在你们众人面前
众人留意到彼得医好瘸腿的乞丐,他们便放下手上的事情,去看看发生了什么事。这样的反应是人之常情,因为他们认识的这人是生来瘸腿和素常卧在褥子上的乞丐,但现在竟然能“跳着,赞美神”!(参看使徒行传3:1-10)
当这惊讶的群众聚集来看瘸子得医治时,彼得知道怎样做了。他知道这人的得医治能导致很多人悔改和得医治,于是他便把握这机会讲道了。
彼得所讲的与他在五旬节的讲道很相似(使徒行传2:14-39),他劝喻在听的人,应当悔改和相信耶稣基督。群众希奇发生在瘸子身上的奇迹,但彼得看到这事带来一个更重要的意义,这奇迹的医治,不是要人把赞美归与瘸子或使徒,而是要叫群众把目光转移到看到耶稣基督,因为这人是奉耶稣基督的名而得医治的。
我们时常看到一些为了取得别人的赞美才帮助别人的人,然而,如果我们真的要活得像一个属于基督的群体,我们便需要帮助人转眼看见耶稣。
亲爱的神,有些事情是不能帮助我们在我们的生命上、在别人的生命上,和在我们的周围看到耶稣的,若我们专注这样作,愿我们能悔改。我们为祢的赦免、医治,和慈爱感谢祢。奉耶稣的名祷告,阿们。
使徒行传 3:11–26
11 那人正在称为所罗门的廊下拉着彼得、约翰,众百姓一齐跑到他们那里,很觉稀奇。
12 彼得看见,就对百姓说:“以色列人哪,为什么把这事当做稀奇呢?为什么定睛看我们,以为我们凭自己的能力和虔诚使这人行走呢?
13 亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的神,就是我们列祖的神,已经荣耀了他的仆人耶稣,你们却把他交付彼拉多,彼拉多定意要释放他,你们竟在彼拉多面前弃绝了他。
14 你们弃绝了那圣洁公义者,反求着释放一个凶手给你们。
15 你们杀了那生命的主,神却叫他从死里复活了。我们都是为这事作见证。
16 我们因信他的名,他的名便叫你们所看见、所认识的这人健壮了。正是他所赐的信心,叫这人在你们众人面前全然好了。
17 弟兄们,我晓得你们做这事是出于不知,你们的官长也是如此。
18 但神曾藉众先知的口预言基督将要受害,就这样应验了。
19 所以,你们当悔改归正,使你们的罪得以涂抹,这样那安舒的日子就必从主面前来到,
20 主也必差遣所预定给你们的基督——耶稣降临。
21 天必留他,等到万物复兴的时候,就是神从创世以来藉着圣先知的口所说的。
22 摩西曾说:‘主神要从你们弟兄中间给你们兴起一位先知像我,凡他向你们所说的,你们都要听从。
23 凡不听从那先知的,必要从民中全然灭绝。’
24 从撒母耳以来的众先知,凡说预言的,也都说到这些日子。
25 你们是先知的子孙,也承受神与你们祖宗所立的约,就是对亚伯拉罕说:‘地上万族都要因你的后裔得福。’
26 神既兴起他的仆人,就先差他到你们这里来,赐福给你们,叫你们各人回转,离开罪恶。”
As You Can See
“By faith in the name of Jesus, this man . . . was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.” — Acts 3:16
When Peter healed the lame man who had been begging, people noticed and stopped what they were doing so that they could see what was going on. And why not? They recognized him as the man who was lame from birth and who had always lain on a mat, begging, but now he was “jumping, and praising God”! (See Acts 3:1-10.)
When a crowd gathers in amazement for a healing like that, Peter knows what to do. He knows that the healing of one person can lead to the repentance and healing of many others, so he steps up to preach.
In words that parallel his Pentecost sermon (Acts 2:14-39), Peter urges his listeners to repent of their sin and believe in Jesus Christ. The crowd may be amazed by what happened to one lame person, but Peter sees a greater purpose. This healing is not meant to bring praise for the lame person or the apostles. It is to lead people to look beyond the healed person to Jesus Christ, in whose name the healing has occurred.
We often see and meet people who do things for others in order to draw attention to themselves. But if we really want to live as the body of Christ, we need to help people come to know Jesus.
Dear God, may we repent of focusing on anything that does not help us see Jesus in our lives, the lives of others, and the world around us all. Thank you for your forgiveness, healing, and love. Amen.
诵读: 楚云
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