《神醫》Day02
《信心使人得醫治 - 百夫長與僕人》
5 耶穌進了迦百農,有一個百夫長進前來,求祂說: 6「主啊,我的僕人害癱瘓病,躺在家裏,甚是疼苦。」 7 耶穌說:「我去醫治他。」 8 百夫長回答說:「主啊,祢到我舍下,我不敢當;只要祢說一句話,我的僕人就必好了。 9 因為我在人的權下,也有兵在我以下;對這個說『去!』他就去;對那個說『來!』他就來;對我的僕人說『你做這事!』他就去做。」 10 耶穌聽見就希奇,對跟從的人說:「我實在告訴你們,這麼大的信心,就是在以色列中,我也沒有遇見過。 11 我又告訴你們,從東從西,將有許多人來,在天國裏與亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各一同坐席; 12 惟有本國的子民竟被趕到外邊黑暗裏去,在那裏必要哀哭切齒了。」 13耶穌對百夫長說:「你回去吧!照你的信心,給你成全了。」那時,他的僕人就好了。(馬太福音八5-13)
信就是所望之事的實底,是未見之事的確據。(希伯來書十一1)
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, asking for help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” 7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?” 8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment. (Matthew 8:5-13)
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1)
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1)
分享:繼昨天的痲瘋病人,今天讓我們看另一個信心的見證。一位外邦百夫長來求耶穌醫治他的僕人。當耶穌打算動身去醫治僕人時,百夫長卻認為耶穌只要說一句話,也足以醫好僕人。這是何等大的信心呢?他的信心有兩方面值得我們學習。
第一,神權柄的超越。百夫長作為一位軍事官員,他熟悉權柄的運作。他明白,像他這樣有權柄的人不需要事事親自處理,只需發出命令就能完成任務。他因此以自己的經驗類比,確信耶穌的權柄遠超一切,無需親臨,也能藉祂的話成就醫治。
第二,超越人的視野。百夫長向耶穌所求的就是一句話,他並沒有求什麼證據、或要看見什麼神奇舉動⋯⋯ 這樣的信心是罕見的,甚至連耶穌也為之驚嘆。百夫長不僅認識到耶穌的醫治能力,還明白耶穌的權柄遠超肉眼所見。對比之下,我們往往期待神「親自到場」,用明顯的方式解決我們的問題。
各位,真正的信心不是憑眼見,而是完全信靠神的權能。聖經提醒我們,信心就是相信尚未看見的應許 (參希伯來書十一1) 。我們是否也能像百夫長一樣,只憑神的話就相信並等候成就呢?
最後,值得留意的一件事:最終得醫治的,是整個故事都沒有登場的僕人。百夫長的信心不僅使自己得著耶穌的讚許,更直接帶來僕人的釋放與醫治。這表明,我們的信心不僅影響自己,也可以帶來他人的祝福呢。
思想:我們的信心是否常被「眼見」攔阻?當環境看似不可能時,請學習用感恩來取代懷疑,並宣告:「主,我相信祢的話超越我的理解。」
禱告:親愛的天父,感謝祢藉著百夫長的故事教導我們信心的功課。求祢幫助我們,無論在順境或逆境中,都能單單仰望祢,相信祢的話語與權柄。願我們像百夫長一樣,全然相信祢,為自己和他人代求。求祢加增我們的信心,使我們的生命成為祢恩典的見證。以上禱告,奉主耶穌得勝的名求,阿們。
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