《神醫》Day05
《輕易而舉得醫治 - 血漏病的婦人》
25 有一個女人,患了十二年的血漏,26 在好些醫生手裏受了許多的苦,又花盡了她所有的,一點也不見好,病勢反倒更重了。27 她聽見耶穌的事,就從後頭來,雜在眾人中間,摸耶穌的衣裳,28 意思說:「我只摸祂的衣裳,就必痊癒。」29 於是她血漏的源頭立刻乾了;她便覺得身上的災病好了。30 耶穌頓時心裏覺得有能力從自己身上出去,就在眾人中間轉過來,說:「誰摸我的衣裳?」31 門徒對祂說:「祢看眾人擁擠祢,還說『誰摸我』嗎?」32 耶穌周圍觀看,要見做這事的女人。33 那女人知道在自己身上所成的事,就恐懼戰兢,來俯伏在耶穌跟前,將實情全告訴祂。34耶穌對她說:「女兒,你的信救了你,平平安安地回去吧!你的災病痊癒了。」(馬可福音五25-34)
25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch His clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. 30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from Him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched My clothes?” 31 “You see the people crowding against You,” His disciples answered, “and yet You can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ” 32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at His feet and, trembling with fear, told Him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” (Mark 5:25-24)
分享:今天跟大家分享一個「輕易而舉得醫治」的故事,是關於一個患了十二年血漏病婦人的故事。事實上,在遇見耶穌之前,她要得醫治一點也不輕易。雖然她耗盡了所有財產在醫治上,病情非但沒有好轉,反而更加嚴重。然而,在聽聞耶穌醫治的事蹟後,她決定採取一個簡單行動:「我只摸祂的衣裳,就必痊癒。」 (參v.28) 這婦人的信心大得令人驚訝⋯⋯ 她經歷了這麼多次失敗的醫治,究竟是什麼驅使她對耶穌這位醫生有如此大的信心?
經文唯一的提示就是:「她聽見耶穌的事,就⋯⋯」。(參v.27) 婦人是因聽見耶穌醫治的事蹟而生出信心,筆者相信她應該聽了很多關於耶穌的事,才生出如此大的信心。然而,信心始於聽,但若止於聽,便無法經歷神的奇蹟。請別看輕婦人的舉動,要知道在猶太律法中,血漏使她被視為不潔淨,遭遇社會的隔離與人的歧視。「雜在眾人中間,摸耶穌的衣裳」這舉動對她來說一點也不輕易(後來她被發現時也是「恐懼戰兢」)。然而,就是這樣的「信心」與「行動」,讓她「血漏的源頭立刻乾了⋯⋯」。 (參v.29a)
或許,要擁有婦人的信心及行動並不輕易,但相比起她過去「花盡了所有」的經歷來說,你認為那一個更輕易呢?各位,今天我們豈不是也聽過很多很多耶穌的事蹟嗎?(e.g. 聖經中的記載、別人經歷主的見證等) 我們有沒有像婦人般的信心與行動?
「信」這個中文字很有意思,它由「人」與「言」兩部分組成,代表人的「言」與「行」要一致,才值得被信任。套用在信仰上則可以理解為:言行一致,才是真正的相信!若然我們只是口說相信,但沒有行動,那不是「信仰」,只是「言仰」⋯⋯ 但願我們做個信心、行動兼備的信徒,然後主耶穌要對我們說:「你的信救了你」。(參v.34)
思想:婦人因聽見耶穌的事情,便採取行動觸摸祂。我們是否也在困難中帶著信心行動,而非停留在消極等待中?
禱告:親愛的天父,感謝祢透過患血漏婦人的故事,教導我們信心的力量。主啊,我們承認自己常常缺乏行動的信心,面對困難時也容易失去盼望。求祢加添我們的信心,幫助我們像那婦人一樣,勇敢地來到祢面前,觸碰祢的恩典。以上禱告,奉主耶穌得勝的名求,阿們。
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