《神醫》Day09
《醫治信心的不足－ 孩子、父親與門徒》
14 耶穌到了門徒那裏，看見有許多人圍着他們，又有文士和他們辯論。 15 眾人一見耶穌，都甚希奇，就跑上去問祂的安。 16 耶穌問他們說：「你們和他們辯論的是甚麼？」 17 眾人中間有一個人回答說：「夫子，我帶了我的兒子到祢這裏來，他被啞巴鬼附着。 18 無論在哪裏，鬼捉弄他，把他摔倒，他就口中流沫，咬牙切齒，身體枯乾。我請過你的門徒把鬼趕出去，他們卻是不能。」 19 耶穌說：「噯！不信的世代啊，我在你們這裏要到幾時呢？我忍耐你們要到幾時呢？把他帶到我這裏來吧。」 20 他們就帶了他來。他一見耶穌，鬼便叫他重重地抽瘋，倒在地上，翻來覆去，口中流沫。 21 耶穌問他父親說：「他得這病有多少日子呢？」回答說：「從小的時候。 22 鬼屢次把他扔在火裏、水裏，要滅他。祢若能做甚麼，求祢憐憫我們，幫助我們。」 23 耶穌對他說：「你若能信，在信的人，凡事都能。」 24 孩子的父親立時喊着說：「我信！但我信不足，求主幫助。」 25 耶穌看見眾人都跑上來， 就斥責那污鬼，說：「你這聾啞的鬼，我吩咐你從他裏頭出來，再不要進去！」 26那鬼喊叫，使孩子大大地抽了一陣瘋，就出來了。孩子好像死了一般，以致眾人多半說：「他是死了。」 27但耶穌拉着他的手，扶他起來，他就站起來了。 28耶穌進了屋子，門徒就暗暗地問祂說：「我們為甚麼不能趕出他去呢？」 29耶穌說：「非用禱告，這一類的鬼總不能出來。」(馬可福音九14-29)
19 門徒暗暗地到耶穌跟前，說：「我們為甚麼不能趕出那鬼呢？」 20 耶穌說：「是因你們的信心小。我實在告訴你們，你們若有信心，像一粒芥菜種，就是對這座山說：『你從這邊挪到那邊』，它也必挪去；並且你們沒有一件不能做的事了。」(馬太福音十七19-20)
14 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet Him. 16 “What are you arguing with them about?” He asked. 17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.” 19 “You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.” 20 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered. 22“It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” 23 “ ‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” 24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” 25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” 27But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. 28 After Jesus had gone indoors, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” 29He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.” (Mark 9:14-29)
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” 20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:19-20)
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” 20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:19-20)
分享：一位父親帶著被鬼附身的孩子來到，希望得醫治。門徒嘗試作出醫治但不果。然後耶穌來到並了解事情，最後醫好了孩子的病。此外，耶穌還作出了另外兩個醫治。
第一，祂治好了父親的信心不足。這位父親目睹了自己的孩子多年被折磨，對任何醫治的可能性既期待又懷疑。他的內心深處渴望突破，但又受到現實經歷的挫敗所影響 (就連門徒也失敗了)。因此，父親已經沒有信心，並向耶穌說：「祢若能做甚麼，求祢憐憫我們，幫助我們。」(參可九22) 耶穌直接指出：「你若能信，在信的人，凡事都能。」(參可九23) 這句話將焦點從耶穌的能力轉向父親的信心，祂要求父親超越自己有限的理解，全然依靠神。
我們是否也常在禱告中懷疑神的能力？當祂沒有即時回應時，我們是否也像這位父親一樣，陷入信心不足的掙扎？而父親的回應極為真實：「我信！但我信不足，求主幫助。」(參可九24) 這是信仰路上的一個關鍵時刻——承認自己的不足，並求神幫助我們跨越信心的缺口。
第二，祂要醫治門徒的小信。門徒無法趕出鬼，不解地問耶穌為什麼失敗。耶穌回答：「非用禱告，這一類的鬼總不能出來。」(參可九29) 另外《馬太福音》的記述也給我們一些提示：「是因你們的信心小。」(參太十七v.20) 或許門徒以為可以靠自己趕鬼，並沒有禱告神 (即尋求神的幫助)；又或許門徒的禱告帶著疑惑⋯⋯ 無論如何，門徒的信心不比孩子的父親大，所以無法趕出鬼來。
這故事與前兩天「睚魯」的情況相近，都是根治人「信心不足」的問題。基督徒的信心，從來不是在乎結果，而是在乎所信靠的對象，就是唯一的主。這也是聖經不斷提醒我們的重要題目。各位，再次反思一下：今天我們的信心如何？
思想：人總有軟弱不信時⋯⋯ 我們是否願意承認這些軟弱，並求神增添我們的信心？
禱告：親愛的天父，感謝祢讓我們在信心不足時，仍可坦然地來到祢面前，承認自己的軟弱。主啊，求祢醫治我們的心，賜給我們從祢而來的信心，使我們能夠完全依靠祢的大能。幫助我們在禱告中與祢建立更親密的關係，並在每一個挑戰中，見證祢的作為。願我們的生命成為祢信心的見證，榮耀祢的名。以上禱告，奉主耶穌得勝的名求，阿們。
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