《神醫》Day04
《身心同時得醫治 - 癱瘓的人》
1 過了些日子,耶穌又進了迦百農。人聽見祂在房子裏, 2 就有許多人聚集,甚至連門前都沒有空地;耶穌就對他們講道。 3 有人帶着一個癱子來見耶穌,是用四個人擡來的; 4 因為人多,不得近前,就把耶穌所在的房子,拆了房頂,既拆通了,就把癱子連所躺臥的褥子都縋下來。 5 耶穌見他們的信心,就對癱子說:「小子,你的罪赦了。」 6 有幾個文士坐在那裏,心裏議論,說: 7「這個人為甚麼這樣說呢?他說僭妄的話了。除了上帝以外,誰能赦罪呢?」 8 耶穌心中知道他們心裏這樣議論,就說:「你們心裏為甚麼這樣議論呢? 9 或對癱子說『你的罪赦了』,或說『起來!拿你的褥子行走』,哪一樣容易呢? 10 但要叫你們知道,人子在地上有赦罪的權柄。」就對癱子說: 11「我吩咐你,起來!拿你的褥子回家去吧。」 12 那人就起來,立刻拿着褥子,當眾人面前出去了,以致眾人都驚奇,歸榮耀與上帝,說:「我們從來沒有見過這樣的事!」(馬可福音二1-12)
1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that He had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and He preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to Him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 Immediately Jesus knew in His spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and He said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So He said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!” (Mark 2:1-12)
分享:《馬可福音二1-12》記載了一個癱子得醫治的故事。當時,耶穌回到迦百農的消息迅速傳開,一大群人湧進祂所在的房子,擠得水泄不通。四個朋友帶著這位癱子前來尋求醫治。當他們發現無法進入屋內時,他們決定拆除屋頂,把朋友連著褥子一起吊下來,直接送到耶穌面前。
故事的主角理應是癱子,但實際上他什麼也做不到。癱瘓,代表了人類在罪與病痛中無能為力的處境。他無法靠自己來到耶穌面前,需要別人的幫助才能尋求醫治。這種無助感提醒我們,人類無法靠自己的力量解決靈魂深處的破碎。同時,也因著這無助感的驅使,讓病人及友人們強烈地渴望來到主面前得醫治。他們排除萬難要得醫治的「拆房頂」行動,更表明他們確信耶穌必定能夠醫治他!
故事的高潮在於耶穌的舉動,祂除了醫治癱子的身體,還赦免了他的罪。這一行動震驚了在場的眾人,尤其是那些律法師。而當中特別之處在於,癱子希望身體得醫治,但耶穌卻是先赦免其罪,後醫治其身。祂表明,靈性的健康比身體的醫治更重要。當我們渴望解決生活中的問題時,是否忽略了靈性的需要?耶穌的醫治是全方位的,不僅解決眼前的困難,還改變我們永恆的生命。
各位,當我們在生命中遇上任何無力感時,我們仍然可以做一件事,就是竭力來到主面前,承認自己的限制,並祈求祂的醫治。正如一首詩歌內容的提醒:「當你走到無力繼續下去,當你感到寂寞困惱空虛,只要相信神隨時扶助你,願助你解開困惑拋開痛悲⋯⋯」* 祂不但是醫治身體的主,更能夠醫治我們的心,使我們從罪中得釋放。醫治的結果是意想不到的,因為癱子的身、心同時得到醫治了。
思想:癱子的行動顯示出一顆極其渴望得醫治的心。我們是否也同樣熱切地來到耶穌面前,渴望祂在我們生命中的醫治與更新?
禱告:親愛的天父,感謝祢以癱瘓病人得醫治的故事提醒我們,祢是既能赦罪,又能醫治的主。我們承認自己的無助與軟弱,懇求祢賜給我們一顆渴想得醫治的心,並幫助我們持守信心,超越所有阻礙來尋求祢的恩典。求祢醫治我們靈魂深處的破碎,赦免我們的過犯,並帶領我們活出屬祢的生命。以上禱告,奉主耶穌得勝的名求,阿們。
* 當你走到無力:當你走到無力繼續下去,當你感到寂寞困惱空虛,只要相信神隨時扶助你,願助你解開困惑拋開痛悲⋯⋯
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