《低調的轉介人》Day 04
轉介成就的神蹟⋯⋯
1 這事以後，耶穌渡過加利利海，就是提比哩亞海。2 有許多人因為看見他在病人身上所行的神蹟，就跟隨祂。3 耶穌上了山，和門徒一同坐在那裏。4 那時猶太人的逾越節近了。5耶穌舉目看見許多人來，就對腓力說：「我們從哪裏買餅叫這些人吃呢？」（6 祂說這話是要試驗腓力；祂自己原知道要怎樣行。）7 腓力回答說：「就是二十兩銀子的餅，叫他們各人吃一點也是不夠的。」8 有一個門徒，就是西門彼得的兄弟安得烈，對耶穌說：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。12 他們吃飽了，耶穌對門徒說：「把剩下的零碎收拾起來，免得有糟蹋的。」13 他們便將那五個大麥餅的零碎，就是眾人吃了剩下的，收拾起來，裝滿了十二個籃子。14 眾人看見耶穌所行的神蹟，就說：「這真是那要到世間來的先知！」15 耶穌既知道眾人要來強逼祂作王，就獨自又退到山上去了。(約翰福音六1-15)
1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed Him because they saw the signs He had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with His disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near. 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for He already had in mind what He was going to do. 7 Philip answered Him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” 8 Another of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 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. 12 When they had all had enough to eat, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. 14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself. (John 6:1-15)
分享：五餅二魚的神蹟在四福音均有記載，卻只有《約翰福音》記載了安得烈在其中的「轉介」：他把帶著五個大麥餅、兩條魚的男孩帶到耶穌面前。人們對安得烈的行動有兩種分析。第一，有人認為安得烈對耶穌頗有信心。因為他竟然將如此微不足道的「五餅二魚」帶到耶穌面前，他大概相信耶穌一定能施行一些奇事。第二，有人則認為安得烈在無計可施的情況下，將事實告訴耶穌，他說「只是分給這許多人還算甚麼呢？」其實是一種消極、小信的表示。
各位，你認為那種分析更合理呢？筆者認為，無論安得烈屬於那種心態，最終也會得到同一結果：信心得以成長！就算安得烈對耶穌充滿信心，但他也想不到耶穌施行神蹟的方法吧。如果安得烈是消極、小信的話，這餵飽五千人的神蹟，更是讓他大開眼界吧！(其實眾門徒之前已經見證了很多耶穌的神蹟，開了很多眼界。)
無論如何，安得烈就是那將五餅二魚帶到耶穌面前的人，這舉動讓他近距離地經歷是次神蹟。對於那五千人來說，這神蹟的意義大概只在於吃飽了一餐；但對於安得烈來說，他卻是經歷了信心大成長的神蹟。曾經有一位跑步教練這樣形容成長：無論是跑得快或慢，只要堅持在場上跑，總會有所成長。各位，那怕我們今天的信心如何，只要我們願意堅持跟隨主、將困難及挑戰交托主，我們定必能經歷到耶穌神蹟般的帶領，信心得以成長。
提到神蹟，很多人會想起水變酒、水上行走、五餅二魚等神蹟。然而，千萬不要忽略「門徒的成長」也絕對是一個神蹟，而這些神蹟今天仍然在發生呢！
反思：你今天的信心程度如何？無論如何，請將你的困難或軟弱坦然向主分享並交托給祂，祂必聆聽、帶領，使你成長。
禱告：親愛的天父，感謝祢透過五餅二魚的神蹟來讓門徒成長。這神蹟也在提醒我們，縱然我們有時小信、軟弱，但只要我們堅持跟隨祢、將困難及挑戰交托給祢、向祢坦然分享一切，我們定必能夠跨過一切困難，信心一定得以成長！求祢讓我們都經歷信心大成長的神蹟。以上禱告，奉主耶穌得勝的名求，阿們。
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