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禱告的重量    --     徐天傳道

11/8/2020

 
​今天,我看到一個有關禱告的故事,和大家分享。 

        二戰後,有位女士進入一家商店,準備採購一些食物。她在店裡東摸摸,西看看,一直打不定主意該買些什麼東西。店主人過來問她,“要不要幫忙?你有多少預算?要買多少錢的東西?”這位女士很難為情地說,“老實講,自從我丈夫死在戰場,留下我們一家人經常三餐不繼。現在我身上一毛錢也沒有,我唯一能做的,只是為你禱告,求上帝賜福你。”

        店主人並不相信上帝,諷刺地說,“為我禱告?賜福給我?”“哼!把你的禱告拿出來秤秤, 看它能有多重?有多重就讓你換多少東西回去吧!”店主揶揄地說。沒想到這位女士竟然真的從口袋掏出一張紙,放到天平上說:“謝謝你,昨晚我剛好寫了一篇祈禱文。”店主無可奈何,連瞧都不瞧那張紙一眼,心想區區一張紙能有幾兩重?店主順手拿起一條麵包,往天平的另一端放上去,沒想到天平一動不動。店主接二連三放了許多東西上去,天平仍舊靜止不動。店主嚇得光火,拿起一個大袋子,對著女士大聲說,“你要什麼就自己去拿吧!拿完了就趕快給我走!”那位女士拿著袋子流著眼淚,連聲道謝,很興奮地滿載而歸。

        女士走後,店主才發現,原來那一天,天平正好壞掉了。他很納悶,天平故障會是一種巧合嗎?那女士為何早不來,晚不來,偏偏選在天平故障的時候來?並且還真的準備了祈禱文來!他心想,“難道這祈禱文裡有什麼玄機嗎?”他好奇地打開那張寫著祈禱文的紙,紙上只是簡單的一句話,“親愛的天父,求你將我們日用的飲食,今日賜給我們!”

        弟兄姐妹,禱告的重量到底有多重?我們的禱告能換到所求所想的東西嗎?為什麼很多人的禱告都沒有用呢?聖經上說,“我們求,卻得不著,因為我們妄求。”(雅各書4:3)凡不在上帝的旨意裡求,就得不著;不在“天意”裡求,就是妄求。禱告要有果效的第一個要件就是要按上帝的旨意,這位女士按著聖經的話,“我們的日用飲食,今日賜給我們。”(太6:11)來求,符合了禱告有果效的第一要件。這位女士且預先把禱告辭寫在紙上,可見她信心充滿。因此,她求,就必得著。這信心,就是禱告有果效的第二個要件。將“天意”與“信心”放在一起來秤,就可以知道我們的禱告的重量有多重了。

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