蒙福的信
多马简直不能相信这个好消息。从约翰福音这个故事中我们可以得到一些安慰，我们不是唯一对耶稣感到疑惑的人。
信是一件难以捉摸的事。我们喜欢假装我们可以控制自己相信和不相信的事。但事实并非如此。我们大多数人都经历过被朋友背叛的痛苦。也许你对一个道歉的反应是说：“我愿意相信你，但我就是做不到”。
我们周围的世界也是如此。在经历很多次失望之后，你很难不变得愤世嫉俗，然后说：“我以前听过我们的领袖承诺过这些，我再也无法相信了。”
第一次听到耶稣时，我们可能会有类似的反应。这怎么可能是真的呢？一个人怎么会从死里复活呢？一个人怎么能为我所有的罪付代价呢？
多马很幸运。耶稣来找他，给他看祂的手和肋旁。耶稣告诉我们，没有看见却仍然相信祂是多么有福。
如果你是信徒，请为他人祈求这信的福份。如果你还不是信徒，耶稣理解你，就像祂理解多马一样。无论如何都要祷告，祈求耶稣除去你的疑惑。
亲爱的耶稣，我们都经历过对你的疑惑。求你建立我们对你的信。对于那些仍在怀疑你是否真实的人，请帮助他们相信你是真实的。阿们。
约翰福音 20:24-31
24那十二个门徒中有称为低土马的多马，耶稣来的时候，他没有和他们同在。
25那些门徒就对他说：“我们已经看见主了！”多马却说：“我非看见他手上的钉痕，用指头探入那钉痕，又用手探入他的肋旁，我总不信。”
26过了八日，门徒又在屋里，多马也和他们同在。门都关了，耶稣来站在当中说：“愿你们平安！”
27就对多马说：“伸过你的指头来，摸我的手！伸出你的手来，探入我的肋旁！不要疑惑，总要信！”
28多马说：“我的主！我的神！”
29耶稣对他说：“你因看见了我才信，那没有看见就信的有福了！”
30耶稣在门徒面前另外行了许多神迹，没有记在这书上。
31但记这些事要叫你们信耶稣是基督，是神的儿子，并且叫你们信了他，就可以因他的名得生命。
Blessed Belief
"Jesus told him, 'Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.'" - John 20:29
Thomas literally couldn’t believe the good news. From this story in John we can take some comfort that we’re not the only ones who doubt Jesus at times.
Belief is a tricky thing. We like to pretend that we can control what we believe and what we don’t. But that’s not always true. Most of us have felt the pain of betrayal from a friend. Maybe you’ve responded to an apology saying, “I’d like to believe you, but I just can’t.”
It can be the same way with the world around us. After being disappointed so many times, it can be difficult not to grow cynical and say, “I’ve heard our leaders promise this before, and I just can’t believe it anymore.”
When we first hear about Jesus, we might have a similar reaction. How could this be true? How could a person rise from the dead? How could a person pay for all my sins?
Thomas was fortunate. Jesus came to visit him and showed Thomas his hands and side. Jesus tells us how blessed we are when we aren’t able to see him and yet we still believe.
If you’re a believer, please pray for the blessing of belief for others. If you’re not a believer, Jesus understands, just as he understood Thomas. Pray anyway, asking Jesus to remove your doubts.
Dear Jesus, we all experience some doubt about you sometimes. Please build our trust in you. And for all who are still wondering if you’re real, please help them believe you are. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
编辑进度:
发布时间:
繁體版:
Line:
栏目:
机构:
作者: