《約翰福音》Day21
《選擇光或暗？》
27「我現在心裏憂愁，我說甚麼才好呢？父啊，救我脫離這時候；但我原是為這時候來的。 28 父啊，願祢榮耀祢的名！」當時就有聲音從天上來，說：「我已經榮耀了我的名，還要再榮耀。」 29 站在旁邊的眾人聽見，就說：「打雷了。」還有人說：「有天使對祂說話。」 30 耶穌說：「這聲音不是為我，是為你們來的。 31 現在這世界受審判，這世界的王要被趕出去。 32 我若從地上被舉起來，就要吸引萬人來歸我。」 33 耶穌這話原是指着自己將要怎樣死說的。 34 眾人回答說：「我們聽見律法上有話說，基督是永存的，祢怎麼說『人子必須被舉起來』呢？這人子是誰呢？」 35 耶穌對他們說：「光在你們中間還有不多的時候，應當趁着有光行走，免得黑暗臨到你們；那在黑暗裏行走的，不知道往何處去。 36 你們應當趁着有光，信從這光，使你們成為光明之子。」耶穌說了這話，就離開他們隱藏了。
37 祂雖然在他們面前行了許多神蹟，他們還是不信祂。 38 這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話，說：主啊，我們所傳的有誰信呢？主的膀臂向誰顯露呢？39 他們所以不能信，因為以賽亞又說：40 主叫他們瞎了眼，硬了心，免得他們眼睛看見，心裏明白，回轉過來，我就醫治他們。 41 以賽亞因為看見祂的榮耀，就指着祂說這話。 42 雖然如此，官長中卻有好些信祂的，只因法利賽人的緣故，就不承認，恐怕被趕出會堂。 43 這是因他們愛人的榮耀過於愛神的榮耀。44 耶穌大聲說：「信我的，不是信我，乃是信那差我來的。 45 人看見我，就是看見那差我來的。 46 我到世上來，乃是光，叫凡信我的，不住在黑暗裏。 47 若有人聽見我的話不遵守，我不審判他。我來本不是要審判世界，乃是要拯救世界。 48 棄絕我、不領受我話的人，有審判他的－就是我所講的道在末日要審判他。 49 因為我沒有憑着自己講，惟有差我來的父已經給我命令，叫我說甚麼，講甚麼。 50 我也知道祂的命令就是永生。故此，我所講的話正是照着父對我所說的。」 (約翰福音十二27-50)
27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name!”
Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to Him. 30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. 31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to show the kind of death He was going to die. 34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?” 35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. 36 Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When He had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid Himself from them.
37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in Him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere: 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him. 42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved human praise more than praise from God. 44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. 47 “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. 49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that His command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.” (John 12:27-50)
Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to Him. 30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. 31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to show the kind of death He was going to die. 34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?” 35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. 36 Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When He had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid Himself from them.
37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in Him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere: 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him. 42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved human praise more than praise from God. 44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. 47 “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. 49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that His command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.” (John 12:27-50)
分享【為何寧願留在黑暗？】
當耶穌說「我現在心裡憂愁」(v.27) ，我們看見祂並不是冷靜地走向十字架，而是真實地面對痛苦與掙扎。然而，祂沒有選擇逃避，反而說：「父啊，願祢榮耀祢的名。」祂願意順服，因為祂知道，唯有經過十字架，人才真正有機會離開黑暗。
然而，令人震撼的是 —— 光已經來到，人卻仍然選擇黑暗。經文提到，耶穌行了許多神蹟，人仍然不信 (v.37) ；甚至有些官長其實心裡相信，卻因害怕法利賽人、不敢公開承認 (v.42) 。他們不是完全看不見，而是不願付代價走向光。
坦白說，今天的人也是如此。我們未必討厭光，但很多時候，我們害怕被光照。因為光一來，就會顯出內心真正依靠的是什麼 —— 可能是面子、地位、安全感，甚至是自己一直不願放下的東西。因此，人寧願停留在熟悉的黑暗，也不願進入改變的光中。
但耶穌不是來定罪，而是來拯救。祂知道人的軟弱，也知道人有多害怕失去，所以祂先為我們走上十字架。真正的問題從來不是「光夠不夠亮」，而是我們是否願意承認：自己其實需要這光。
【釋經亮點】
在《約翰福音》中，「時候」(hour) 是一個非常重要的主題。早在迦拿婚宴時，耶穌已經說：「我的時候還沒有到。」(參二4) 其後，經文亦多次提到人不能捉拿祂，「因為祂的時候還沒有到」(參七30；八20) 。這顯示耶穌的一切行動，都不是被環境或人推動，而是在父神的時間之中。
然而，到了《約翰福音》第十二章，耶穌卻首次宣告：「人子得榮耀的時候到了。」(參v.23) 而緊接著，祂便說：「父啊，救我脫離這時候；但我原是為這時候來的。」(參v.27) 這裡的「時候」，不只是指某個時間點，而是指向神整個救贖計劃的高潮 —— 十字架。
最特別的是，在約翰的筆下，十字架不只是痛苦與羞辱，更是榮耀的時刻。耶穌不是被迫走向十字架，而是清楚知道這就是祂來到世上的目的，並甘願順服到底。因此，「時候」提醒我們：神的工作有祂的時間，而真正的順服，不是沒有掙扎，而是在掙扎中仍然願意走進神的旨意。
反思：我是否明知真理，卻仍然選擇逃避？我是否因害怕人的眼光，而不敢真正跟隨主？今天，我願不願意走向光，讓主光照我的生命？
禱告：主耶穌，祢是真光，但我很多時卻寧願躲在自己的黑暗與安全感裡。求祢給我勇氣，不再逃避祢的光照。當我害怕失去、害怕人的眼光時，幫助我仍然選擇跟隨祢。也求祢光照我生命中那些不願被看見的地方，使我能真正活在祢的真理與自由裡。願我不只知道祢是光，更願意走在光中。以上禱告，奉主耶穌的名求，阿們。
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