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羞恥中的榮耀    --       熊天牧牧師

7/26/2020

 
​        上個主日當我從教會回家之後,收到了一封宣教士由新幾內亞送來的代禱信。前些時候,這位宣教士的主要當地同工因為和妻子大打出手,演變成無法挽回的絕裂,這也導致屬於夫婦之間兩大家族的衝突,使人無法再接受福音。後來,兩人突然又莫名其妙的復合,不用說當事人了,連我們這些旁觀者都情不自禁的稱讚上帝的神奇與榮耀。事情才剛告一個段落,在這封代禱信裡面,卻又提到這位同工的得力助手的妻子,正處在懷孕的後期,但於兩週前突然昏迷數天,等去省城醫院待產後,發現胎兒已經死亡,這使得全村再度陷入強烈巫術的報復,和猜忌與流言之中。

        即使我才結束在教會裡「羞恥中的榮耀」的主日講道,但我還忍不住的質疑上帝:「主啊,祢的榮耀在哪?」我心裡有種挫敗感,我知道這是一場非常激烈的屬靈爭戰,但上帝為何讓仇敵誇勝?我也明白福音會被阻擾,但上帝怎麼會容許一條小生命被奪走,讓這個家庭如此的傷痛呢? 

        沒有錯,基督徒已經因信稱義了,但在信仰的過程中,我們心裡仍有太多的「為什麼?」不用說被魔鬼攻擊了,我們也常常會問:「為什麼我付出了那麼多的努力,看不到結果,卻眼睜睜的看見不義的人飛黃騰達呢?」甚至在我們不斷地告訴自己要相信之後,還是要問:「主啊,為什麼我已經在痛苦裡面撐了這麼久,但祢都還不改變現況呢?」

        感謝主,讓我們看見信心之路是本於信,以致於信,絕不是一蹴即就的。信仰上的掙扎很真實,因為我們仍然受到自己軟弱的限制,也仍然身處在原有的世界觀與價值觀的影響底下。求主幫助我們很誠實的面對自己的掙扎,不用呼口號,而能把頭腦裡面聖經的知識落實在福音的體驗。至少,這可以成為我們繼續禱告尋求的方向,也可以藉著我們在團契生活中彼此的扶持與代禱,我們一定能夠憑信心堅持信仰的生活,上帝的榮耀一定不斷地彰顯!





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