【双语灵修】神往往比我们先走一步God is Always Ahead of US

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“耶稣说：‘妇人，你的信心是大的。’” - 太 15:28

在今天的故事中，耶稣和衪的门徒来到一个大部份人都不认识或敬拜神的地方。门徒不熟识那里的传统和文化，他们可能感到不是很自在。紧接着他们便遇到一个妇人，这妇人的女儿“被鬼附得甚苦。”

耶稣对她的回应听起来令人费解。祂是否要每一个在场聆听的人听到衪的看法？祂是否想考验一下她呢？祂说她不是犹太人，所以她不是祂的事工的重心。然而妇人却定意要为她受苦的女儿找到帮助。她的话的意思是：“你只要肯丢下些良善的碎渣儿，便已经足够了。”耶稣称赞妇人的信心，“从那时候”她的女儿便被耶稣医好了。真是奇妙！

有时我们以为作见证就是在我们与人谈话和交往中提到耶稣，然而在这里我们被提醒，神往往比我们先走一步。妇人早已经开始相信耶稣是她唯一真正的希望。作见证就是察觉到和赞美神早已经在那些地方着手作工。

你在什么地方看到神早已先走一步来激动人的信心、疑问和渴求呢？

祷告

亲爱的神，求你赐我们眼睛，在我们今天前往的地方和在我们的社区中，让我们看见你在那些地方已经着手作工。求你帮助我们忠心地回应你的灵所作的善工。阿们。

马太福音 15:21-28

21耶稣离开那里，退到推罗、西顿的境内去。
22有一个迦南妇人，从那地方出来，喊着说：“主啊，大卫的子孙，可怜我！我女儿被鬼附得甚苦。”
23耶稣却一言不答。门徒进前来求他，说：“这妇人在我们后头喊叫，请打发她走吧！”
24耶稣说：“我奉差遣，不过是到以色列家迷失的羊那里去。”
25那妇人来拜他，说：“主啊，帮助我！”
26他回答说：“不好拿儿女的饼丢给狗吃。”
27妇人说：“主啊，不错，但是狗也吃它主人桌子上掉下来的碎渣儿！”
28耶稣说：“妇人，你的信心是大的！照你所要的，给你成全了吧。”从那时候，她女儿就好了。

God is Always Ahead of US

"Jesus said to her, 'Woman, you have great faith!'" - Matthew 15:28

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In today's story Jesus and his disciples were in an area where most of the people did not know or worship God. The disciples were not familiar with the customs and culture and likely would have felt uncomfortable there. Then they met a woman whose daughter was "demon-possessed and suffering terribly."

Jesus' response to her sounds puzzling. Was he making a point to everyone listening? Was he testing her? He said that as a non-Jewish person, she was not the focus of his ministry. But she was determined to find help for her hurting daughter. She said, in effect, "Whatever crumbs of goodness you are willing to throw to us will be enough." And Jesus celebrated the woman's faith and healed her daughter "at that moment." Amazing!

Sometimes we think that witnessing is about bringing Jesus into our conversations and relationships. But here we are reminded that God is always ahead of us. The woman already had an emerging trust that Jesus was her one true hope. To be a witness is to discern and celebrate where God is already at work.

Where do you see God moving ahead and stirring people's faith, questions, and longings?

Prayer

Dear God, give us the eyes to see where you are already at work in the places we go today and in our neighborhood. Help us respond faithfully to the good work of your Spirit. Amen.

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