信心
你或许曾听过“信心能移山”这句话，而实际上，耶稣在后期的传道事工中，也曾提过这种坚定的信心（参看可11:22-25），我向来都觉得这句话很神奇。我在山区渡过了一段很长的时间，我曾经住在落矶山、内华达山、和美国西部的喀斯喀特山附近；山脉是巨大的，自古以来，它们是能抵挡任何风暴的地理屏障，它们既结实稳固，又坚定不移。
然而，在耶稣里的信心，是更加坚稳牢固的。经文中的几位朋友的信心，足以驱使他们拆了房顶，把他们的瘫子朋友带到耶稣面前，因为他们知道耶稣能医治他们的朋友。他们的信心大大感动了耶稣，衪便照他们的请求去做了——而祂也没有怪责他们毁了房顶呢！更奇妙的是，耶稣所作的甚至超过他们的所想所求，祂不但医治这人的瘫痪，祂更赦免了他的罪。因此，对每一个到那里见耶稣的人，这几位朋友的信心便成为他们的榜样了。
信心能够驱使人做到难以置信的事，作为回应，耶稣也会成就能够大大影响这个世界的美事。衪能医治和赦罪，衪能改变一个人或整个群体的心，皆因祂看见任何到衪那里的人的信心，无论是行动自如或是被朋友抬来的，都没有分别。
耶稣啊，求祢在我们心里建立信心，好叫我们看到祢怎样呼召我们去作工，又相信祢会奇妙地转化这个世界。阿们。
路加福音 5:17-26
17 有一天，耶稣教训人，有法利赛人和教法师在旁边坐着，他们是从加利利各乡村和犹太并耶路撒冷来的。主的能力与耶稣同在，使他能医治病人。
18 有人用褥子抬着一个瘫子，要抬进去放在耶稣面前，
19 却因人多，寻不出法子抬进去，就上了房顶，从瓦间把他连褥子缒到当中，正在耶稣面前。
20 耶稣见他们的信心，就对瘫子说：“你的罪赦了！”
21 文士和法利赛人就议论说：“这说僭妄话的是谁？除了神以外，谁能赦罪呢？”
22 耶稣知道他们所议论的，就说：“你们心里议论的是什么呢？
23 或说‘你的罪赦了’，或说‘你起来行走’，哪一样容易呢？
24 但要叫你们知道，人子在地上有赦罪的权柄。”就对瘫子说：“我吩咐你，起来，拿你的褥子回家去吧！”
25 那人当众人面前立刻起来，拿着他所躺卧的褥子回家去，归荣耀于神。
26 众人都惊奇，也归荣耀于神，并且满心惧怕，说：“我们今日看见非常的事了！”
Faith
When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” — Luke 5:20
Perhaps you have heard the phrase “Faith can move mountains.” Jesus actually talks about faith that strong later in his ministry (see Mark 11:22-25). I’ve always marveled at that phrase. I’ve spent considerable time in the mountains. I’ve lived near the Rockies, the Sierra Nevadas, and the Cascades in the western United States. Mountains are huge. They are ancient geological barriers that can weather any storm. They are solid and enduring, strong and unyielding.
But faith in Jesus is even stronger and bigger. The faith of the friends in this passage is strong enough to tear apart a roof to bring their paralyzed friend to Jesus, because they know he can heal their friend. Jesus is so moved by their faith that he does what they want him to do—and he doesn’t even criticize them for damaging the roof! The amazing thing is that Jesus does even more than they have hoped. He forgives the man’s sins as well as healing him from paralysis. In this way the friends’ faith becomes an example to everyone there who has come to see Jesus.
Faith can move people to do incredible things. And in response, Jesus can make huge impacts in this world. He can heal and forgive. He can change the heart of an individual or the hearts an entire group of people. This is all because of his ability to see faith in anyone who comes to him, whether they walk or are carried by their friends.
Jesus, build faith inside us so we can see how you call us to act, trusting in you to make amazing changes for good in this world. Amen.
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