彼得,不只是看見與聽見,更作出清楚的認信:「是神所立的基督。」

各位,真正的認識,並不是停留在資訊層面,而是對耶穌的身份作出認信與回應。

釋經亮點】

在《路加福音九7-9》中,為什麼希律會「困惑」?其實問題不在於他聽得不夠,而在於他用錯方式去理解耶穌。他嘗試用既有的框架去解釋耶穌 —— 約翰?以利亞?先知?然而,耶穌並不能被歸納於這些分類之中。這正是希律困惑的原因:他想理解耶穌,卻沒有願意重新認識祂。

各位,對耶穌的認識,不在於你聽見多少,而在於你是否真正認出祂是誰。希律聽見很多,卻仍停留在困惑與討論之中;彼得不只是聽見,更勇敢宣認祂是誰。今天,我們未必像希律那樣明顯困惑,但卻很容易用「自己的理解」去定義耶穌。你所相信的耶穌,是聖經所啟示的祂,還是你聽來、甚至想像出來的祂?


當耶穌不符合你的期待時,你願意重新認識祂,還是繼續用自己的方式去理解祂?

反思:你是否仍用自己的想像去定義耶穌?今天,你如何讓自己真正認出祂是誰?

禱告:向我們顯明祢身份的主耶穌,求祢幫助我,不只是聽過關於祢的事,而是真正認出祢是誰。讓我不只停留在知識或經歷,而是在生命中與祢建立真實的關係,使我真正認出祢就是基督。奉主名求,阿們。

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